Rep. Terry Witte, D-Vandalia, said he sponsored the bill after hearing from a couple in his district that was told by the Corrections Department that they would have to separate due to the legislation. He said both had worked for the department, but while on maternity leave, the woman was put on probation for shoplifting.
Representative Terry Witte (WITTY) from Northeastern Missouri sponsors the bill and he says a couple, both working for the state, came to him for help because the current law was ruining their marriage.
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