Both the Missouri and Kansas legislative sessions kick off this month; the Missouri session begins January 6 and the Kansas session kicks off Monday, January 11.

The 2016 session looks to be filled with several complex and important issues heading into the election cycle this fall. Among the topics are discussions about education funding, the state budget, and more.

Missouri lawmakers start the 2016 legislative session on January 6 with two bills already pre-filed that would impact credit union operations. The bills are supported by the Heartland Credit Union Association (HCUA) and were pre-filed in December.

Credit unions unite for good on a daily basis, and the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) wants to put these good deeds on display during the Governmental Affairs Conference, February 21-25, 2016. Similar to last year, there will be wall art in the lobby to highlight the difference credit unions are making every day.

Join credit union advocates from across the state for the Missouri Advocacy Meeting on March 7-8, 2016. This Heartland Credit Union Association (HCUA) event takes place at the DoubleTree Hotel, 422 Monroe Street in Jefferson City. Make plans now to join Missouri’s credit union advocates and experience:

The Show-Me Scorecard Survey deadline has been extended to December 31. Please participate in this survey to help create the Show-Me Scorecard, a brochure that illustrates the positive effects of credit unions in Missouri.

Raytown-Lee's Summit Community Credit Union (RLSCCU) welcomed State Senator Will Kraus (R-District 8) for a reception at its Blue Springs location on December 9. Sen. Kraus is a member of RLSCCU, and he also serves on the Senate Financial Institutions Committee, a key committee for credit unions.

The House Financial Services Committee voted 45 to 9 to move H.R. 2205, the Data Security Act of 2015, forward to the House floor.

The vote took place on December 9. This bill contains several provisions helpful to the data security issue:

Credit unions have some needed regulatory relief with the passage of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, a five-year, $305 billion highway funding package that includes three key provisions affecting credit unions.  

The Credit Union National Association's (CUNA) Governmental Affairs Conference (GAC) will be here before you know it – and the Missouri GAC room block is filling up!

To stay in the room block, fill out and submit the GAC Housing Commitment Form by December 11, 2015. 

On November 23, 2015, the Missouri Credit Union Association (MCUA) filed a comment letter with the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) on the agency’s proposed investment rule for bank notes. The NCUA Board proposed a rule at its October board meeting to amend the agency’s investment