Mo. Rev. Stat. ch. 21 – General Assembly | Midpage21.010Meeting of the general assembly21.020Joint meeting of senate and house, where held21.030What officer shall preside — contempt — rules21.040Members of either house may be punished for contempt21.050Presiding officer may order detention of person disturbing meeting21.060Majority necessary to a choice in elections21.070Qualifications of senators21.080Qualifications of representatives21.090Vacancy, how filled21.110Governor shall issue writs of election, when21.120Writs of election, how directed21.130Duty of election authority on receipt of writ21.140Compensation of members — additional compensation of officers — mileage allowance21.145Member's daily expense allowance — when paid21.150Legislative employees — compensation, how set — rejection of rates by legislature, effect of21.155Legislative employees, number, how determined21.160Legislative furniture and equipment, how inventoried — employment of custodians authorized21.170Expense of serving process — witnesses' fees21.180No allowance, except per diem21.183Freshman tour of state institutions by newly elected members — expenses21.187Freshman tour, attendance of members at legislative conference for new members — expenses, how paid21.200Expenses of visiting committees21.210Allowance of accounts21.220Expenses paid out of what fund21.230Contingent expenses, how controlled21.232Printing, other services for house of representatives — costs how paid — disposition of balance21.235Printing, other services for the senate — costs how paid — disposition of balance21.240Joint expenses, how controlled21.250Statutes, how authenticated when passed over veto, effective, when21.260Appropriations to be itemized21.270Governor to return bills when general assembly recesses for more than fifteen and less than thirty days21.280Local laws, how passed21.290Notice21.300By whom signed, where published21.310Proof of publication21.320Notice to be attached to bill21.330Mechanical roll call for house authorized21.340Requirements for mechanical roll call21.350Visual record board required21.360Voting for another member — penalty21.370Oaths, by whom administered21.380Depositions21.390Presiding officer may issue commission to take depositions21.400Subpoenas shall be issued — attested, how21.410Writs and process may be issued21.420Lobbyists not to go upon the floor of the house or senate — penalty21.430Disturbance of committee, how punished21.487Public institutions of higher education funding formula, joint committee to develop and implement21.505Reimbursement of political subdivisions for loss of tax on certain goods, how computed — duties of director of revenue and of state tax commission21.520Reports of receipts and expenditures required, when, to whom — restrictions on certain expenditures21.525Institutions of higher education to report21.527Contracts or leases of facilities by state agencies or state institutions of higher education to be first approved by general assembly21.550Definition21.553Joint committee on public retirement established — membership — terms21.555Meeting of committee — quorum — officers, qualifications, expenses and per diem21.557Personnel and actuarial assistance authorized — compensation, how paid21.559Powers and duties of joint committee21.561Retirement systems, state and local to cooperate21.562Cost-of-living increases in pension benefits or other increases in payments beyond prior year, notice of to committee, when — evidence of actuarial soundness, when21.563Report, contents — submitted when21.600Definitions21.605Senate bills, how filed — immediate printing — what rules apply21.610House bills, how filed — immediate printing — what rules apply21.615Automatic introduction of filed bills21.620Expenses, how paid21.750Firearms legislation preemption by general assembly, exceptions — limitation on civil recovery against firearms or ammunitions manufacturers, when, exception21.771Joint committee established, members, duties, meetings — expiration date21.782Joint committee on eating disorders established, members, duties, report21.790Task force established, members — duties — report21.795Joint committee on transportation oversight, members, quorum — report, when, contents — meetings, examination of reports, records required to be submitted21.805Joint committee on the life sciences established, members, appointment, duties, meetings, report21.810Joint committee on tax policy established, members, appointment, duties21.820Joint committee on government accountability established, members, duties, meetings, staff, report21.851Joint committee established, members, duties — report — expiration date21.880Joint committee established, members, meetings, duties, report — permanent subcommittee on the Missouri criminal code — staff assistance — compensation21.900Committee established, members, appointment, meetings — research, report — dissolution of committee, when21.915Joint committee on rural economic development — members — duties — report21.930Fund created, certain general revenue collections to be deposited, use of moneys — certain refunds to be paid in full, when