Effective - 28 Aug 2022, 2 histories
21.155. Legislative employees, number, how determined. — 1. The accounts committee of the senate and the accounts committee of the house of representatives shall each, on January fifteenth of each year, set the total number of employees for their respective houses, taking into account the rates of pay set as provided in section 21.150 and the appropriations made therefor.
2. During any session of a general assembly, each representative may employ one stenographer or secretary, and the remainder of the officers and employees of the house of representatives, except the elective officers thereof, shall be selected or appointed by the members of the majority party of the house of representatives.
3. During any session of a general assembly, each senator may employ one stenographer or secretary, and the accounts committee of the senate, as provided in this section, may employ and assign such other employees as may be necessary for the operation of the senate.
4. The senate and house of representatives may each continue in employment at their regular salaries, such number of efficient employees of each body after any adjournment of a regular session or sine die adjournment of the general assembly as may be necessary for operation of their respective houses. All employees assigned to individual members of the general assembly or to committees shall be divided between the majority and minority parties in proportion to the number of members of each party in the respective bodies.
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(L. 1973 S.B. 161, A.L. 2022 H.B. 1600)
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title III - Legislative Branch
Section 21.010 - Meeting of the general assembly.
Section 21.020 - Joint meeting of senate and house, where held.
Section 21.030 - What officer shall preside — contempt — rules.
Section 21.040 - Members of either house may be punished for contempt.
Section 21.050 - Presiding officer may order detention of person disturbing meeting.
Section 21.060 - Majority necessary to a choice in elections.
Section 21.070 - Qualifications of senators.
Section 21.080 - Qualifications of representatives.
Section 21.090 - Vacancy, how filled.
Section 21.110 - Governor shall issue writs of election, when.
Section 21.120 - Writs of election, how directed.
Section 21.130 - Duty of election authority on receipt of writ.
Section 21.140 - Compensation of members — additional compensation of officers — mileage allowance.
Section 21.145 - Member's daily expense allowance — when paid.
Section 21.155 - Legislative employees, number, how determined.
Section 21.170 - Expense of serving process — witnesses' fees.
Section 21.180 - No allowance, except per diem.
Section 21.183 - Freshman tour of state institutions by newly elected members — expenses.
Section 21.200 - Expenses of visiting committees.
Section 21.210 - Allowance of accounts.
Section 21.220 - Expenses paid out of what fund.
Section 21.230 - Contingent expenses, how controlled.
Section 21.235 - Printing, other services for the senate — costs how paid — disposition of balance.
Section 21.240 - Joint expenses, how controlled.
Section 21.250 - Statutes, how authenticated when passed over veto, effective, when.
Section 21.260 - Appropriations to be itemized.
Section 21.280 - Local laws, how passed.
Section 21.300 - By whom signed, where published.
Section 21.310 - Proof of publication.
Section 21.320 - Notice to be attached to bill.
Section 21.330 - Mechanical roll call for house authorized.
Section 21.340 - Requirements for mechanical roll call.
Section 21.350 - Visual record board required.
Section 21.360 - Voting for another member — penalty.
Section 21.370 - Oaths, by whom administered.
Section 21.390 - Presiding officer may issue commission to take depositions.
Section 21.400 - Subpoenas shall be issued — attested, how.
Section 21.410 - Writs and process may be issued.
Section 21.420 - Lobbyists not to go upon the floor of the house or senate — penalty.
Section 21.430 - Disturbance of committee, how punished.
Section 21.525 - Institutions of higher education to report.
Section 21.553 - Joint committee on public retirement established — membership — terms.
Section 21.555 - Meeting of committee — quorum — officers, qualifications, expenses and per diem.
Section 21.557 - Personnel and actuarial assistance authorized — compensation, how paid.
Section 21.559 - Powers and duties of joint committee.
Section 21.561 - Retirement systems, state and local to cooperate.
Section 21.563 - Report, contents — submitted when.
Section 21.605 - Senate bills, how filed — immediate printing — what rules apply.
Section 21.610 - House bills, how filed — immediate printing — what rules apply.
Section 21.615 - Automatic introduction of filed bills.
Section 21.620 - Expenses, how paid.
Section 21.771 - Joint committee established, members, duties, meetings — expiration date.
Section 21.782 - Joint committee on eating disorders established, members, duties, report.
Section 21.790 - Task force established, members — duties — report.
Section 21.810 - Joint committee on tax policy established, members, appointment, duties.
Section 21.851 - Joint committee established, members, duties — report — expiration date.
Section 21.915 - Joint committee on rural economic development — members — duties — report.