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Reports from the 51st District
Rep. Dean Dohrman, a Republican, represents Johnson, Pettis, and Saline counties (District 51). He was elected to his first two-year term in November 2012.
In addition to his legislative duties, Rep. Dohrman is an online professor.
Rep. Dohrman is a member of Warrensburg and Sedalia Area Chamber of Commerce, and Sedalia Lions Club. He attends Wesley United Methodist Church. A graduate of LaMonte High, Rep. Dohrman earned his PhD from the University of Missouri-Kansas City in 2004.
Born in Warrensburg, Rep. Dohrman currently lives in LaMonte.
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Capitol Report: Aug. 10, 2020
Posted Monday, August 10, 2020, at 9:58 AMVoters Approve Medicaid Expansion... -
Capitol Report: Aug. 3, 2020
Posted Monday, August 3, 2020, at 3:18 PMThis week I have a special format for the Capitol Report. At the end, you will find an attachment of estimated cuts to school districts in and around the 51st District. This is a follow up to last week’s section on Amendment 2. The first section concerns the special session... -
Capitol Report: July 23, 2020
Posted Friday, July 24, 2020, at 2:19 PMThis week I finish the House and Senate Truly Agreed and Finally Passed (TAFP’d) bills summaries. This list consists of Senate bills: you may also view all TAFP bill summaries at https://house.mo.gov/LegislationSP.aspx . I will also provide some thoughts on Medicaid Expansion, which is on the ballot for Aug. 4. Next week I will have some details on the special session... -
Capitol Report July 16, 2020
Posted Friday, July 17, 2020, at 3:34 PMGovernor Parson completed the signing of bills from the 2020 Regular Session. This week I will continue the House and Senate Truly Agreed and Finally Passed (TAFP’d) bills summaries. These summaries will continue until we have a complete recap for this past session. The list this week continues with Senate bills, and next week will complete the recap. You may also view all TAFP bill summaries at https://house.mo.gov/LegislationSP.aspx... -
Capitol Report: May 26, 2020
Posted Tuesday, May 26, 2020, at 12:23 PMDuring our second full month of the COVID-19 epidemic we have learned a few things. Number one, tight places are the areas of transfer. On the East Coast with high rise apartment complexes, mass transit, and close office spaces the virus seems to jump from person to person. ... -
Capitol Report: May 15, 2020
Posted Monday, May 18, 2020, at 2:06 PMToday, the General Assembly wrapped up the Regular Session for the regular session. Although the normal legislative schedule was disrupted for several weeks because of the COVID-19 pandemic, we were able to get several important bills across the finish line including a fiscally responsible state operating budget, important workforce development legislation, much-needed reforms for the state’s foster care system, protections for victims of sexual assault, and new tools to combat drug trafficking. ... -
Capitol Report: May 8, 2020
Posted Friday, May 15, 2020, at 10:46 AMToday is the 75th anniversary of VE Day. On this date in 1945, Nazi Germany officially surrendered, ending the war in Europe (Victory in Europe, VE Day). The 2020 Regular Session is fast drawing to a close, but the General Assembly is working hard to keep the state operational. Several bills were heard in committee, perfected on the House floor, and passed to the Senate. We also completed the budget and a tax bill. The details of these bills follow... -
Capitol Report: April 30, 2020
Posted Thursday, April 30, 2020, at 3:02 PMMonday, the General Assembly gaveled in to pass a budget proposal over to the Senate. Also, several committees met to hear bills that will possibly make it into law during the next two weeks. On Wednesday, the House did pass out a budget plan with the Senate planning to pick it up during the latter part of the week. A short summary follows... -
Capitol Report: Feb. 13, 2020
Posted Friday, February 14, 2020, at 11:15 AMAround the State The Missouri House is going through its annual exercise considering a statewide monitoring program, Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP), that supporters say will help combat prescription drug abuse. Missouri is the only state in the nation without a statewide program, though a program started by St. ... -
Capitol Report: Jan. 16, 2020
Posted Thursday, January 16, 2020, at 1:18 PMAround the State... -
Capitol Report: December 2019
Posted Monday, December 16, 2019, at 2:57 PMAt Home In the wake of the Kansas City Star’s announcement that it will end its Saturday print edition, Seekingalpha.com is reporting that its parent organization, the McClatchy Company, is not a good bet for the future. The McClatchy Company has a great deal of unfunded debt and although it has seriously cut expenses, looming financial obligations keep the sun from rising on the future of this media company. ... -
Capitol Report: Oct. 17, 2019
Posted Thursday, October 17, 2019, at 3:42 PMAround the State... -
Capitol Report: Oct. 3
Posted Friday, October 4, 2019, at 12:10 PMAround the State... -
Capitol Report: Aug. 8, 2019
Posted Friday, August 9, 2019, at 9:28 AMAround the State (Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019) — The Missouri State Fair opens today. The opening ceremonies begin in the morning, and the annual parade begins at 6 p.m. This year’s theme is Come Home, and events run through Aug. 18. For a full schedule of entertainment and events, please see http://www.mostatefair.com/schedules/ ... -
Capitol Report: Aug. 2, 2019
Posted Friday, August 2, 2019, at 10:55 AMAround the State House Speaker Elijah Haahr recently announced the creation of the Interim Committee on Oversight of Local Taxation. Haahr formed the interim committee to evaluate how local governments are determining taxes and are impacted by current tax policy, property tax and other taxes... -
Capitol Report: July 3, 2019
Posted Wednesday, July 3, 2019, at 2:32 PMAround the State... -
Capitol Report: June 27, 2019
Posted Friday, June 28, 2019, at 9:11 AMAround the State... -
Capitol Report: May 23, 2019
Posted Friday, May 24, 2019, at 2:34 PM(May 23, 2019) — The 2019 session wrapped up in rather typical fashion, a lot of bills on the last day. In all, 96 bills were Truly Agreed and Finally Passed (TAFP’d) throughout the session covering a range of topics including economic development, workforce development, tort reform, abortion regulation and child safety among many other issues. I will cover all TAFP bills throughout the next several weeks. However, this week I will begin with my bills... -
Capitol Report: May 9, 2019
Posted Friday, May 10, 2019, at 12:53 PMOur next-to-last week has proven to be very busy. We used a lot of time on the budget, and did get it through approval. I had some movement on bills and will update those before giving a summary of the budget and bills Truly Agreed and Finally Passed (TAFP) this week... -
Capitol Report: May 2, 2019
Posted Thursday, May 2, 2019, at 3:51 PMWe had a busy week at the Capitol and moved many bills over to the Senate. I added one, HB 576, the Campus Free Expression Act. The bill modifies the current Campus Free Expression Act that provides some protection of speech, but does not provide enough protection. HB 576 requires the governing board of each public institution of higher education to adopt a policy on free expression by Jan. 1, 2020...
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