Facts & Statistics
STATE STATISTICS | |
Population 2020 |
6,151,548 |
Population 2019 | 6,140,475 |
Population 2018 |
6,126,452 |
Population 2017 | 6,108,612 |
Population 2016 | 6,087,203 |
Below Poverty 2019 | 12.9 |
Below Poverty 2018 | 12.4 |
Below Poverty 2017 | 13.4 |
Below Poverty 2016 | 14 |
Employment – Population Ratio 2019 | 62 |
Employment – Population Ratio 2018 |
61.6 |
Employment – Population Ratio 2017 | 61.7 |
Employment – Population Ratio 2016 | 61.8 |
Unemployed 2020 | 5.8 |
Unemployed 2019 | 3.2 |
Unemployed 2018 | 3.2 |
Unemployed 2017 | 3.8 |
Unemployed 2016 | 4.6 |
Foreclosure Rate 2018 | 1 of 3,170 |
STATE FACTS |
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St. Louis is also called “The Gate Way to the West.” |
Kansas City has more miles of boulevards than Paris and more fountains than any city except Rome. |
Jefferson City, the state’s capital, was named for Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States. |
Government
ELECTED OFFICIALS | |
Governor |
Mike Parson (R) |
Lieutenant Governor | Mike Kehoe (R) |
Attorney General | Eric Schmitt (R) |
Secretary of State | Jay Ashcroft (R) |
State Senate Control | D – 24; R – 10 |
State House Control | R – 114; D – 48 |
State Regulators
Legislative Process
LEGISLATIVE DATES AND DEADLINES | |
Convenes | January 9, 2019 |
Sine Die Adjournment | May 30, 2019 |
Committee Action Deadlines | N/A |
Crossover Deadline | None |
Carryover from Previous Session | No |
Governor’s Signing Deadline (in session) | 15 days |
Governor’s Signing Deadline (after adjournment) | 45 days |
Veto Override | 2/3 majority |
Legislation Effective Date | 90 days following adjournment |
Notable Laws & Legislation
SAFE Act
- MO HB 382 (now Mo. Rev. Stat. Title XXIX, c. 443)
- HUD review of Missouri’s SAFE Act
Security Breach Notification Law
Retail Installment Sales Contract Law
AFSA Comment Letters
- Liberty, MO Ordinance 11182 – Lending Establishment Zoning (March 4, 2020)
Enforcement
Consumer Complaints
Consumer Complaints
Regulatory Actions
Featured Regulations
Advocacy, Initiatives & Reports
Advocacy
- 33 States Amicus Brief re: Telephone Consumer Protection Act (March 2020)
- 50 States & DC Letter to FCC re: Robocalls (August 2019)
- 50 States & DC Letter to Education Department re: Student Loans for Disabled Veterans (May 2019)
- 50 States & DC Letter to U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation re: Robocalls (March 2019)
- 14 State AGs and 3 Governors letter urging President to extend regulatory oversight to independent agencies (December 2017)
- 43 State AGs Letter – Major Data Breach (September 2017)
- MO AG Letter to the MO Supreme Court’s Racial & Ethnic Commission – Debt Collection Practices (December 2015)
- 31 State AGs Letter to CFPB – Debt Collection Rules (March 2014)
Reports
Trade Associations
- Missouri Financial Services Association