This May, the Missouri Legislature has passed legislation challenging two statewide ballot measures that voters approved in November 2024:
In November, voters passed Missouri Constitutional Amendment 3, which ended the statutory prohibition of abortion in Missouri and established a right to make decisions about reproductive healthcare, including contraception and abortion. Amendment 3 allows abortion to be restricted or banned after fetal viability except to protect the life or health of the woman. This May the Missouri Legislature passed legislation that could overturn Amendment 3, per this KCUR article. Because Amendment 3 was passed as a constitutional amendment, the Legislature’s proposal will have to be considered as a ballot measure by voters in November 2026 or sooner if a special session is called by the governor.
In November, voters passed Proposition "A" which increased the state minimum wage beginning January 1, 2025 to $13.75 per hour and increased the hourly rate $1.25, to $15.00 per hour beginning January 2027. After that, the minimum wage would be adjusted annually based on the Consumer Price Index. The proposition also required employers with fifteen or more employees to credit workers with one hour of paid sick leave for every thirty hours worked. However, as summarized by St. Louis Public Radio, the Legislature repealed Proposition A’s sick leave mandate as well as the annual adjustments of the minimum wage to the Consumer Price Index. The legislature was able to override the voters on Proposition A because it was passed as a statute, rather than as a constitutional amendment.