Also part of the leadership team are Rod Jetton of Marble Hill as speaker pro tem, Jason Crowell of Cape Girardeau as majority floor leader and Mark Wright of Springfield as assistant majority floor leader. All nominees must be approved by the entire House when it convenes in January.
House Republicans also chose Rod Jetton of Marble Hill to be speaker pro tem, Jason Crowell of Cape Girardeau to be majority floor leader and Mark Wright of Springfield as assistant majority floor leader. All the nominations, including that of Hanaway as speaker, must be approved by the full House when it convenes in January.
The bill sponsored by Rep. Mark Wright (R-Springfield), increases the minimum sentence for rape from five to 10 years and 15 years if there is serious physical injury or a deadly weapon involved.
Villa said he was concerned that burglars would gain access to loaded weapons left in vehicles they target. Rep. Mark Wright, R-Springfield, rejected that argument saying that with that rationale the next logical step would be to require similar measures be taken in homes.
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