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It's currently illegal in Missouri for drivers under 21 to send a text message from a hand-held device while driving. The Missouri Senate committee approved a bill expanding that to all drivers, and adds that anyone under 18 would be banned from using any electronic communication device at all while driving, even if the use is hands-free.
The legislation would make a first offense an infraction, with a fine of up to $50, and two points on the driver’s record.
Under bipartisan legislation approved Monday in a state Senate committee, the ban on texting while driving would cover all drivers.
KANSAS CITY (AP) — Missouri public school teachers would be required to tell parents if their children question their gender identity under a bill advanced Tuesday in the state Senate.K-12 school staff would be required to notify parents if students "express discomfort or confusion" about their gender identity under the bill, which passed a Senate education committee. One Republican joined Democrats in voting against it.K-12 school staff would also have to inform students' guardians within a day if students ask to use different pronouns.The bill originally would have banned...
Three Senate bills revolve around the Missouri "Save Adolescents from Experimentation Act," which prohibits gender transition procedures.