Sen. Danny Staples, D-Eminence, cautioned that although the state can afford a tax-cut right now, the future holds economic uncertainties. And if the money is needed in the future, "Nobody will have the courage to raise the sales tax again," he said.
"You've got basketball, football and hockey," said Danny Staples, D-Eminence. "All we've got is the most beautiful rooster you've ever seen in your life."
Sen. Danny Staples, D-Eminence, cautioned that although the state can afford a tax-cut right now, the future holds economic uncertainties. And if the money is needed in the future, "Nobody will have the courage to raise the sales tax again," he said.
JEFFERSON CITY - The concealed weapons bill killed by the Senate last week received its burial Monday when the bill's sponsor, Sen. Danny Staples, D-Eminence, pledged not to bring the issue up again this year.
The Senate voted 17-16 against the bill, which would put the issue on the Aug. 6 statewide ballot. The bill's sponsor, Sen. Danny Staples, D-Emminence, said after the vote that he wasn't sure how it was defeated.
Although the controversial concealed weapons bill was rejected by the Senate it's not a dead issue. Bill sponsor Danny Staples of Eminence has until Tuesday to get it back on the Senate floor:
Five amendments were added during a heated Senate debate but it still wasn't enough to get the bill passed. The measure was defeated by just one vote. Bill sponsor, Danny Staples says we haven't seen the last of this bill:
But opposition from the bill's sponsor, Democratic Senator Danny Staples, could destroy the bill. Staples wants to keep the speed limit on urban interstates at 55 miles per hour.
The bill's sponsor, Senator Danny Staples, wanted the speed limit to be 55 miles per hour but Republican leader Franc Flotron wanted a 65 mile per hour limit.
The bill, sponsored by Sen. Danny Staples (D-Eminence), would not impact the federal speed limit repeal on interstates and four-lane state highways. The speed limit would return to 70 mph on interstates and 65 mph on rural four-lane highways.
Legislation to legalize concealed weapons in Missouri cleared the Senate Justice Committee. Bill sponsor Sen. Danny Staples, D-Eminence, said full Senate debate could begin as early as Feb. 5.