Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe’s bill signing pen may run out of ink by next Monday. He’s scheduled to sign nearly 40 bills into law by the 14th, the final day he’s required to take action on bills passed earlier this year. On Wednesday at the State Capitol, he’s scheduled...
A wide-ranging child protection bill awaits Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe’s decision. It includes a provision that would ban anyone under 18 years old from getting married, even with a parent’s permission. State Rep. Wendy Hausman, R-St. Peters, co-sponsored the bill. She...
One chamber down, one to go on an effort to ban child marriage in Missouri. The bill sponsored by Sen. Tracy McCreery, D-Olivette, would ban marriages for anyone under 18, with no exceptions. She said it’s not just a legislative imperative; it’s a moral one....
The Missouri Senate is again considering legislation that would ban child marriage in Missouri. This year’s bill, sponsored by Sen. Tracy McCreery, D-Olivette, would ban marriages for anyone under 18 without exceptions. “Right now, currently, Missouri ranks 16th when...
The House is now considering legislation that would ban child marriage in Missouri. The recently passed Senate bill is sponsored by Sen. Holly Thompson Rehder, R-Scott City. She wants to ban marriages for anyone under 18 without exceptions. She told a House committee...
