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MO SB 870

died on adjournment

Modifies provisions relating to admission fees on excursion gambling boats

Missouri · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did MO SB 870 pass?

No. MO SB 870 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-02-23): Re-referred S Select Committee on Gaming Committee

What is MO SB 870 about?

SB 870 - Current law requires an excursion gambling boat to pay to the Missouri Gaming Commission an admission fee of two dollars for each person embarking on the boat, with fifty percent of such fee remitted to the home dock city or county and fifty percent remitted to the Gaming Commission Fund. This act increases such fee to four dollars and adjusts the fee annually for inflation. This act is identical to SB 637 (2025) and is substantially similar to HB 84 (2025) and to a provision in HCS/HB 970 (2025) and HB 1552 (2025). JOSH NORBERG

Who sponsors MO SB 870?

Roberts, Steven, Steven Roberts are the primary sponsors of MO SB 870.

Description

SB 870 - Current law requires an excursion gambling boat to pay to the Missouri Gaming Commission an admission fee of two dollars for each person embarking on the boat, with fifty percent of such fee remitted to the home dock city or county and fifty percent remitted to the Gaming Commission Fund. This act increases such fee to four dollars and adjusts the fee annually for inflation. This act is identical to SB 637 (2025) and is substantially similar to HB 84 (2025) and to a provision in HCS/HB 970 (2025) and HB 1552 (2025). JOSH NORBERG

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Latest action
2026-02-23 — Re-referred S Select Committee on Gaming Committee
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Sponsors

  • Roberts, Stevenprimary
  • Steven Robertsprimary

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-02-23

    Re-referred S Select Committee on Gaming Committee

  2. 2026-02-23

    Re-referred S Select Committee on Gaming

  3. 2026-01-08

    Second Read and Referred S Appropriations Committee

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  4. 2026-01-07

    S First Read

    reading-1

  5. 2025-12-01

    Prefiled

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Official source

https://www.senate.mo.gov/BillTracking/Bills/BillInformation?year=2026&billid=186

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