5/17/04-A resolution to get rid of the six-member highway commission responsible for roadways in the state and replace it with a governor-appointed director of transportation has died.
SJR34, sponsored by Sen. Matt Bartle, R-Lee’s Summit, remained in the Senate Transportation Committee at the close of the session May 14.
The proposed amendment to the Missouri Constitution sought to install a Cabinet-level transportation director in charge of the state Transportation Department. Currently, the agency is overseen by a commission appointed by the governor but does not answer directly to him or the General Assembly.

1/15/04-A resolution to get rid of the six-member highway commission responsible for roadways in the state and replace it with a governor-appointed director of transportation has been forwarded to the Senate Transportation Committee
The proposed constitutional amendment – SJR34 – would put a Cabinet-level transportation director in charge of the state Transportation Department. Currently, the agency is overseen by a commission appointed by the governor but does not answer directly to him or the General Assembly.
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12/18/03-Sen. Matt Bartle, R-Lee’s Summit, is sponsoring a resolution to get rid of the six-member highway commission responsible for roadways in the state and replace it with a governor-appointed director of transportation.
The proposed constitutional amendment – SJR34 – would put a Cabinet-level transportation director in charge of MoDOT. Currently, the department is overseen by a commission appointed by the governor but does not answer directly to him or the General Assembly.
The issue will be considered during the legislative session that starts Jan. 7.