JEFFERSON CITY - Majority Floor Leader Sen. Bill Kenney, R-Lee's Summit, said today that transportation is dead and will not be brought up again for consideration on the Senate floor.
The 500 million dollar transportation plan died Thursday in the Senate after Majority Floor leader Bill Kenney said he would not bring it up for a vote.
The simple answer is that the committee chair, Sen. Bill Kenney, R-Lee's Summit, has not yet submitted his report to the Senate. A committee chair must present his report to the Senate President before the issue can be taken up by the full chamber.
A vote on the Senate floor is the only obstacle remaining, which may be a leap with only two weeks left in session. Senate GOP Floor Leader Bill Kenney, R-Lee's Summit, controls what bills are considered, and his office says it is not yet on the schedule.
Jacob says that with only three weeks left in this legislative session, the ball is in Sen. Bill Kenney's court, because as Republican floor leader, he controls the Senate agenda.
The Senate Administration Committee includes Republican Senators Peter Kinder, Bill Kenney and Marvin Singleton, along with Democratic Senators Ronnie DePasco and Ed Quick.