PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION DIRECTOR OKAYED BY SENATE
Among recent appointments by Governor Mike Parson, receiving Senate approval on April 21 is Sheila Solon of St. Joseph, named as director of the Division of Professional Registration for the Department of Commerce and Insurance. Solon had been appointed acting director on Jan. 8, 2021. She was introduced at an April 20 Senate Gubernatorial Appointments Committee hearing by Sen. Tony Luetkemeyer (R-Parkville). During the hearing she was asked about two occurrences which Ms. Solon said were personnel issues on which she could not comment. Ms. Solon served eight years as a Missouri State Representative. She represented Blue Springs and Lee’s Summit constituencies from 2010 to 2016 and was elected to serve Buchanan County and Andrew County constituencies in 2018. Ms. Solon has served on several Missouri House of Representatives committees, including Rules-Administrative Oversight, Local Government, and Veterans. She also served as chair of the Children and Families Committee. Previously, she served as mayor pro-tem of the Blue Springs City Council and chair of the City of Blue Springs Planning Commission.
TWO CLEAN WATER COMMISSIONERS REAPPOINTED
Among recent reappointments by Governor Mike Parson, receiving Senate approval on April 21 are Neal Bredehoeft of Alma and Allen Rowland of Dexter as members of the Missouri Clean Water Commission. Bredehoeft, originally appointed to the commission in February 2020, is president and financial manager of Bredehoeft Farms, Inc., and is former president of the Missouri Soybean Association. Rowland, first appointed in August 2018, is a retired farmer and has served on the Stoddard County Extension Council and the Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council.
House Bill 1977 (Kelley, R-Lamar) allows grade A retail raw milk or cream produced in Missouri to be sold at grocery stores, restaurants, soda fountains, and similar establishments as long as the milk is clearly labeled with the specified warning label. On April 20, the House of Representatives perfected and printed HB 1977 by voice vote. The bill requires when the milk or cream is sold in a manner that does not allow the final consumer to see the label, it must be clearly presented to the consumer through a written notice. The bill also specifies that no bottler or distributer of grade A retail raw milk can sell, transport, or deliver the milk unless it has been inspected by the State Milk Board at least quarterly. Also, any dairy farm producing grade A retail raw milk must have its herd accredited or certified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as tuberculosis-free and brucellosis-free. Another House vote is required before sending the bill to the Senate.
