Missouri Senate Democrats filibuster GOP effort to repeal voter-approved sick leave law

Missouri Democrats filibuster GOP effort to overturn voter-approved paid sick leave

Democrats stonewalled a Republican effort to roll back a voter-approved paid sick leave law, blocking action in the Missouri Senate for more than nine hours before GOP leadership adjourned the chamber around 1 a.m. Thursday.

Missouri Senate Democrats filibuster GOP effort to repeal voter-approved sick leave law

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Missouri Senate Democrats engaged in a lengthy filibuster Wednesday to block a Republican-back bill aimed at rolling back a voter-approved sick leave law. HB 567, sponsored by Rep. Sherri Gallick (R-Belton), would repeal several key provisions of Proposition A, a measure that voters passed in November to expand paid sick leave benefits for workers across the state. The Democratic-led filibuster stretched more than nine hour…

Missouri Democrats filibuster GOP effort to overturn voter-approved paid sick leave • Missouri Independent

Missouri Democrats stonewalled a Republican effort to roll back a voter-approved paid sick leave law with a filibuster Thursday morning.

Missouri Republicans race to repeal sick leave law before rules take effect May 1

A majority of Missouri voters approved paid sick leave and an increase in the state minimum wage in November, but Republicans in the Legislature are determined to repeal that law.

Democrats filibuster to defend minimum wage, paid sick leave

Senate Democrats led a filibuster to protect Proposition A, which passed with 57.6% of the votes in November.

Missouri lawmakers look to roll back Proposition A’s paid sick leave protections

In November 2024, 57% of Missouri voters cast their ballots in favor of Proposition A, which sought to raise the state’s minimum wage and expand access to paid sick leave. The new law is set to go into effect May 1.  Since November, business groups have taken their concerns with the proposition to the state’s courts and legislature, arguing to the former that the ballot question was misleading and unconstitutional and to the latter that the prop…