Paid Leave

At a post-legislative session news conference Friday, Kehoe also touted what he considered successful legislation, which included passing several of his priorities, such as placing the St. Louis police department under a state-appointed board.

Backers of paid sick leave and minimum wage increases say they may pursue a constitutional amendment, which lawmakers couldn’t repeal.

The legislation repeals the entire earned sick leave portion of Proposition A as well as a portion of the minimum wage increase.

With just days remaining in the 2025 legislative session, unfinished Republican priorities include addressing Amendment 3 and Proposition A.

With two weeks remaining in the legislative session, lawmakers could still pass a bill to change or repeal the sick leave provisions.

Proposition A increased the state minimum wage and mandated that employees accumulate paid sick leave based on hours worked.

Democrats filibustered until 1 a.m. Thursday, when the Senate adjourned.

House Bill 567 would entirely remove Proposition A’s sick leave provisions, which are set to go into effect May 1.

Proposition A would increase Missouri's minimum wage to $15 an hour by January 2026 and requires private employers to provide paid sick leave. This is the third time Missouri voters have increased the minimum wage since 2006.

Missourians for Healthy Families and Fair Wages held a Jefferson City rally as it submitted 210,000 signatures to the Secretary of State.