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St. Louis Legislation and Rules Committee Meeting - October 15, 2026

Board of Aldermen Committees — Thursday, October 15, 2026

BodySt Louis, Missouri

SessionBoard of Aldermen Committees

DateThursday, October 15, 2026

StatusFILED

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Speaker 1

0:07

We will now call to order the legislation and rules committee for Friday, October 9th, 2026, the time 909 a.m.

0:16

Madam Clerk, can you please call the roll?

Speaker 2

0:18

Alderman Cohn.

0:24

Alderman Ryan.

Speaker 3

0:26

Here.

0:26

Present.

Speaker 2

0:29

Alderwoman Keys.

Speaker 3

0:32

Here.

Speaker 2

0:33

Alder Woman Sany.

0:35

Vice Chair Devotee.

0:37

Chair Velasquez

Speaker 1

0:39

present.

Speaker 2

0:40

Alder Woman Sany.

0:42

Vice Chair Devotee.

0:44

For present.

0:45

We have quorum.

Speaker 1

0:46

Thank you, Madam Clerk.

0:48

I will now entertain a motion for the approval of minutes for the meeting on Friday, September 25th, 2026.

Unassigned speaker

0:59

So

Speaker 3

0:59

moved.

Speaker 2

1:01

Second.

Speaker 1

1:02

Madam Clerk.

Speaker 2

1:04

Alderman Cohn.

1:09

Alderman Cone.

Speaker 3

1:11

Aye.

Speaker 2

1:12

Alderman Narayan.

Speaker 3

1:13

Aye.

Speaker 2

1:14

Alder Woman Keys.

Speaker 3

1:16

Aye.

Speaker 2

1:18

Alder Woman Sany.

1:20

Vice Chair Devotee.

1:21

Chair Velasquez.

Speaker 1

1:23

Aye.

Speaker 2

1:24

Alder Woman Sany.

1:26

Vice Chair Devotee.

1:27

Four I votes.

Speaker 1

1:29

Thank you, Madam Clerk.

1:30

By that vote, we've approved the minutes.

1:32

Uh looking to the agenda.

1:33

We have no board bills for no resolutions review.

1:37

And today's committee discussion will involve uh engrossing three bills.

1:42

And with that, I will ask Deputy Clerk Johnson to come to the to the microphone, and we will start with Board Bill 51 committee substitute.

Speaker 4

1:54

Okay.

1:55

So that was a Board Bill 50 woman's committee substitute as by our rules.

1:59

We're not um we're incorporating all the amendments into a new bill committee substitutes, so there was no um need to have any red lines or any amendments to review.

2:11

Um but we did uh make sure that um all the other parts of the checklist was uh included.

Speaker 1

2:19

Great.

2:20

I know that I have the attestation form uh or the acknowledgement page from the clerk's office here, but I'm just gonna go through our checklist.

2:27

Uh Deputy Clerk have all dates, figures, cross-references, citations.

2:31

Obviously, since it was a committee substitute, um, it's a little bit there are no amendments, but um have and the financial analysts reviewed this before today,

Speaker 4

2:40

yes.

Speaker 1

2:41

Um because it was a committee substitute, uh no past amendments incorporated, but it is a committee substitute.

Speaker 4

2:49

That's correct.

Speaker 1

2:50

The section numbering is accurate,

Speaker 4

2:52

yes,

Speaker 1

2:53

and the exhibits and attachments are properly incorporated.

Speaker 4

2:56

That's also correct.

Speaker 1

2:58

And the summary and bill text, everything is formatted correctly.

Speaker 4

3:01

That's also correct.

Speaker 1

3:03

All right.

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Summary of Proceedings

St. Louis Legislation and Rules Committee Meeting – October 15, 2026

The Legislation and Rules Committee convened at 9:09 a.m. with Chair Velasquez presiding, Vice Chair Devotee present, and Alderman Cohn, Alderman Narayan, Alderwoman Keys, and Alderwoman Sany in attendance; a quorum was established. The committee approved prior meeting minutes and engrossed three bills. No board bills or resolutions were listed for review, and no written testimony was submitted. Note: the raw transcript labels the meeting as Friday, October 9, 2026, but the provided meeting date used in this summary is October 15, 2026.

Consent Calendar

The committee approved the minutes of the September 25, 2026, meeting by roll-call vote.

Discussion Items

Board Bill 51 committee substitute – Deputy Clerk Johnson confirmed that clerk staff and financial analysts had reviewed all dates, figures, cross-references, and citations; that section numbering was accurate; that exhibits and attachments were properly incorporated; and that the summary and bill text were correctly formatted. Committee members had no questions. A motion to engross Board Bill 51 committee substitute passed without objection.
Board Bill 69 committee substitute – The same checklist was confirmed by Deputy Clerk Johnson, including accurate section numbering, proper incorporation of exhibits and attachments, and correct formatting. No committee questions were raised. A motion to engross Board Bill 69 committee substitute passed without objection.
Board Bill 75 as amended on the floor – Deputy Clerk Johnson testified that the amendment reflected in the red-line version had been incorporated accurately and that dates, figures, cross-references, citations, section numbering, exhibits, attachments, summary, and bill text were all reviewed and correctly formatted. No committee questions were raised. A motion to engross Board Bill 75 as amended on the floor passed without objection.

Key Outcomes

Board Bill 51 committee substitute was engrossed.
Board Bill 69 committee substitute was engrossed.
Board Bill 75 as amended on the floor was engrossed.
The committee received no written testimony.
Alderwoman Sany and Vice Chair Devotee were excused from the remainder of the meeting, and the committee adjourned.

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