GOVERNOR SIGNS FOUR BILLS INTO LAW

Governor Mike Parson signed four bills into law during a bill signing at the State Capitol. These bills include House Bill (HB) 2057, Senate Bill (SB) 894, SB 756, and SB 754.
Details on the four bills Governor Parson signed into law are as follows:

HB 2057: municipal franchise fees for video service providers.
-Exempts streaming providers (e.g. Netflix) from paying separate local use fees in addition to those already levied on video service providers.

SB 894: promotion of business development.
-Establishes the Right to Start Act, Small Business Regulatory Fairness Act, Office of Entrepreneurship, and Regulatory Sandbox Act.

SB 756: clarifies the language of SB 190 (passed last year) for political subdivisions when providing property tax relief to seniors.

SB 754: relating to public safety.
-Establishes Blair’s Law, Max’s Law, and Valentine’s Law.
-Ensures matching punishment under the law for drug trafficking of crack cocaine and powder cocaine.
-Creates stricter punishments for armed criminal action, repeat offenders, endangering the welfare of a child, and unlawful firearm possession.

For additional provisions and more information on the legislation signed into law, visit senate.mo.gov or house.mo.gov .