Halftime Report: 2018 Legislative Session The Missouri General Assembly has reached the halfway mark, as they will be on Spring Recess next week before returning for the second half that will end on Friday, May 18th. Fast Facts on 2018 Missouri Legislative Session Number of Bills Introduced in House & Senate: 2,278 Number of Bills Passed out of Committee: 621 Number of House Bills Passed by House Chamber: 162 Number of Senate Bills Passed by Senate Chamber: 72 Number of Bills

BILL TRACKING LIST: MASCA (PDF) Trending Articles: Missouri Scout: Who Won the Week Missouri Scout: Weekly Summary JCNT editorial: State must strike a balance with opioid initiative Columbia Missourian: Bill from Rep. Hannah Kelly (R-Mountain Grove) would allow some nurses to practice independently JCNT: Bill increasing coverage for chiropractic visits passes Senate Columbia Missourian: Obstacles for telehealth would be removed in proposed bill AP: New Missouri initiati

BILL TRACKING: MASCA Bill Tracking List (PDF) Trending Articles: Missouri Scout – Who Won the Week Missouri Scout – Weekly Summary P-D: Hawley announces probe into Greitens' former charity AP: House authorizes own probe into Greitens The Missouri Times: Filing day compendium: U.S. Senate, statewides, legislative races KCUR: Missouri joins states arguing no tax penalty, no Affordable Care Act SE Missourian letter: Cape Girardeau gynecologist dislikes opioid legislation,