The Senate unanimously passed and sent to the House a bill intended to replenish the state's unemployment benefits fund and address its long-term solvency.
Legislation that would restrict increases in the cost of medical malpractice insurance won House approval and went to the Senate.
Illegal drug dealers would have to pay taxes on their contraband under a bill the Senate passed and sent to the House.
The Senate passed and returned to the House a bill adding bungee attractions and climbing walls to the list of amusement rides subject to state regulation.
The Senate approved and sent back to the House a bill prohibiting glass containers in canoes and small boats on Missouri waterways.
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