Governor Mike Parson says he will soon sign two bills, forged in the special session aimed at combating violent crime.
Six bills were on the table, but only two made it out before the session came to an abrupt end Wednesday.
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<<kilee thomas reporting c1 thomas how one would have helped with violent crime.
>> lawmakers passing two out of fight violent crime in missouri out of 6 proposed bills in governor c1 session sot: tony leutkemeyer, mo.
C1 didn't all pass.
Disappointing that all of those didn't pass."
Sot: mike parson, mo.
Governor- c1 to hit a homerun every time in this building.
We're very content in what we got moving."
Many bills pass or how many i don't.
It's about making things into law for everyday people."
C1 the bills will be signed into law a win for the state c1 got the two main pieces that we wanted.
The main c1 for st.
Louis was the residency piece and the main piece for kansas city was the witness protection program which we'll be able to use all over the state."
C1 pieces of legislature passed a witness protection fund.
A bill- sponsored by senator ton c1 help solve violent crime in the case of raelynn craig.
Sot: leutkemeyer- "that story of the 2-year-old child being 1 shot in st.
Joe is just a terrible tragedy.
T c1 protection fund is designed to help police officers solve cases just like that one."
Similarly how st.
Joseph police officers were c1 fund.
To talk in raelynn's shooting this bill is meant to combat witnesses's fears of retaliation sot: leutkemeyer- "it would give the st.
Joseph police department and the buchanan county c1 demayer.
To the state of missouri c1is designed to help police officers witness that we need to bring forward and testify in order to solve this case.'
They can ask for money out of the fund to have that witness relocated.
Maybe they move them to c1 similarly, police officers are struggling to get him on the shooting.
Way, so that person feels safe and comfortable coming forward and c1 individual off the street."
The other bill passed aims to c1 sheriff's office the ability to down 150 officers.
By allowing st.
Louis police officers to live outside city limits.
Sot: leutkemeyer- "the city of st.
Louis is one of the most dangerous cities in america.
It's very difficult to recruit c1 that by removing that residency requirement, by allowing police officers in st.
Louis to choose where they and their family is going to live, that's going to c1 them recruit more qualified officers."
Senator leutkemeyer says those bills not passed in their next regular way legislative session in c1 reporting in st joseph kilee d thomas kq2 news>> c1 governor c1 >> the second bill passed hopes to fill the 150 officer shortage in st.
Louis.
By allowing the st.
Louis police officers to live outside city limits.
The city of st.
Louis is one of the most dangerous cities in america.
We are hoping removing the residency requirement allowing police officers in st.
Louis to choose where they and their families are willing to live, that will help recruit more qualified officers.
>> the senator says those
The Missouri General Assembly ended its special session on violent crime Wednesday.
The city has seen a 50% uptick in shootings from this time last year, and that has some city leaders looking for any possible..