MO — 2026 Regular Session | Bill Commons

3,175 bills

HB 1712 — Modifies the offense of tampering with electronic monitoring equipmentdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-05-14: Action Postponed (H)
HB 2762 — Modifies and creates new provisions relating to solar energy projectsdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-05-13: Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 7 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 1
HB 3005 — Establishes provisions relating to the reconsideration of materials in a public library or public school librarydied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-05-13: Dropped from Calendar - Pursuant to House Rules (H)
HB 1881 — Adds xylazine to the list of Schedule III controlled substancesdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-05-13: Dropped from Calendar - Pursuant to House Rules (H)
SB 944 — SCS/SB 944 - Current law provides that compensation for the attorney for the sheriff of the City of St. Louis shall be not less than $3,000 and not more than $15,000 per year. This act provides that the sheriff shall set the rate of compensation for the attorney, and the attorney shall serve at the pleasure of the sheriff. This act is identical to a provision contained in HCS/SB 945 (2026) and HCS/SB 1067 (2026). TRISTAN BENSON, JR.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-05-12: Hearing Conducted H Emerging Issues
HB 2656 — Creates the "Clear Skies Act" prohibiting geoengineering, cloud seeding and other atmospheric interventions, authorizing DNR to investigate violations, and includes penalty provisionsdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-05-12: HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 8 NOES: 3 PRESENT: 0
HB 3205 — Establishes provisions relating to the funding of legal actions, including foreign funding and litigation funding agreementsdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-05-12: Placed on Informal Calendar - SA 1, adopted/SA 3, SS pending
SB 1012 — SS#2/SCS/SB 1012 - This act creates new provisions relating to artificial intelligence. AI NON-SENTIENCE AND RESPONSIBILITY ACT (Section 1.2045) The act establishes the "AI Non-Sentience and Responsibility Act". New provisions are created governing: the legal status of AI; the use of AI by owners, operators, licensed professionals, and end users; responsibility for oversight of AI systems and responsibility for harm; mechanisms for enforcement of the restrictions of this act. AI Not a Sentient or Legal Entity (Subsections 3 to 7) The act provides that an artificial intelligence (AI) system shall be declared a non-sentient entity. A government entity shall not grant to an AI system the legal status of a personhood, nor consider an AI system to possess consciousness, self-awareness, or similar traits of living beings. An AI system shall not be recognized as a spouse or domestic partner, or identify itself as male or female. Moreover, an AI system shall not be designated or appointed or serve in any capacity as the chief executive officer, director, owner, or other similar position for which final authority resides for any state department, division, or agency, or any corporation, partnership, or other legal entity. AI systems shall not be recognized as legal entities capable of owning title to property. All assets associated with an AI system shall be attributed to human individuals or organizations responsible for the AI's development, deployment, or operation. USE OF AI BY OWNERS, OPERATORS, LICENSED PROFESSIONALS (Subsections 8-9) Any owner or operator that uses an AI system to interact with consumers, clients, and patients shall provide notice to such persons if they are interacting with an AI system. Provisions are included pertaining to licensed professionals who provide a regulated service, as that term is defined in the act. A licensed professional rendering a regulated service shall exercise independent professional judgment, as that term is defined in the act, and retain final authority over any determination, diagnosis, recommendation, or decision within the scope of the licensed professional's practice, including for the purpose of dispensing, prescribing, renewing any prescription of, administering, or otherwise distributing medications or controlled substances, regardless of whether an AI system was used to assist in its preparation. The requirement to exercise independent professional judgment does not prohibit the use of an AI system in the course of performing a regulated service. Failure by a licensed professional to exercise independent professional judgment shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action by the relevant licensing authority in addition to any other remedy available under this act or under applicable law. A licensed professional who uses an AI system in the performance of a regulated service bears the responsibility of any mistakes resulting from the use of the AI system in the rendering of a service in the same manner in which the licensed professional would have been held liable in a scenario in which an AI system was not used or relied upon. Likewise, a licensed professional providing a regulated service who unreasonably relies upon any content produced by an AI system in rendering such a regulated service and such service thereafter causes any harm, whether direct or indirect, to the person for whom the service was rendered, shall also be liable for such harm in the same manner in which the licensed professional would have been held liable in a scenario in which an AI system was not used or relied upon. An AI system shall not be held liable in any respect for any harm caused in such a circumstance. Any attempt to shift fault, in whole or in part, onto the AI system shall be of no effect. A developer, manufacturer, owner, or operator shall not advertise or represent to the public that an AI system is or is capable of acting as a licensed professional or is or is capable of providing any regulated service. OVERSIGHT OF AI SYSTEMS AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR HARM (Subsections 10-12) Any contractual term purporting to assign responsibility exclusively for any action to an AI system is void as against public policy. An end user of an AI system shall be liable for any harm done in connection with the use of an AI system in the same manner in which the end user would have been held liable in a scenario in which an AI system was not used. An end user is an individual who uses an AI system without creating, controlling, deploying, or exercising authority over the system. The act of labeling an AI system in a way to indicate that it is aligned, ethically trained, or value locked, even if the label does not use one of those terms specifically, shall not excuse or diminish the owner's or developer's liability for harms. Liability protections under corporate law shall not be used to evade responsibility for direct harm caused by AI systems. ENFORCEMENT AND REMEDIES FOR VIOLATION (Subsection 14) Nothing in this section shall be construed to create or expand civil liability as established in any other provision of law or available under common law. APPLICATION OF OTHER LEGAL PRINCIPLES AND ACTIONS TO AI SYSTEMS (Subsections 15-23) An AI system is considered a product for the purposes of product liability and consumer protection laws in this state, provided that nothing in this subsection shall be construed to create or expand civil liability as established in any other provision of law or available under common law. This act shall not be construed to extend to any AI system, or to the outputs of any AI system, the constitutional rights, privileges, or immunities of any person that designs, develops, manufactures, owns, or operates such system. The classification of an AI system as a non-person under this act does not create any presumption that the outputs of such system constitute the protected speech, expression, or other constitutionally protected activity of any person. This act shall not be construed to alter, diminish, or revoke the legal status of any partnership, association, corporation, body politic, or other legal entity recognized under the laws of this state. To the extent that any provision is inconsistent with federal law, the relevant provisions of federal law will prevail. No settlement agreement, consent decree, or other resolution shall include any non-disclosure term, provided that nothing shall prevent a court from issuing a protective order necessary to safeguard certain personal information. The provisions of the act shall apply to all AI systems developed, owned, deployed, or operated on or after August 28, 2026. The "AI Non-Sentience and Responsibility Act" contains a severability clause. These provisions are similar to HCS/HBs 1746 & 1769 (2026), SB 859 (2026), and SB 1474 (2026). AI COMPANION CHATBOTS (Section 1.2058) The act creates new provisions relating to companion chatbots. A companion chatbot is an artificial intelligence system with a natural language interface that provides adaptive, human-like responses to user inputs and is capable of meeting a user's social needs, including by exhibiting anthropomorphic features and being able to sustain a relationship across multiple interactions. An operator of a companion chatbot shall issue a clear and conspicuous notification indicating that the companion chatbot is artificially generated and not human. An operator shall prevent a companion chatbot on its companion chatbot platform from engaging with users unless the operator maintains a protocol for preventing the production of suicidal ideation, suicide, self-harm, or harm to others content to the user, including, but not limited to, by providing a notification to the user that refers the user to crisis service providers, including a suicide hotline or crisis text line, if the user expresses suicidal ideation, suicide, self-harm, or harm to others. The operator shall publish details on the protocol required by this act on the operator's website. Operators of companion chatbots are required to: • Disclose to the user that the user is interacting with artificial intelligence; • Provide by default a clear and conspicuous notification to the user at least every two hours for continuing companion chatbot interactions that reminds the user to take a break and that the companion chatbot is artificially generated and not human; • With respect to a user who is a minor, institute reasonable measures to prevent its companion chatbot from producing visual material of sexually explicit conduct or directly stating that the minor should engage in sexually explicit conduct. An operator shall disclose to a user of its companion chatbot platform, on the application, the browser, or any other format that a user can use to access the companion chatbot platform, that companion chatbots may not be suitable for minors. The act requires operators of companion chatbots to make annual reports to the Department of Mental Health regarding crisis interactions and instances of suicidal ideation by users. The Director of the Department of Mental Health shall prepare an annual report that compiles and analyzes all information reported to the Department pursuant to this subsection. Such report shall be delivered to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate not later than January 31 of the calendar year following the receipt of the data by the Department. A person who suffers injury in fact as a result of a violation of this provision may bring a civil action to recover all of the following relief: • Injunctive relief; • Damages in an amount equal to the greater of actual damages or one thousand dollars per violation; and • Reasonable attorney's fees and costs. ELECTIONS (Section 130.165) This act creates new provisions relating to the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in elections. Any political advertisement, electioneering communication, or other miscellaneous advertisement of a political nature that uses AI, in the manner that is described in the act, shall prominently include a disclaimer alerting the viewer that the media was created with the use of AI. The nature of the disclaimer is described in the act. In addition to any civil penalties provided by law, a person identified in a disclaimer required by law as paying for, sponsoring, or approving any media covered by this act that is required to contain the disclaimer prescribed in this act and who fails to include the required disclaimer is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. These provisions are identical to SB 509 (2025). This act contains a severability clause. SCOTT SVAGERAdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-05-12: Hearing Conducted H Emerging Issues
HB 2388 — Creates the "Clear Skies Act" prohibiting geoengineering, cloud seeding and other atmospheric interventions, and authorizing DNR to investigate violations, and includes penalty provisionsdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-05-12: HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 8 NOES: 3 PRESENT: 0
HB 2153 — Abolishes the death penalty and specifies that any person sentenced to death must be sentenced to life imprisonment without paroledied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-05-11: Motion to Do Pass Failed (H)
SB 1735 — SB 1735 - This act creates the "Lori Zena Baker Act". This act establishes the "Sickle Cell Standing Committee" as a subcommittee of the Missouri Genetic Advisory Committee within the Department of Health and Senior Services, with membership as specified in the act. The Director of the Department of Health and Senior Services shall appoint the committee members. The committee shall assess the impact of sickle cell disease on the state and make recommendations to the General Assembly and Governor regarding services and policies to address the state's needs, as described in the act. This act is identical to a provision in the truly agreed to and finally passed SS/SCS/HCS/HB 2372 (2026) and substantially similar to HB 1483 (2016). SARAH HASKINSdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-05-07: Second Read and Referred S Progress and Development Committee
HJR 169 — Proposes a constitutional amendment relating to restrictions on state revenuedied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-05-07: Placed on Informal Calendar
HB 1707 — Excludes certain processing fees from the definition of gross receipts for sales tax purposesdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-05-07: Placed on Informal Calendar
SB 1765 — SB 1765 - Capital Improvements . Governor Senate GR $ 11,456,095 $ 0 FEDERAL 37,000,000 37,000,000 OTHER 62,595,032 62,595,032 . ______________ ______________ TOTAL $ 111,051,127 $ 99,595,032 . House Final GR FEDERAL OTHER . _______________ ______________ TOTAL ADAM KOENIGSFELDdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-05-07: Second Read and Referred S Appropriations Committee
SB 1748 — SB 1748 - This act creates the offense of disclosure of an intimate digital depiction. A person shall be guilty of such offense if he or she discloses or threatens to disclose an intimate digital depiction with the intent to harass or threaten another person. A violation of such offense is a class D felony if the person discloses an intimate digital depiction and a class E felony if the person threatens to disclose an intimate digital depiction. Any second or subsequent violation of disclosure of an intimate digital depiction is a class C felony. It shall be a class D felony for a second or subsequent conviction of threatening to disclose an intimate digital depiction. Additionally, it shall be a class C felony if the disclosure interferes with a government proceeding or causes violence. This act is identical to a provision in SB 928 (2026), the Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed SS#2/SB 999 (2026), and SB 1747 (2026), and is substantially similar to a provision in SB 604 (2025), SB 1444 (2024), and is similar to a provision in SB 1117 (2026), HCS/HBs 1887, 2361, 1913, & 2321 (2026), HB 1913 (2026), the Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed SS/SCS/HCS/HBs 2273, 1946, 1814, & 2551 (2026), HS/HCS/HBs 3068 & 3049 (2026), HCS/HBs 3393 & 2392 (2026), HB 3426 (2026), HB 362 (2025), SB 411 (2025), SB 1424 (2024), and HB 2573 (2024). TRISTAN BENSON, JR.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-05-07: Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee
HB 2643 — Establishes the "Hope for Missouri Patients Act"died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-05-07: Placed Back on Formal Perfection Calendar (H)
SB 1767 — SB 1767 - Under this act, any person who acquires, uses, produces, possesses, transfers, or administers psilocybin for the person's own therapeutic use shall not be subject to state or local criminal or civil penalties if the person is a veteran or first responder and is 21 years of age or older and suffers from a condition listed in the act. The person shall be enrolled in a study regarding the use of psilocybin to treat such conditions and shall provide the Department of Mental Health with specified information. A facilitator shall be present during the administration of the psilocybin and the use of psilocybin shall be limited to no more than 150 milligrams of psilocybin analyte during any 12-month period. A person who assists another in any of the acts permitted under this act and any laboratory testing psilocybin under this act shall not be subject to state or local criminal or civil penalties. Subject to appropriation, the Department shall provide grants totaling $2 million dollars for research on the use and efficacy of psilocybin for the treatment of conditions listed in the act. The Department shall prepare annual reports for the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and the General Assembly on the implementation and outcomes of psilocybin use under this act. No state agency shall disclose to the federal government or any unauthorized third party the statewide list or any individual information of persons who meet the requirements of this act. Additionally, this act modifies current law on the use of investigational drugs and devices for individuals with terminal illnesses to include individuals with life-threatening or severely debilitating conditions or illnesses. Currently, investigational drugs shall not include Schedule I controlled substances. This act repeals that prohibition. This provision is substantially similar to SB 1454 (2026). Finally, this act requires the Department of Mental Health, in collaboration with a Missouri university hospital or contract research organizations conducting FDA-approved trials, to conduct a study on the efficacy of using alternative medicine and therapies, including, but not limited to, the use of psilocybin, for the treatment of veterans and first responders suffering post-traumatic stress disorder, major depressive disorder, substance use disorders, or who require end-of-life care, as described in the act. Such study shall include a study of the use of psilocybin to treat such conditions, as well as a literature review and the submission of various reports. No person participating in the study shall be subject to criminal or civil liability or sanction for participating, except in cases of gross negligence or willful misconduct. This act is identical to SB 1682 (2026), substantially similar to SCS/HCS/HBs 1717 & 1643 (2026) and provisions in SCS/HS/HCS/HBs 3068 & 3049 (2026), and similar to SCS/SB 90 (2025), SCS/SB 768 (2024), HCS/HB 1830 (2024), HB 1154 (2023), and SB 614 (2023). SARAH HASKINSdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-05-07: Second Read and Referred S Emerging Issues and Professional Registration Committee
HB 2711 — Modifies provisions relating to the assessment of certain broadband communications equipmentdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-05-07: Placed on Informal Calendar
SB 1745 — SB 1745 - Under current law, all peace officers and first responders are required to have a mental health check-in with a program service provider once every three to five years. This act allows a department to satisfy this requirement if they have an established behavioral health or mental health program that meets enumerated requirements. This act also adds first responder commanding officers to the list of people approved to receive notification that the check-in requirement has been met. This act is identical to SB 1731 (2026), and to a provision contained in CCS/HCS/SS/SB 975 (2026), and the Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed SS/SCS/HCS/HB 2372 (2026). TRISTAN BENSON, JR.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-05-07: Second Read and Referred S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee
SB 1730 — SB 1730 - This act establishes the "Innovation Endowment Fund" in the state treasury, to be used by the Missouri Technology Corporation to carry out its duties. The fund shall consist of appropriations made by the General Assembly, any gifts, bequests, and donations, 0.5% of data storage center project costs, as defined in the act, deposited in equal increments over a period of twenty years, and an amount equal to $100 per megawatt of nameplate capacity for each solar farm, as defined in the act, in this state. For any data storage center that includes at least 10,000 square feet of space dedicated to fostering workforce development or economic development and providing small business incubator and research space, the amount deposited in the fund shall be equal to 0.25% of data storage center project costs, to be deposited in equal increments over a period of twenty years. JOSH NORBERGdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-05-07: Second Read and Referred S Economic and Workforce Development Committee
HB 2404 — Prohibits a political subdivision from adopting policies for property transferred by political subdivisions from being used for lawful education purposes by a charter schooldied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-05-07: Placed on Informal Calendar
SB 1762 — SB 1762 - Statewide Leasing . Governor Senate GR $ 112,241,110 $ 112,241,110 FEDERAL 29,924,453 29,924,453 OTHER 16,749,968 16,749,968 . _____________ _____________ TOTAL $ 158,915,531 $ 158,915,531 . House Final GR FEDERAL OTHER . ______________ _____________ TOTAL ADAM KOENIGSFELDdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-05-07: Second Read and Referred S Appropriations Committee
HB 2461 — Modifies provisions related to the "Donated Food" food pantry tax creditdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-05-07: Placed Back on Formal Perfection Calendar (H)
HB 1788 — Modifies requirements for campaign contributionsdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-05-07: Placed on Informal Calendar
SB 1741 — SB 1741 - This act establishes provisions relating to rental protections for victims of domestic violence. This act provides that a tenant or lessee may have a perpetrator of domestic violence against the tenant, lessee, or a household member removed from the rental agreement and excluded from the premises. The tenant or lessee is required to submit to the landlord a copy of a protective order, restraining order, or other similar relief or a record from a federal, state, or local law enforcement agency, a court, or an administrative agency pertaining to an alleged incident of domestic violence. The tenant or lessee shall also submit to the landlord a written notice providing the full legal name, preferred date of termination of lease for the perpetrator, and the preferred method of communication between the landlord and such tenant or lessee. A landlord may, after five days of notice of termination of the rental agreement and without the right of the tenant or lessee to cure the default, file suit and have judgment against only the perpetrator for recovery of possession of the premises as an expedited eviction. If the perpetrator vacates the premises within five days of the notice, the landlord shall install new locks and inform the tenant or lessee of such. If the perpetrator fails to vacate the premises within five days of the notice, the landlord shall file suit and timely notify the requesting tenant or lessee of the hearing date and judgment. If a judgment is entered in favor of the landlord, the landlord shall be entitled to recover court costs and reasonable attorney's fees, shall install new locks, and shall notify the requesting tenant or lessee of the installation of the new locks and how to obtain access to the dwelling unit. The landlord shall also refuse access by the perpetrator to the dwelling unit for the purposes of reclaiming property, unless a law enforcement officer escorts the perpetrator into and out of the dwelling unit. A landlord shall not be liable for any actions taken in good faith in accordance with this act. If the perpetrator of domestic violence is not a tenant, lessee, or occupant, the tenant or lessee may require his or her landlord to change the locks to the dwelling unit if the tenant or lessee provides a written request to the landlord along with a protective order, restraining order, or other similar relief or a record from a federal, state, or local law enforcement agency, a court, or an administrative agency pertaining to the alleged incident of domestic violence. The landlord shall change the locks to the tenant's dwelling unit within 24 hours. If a landlord fails to change the locks, the tenant or lessee may change the locks, provided that they notify the landlord that the locks have been changed and provide the landlord with a new key or the entry code by which to access the dwelling unit. A landlord may require the tenant to pay for the actual and reasonable cost incurred by the landlord in changing the locks. KATIE O'BRIENdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-05-07: Second Read and Referred S Families, Seniors and Health Committee