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July 14, 2025 |  By: Gavin McGough

Governor Kehoe repeals a paid sick leave requirement

Spectrum News sat down with M. Gov. Mike Kehoe to discuss state priorities. (Spectrum)

© 2025, Charter Communications, all rights reserved. (Spectrum News)

A paid sick leave requirement passed by voters in Missouri last year has had a brief lifetime in the state.

Governor Michael Kehoe signed a bill last week repealing the program, which was widely popular with voters at the ballot box last November, and got started this April. 58% of Missourians voted in favor of Amendment A, which outlined the legislation.

At a press conference this spring the Governor criticized the measure.

"It's a huge issue for small and large businesses, and economic developers. I'm a capitalist and free market thinker at heart and I don't think we should allow a very liberal group from the East Coast to come in here and put a question on the ballot. And I'm not a big fan of mandates."

The initiative was led by the group 'Missourians for Healthy Families,' and garnered thousands of petitions from state residents in order to put its proposal on the ballot.

Amendment A also included a $15 minimum wage increase which the governor left in place.

Due to Missouri election law, overturning the wage increase would have required more votes in the legislature.