JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The new general assembly in Jefferson City will be operating under new rules.
Missouri House members will now have five minutes to speak on a bill before the final vote instead of 10 minutes.
Lawmakers who support the move say it’s designed to give more members opportunities to speak. However, many legislators have opposed and say they are concerned the new rules will reduce government transparency for Missouri residents.
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“This is designed to help put some guardrails in place to ensure that the work that we are doing on the floor to move our legislation forward to getting it to the governor’s desk isn’t undone because of excessive amendment making,” said Missouri House Majority Leader Alex Riley (R-Springfield)…