In 2022, the Missouri General Assembly considered the highest number of government accountability and oversight bills since 2019. The House and Senate considered 108 bills during the 2022 legislative session and 91 in 2021.
Government accountability and oversight bills have been adopted into law in three (2022, 2021, and 2019) out of the past four years. In order for a bill to become law, it must pass both the House and Senate and be signed by Gov. Mike Parson (R) or the legislature overrides a veto from the governor. The three bills that became law in 2022 were signed by on June 7 and 8 after the end of the legislative session.
