The Missouri 2020 Legislative Session began on January 8th and our Legislative Committee at CFM has been working hard to bring us details on what is going on at the Capitol.  The list of bills we are monitoring has now been posted on our Legislative Action Center (LAC).  You can find those bills HERE.  We will keep you up-to-date as these bills go through the legislative process and inform you if amendments to the bills cause us to change our position.  

CFM has identified several priority pieces of legislation:

House Bill 1711 and Senate Bill 662 allow "shelf stable packaged foods to be donated to and distributed by charitable organizations," which would create an avenue for donation of products like meat sticks and jerky through the Share the Harvest Program.

HB 1547, which would allow contractors to purchase liability insurance for application of prescribed fire. Missouri is one of very few states where this is not currently possible, and CFM believes such a bill would allow better access to important habitat management techniques for many landowners.

HB 1463, which further restricts local governments from regulating the use of single-use containers. CFM members passed a resolution in 2019 to protect the rights of all Missourians to choose for themselves their level of environmental regulation.

Read the complete Legislative Update on our blog HERE.

The Governor's Youth Turkey Hunt has been a very successful event over the last 11 years and serves both as a celebration of Missouri's leading role in providing outdoor recreational opportunity as well as recruiting and retaining additional outdoor enthusiasts. This hunt is a cooperative effort between Governor Mike Parson, the Conservation Federation of Missouri, National Wild Turkey Federation, the Missouri Department of Conservation, elected officials from the capitol, and a host of private landowners and other volunteers.