You may have heard some news reports that the governor does not believe the unemployment reform bill, HB 150, may be taken up in the Senate for the purpose of overriding Governor Nixon’s veto of this commonsense legislation. Some, including Governor Nixon, claim the Veto Session is only for bills vetoed during the last week of session. But that’s not how the Missouri Constitution reads. They appear to be taking the position that the second sentence of Article III, Section 32,

Governor Nixon today (6-27-14) signed SB 844, sponsored by Senator Bob Dixon, that allows Missouri employers to continue to use the federal Shared Work Program. The federal government made changes to the federal program requiring changes to state law that were contained in the bill. Associated Industries of Missouri supported the bill. Governor Nixon signed the bill today without ceremony. #bobdixon #dixon #sharedwork #unemployment