Missouri House of Representatives

The House this session passed a major overhaul of how the state funds higher education institutions. Critics say it created winners and losers among the state's universities.

The legislation is aimed at hospitals that don't stock emergency contraception on religious grounds.

The Missouri House also passed legislation Thursday creating cross-reporting requirements for child and animal abuse cases as well as a bill to restrict SNAP and Medicaid eligibility to U.S. citizens.

Gov. Mike Kehoe signed the pregnancy divorce bill into law Tuesday as well as vast criminal justice and anti-sex trafficking legislation.

The Missouri House passed over 20 bills on Thursday, sending most of them to the Senate. It is unclear how many of them will make it to Gov. Mike Kehoe.

Lawmakers are leaving Jefferson City for a week having sent a total of four bills to Gov. Mike Kehoe's desk, one more than last year at this point.

A similar version of the bill was thrown out by the Missouri Supreme Court in January because of an unrelated item.

The legislation also would implement an automatic expungement process for nonviolent offenses.

Cities are grappling with how to proceed concerning the increase in data centers in Missouri.

The Missouri House unanimously approved the registration legislation Monday for vehicles less than six years old.