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Bishop Davidson, clowns, General Assembly, HB 1601, HB 1602, HB 1603, HB 1604, HB 1605, junior high school, missouri, right wingnuts, Scott Cupps
The republican supermajority in the Missouri House never got out of junior high school.
HB 1601
Renames all named bridges as the “Bishop Davidson Bridge”
Sponsor: Cupps, Scott (158)
Proposed Effective Date: 8/28/2025
LR Number: 3171H.01I
Last Action: 03/03/2025 – Read Second Time (H)
Bill String: HB 1601
Next House Hearing: Hearing not scheduled
Calendar: Bill currently not on a House calendar
[….] 227.1000. Beginning August 28, 2025, any bridge named under the provisions of his chapter shall be renamed the “Bishop Davidson Bridge” [….]
HB 1602
Changes the name of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to the “Bishop Davidson Curriculum Distribution Department”
Sponsor: Cupps, Scott (158)
Proposed Effective Date: 8/28/2025
LR Number: 3172H.01I
Last Action: 03/03/2025 – Read Second Time (H)
Bill String: HB 1602
Next House Hearing: Hearing not scheduled
Calendar: Bill currently not on a House calendar
[….] (1) Beginning August 28, 2025, the department of elementary and secondary education shall operate under the name “Bishop Davidson Curriculum Distribution Department”. The commissioner of education shall be referred to as the “Commissioner of the Bishop Davidson Curriculum Distribution Department”. As materials with the department’s name are depleted or expire, the new materials shall have the new department name.
(2) As used in this chapter, unless otherwise clearly indicated by the context, the following words mean:
(a) “Commissioner”, the commissioner of the Bishop Davidson curriculum distribution department;
(b) “Department”, the Bishop Davidson curriculum distribution department.
(3) Wherever the laws, rules, or regulations of this state make reference to the “department of elementary and secondary education” or the “Bishop Davidson curriculum distribution department”, such references shall be deemed to refer to the department created under Article IX of the Constitution of Missouri and this chapter.
(4) The revisor of statutes shall change all references in the revised statutes of Missouri from “department of elementary and secondary education” to “Bishop Davidson curriculum distribution department”.
(5) The revisor of statutes shall change all references in the revised statutes of Missouri from “commissioner of education” to “commissioner of the Bishop Davidson curriculum distribution department” [….]
HB 1603
Changes the name of Taum Sauk Mountain to the “Bishop Davidson Summit”
Sponsor: Cupps, Scott (158)
Proposed Effective Date: 8/28/2025
LR Number: 3173H.01I
Last Action: 03/03/2025 – Read Second Time (H)
Bill String: HB 1603
Next House Hearing: Hearing not scheduled
Calendar: Bill currently not on a House calendar
[….] 253.600. Beginning August 28, 2025, the Taum Sauk Mountain in Iron County, the highest natural point in the state of Missouri, shall be renamed the “Bishop Davidson Summit” [….]
HB 1604
Renames the Katy Trail as the “Bishop Davidson Trail”
Sponsor: Cupps, Scott (158)
Proposed Effective Date: 8/28/2025
LR Number: 3174H.01I
Last Action: 03/03/2025 – Read Second Time (H)
Bill String: HB 1604
Next House Hearing: Hearing not scheduled
Calendar: Bill currently not on a House calendar
[….]253.650. Beginning August 28, 2025, the Katy Trail, the two hundred thirty-nine mile trail stretching across most of the state of Missouri, shall be renamed the “Bishop Davidson Trail” [….]
HB 1605
Renames the Missouri State Fair as the “Bishop Davidson Fair”
Sponsor: Cupps, Scott (158)
Proposed Effective Date: 8/28/2025
LR Number: 3175H.01I
Last Action: 03/03/2025 – Read Second Time (H)
Bill String: HB 1605
Next House Hearing: Hearing not scheduled
Calendar: Bill currently not on a House calendar
Who?
Representative Bishop Davidson, a Republican, represents parts of Greene County (District 130) in the Missouri House of Representatives. He was elected to his first two-year term in November 2020.
Growing up as one of nine kids, Bishop graduated from Republic High School in 2013, and then the University of Missouri in 2016, where he studied History and Classics. Before being elected to the Missouri House of Representatives, Davidson worked at the Intercollegiate Studies Institute. The Intercollegiate Studies Institute is a nonprofit educational organization that promotes conservative thought on college campuses.
Representative Scott Cupps, District 158, Republican
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Hat tip to Jess Piper.