Missouri 2025 Regular Session

Missouri House Bill HB954 Compare Versions

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11 FIRSTREGULARSESSION
2-HOUSECOMMITTEESUBSTITUTEFOR
3-HOUSEBILLNOS.954&1447
2+HOUSEBILLNO.954
43 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
5-2310H.02C JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
4+INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEBOYKIN.
5+2310H.01I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
66 ANACT
77 Torepealsection40.490,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingtorights
88 ofmilitaryservicemembers.
99 BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
1010 SectionA.Section40.490,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu
1111 2thereof,tobeknownassection40.490,toreadasfollows:
1212 40.490.1.Membersofthestatemilitaryforcesofthisstatewhoareorderedtoactive
13-2statedutybythegovernororadjutantgeneral, anyMissouriemployeewhoisamemberof
14-3theNationalGuardofanotherstateandwhoiscalledintoactivestatedutybythegovernoror
15-4adjutantgeneralofthatstate,oranymemberofanyreservecomponentoftheArmedForces
16-5oftheUnitedStateswhoiscalledtoactivedutyshall,uponbeingrelievedfromsuchduty,be
17-6entitledtothesamereemploymentrightsprovidedbyTitle38oftheUnitedStatesCode,the
18-7RevisedStatutesofMissouri,andallamendmentsthereto.Theattorneygeneralshallenforce
19-8thereemploymentrightscontainedinthissectionformembersofthestatemilitaryforces
20-9whoareorderedtoactivestatedutybythegovernororadjutantgeneral.
13+2statedutybythegovernor,anyMissouriemployeewhoisamemberoftheNationalGuardof
14+3anotherstateandwhoiscalledintoactivestatedutybythegovernorofthatstate,orany
15+4memberofanyreservecomponentoftheArmedForcesoftheUnitedStateswhoiscalledto
16+5activedutyshall,uponbeingrelievedfromsuchduty,beentitledtothesamereemployment
17+6rightsprovidedbyTitle38oftheUnitedStatesCode,theRevisedStatutesofMissouri,and
18+7allamendmentsthereto.Theattorneygeneralshallenforcethereemploymentrights
19+8containedinthissectionformembersofthestatemilitaryforceswhoareorderedtoactive
20+9statedutybythegovernor.
2121 10 2.MembersoftheMissouriNationalGuardwhoarecalledtoactivestateduty
22-11bythegovernororadjutantgeneralandanyMissouriemployeeswhoaremembersof
23-12theNationalGuardofanotherstateandarecalledtoactivestatedutybythegovernor
24-13oradjutantgeneralofthatstateshall,uponbeingrelievedfromsuchduty,beentitledto
25-14allrightsandprotectionsprovidedbytheServicemembersCivilReliefAct,50U.S.C.
26-15Section3901etseq.,andallamendmentsthereto.
27-16 3.AnymemberoftheMissouriNationalGuardandanyMissouriemployeewho
28-17isamemberoftheNationalGuardofanotherstatemaybringsuitinanycourtof
29-18competentjurisdictionandappropriatevenueifsuchindividualbelievesthathisorher
22+11bythegovernorandanyMissouriemployeeswhoaremembersoftheNationalGuardof
23+12anotherstateandarecalledtoactivestatedutybythegovernorofthatstateshall,upon
24+13beingrelievedfromsuchduty,beentitledtoallrightsandprotectionsprovidedbythe
25+14ServicemembersCivilReliefAct,50U.S.C.Section3901etseq.,andallamendments
26+15thereto.
27+16 3.Thedepartmentoflaborandindustrialrelationsshallmakeavailablethe
28+17followingnoticethateveryemployershallpostinaconspicuousplaceineach
3029 EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
31-intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 19rightsunderthissectionhavebeenviolated.Theattorneygeneralmayalsobringsuit
32-20againstanemployerwhoviolatestheprovisionsofthissection.
30+intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18employmentestablishment:"IfyouareintheNationalGuard,youhavecertain
31+19protectedemploymentandreemploymentrights,rightstofreedomfromdiscrimination,
32+20andtherighttocivilreliefunderfederallaws38U.S.C.4301etseq.(USERRA)and50
33+21U.S.C.3901etseq.(SCRA)andundersection40.490,RSMo.Ifyoufeelthatyouhave
34+22beendiscriminatedagainstordeniedtheserightsbecauseofyourserviceintheNational
35+23Guard,contacttheMissouricommitteeoftheEmployerSupportoftheGuardand
36+24Reserve(ESGR)at573-638-9625.".
37+25 4.AnymemberoftheMissouriNationalGuardandanyMissouriemployeewho
38+26isamemberoftheNationalGuardofanotherstatemaybringsuitinanycourtof
39+27competentjurisdictionandappropriatevenueifsuchindividualbelievesthathisorher
40+28rightsunderthissectionhavebeenviolated.Theattorneygeneralmayalsobringsuit
41+29againstanemployerwhoviolatestheprovisionsofthissection.
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