Greetings, My Fellow Missourians

I would like to congratulate Yates Rustic Range Trading. They celebrated 5 years of business with an Open House this past Saturday. They are located 4 mile East of Preston on the south side of the Discover More on Route 54 Highway. They specialize in custom embroidery, sewing, crafts, antiques and taxidermy.

Agri-Tourism is becoming more and more apart of Missouri’s rural economy. Orchards, vineyards and corn mazes are just some of the way farmers and ranchers are bringing the public directly to their farms. These personal experiences on farms and ranches are giving the public an appreciation and better understanding for agriculture. Rather it be for entertainment or educational purposes, these direct to the farm experiences are adding revenue to our local family farms.  In many cases the promotion of their businesses requires signage along the highways. Past legislation that I sponsored would have allowed land owners that wanted to promote their own businesses on their own land to not be required by MoDOT to pay the $250 outdoor advertising fee and biennial inspection fee. Due to COVID-19, session was cut short and we weren’t able to get it through. Hopefully it will be picked up next year and passed.

House and Senate Complete Annual Veto Session

As lawmakers returned to the State Capitol Building for a special session called by Gov. Parson, they also had constitutionally-mandated work to do in the form of the annual veto session. The Missouri Constitution requires the General Assembly to meet each year in September to consider bills that were vetoed by the governor. While in veto session, legislators have the opportunity to override the governor’s vetoes if they can obtain two-thirds majorities in each chamber to support the motion.

While House members chose not to override the governor’s vetoes on the non-appropriations bill, they did approve an override motion for one of the budgetary line-item vetoes. HB 2004 contained $140,000 in funding meant to compensate businesses for unexpected tax liability that had resulted from a reinterpretation of the tax code done by the Missouri Department of Revenue. The funding was vetoed by the governor who said the state would not pay for the costs incurred by taxpayers because of current economic conditions.

The House approved a motion to override the governor’s veto by a vote of 138-6. The member who made the veto override motion said, “I don’t believe for one minute that anyone in this body believes the government agency should be allowed to run roughshod over law-abiding citizens; wreaking financial havoc upon their businesses and their livelihood.” He added, “These shenanigans must be stopped. Let’s do just that by returning to the people of Missouri what is theirs.”

While the House approved the motion with a bipartisan majority, the veto override was not completed by the Senate. With that, the governor’s veto will stand.

Interim hours: Now that Session is over for 2020, I will be back in District full time. If you need any assistance my Legislative Assistant Amy Helton will be happy to help you Monday-Thursday.

It is my honor to serve the constituents of District 125. If you ever have questions, concerns, or input, please feel free to contact me any time at (573) 751-4065.

YOUR District 125 Capitol office is 413B, and YOU are always welcome!

If you would like to be added to the e-mail list to receive our Capitol Reports, you may e-mail me at warren.love@house.mo.gov or call the Capitol office at (573) 751-4065 and speak with my Legislative Assistant Amy Helton.

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