On January 2nd Senator Ed Emery (r) made a request of constituents about their wish(es) for the new session of the General Assembly:
Ed Emery @edemery
If you could choose one piece of legislation for the Missouri Legislature to pass this year, what would it be? Leave a comment below. 11:30 AM – 2 Jan 2015
Much social media hilarity ensued:
Jake McDaniel @jacobmcdan
@edemery Medicaid expansion 11:55 AM – 2 Jan 2015
That’s never going to happen. Especially if Senator Emery (r) has a say.
Hal Higdon @HalHigdon
@edemery Badly needed equity funding for community colleges. Thanks 12:50 PM – 2 Jan 2015
Probably not going to happen.
Andrew Shaughnessy @andrewshag
@edemery Missouri Nondiscrimination Act (MONA) 12:50 PM – 2 Jan 2015
Probably not going to happen.
David Johns @davidjohns11
Repeal of the death penalty. [….] 12:54 PM – 2 Jan 2015
Definitely not going to happen.
John Jackson @JumpinJezebel
@edemery @eyokley Ethics, followed by a manditory redistricting committee for 2020 of neutral members with charges to encourage competition. 2:23 PM – 2 Jan 2015
Definitely not going to happen.
Darrell Boyer @MrDBoyer
@edemery I would like to see only law makers that have taught to create legislation impacting education. 8:18 PM – 2 Jan 2015
That’s never going to happen.
rebecca l. gorley @rebeccalgorley
@edemery Medicaid expansion for 300,000 Missourians! #MOMedicaid #moleg 9:38 AM – 5 Jan 2015
Brian K @Briligerent
@edemery Missouri Medicaid Expansion. Thank you for asking.10:14 AM – 5 Jan 2015
Glic @Glic
@edemery #MOmedicaid expansion 10:19 AM – 5 Jan 2015
Alison Dreith @alidreith
Medicaid expansion! @edemery #moleg #MOMedicaid 10:21 AM – 5 Jan 2015
Seth Bundy @SethBundyMO
@edemery – closing the coverage gap, strengthening rural hospitals & bringing our tax dollars home through #Medicaid expansion & reform 10:23 AM – 5 Jan 2015
Jillian Adams @JillianRAdams
This Missourian wants #MOmedicaid expansion, @edemery. #moleg 10:55 AM – 5 Jan 2015
Jennifer Bernstein @JenKBernstein
@edemery Please pass Medicaid Expansion this session. Lives are on the line. 11:09 AM – 5 Jan 2015
He did ask.
Sadly, Senator Emery (r) pre-filed the following bills before he asked that question of his constituents:
SB 27 – Emery – Modifies provisions relating to elementary and secondary education
SB 28 – Emery – Requires the State Board of Education to develop a simplified annual school report card for each school attendance center using a letter grade of A to F
SB 29 – Emery – Modifies provisions relating to the employment of teachers in school districts
SB 64 – Emery – Requires the State Board of Education to classify the school districts as either unaccredited, provisionally accredited, accredited, or accredited with distinction
SB 65 – Emery – Creates the Equal Opportunity Scholarship Program to grant scholarships to students from unaccredited school districts for certain educational costs
SB 66 – Emery – Requires the Senate to try all impeachments except for the impeachment of the Governor, which shall be tried by the Chief Justice of the Missouri Supreme Court
SB 85 – Emery – Authorizes certain social workers and licensed professional counselors to provide behavioral health services in the MO HealthNet program
SB 86 – Emery – Allows a court to place a person on electronic monitoring with victim notification if a person has been charged with, or found guilty of, violating an order of protection
SB 87 – Emery – Requires persons who submit petitions for political subdivision audits to reside or own property in the subdivision and allows for signatures to be rescinded
SB 92 – Emery – Modifies bond requirements for certain county offices
SB 93 – Emery – Creates the Campus Free Expression Act to protect free expression on the campuses of public institutions of higher education
SB 94 – Emery – Modifies retirement benefits for newly elected members of the General Assembly and statewide elected officials
SB 98 – Emery – Exempts capital gains on gold and silver from income tax and authorizes the storage of gold and silver in private repositories
SJR 4 – Emery – Requires the Senate, beginning January 1, 2017, to try all impeachments except for the impeachment of the Governor, which shall be tried by the Chief Justice of the Missouri Supreme Court
Nope, nothing about expanding Medicaid in there.