Rep. Steve Jordan

Maddy summaryHB 2175, titled the "No Shari'a Act," prohibits Missouri courts, arbitration panels, and agencies from enforcing contracts or rulings based on foreign law (including Shari'a law) that conflict with U.S. or Missouri constitutional rights. It specifically voids court decisions, contracts requiring foreign law, and jurisdiction transfers to foreign tribunals if they deny fundamental liberties. The bill excludes religious matters (like clergy selection), voluntary corporate agreements with foreign law, and cases where federal law preempts state law. It directly affects parties in legal disputes involving foreign law, courts, and arbitrators within Missouri.

Maddy summaryHB 1242 modifies Missouri's low-income housing tax credit program to prioritize projects in federally declared natural disaster areas. It allows the state to allocate tax credits first to qualifying housing developments located in disaster zones that have received federal Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds from HUD or local housing trust funds. Developers must submit a letter of intent verifying receipt of these disaster recovery funds at least 15 days before project completion. The priority allocation begins August 28, 2025, with remaining credits distributed based on application timing. This change directly affects housing developers seeking state tax credits for projects in disaster-affected areas.

Maddy summaryHB 554 repeals outdated transportation laws and replaces them with a new provision allowing Missouri counties, cities, or villages to designate streets, roads, or highways as memorial roads for law enforcement officers, emergency personnel, or Armed Forces members killed in the line of duty. Local governments would be responsible for funding and maintaining the signs marking these memorial roads. The bill directly affects local governments by creating a standardized process for honoring fallen personnel through road designations, while removing obsolete rules about road signs, bridge safety, and mineral mining under roads. This change focuses on commemoration rather than operational transportation rules.

Maddy summaryHB 78 prohibits releasing chemicals, compounds, or apparatus into the atmosphere within Missouri with the intent to alter weather, temperature, or sunlight intensity. It grants Missouri's Air Conservation Commission the authority to establish enforcement standards and guidelines for this prohibition. The Department of Natural Resources may also create implementing rules, subject to state rulemaking procedures. The bill directly affects entities potentially using weather-modification technology within Missouri, establishing regulatory oversight for such activities.

Maddy summaryHB 808 would make it illegal to sell food containing cultivated meat (meat grown from animal cells in a lab) in Missouri. The bill defines "cultivated meat" as meat produced from cultured animal cells and classifies any food containing it as "adulterated" under state law, meaning it is deemed unsafe and prohibited from sale. This directly affects producers and retailers of cultivated meat products within Missouri, requiring them to stop selling such items. The bill replaces existing food safety definitions to implement this prohibition.