The full Missouri House is set to vote tomorrow (Wednesday) on a proposed 30-billion dollar state operating budget, which includes about 13-million dollars in federal funding for coronavirus response. House Budget Committee Chairman Cody Smith voted for a bipartisan amendment in committee, to accept that federal funding.
That money would be used for additional testing kits in Missouri, along with lab services. The money is part of an emergency eight-billion dollar package signed this month by President Trump.
While some in the Legislature suggest tapping into the State’s Rainy Day Fund, House Budget Committee Chair Cody Smith doesn’t think that is necessary.
Another issue that will likely come up tomorrow on the House floor is the controversial feral hog issue, which came up during Sunday’s marathon House Budget Committee hearing. Yukon State Representative Robert Ross says his constituents are upset over the Missouri Department of Conservation’s handling of the issue.
