MO — 2026 Regular Session | Bill Commons

3,177 bills

HB 1828 — Provides for the distribution of certain moneys for a memorial or museum dedicated to veterans in Perry Countydied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-05-07: Placed Back on Formal Perfection Calendar (H)
HB 1855 — Creates provisions relating to disease surveillance conducted by the department of health and senior servicesdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-05-07: Placed on Informal Calendar
SB 1749 — Establishes the State Office of Archaeologydied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-05-07: Second Read and Referred S Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources Committee
SJR 118 — SJR 118 - This constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, repeals provisions relating to the right to bear arms and provides that in accordance with the laws of the United States, any county, St. Louis City, or Kansas City, may enact ordinances regulating permits for the possession of a firearm and requiring background checks. Any such ordinance shall exempt any active duty or retired law enforcement officer, any full-time judge, or any person required to be armed as a condition of employment. Any penalty shall not exceed $1,000 or one year imprisonment. This amendment is identical to SJR 36 (2025), HJR 144 (2024), and HJR 140 (2024). TRISTAN BENSON, JR.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-05-07: Second Read and Referred S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee
SB 1796 — Creates provisions relating to personal information of public school teachersdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-05-07: Second Read and Referred S Education Committee
SB 1769 — SB 1769 - This act establishes the Office of Public Defense within the Department of Safety. The Director of the Department shall also serve as the director of the Office. The office is authorized to acquire and sell machine guns to the public, operate a warehouse and distribution station. In addition, the Office is tasked with verifying the eligibility of a qualified person to purchase a machine gun. Finally, the Office is required to make annual reports to the Governor. This act requires that for each transfer to a qualified person, the office shall make two copies of a signed and dated certificate, the office shall provide one copy to the person and retain the other copy in perpetuity. The information contained within the certificate and any other information contained within any records shall be exempt from disclosure or inspection under the Missouri Sunshine Law. Any records associated with the transfer of any machine gun, other than the original certificate of transfer, shall be destroyed by the office five years after the transfer was completed. Under this act, each machine gun sold is subject to a five hundred dollar surcharge. Half of this surcharge shall be deposited into the Public Defense Fund, and the other half shall be deposited into the Crime Victims' Compensation Fund. This act establishes the Public Defense Fund. This fund shall be used for the operational costs of the Office. Where a person that has been transferred a machine gun, later becomes prohibited from possessing firearms under Missouri or federal law, such person shall return the machine gun to the Office within seven days of learning of their prohibited status. If a person possessing a machine gun relocates outside of the state, the person must return the machine gun to the Office prior to relocation. Under this act, if a machine gun is transferred to an heir or the beneficiary of an estate, the representative of the estate must present such weapon to the Office. The Office shall then transfer the machine gun to the heir or beneficiary, if that person is a qualified person. Such transfer shall be free of cost. This act prohibits the Office from destroying any machine gun acquired pursuant to this section, unless the machine gun is returned under this section and is unserviceable. TRISTAN BENSON, JR.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-05-07: Second Read and Referred S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee
HB 2034 — Creates provisions relating to insurance coverage of orthotic, prosthetic, and assistive devicesdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-05-07: Placed Back on Formal Perfection Calendar (H)
SB 1720 — Repeals the expiration date of "Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week"died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-05-07: Second Read and Referred S Progress and Development Committee
SB 1750 — SB 1750 - The act modifies and creates new provisions relating to the regulation of large load electric customers. Under the act, an electrical corporation providing electric service to more than 250,000 customers shall develop and submit to the Public Service Commission schedules to include in the electrical corporation's service tariff applicable to customers who are projected to have above an annual peak demand of 50 megawatts, instead of 100 megawatts as currently provided, or more. (Section 393.130.7) LARGE LOAD FACILITIES (Section 393.325) The act provides that an owner or operator of a large load facility, as defined in the act, that intends to operate the facility in the state after August 28, 2026, shall file with the Public Service Commission a disclosure of intent to operate the facility before signing contracts with any public utility. Requirements of the disclosure are described in the act. During the Commission's review process of the disclosure, the Commission shall take certain specifics into account, as described in the act. The Commission shall make such disclosure publicly accessible on the Commission's website. The Commission's requirements for the disclosure are described in the act. The Commission shall have the authority to approve, provisionally approve, or deny the disclosure, as described in the act. Upon approval of the disclosure, an owner or operator shall conduct a pre-construction study of the large load facility and submit the results of the study to the Commission. Specifics of the study are described in the act. The study shall be conducted for the second time after the construction of the facility is completed to ensure no deficiencies are present and whether mitigation is necessary. If the post-construction study shows any deficiencies or disparities, the owner or operator shall pay for any mitigation costs. Results of the pre- and post-construction studies shall be reported to the Commission and shall be made available to the public before and after construction is completed and annually thereafter in a format determined by the Commission. After the disclosure is approved by the Commission, an owner or operator of a large load facility shall be required to pay for certain costs, as described in the act. Such costs shall not be shifted to any other class of ratepayers in a general rate proceeding. After a large load facility becomes operational, an owner or operator shall be required to make financial contributions to certain programs for low-income ratepayers, as described in the act. Certain facilities under the act shall implement an emergency curtailment system for temporary reduction or suspension of electric service, as described in the act. Facilities that provide services to entities such as hospitals, long term care facilities, or first-responder facilities shall be exempt from this provision. JULIA SHEVELEVAdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-05-07: Second Read and Referred S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee
SB 1801 — SB 1801 - This act provides that a state representative shall not introduce more than five bills or joint resolutions during a regular session of the General Assembly. A state senator shall not introduce more than ten bills or joint resolutions during a regular session of the General Assembly. The provisions of this act may be waived with the approval of at least two-thirds of the members of the chamber in which the person is a member. The provisions of this act shall not apply to appropriation bills. JIM ERTLEdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-05-07: Second Read and Referred S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee
SB 1755 — SB 1755 - Agriculture, Natural Resources & Conservation . AGRICULTURE . Governor Senate GR $ 21,066,802 $ 14,916,802 FEDERAL 12,677,920 12,677,920 OTHER 33,825,085 39,825,085 . ____________ ____________ TOTAL $ 67,569,807 $ 67,419,807 . House Final GR $ FEDERAL OTHER . _____________ ____________ TOTAL . NATURAL RESOURCES . Governor Senate GR $ 60,609,855 $ 60,264,954 FEDERAL 202,484,030 202,484,030 OTHER 2,103,044,070 2,103,044,070 . _____________ _____________ TOTAL $2,366,137,955 $2,365,793,054 . House Final GR $ FEDERAL OTHER . _____________ _____________ TOTAL $ . CONSERVATION . Governor Senate GR $ 0 $ 0 FEDERAL 0 0 OTHER 251,537,640 251,537,640 . ____________ ____________ TOTAL $ 251,537,640 $ 251,537,640 . House Final GR $ FEDERAL OTHER . _____________ ____________ TOTAL $ ADAM KOENIGSFELDdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-05-07: Second Read and Referred S Appropriations Committee
HB 2884 — Modifies provisions relating to public employee retirement systemsdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-05-07: Placed Back on Formal Perfection Calendar (H)
HB 2928 — Modifies provisions relating to qualified firearms safety instructorsdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-05-07: Placed on Informal Calendar
SB 1790 — SB 1790 - This act effectively reduces the tax rate paid by all existing property owners when a data center is built by creating a mandatory rate reduction mechanism. JOSH NORBERGdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-05-07: Second Read and Referred S Select Committee on Property Taxes and the State Tax Commission Committee
HB 1802 — Allows election challengers to be present any time ballots are being castdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-05-07: Placed Back on Formal Perfection Calendar (H)
SB 1760 — To appropriate money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Social Services, and the several divisions and programs thereofdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-05-07: Second Read and Referred S Appropriations Committee
HB 2162 — Creates provisions relating to a post-consumer paint recycling programdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-05-07: Placed Back on Formal Perfection Calendar (H)
SB 1788 — SB 1788 - This act restricts expenditure of any local taxes collected by a political subdivision on aviation fuel or the revenues generated by an international airport that is the subject of federal assistance or the subject of assistance from the Missouri Department of Transportation for purposes other than the capital or operating costs of the airport, the local airport system, or any other local facility that is owned or operated by the person or entity that owns or operates the airport that is directly and substantially related to the air transportation of passengers or property. Provisions of this act do not apply to any taxes collected by a political subdivision for sale of a private airport to a public entity if the sale is approved by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation, funding is provided under federal law for any portion of the public entity's acquisition of airport land, and an amount described in the act under federal law to that airport for purposes other than land acquisition, is repaid to the Federal Department of Transportation by the private owner. Repayments referred to in this act shall be treated as a recovery of prior year obligations. Nothing in this act may be construed to prevent the use of a state tax on aviation fuel to support a state aviation program or the use of airport revenue on or off the airport for a noise mitigation purpose. JOSH NORBERGdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-05-07: Second Read and Referred S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee
SB 1721 — SB 1721 - This act modifies provisions relating to initiative petitions and referenda. STANDARDIZATION OF SIGNATURE SHEETS AND SAMPLE SHEETS (Section 116.045, 116.050, 116.130) The act requires all signature sheets for initiative and referendum petitions to be on a form that is prescribed by the Secretary of State (SOS). The form is required to be made available in electronic format. Furthermore, all signatures gathered must be in black or dark ink. The text of each proposed measure as it appears on each sample sheet must be in a font not smaller than 12-point Times New Roman, with a top, bottom, left, and right margin not less than one inch. The full and correct text of all initiative and referendum petition measures must conform to constitutional requirements. PETITION FORMS AND CIRCULATOR REQUIREMENTS (Sections 116.030, 116.040, and 116.080) The act modifies the requirements to be a circulator of initiative or referendum petitions. Specifically, circulators must be: · A citizen of the United States; · 18 years of age or older; · A resident of this state, or in the alternative, physically present in this state for at least 30 consecutive days prior to collecting signatures; and · Registered to circulate signature pages with the SOS. Circulators are not permitted to be paid anything of value that is based on the number of signatures collected. The circulator forms are modified to include a phrase acknowledging that the circulator meets the aforementioned qualifications. CHALLENGES TO BALLOT TITLES AND CERTIFICATES OF SUFFICIENCY (Sections 116.190 and 116.200) Under current law, any citizen may file an action in circuit court challenging a ballot title or a certificate of sufficiency placing a measure on the ballot. This act only permits Missouri registered voters to bring such actions. Furthermore, any party to such an action is permitted to appeal within 10 days after the entry of the judgment of the circuit court. Under current law, any action challenging a ballot title that is not fully and finally adjudicated within 180 days of filing, and more than 56 days prior to the election in which the measure is to appear, including all appeals, shall be extinguished, unless a court extends such period upon a finding of good cause for such extension. This act requires extensions to be made upon an express finding of good cause, provided that no extension shall cause the final adjudication to occur less than 56 days prior to the election. Furthermore, no court shall have the authority to issue any form of relief after time for adjudication has expired under this act. FILING AND APPROVAL OF SAMPLE SHEETS (Sections 116.332 and 116.334) The act provides that sample sheets for initiative or referendum petitions may be filed at any time between the end of one general election and 6 months prior to the next general election. Under current law, prior to the collection of signatures, the SOS and Attorney General (AG) are required to review each petition for sufficiency as to form and approve or reject such petition on that basis. This act requires the SOS and AG to review each petition for compliance with constitutional requirements and approve or reject the petition, stating the reasons for rejection, if any. PUBLIC HEARING REQUIREMENT (Section 116.153) Current law requires the Joint Committee on Legislative Research to hold a public hearing in Jefferson City to take public comments concerning any proposed ballot measure within 30 days of the measure being certified for the ballot. This act repeals such requirement. This provision is identical to SB 113 (2023). This act is substantially similar to HB 2124 (2026), certain provisions in HB 3263 (2026), SB 1270 (2024), SB 490 (2023), and HB 703 (2023), and similar to SB 862 (2022), SB 149 (2021), SB 522 (2020), SCS/SB 5 (2019), HB 290 (2109),SS/SCS/SB 893 (2018), and HCS/HB 1289 (2018). SCOTT SVAGERAdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-05-07: Second Read and Referred S Local Government, Elections and Pensions Committee
SB 1727 — SB 1727 - Current law provides that property tax payments made by mail shall be deemed paid as of the postmark date stamped on the envelope, and shall not be subject to penalty if the postmark indicates that the payment was mailed prior to January 1. This act provides that payments shall be deemed timely paid if postmarked no later than January 5. JOSH NORBERGdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-05-07: Second Read and Referred S Select Committee on Property Taxes and the State Tax Commission Committee
SB 1717 — SB 1717 - Currently, the state is reimbursed for the salaries of family court commissioners appointed after August 28, 1993. There is an exception for the 11th (St. Charles County), 13th (Callaway and Boone Counties), and 31st (Greene County) Judicial Circuits, which allows one family court commissioner to be compensated by the state without requiring reimbursement. This act applies the exception to the 7th Judicial Circuit, consisting of Clay County. This act is identical to a provision in HCS/SB 945 (2026), in HCS/SB 1067 (2026), in HCS/HBs 2968, 2427 & 3086 (2026), HB 3387 (2026), and HB 3449 (2026). KATIE O'BRIENdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-05-07: Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
SB 1789 — SB 1789 - Under current law, the court may sentence a person to an extended sentence if the person meets certain criteria. This act requires that the court sentence a person to an extended sentence if they meet certain criteria. This act is identical to HB 3536 (2026), and to a provision contained in the Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed SS#3 SB 888 (2026), and the Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed CCS/SS/SCS/HCS/HBs 2637 & 3155 (2026). TRISTAN BENSON, JR.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-05-07: Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
SB 1713 — SB 1713 - The act provides that certain transactions, as described in the act, involving public utilities shall not be permitted unless the Public Service Commission makes a finding that such transactions are in the public interest. JULIA SHEVELEVAdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-05-07: Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy & the Environment Committee
HB 1850 — Modifies provisions relating to pharmacy benefits managersdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-05-07: Placed Back on Formal Perfection Calendar (H)
SB 1739 — SB 1739 - The act provides that a person shall not contact a property owner more than once per a calendar year with an unsolicited offer to buy the owner's real property. The unsolicited offer to buy real property shall include any communication, including a phone call, text message, email, mail, or fax. When a person contacts a property owner with an unsolicited offer to buy the owner's real property, before making the offer, the person shall provide the property owner with the person's legal name, address, phone number, and an email address. Communication between a person and a property owner shall not be considered an unsolicited offer to buy real property if such communication is part of an ongoing negotiation to buy real property, until the owner states that he or she does not wish to continue the negotiations, or, if the negotiations are occurring through text messages, the owner writes that he or she does not wish to continue negotiations. The Attorney General shall enforce the provisions of the act. Violations of the act may be reported to the Attorney General. Within 20 days of receiving a report for any violations of the act, the Attorney General shall send a written notice to the property owner that the Attorney General is conducting an investigation as to whether a violation occurred. After the investigation is completed, the Attorney General shall send a second written notice to the property owner describing the findings of the investigation. The second written notice shall also include information describing how the property owner may be placed on the no-call list. If the Attorney General believes that a violation occurred, the Attorney General shall commence a civil action. If the court finds that a violation occurred, the court may grant relief as described in the act. A civil penalty shall not exceed $2,000 per violation. JULIA SHEVELEVAdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-05-07: Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee