Missouri Senate Bills

SB 1279 - Current law authorizes an income tax deduction for contributions made to a 529 savings account, with such deduction limited to $8,000 for single filers and $16,000 for married filing combined filers. This act removes the limits such that 100% of such contributions shall be deductible. JOSH NORBERG

SB 1211 - Current law authorizes counties to provide for the payment of real and personal property taxes in installments, but excludes township counties from utilizing such payment plans. This act repeals such prohibition for township counties. This act is identical to HB 388 (2025). JOSH NORBERG

SB 1202 - This act provides that the definition of "tangible personal property" shall, for the purposes of property taxation, include machinery and equipment used to provide broadband communications service, as described in the act. (Section 137.010) This act also creates a new subclass of tangible personal property that includes machinery and equipment used to provide broadband communications service and that is placed in service on or after August 28, 2026. All such property shall be assessed at 12% of its true value in money for the 2027-2033 calendar years, and at 33.3% of its true value in money for the 2034 and all subsequent calendar years. (Sections 137.080 and 137.115) This act is substantially similar to HCS/HB 2711 (2026). JOSH NORBERG

SB 1008 - This act authorizes the Attorney General to appoint commissioned and noncommissioned investigators. Commissioned investigators shall take an oath of office, shall comply with all peace officer standards, and shall receive a certificate of appointment, a copy of which shall be filed with the Secretary of State, providing for the same powers of arrest of peace officers in any matter in which the Attorney General is appointed or assigned. Additionally, commissioned investigators may assist law enforcement agencies. KATIE O'BRIEN

SCS/SB 993 - This act creates licenses for hemp beverage manufacturers, hemp beverage wholesalers, and hemp beverage retailers. No person, cooperative, or business holding any one of the three types of hemp beverage licenses can hold either of the other two types of hemp beverage licenses and shall not have a financial interest, either direct or indirect, in a person, cooperative or business holding any of the other two types of hemp beverage licenses. However, a person, cooperative, or business may hold both a hemp beverage manufacturer and hemp beverage retailer license, but may only operate hemp beverage retail operations onsite at the premises where the hemp beverage product is manufactured. Hemp beverage manufacturers may solicit and sell hemp beverage products to hemp beverage wholesalers, but shall not sell directly to a hemp beverage retailer. Hemp beverage wholesalers can solicit and sell hemp beverage products to hemp beverage retailers. A person, cooperative, or business holding a hemp beverage manufacturer license, hemp beverage wholesaler license, or a hemp beverage retailer license, or any allowable combination thereof, shall not hold a marijuana facility license. No hemp beverage wholesaler or hemp beverage retailer shall distribute or sell any hemp beverage products that they know or reasonably should know were manufactured outside of the United States. Unfinished hemp extract may be imported or exported as described in the act. The act specifies the qualifications to receive a license, fees for licensure, and the application process, as well as the health, safety, permissible ingredients, testing, and transportation standards. The act also outlines the packaging and labeling requirements for hemp beverages. Any hemp beverage manufacturer or wholesaler who violates such health and safety standards, or permits its employees, officers, or agents to do so, will be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction will be subject to specified fines. This act prohibits the sale of hemp beverages to anyone under the age of 21. Anyone who sells hemp beverages shall also be 21 years old. A manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer of a hemp beverage product shall not advertise, market, or offer for sale the product by using, in the labeling or design of the product or product packaging or in advertising or marketing materials for the product trade dress, trademarks, branding, or other related materials, any imagery or scenery that depicts or signifies characters or symbols known to appeal primarily to persons under 21 years of age. Under this act, retailers and wholesalers shall have 120 days, beginning August 28, 2026, to sell any hemp beverage products in inventory as of August 28, 2026, provided such products comply with the provisions of this act. Any remaining products not removed from inventory shall be subject to forfeiture and destruction, as described in the act. Under this act, an excise tax at a rate of 7% shall be imposed on the retail sale of a hemp beverage product. This act is similar to SB 697 (2025), HB 463 (2025), and provisions in SCS/SB 54 (2025), and SB 518 (2025). SARAH HASKINS

SCS/SB 978 - Beginning in the 2026-27 school year and continuing in subsequent school years, any instruction on human sexuality provided by a school district or charter school shall include a human growth and development discussion. Such discussion shall include a video illustrating the development of vital organs in early fetal development, as well as a video illustrating the process of fertilization and every stage of human development inside the uterus throughout pregnancy until birth. Additionally, each school district and charter school shall require instruction in human growth and development beginning no later than third grade. Provisions of state law requiring the formation of a work group to develop academic standards shall not apply to this instruction. The instruction shall include certain scientific facts and information listed in the act, including videos illustrating the development of vital organs in early fetal development and every stage of human development inside the uterus throughout pregnancy until birth. The instruction shall teach that at conception, a new human being is formed, and abortion ends the life of an unborn child. The medicinal emphasis on the heartbeat during gestation shall also be covered, along with the ability to hear an unborn child's heartbeat using a fetal heart rate device. Placental development, brain waves, reflex responses, and sensory receptors are also required instructional topics. The instruction shall teach that the predominant abortion method in Missouri is dilation and evacuation, which includes the dismemberment, disarticulation, and exsanguination of an unborn child, causing the unborn child's death. Instruction in human development shall be delivered in an age-appropriate manner. Parents shall be notified of the contents of such instruction and shall be given the opportunity to remove their child from class during such instruction. The Attorney General may bring a civil action for damages, injunctive relief, or both, against any person or entity who violates any provision of this act. This act is similar to HB 1701 (2026), HB 2581 (2026), and HB 2909 (2026). OLIVIA SHANNON

SB 960 - The act repeals certain provisions and creates new provisions relating to the membership of the Clean Water Commission. Under the act, each Commission member shall serve in a manner consistent with the provisions of Missouri Clean Water Law. The Commission shall be comprised of the following members: - One member, instead of at least two as currently provided, shall be knowledgeable about agriculture; - One member, instead of at least two as currently provided, shall be knowledgeable about the needs of industry or mining; - One member shall be knowledgeable about the needs of publicly owned wastewater treatment works; and - Four members, instead of no more than four as currently provided, shall represent the public. At the first meeting of the Commission and annually thereafter, instead of at yearly intervals as currently provided, the members shall select a chairman and a vice chairman. The Governor shall not appoint any person who has a substantial interest in certain business entities if located in the state. The Commission shall establish rules specifying when members shall exempt themselves from participating in discussions and from voting on issues due to potential conflict of interest. Specifics relating to the resolution of a conflict of interest are described in the act. Any Commission member absent from four, instead of six as currently provided, consecutive regular commission meetings shall be deemed to have resigned and the vacancy shall be filled immediately. The act is identical to HB 3295 (2026), SB 569 (2025), SB 1419 (2024) and HB 2853 (2024). JULIA SHEVELEVA

SB 906 - Current law authorizes students who reside in an unaccredited school district to transfer to an accredited school district in the same or an adjoining county under certain conditions. This act repeals and modifies provisions limiting these transfers to students in unaccredited school districts. Under the act, any student may transfer to another public school, including transfers from a student's district of residence, or "sending district", to a public school in a nonresident district, or "receiving district", beginning in the 2027-28 school year and in all subsequent school years. The school board of each school district shall determine the district's capacity to accept student transfers in each grade level and in each school in the district. Each school board shall provide this information to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) beginning on July 15, 2027, and by the first day of each month thereafter. DESE shall publish and update the capacity of each district's grade levels and schools on its website. (Section 167.895) Parents of students who wish to transfer shall notify DESE by August 1, 2027, and by the first day of each month thereafter, and DESE shall assign students to a receiving district or charter school as provided in the act. A receiving district shall accept all students who apply and are assigned to the district, so long as there is capacity for each student. School board policies shall not discriminate against any transfer student on the basis of his or her residential address, academic performance, athletic ability, disability, race, ethnicity, sex, or free and reduced price lunch status. (Sections 167.895 and 167.898) The act repeals provisions that require sending districts to make tuition payments to receiving districts. Instead, for purposes of calculating state and federal aid, each transfer student shall be counted as a resident of the receiving district in which the student is enrolled. Tuition shall not be charged to any student or to his or her parent or legal guardian. (Sections 160.415, 162.081, 167.132, 167.151, and 167.895) DESE shall designate at least one receiving district or charter school to which each sending district shall provide transportation. A sending district shall be required to provide transportation only to the school district or charter school designated by DESE. (Section 167.241) If the receiving district is part of a special school district, the sending district shall contract with the special school district for the entirety of the costs to provide special education and related services, excluding transportation. The special school district may contract with a sending district for transportation, or the sending district may provide transportation on its own. (Section 167.895) The act outlines school districts' responsibilities for the provision of special education and related services to students with disabilities. A special school district shall continue to provide special education and related services, excluding transportation, to students with disabilities who transfer to another school within the special school district. If the sending district is a metropolitan school district, it shall remain responsible for providing special education and related services, including transportation, to students with disabilities who transfer to a receiving district. A special school district in an adjoining county to a metropolitan school district may contract with the metropolitan school district for the reimbursement of special education and related services provided by the special school district for transfer students. A receiving district that is not part of a special school district shall not be responsible for providing transportation to transfer students, regardless of whether transportation is identified as a related service within a student's individualized education program. A sending district may contract with a receiving district that is not part of a special school district for transportation of students with disabilities. A seven-director or urban school district may contract with a receiving district that is not part of a special school district in the same or an adjoining county for the reimbursement of special education and related services provided by the receiving district. (Section 167.895) This act is identical to SB 971 (2026) and similar to SCS/SBs 215 & 70 (2025). OLIVIA SHANNON

SB 1300 - This act creates and modifies provisions relating to education. DESIGNATION OF SCHOOL PROTECTION OFFICERS (Section 160.665) Under this act, any employee of a school district or charter school, rather than only teachers and administrators in school districts, may be designated as school protection officers. The act adds sprays emitting a projectile to the list of self-defense devices that may be carried by a school protection officer. If an employee requests to be designated as a school protection officer, the school board of the school district or governing board of the charter school shall promptly hold a public hearing and determine by a vote at the hearing whether to allow such designation, rather than only holding a public hearing on the subject. The school board or governing board shall also hold a closed meeting and determine by a vote at the closed meeting whether to authorize the designated school protection officer to carry a concealed firearm or self-defense spray device, regardless of whether the employee specifically requested authorization to carry a concealed firearm or self-defense spray device in his or her request for designation as a school protection officer. Each school board of a school district and governing board of a charter school shall hold a public hearing on whether to implement a school protection officer program and determine by a vote at the hearing whether to implement such a program. Any school board or governing board that approves a school protection officer program shall notify all employees of the school district or charter school of the program and the option to request designation as a school protection officer. This provision is identical to provisions in SCS/HB 232 (2025) and SB 792 (2025), and is similar to provisions in HCS/HB 1866 (2026), HCS/HB 2504 (2026), HB 2662 (2018). ACTIVE SHOOTER AND INTRUDER RESPONSE TRAINING FOR SCHOOLS PROGRAM (Section 170.315) The act modifies provisions of the Active Shooter and Intruder Response Training for Schools Program (ASIRT). For each school year ending before July 1, 2027, each school district and charter school shall train teachers and employees on how to respond to students who provide information about a threatening situation and how to address situations where there is a potentially dangerous or armed intruder in the school. ASIRT training shall, rather than "may", include information and techniques on how to address situations where an active shooter is present in the school or on the property. This provision is identical to a provision in HCS/HB 1866 (2026) and is similar to provisions in SCS/HB 232 (2025) and SB 792 (2025). TRAINING STANDARDS FOR SCHOOL PROTECTION OFFICERS (Section 590.205) The act provides that the Director of the Department of Public Safety shall allow private companies to serve as training centers and operate training programs for school protection officers. Additionally, the Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Commission shall establish requirements for the continuing education of all school protection officers. All school protection officers shall annually receive 20 hours of firearms skill development training. Additionally, at least twice per year, all school protection officers shall participate in a joint training on school protection with a local law enforcement agency. This provision is identical to provisions in SCS/HB 232 (2025) and SB 792 (2025), and is similar to a provision in HCS/HB 1866 (2026). OLIVIA SHANNON

SB 1111 - Current bankruptcy law provides for a homestead exemption provided the value of the homestead does not exceed $15,000. This act increases the value to $50,000. This act is identical to HB 2200 (2026). KATIE O'BRIEN

SB 1048 - This act creates the "Missouri Disabled Veterans' Dependents Tuition Waiver" to provide college tuition waivers for the children, stepchildren, and spouses of certain veterans. The act defines an "institution" as including any state college or university or public community college that receives appropriations from the General Assembly for operating expenses and satisfies certain other conditions established in current law. A dependent of a veteran shall be eligible to receive a waiver of tuition and fees at an institution, up to a maximum that shall not exceed the amount of tuition charged a Missouri resident at the University of Missouri-Columbia for attendance, if the dependent has a parent, stepparent, or spouse who is or was a member of the Armed Forces of the United States who died on active duty, died of a service-connected disability, died after discharge from the military as a result of injury or illness, is rated as permanently and totally disabled by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, or is classified as missing in action or a prisoner of war. For a dependent who is the child or stepchild of such a veteran, the act specifies that the dependent shall be under 26 years old unless the dependent serves on active duty with the Armed Forces of the United States, in which case the eligibility period shall be extended a maximum of five years, up to the dependent's 31st birthday. The Missouri Veterans Commission shall work with the Coordinating Board for Higher Education to implement the provisions of the act. The Missouri Veterans Commission shall ensure that the application process is accessible, transparent, and efficiently administered. The Executive Director of the Missouri Veterans Commission shall establish application procedures, determine applicants' eligibility, certify approved applicants, establish procedures for fraud prevention, and oversee program compliance and reporting, as provided in the act. The Executive Director shall work with the Coordinating Board for Higher Education to facilitate communication with institutions, ensure proper implementation of the waivers, and maintain program efficiency. The Coordinating Board for Higher Education shall ensure consistent implementation of the act across all institutions, develop guidelines for institutions to process tuition waivers, and coordinate with the Missouri Veterans Commission to ensure seamless communication and prevent administrative delays for eligible applicants. A tuition waiver shall be valid for one degree, diploma, or certificate from a community college and one baccalaureate degree from a state college or university. Receipt of a degree, diploma, or certificate from a community college shall precede receipt of a baccalaureate degree. A recipient of a tuition waiver shall be ineligible for the Wartime Veteran's Survivors Grant Program, the Survivors of Vietnam Veterans Scholarship Program, and any other state-funded veteran-dependent tuition grant, waiver, or scholarship. A student who has previously received any such grant, waiver, or scholarship shall not be eligible to receive a tuition waiver, and a student shall not concurrently receive a tuition waiver and any other such grant, waiver, or scholarship. A recipient of a tuition waiver may transfer from one institution to another without losing entitlement to the tuition waiver. If a recipient is granted financial assistance under any other student aid program, whether public or private, the full amount of such financial assistance shall be reported to the Missouri Veterans Commission and the Coordinating Board for Higher Education. This act is identical to HB 2074 (2026) substantially similar to SB 716 (2025). OLIVIA SHANNON

SCR 19 - This concurrent resolution urges the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to prevent discriminatory insurance practices and require insurance plans and pharmacy benefit managers to apply all patient-paid prescription drug expenditures, including those obtained through the new TrumpRx platform, toward patients' cost-sharing requirements. Additionally, this concurrent resolution urges the Department of Social Services to assess the new GENEROUS Model for MO HealthNet participation. SARAH HASKINS

SB 965 - This act creates the Christian Taylor Ferguson ("CTF") Medical Alert System to aid in identifying and locating a missing endangered person, defined as a person, including a child, who is missing under unexplained, involuntary, or suspicious circumstances and who is believed to be in danger because of a medical condition that requires immediate care, medication, or treatment. The CTF Medical Alert System shall be set up and maintained in a manner similar to the Amber Alert System. The Department of Public Safety shall develop regions to provide the system and to coordinate local law enforcement agencies and public commercial television and radio broadcasters. The Department shall also administer and promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this act. Persons knowingly making a false report to trigger an alert under this act shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. This act is identical to SB 41 (2025), SB 1155 (2024), and HB 2395 (2024). SARAH HASKINS

SB 1315 - This act requires schools that receive state funding and are subject to the federal Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPPRA), including charter schools, to notify a student's parent at least 24 hours before presenting a survey to the student. The school must also disclose the full survey contents and obtain written parental consent if the survey asks any question relating to an item protected under the PPRA, including questions regarding political affiliations; mental or psychological problems, including substance abuse issues; sexual behavior or attitudes; illegal, antisocial, self-incriminating, or demeaning behavior; critical appraisals of family members; legally recognized privileged relationships; religious practices, affiliations, or beliefs; or income, except as required to determine eligibility for participation in a program or to receive financial assistance under such program. A school may disclose the survey's contents by posting the survey on the school website on a page that is easily accessible to parents, provided that parents are individually notified of such posting. The Attorney General or the prosecuting or circuit attorney in the county in which a violation of this act occurs may bring a civil action, including an action for injunctive relief, against any school district or charter school, as well as any school official or paid or unpaid agent of a school, for any intentional or grossly negligent violation of the act, or for negligent supervision of an individual leading to a violation of the act. The court shall impose a fine of $500 for each grossly negligent violation and $2000 for each violation that occurs intentionally or as the result of negligent supervision. A student's parent may bring a civil action against any school district or charter school, as well as any school official or paid or unpaid agent of a school, for any intentional or grossly negligent violation of the act that affects such parent's child, or for negligent supervision of an individual leading to a violation that affects such parent's child. The court shall award to the parent $500 plus court costs and reasonable attorney's fees for each grossly negligent violation and $2,000 plus court costs and reasonable attorney's fees for each violation that occurs intentionally or as the result of negligent supervision. This act is identical to SS/SB 223 (2025). OLIVIA SHANNON

SCS/SB 1146 - This act modifies provisions relating to port authorities. Current law prohibits a city from creating a port authority if the city is located within a county that has created a port authority which has received approval as a political subdivision of this state. This act provided that this shall not be construed as invalidating any port authority created by a city and approved as a political subdivision prior to the creation of a port authority by a county. (Section 68.010.3) If a port authority whose port district includes Kansas City shall purchase or lease real property anywhere in such counties, the real property shall be deemed included within the port district. (Section 68.015.1). Powers of port authorities are also modified as specified in the act, including the grant of powers for the establishment of port rangers licensed as peace officer, and contracting with other port authorities. (Section 68.025). The act provides that failure of a port authority to include a statement that the state is not liable on bonds of a port authority as required by law shall not invalidate the bonds or render the state liable on the bonds. (Section 68.040). Furthermore, the act modifies provisions regarding the terms of port authority commissioners and their removal from office, as well as determination of commissioners' qualifications, salaries, powers, and duties if they are not determined by the political subdivision establishing the port authority. The political subdivision establishing the port authority shall also provide for the filing of annual reports by the board of port authority commissioners, and for periodic independent audits of the port authority's accounts. (Section 68.045). The act modifies port authorities' contracting processes for work, equipment, and supplies and materials, and provides that port authorities may utilize additional procurement measures authorized for other political subdivisions, as described in the act. (Section 68.055). Under the act, port authority expenditures over $50,000, rather than over $25,000, including professional services contracts, shall be competitively procured. The act requires at least 20 days notice of the letting of the contract, with publication as described in the act. Port authorities shall have the authority to reject any and all bids, and readvertise the work or proposed purchase. (Section 68.057). The act provides that political subdivisions with existing port authorities can not form regional port authorities themselves, but that the boards of existing port authorities may apply to the Highways and Transportation Commission for approval of a regional port authority, as detailed in the act. (Section 68.060). The definition of "new job" in the Advanced Industrial Manufacturing Zones Act is modified to include any job determined by the Department of Economic Development to be eligible for, and approved for, retention of withholding tax under the Missouri Works Program, provided that the establishment of the AIM zone immediately follows the end of the period of benefits under the Missouri Works Program. (Section 68.075). Under the act, certain records submitted to a port authority may be deemed closed records, and disclosure to a port authority shall not affect records' status as closed. (Section 68.085). The act modifies the threshold for consent to the creation of a port improvement district, from 60% per capita to 50% per capita, of the owners of all real property within the boundaries of the proposed port improvement district. (Section 68.205). Lastly, the act provides that a petition to the circuit court shall not be required for creation of a port improvement district within port district boundaries or for substantial changes, as defined by law, to a port improvement district in certain circumstances. (Section 68.253). This act is similar to SCS/HCS/HB 1346 (2025) and SCS/SB 715 (2025) and identical to HCS/HB 2693 (2026). TAYLOR MIDDLETON

SCS/SB 1127 - This act requires the State Treasurer to submit an annual report to the General Assembly detailing each fund established in the state treasury from which a disbursement has not been made during the five year period ending on June thirtieth of such year, and whether or not any remaining moneys in such funds have been transferred to the General Revenue fund pursuant to current law. (Section 33.082) This act also requires any remaining moneys in the following funds to be swept into the General Revenue Fund: 1) the Workers Memorial Fund (Section 8.900), 2) the State Document Preservation Fund (Section 109.005), 3) the MO HealthNet Fraud Prosecution Revolving Fund (Section 191.905), 4) the Coordinating Board for Early Childhood Fund (Section 210.102), 5) the Arrow Rock State Historic Site Endowment Fund (Section 253.092), 6) the Confederate Memorial Park Endowment Fund (Section 253.120), 7) the Missouri Dairy Industry Revitalization Fund (Section 261.275), 8) the Apple Merchandising Fund (Section 265.180), 9) the Agricultural Product Utilization and Business Development Loan Guarantee Fund (Section 348.409), and 10) the Manufactured Housing Consumer Recovery Fund (Section 700.041). This act is identical to provisions in HCS/HB 3090 (2026) and is substantially similar to SB 722 (2025). JOSH NORBERG

SCS/SB 1126 - This act requires the Commissioner of Administration to submit an annual report to the General Assembly detailing each parcel of state property or leases that has been abandoned or not utilized during the three year period ending on August 28th of such year. The Governor is authorized to convey any such state property or lease identified in the report. The conveyance of property owned or utilized by the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission shall be subject to provisions of current law specific to the Commission. This act is similar to SB 720 (2025). JIM ERTLE

SJR 99 - This proposed constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, modifies the powers of the General Assembly. The amendment states that any citizen shall have standing to bring an action alleging a violation of any constitutional limitation on the General Assembly and shall be awarded appropriate attorney's fees. The original purpose and subject of a bill shall be established by the bill's earliest title and contents at the time the bill is introduced. No substantive change to a bill's earliest title shall be permitted. The amendment requires every bill be referred to a committee within 14 calendar days of introduction. A majority of the members, rather than one-third, shall have the power to relieve a committee of a bill where it shall be considered by the body within two legislative days. After any bill has been placed on a legislative calendar, a majority of the members of the body shall, by petition, have the power to order it to be considered by the whole body within the time frame specified in the petition. Finally, the amendment modifies current limitations on legislative power by adding language that the limitations apply whether or not there is a public benefit or purpose. This amendment is identical to SJR 38 (2025), SJR 80 (2024) and SJR 32 (2023). JIM ERTLE

SJR 98 - This constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, prohibits counties and political subdivisions from levying or collecting a tax on real property beginning January 1, 2027. In lieu of such property tax, the amendment requires a county to impose a sales tax on the sale of real property at a rate equal to the total combined rate of state and local sales taxes in effect at the location of the property, provided that all revenues generated by the tax are collected and distributed by the county in the same manner as the property tax levied prior to January 1, 2027. A taxpayer shall select whether to remit the tax due upon the transfer of the title of the property, or to remit ten percent of the sales tax due to the county collector upon the transfer of title of the property, and the remainder within five, ten, or fifteen years in equal annual installments. Financial institutions that are mortgage servicers shall pay sales tax obligations which they service from escrow accounts in one payment by the required due date. This amendment also requires a taxpayer who purchases his or her real property prior to January 1, 2027, to remit a tax equal to the total combined rate of state and local sales taxes in effect at the location of the property multiplied by the remaining mortgage balance on such property, provided that all revenues generated by the tax are collected and distributed by the county in the same manner as the property tax levied prior to January 1, 2027. A taxpayer shall select whether to remit the tax due by December 31, 2027, 2032, 2037, or 2042, with such payment made in equal annual installments. Financial institutions that are mortgage servicers shall pay sales tax obligations which they service from escrow accounts in one payment by the required due date. (Section 4(e)) This amendment also modifies a constitutional provision prohibiting sales taxes on transactions that were not subject to tax as of January 1, 2015, by providing an exemption for the sales tax imposed pursuant to the amendment. (Section 26) This amendment is identical to SJR 7 (2025), SJR 82 (2024), SJR 18 (2023), and SJR 59 (2022). JOSH NORBERG

SJR 117 - This constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, establishes the "Taxpayer Protection Act". This constitutional amendment requires nonrecall petitions and referred measures to be held on a general election, a municipal election, or on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of odd-numbered years. The amendment authorizes districts to consolidate ballot issues and allows voters to approve delays up to four years in voting on ballot issues, provided that district actions taking during the delay shall not extend beyond that period. The amendment requires a district to mail notice to each active registered elector with specific titles, as described in the amendment. Such notices shall include a summary both for and against the proposal. In addition to existing constitutional requirements for voter approval of new or increased taxes, this amendment requires voter approval for any new tax, tax rate increase, mill levy above the prior year rate, valuation for assessment ratio increase for a property class, extension of an expiring tax, or a tax policy change directly causing a net tax revenue gain to any district. Voter approval shall also be required for the creation of any multiple fiscal year direct or indirect debt or other financial obligation whatsoever without adequate present cash reserves pledged irrevocably and held for payments in all future fiscal years. The amendment requires each district to reserve a portion of its fiscal year spending to be used only for declared emergencies, as described in the amendment. The amendment places a limit on the percentage change in state appropriations equal to inflation plus the percentage change in state population in the prior calendar year, adjusted for any revenue changes approved by voters. The amendment also places a limit on the annual percentage change in a local district fiscal year spending equal to inflation plus local growth. If revenue from sources not excluded from fiscal year spending exceeds the limits in dollars for that fiscal year, the excess shall be refunded in the next fiscal year unless voters approve a revenue change as an offset. Initial district bases shall be current fiscal year spending and property tax collected for tax year 2025. Qualification or disqualification as an enterprise, as defined in the amendment, shall change district bases and future year limits. Future creation of district bonded debt shall increase, and retiring or refinancing district bonded debt shall lower, fiscal year spending and property tax revenue by the annual debt service so funded. Debt service changes, reductions, refunds, and voter-approved revenue changes are dollar amounts that are exceptions to any district base. The amendment prohibits new or increased transfer tax rates on real property. The amendment also prohibits any new state real property tax or local income tax. The amendment authorizes districts to enact cumulative uniform exemptions and credits to reduce or end business personal property taxes. The amendment requires real estate sales prices for past or future sales by a lender or government to be kept as public records. The amendment allows a local district to reduce or end its subsidy to any program delegated to it by the General Assembly for administration. For current programs, the state may require 90 days notice and that the adjustment occur in a maximum of three equal annual installments. This amendment is substantially similar to HCS/HJR 169 (2026). JOSH NORBERG

SJR 116 - This constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, modifies the Missouri Nonpartisan Court Plan by providing for nonpartisan elections of judges of the Supreme Court and judges of the Court of Appeals, rather than the nonpartisan selection by the Governor from the Nonpartisan Appellate Commission's nominees. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall also be elected, rather than selected by and from the judges of the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court judges, the Chief Justice, and the Court of Appeals judges shall be elected for terms of six years, rather than terms of twelve years. Additionally, no Supreme Court judge, Chief Justice, or Court of Appeals judge shall be elected to a particular judicial seat for more than two consecutive terms. If the General Assembly has provided by law for three appellate districts that meet the districts described in the amendment, the Supreme Court Chief Justice shall be elected at large and two Supreme Court judges shall be elected from each court of appeals district by the voters eligible to vote within that district. If the General Assembly has provided for more than three appellate districts or the geographical boundaries of the districts change such that the three districts described in the amendment cannot be made, then the Supreme Court Chief Justice shall be elected at large and the election of other Supreme Court judges shall be established by law, or if no law timely establishes procedures for such elections, then elections for the Supreme Court Chief Justice and the Supreme Court judges shall be at large. A Supreme Court judge shall be a resident of the appellate district from which he or she is elected no later than the day of his or her election. Those Supreme Court judges currently holding office as of December 3, 2026, shall not be required to reside in any particular appellate district. Those judges along with those who have been retained and the offices with vacancies shall be assigned a seat designation as described in the amendment for purposes of implementing elections and filling vacancies. Additionally, this amendment provides the order of elections for judges of the Court of Appeals based on the last retention election for each seat. No political party shall nominate any candidate for these judicial offices, and no primary or general election ballot shall include a party designation for any of these judicial offices. The General Assembly shall make no law prohibiting a candidate from declaring himself or herself a supporter of a political party, or prohibiting a political party from declaring its support for a candidate. All declarations for candidacy for the office of judge of the Supreme Court, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, or judge of the Court of Appeals shall be filed with the Secretary of State no later than 120 days before the primary election. All declarations shall be accompanied by: (1) A nominating petition signed no earlier than 180 days before the primary election by 100 voters eligible to vote in the applicable appellate district, or in the case of the chief justice, in the state; or (2) A nomination form signed by all members of the Appellate Judicial Commission no earlier than 180 days before the primary. The Appellate Judicial Commission may issue nomination forms for up to three individuals per race, but it shall not issue a nomination form for any person who files a declaration accompanied by a nominating petition. The two candidates receiving the highest number of votes in the primary election shall stand in the general election and the candidate achieving the greatest number of votes in the general election shall be elected to the judicial office. The elections shall be held in the same manner as gubernatorial elections to the greatest extent possible for nonpartisan elections, or otherwise provided by law. Lastly, a judge or judicial candidate may announce his or her views on disputed legal or political issues provided that the judge or judicial candidate does not make pledges or promises to render specific rulings or decisions on pending litigation. A judicial candidate shall be allowed to solicit, receive, and make campaign contributions, and receive and make campaign expenditures for his or her campaign, subject only to laws that enact limits no more restrictive than those applicable to gubernatorial elections. Nothing in this amendment shall preclude the application of laws or rules of the Supreme Court governing judicial participation in specific cases based on a judge's political activity with respect to the subject matter or parties. This amendment is identical to SJR 3 (2025). KATIE O'BRIEN

SJR 115 - This constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, modifies provisions relating to taxation. INCOME TAX This amendment provides that, if all revenue triggers established by the General Assembly for the elimination of the individual income tax are met such that the top rate of tax is reduced below 1.4%, then for any tax year beginning on or after the later of January 1, 2031, or January 1 of the year in which the top rate of tax is reduced below 1.4%, no individual income tax shall be imposed by the state, provided that this provision shall not apply to any earnings tax imposed by a political subdivision or to the income tax imposed on the income of trusts, estates, or fiduciaries thereof, corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, or any other entity other than real persons. SALES AND USE TAX This amendment authorizes the General Assembly to expand the sales and use tax base to include the ability to tax any goods and services. Beginning January 1, 2029, any county, city, town, or village imposing a sales or use tax at a rate greater than 1%, and any other political subdivision imposing a sales and use tax at a rate greater than 0.5% shall annually adjust one or more of several tax levies imposed by such political subdivision for the purpose of offsetting any additional revenue received from the expansion of the sales and use tax base. The levies that shall be adjusted are the sales and use tax rate, personal property tax levy, residential real property tax levy, or earnings tax rate. Notwithstanding such provision, no adjustment made pursuant to this provision shall result in a reduction in funding to the public schools within or serving such political subdivision. Beginning January 1, 2029, each constitutionally-imposed sales and use tax rate shall be adjusted in a manner provided by law in order to produce substantially the same amount of revenue as the median annual revenue that such tax produced for the three fiscal years ending prior to the preceding calendar year, as adjusted for inflation. The State Auditor shall determine any such adjustments. Any tax or revenue increase resulting from any general law enacted by the General Assembly for the purpose of eliminating the individual income tax, provided that such general law is enacted within three years of the effective date of this amendment, shall be exempt from Hancock limitations and from constitutional provisions relating to motor fuel tax. The Director of Revenue may promulgate rules for the purpose of clarifying and prohibiting the circumvention of the expansion of the sales and use tax base, as well as to define any terms left undefined by general law. This amendment is substantially similar to SS/SCS/HCS/HJRs 173 & 174 (2026). JOSH NORBERG

SJR 114 - Currently, judges of the Supreme Court of Missouri and of the Court of Appeals are selected by gubernatorial appointment following nominations from the Appellate Judicial Commission. This proposed constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, would require the appointment by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, of all judges of the Supreme Court and of the Court of Appeals. Such judges shall be elected for terms of seven years, instead of twelve years. A judge with an existing term as of January 1, 2027, may continue to serve until the expiration of his or her term. This amendment is substantially similar to SJR 14 (2021) and is similar to HCS/HJR 24 (2021) and HJR 43 (2021). KATIE O'BRIEN

SJR 113 - This constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, provides that, beginning January 1, 2027, the assessed value of residential real property shall be the most recent assessment. For all reassessments of such residential real property, the assessed value shall not increase by more than the increase in the Consumer Price Index or by 4%, whichever is less, provided that the assessed value shall reflect the value added to the property as a result of new construction or improvements, as described in the act. This amendment is identical to HJR 112 (2026), is substantially similar to SJR 70 (2026), SJR 89 (2026), SJR 34 (2025), SJR 50 (2025), SJR 54 (2025), HCS/HJR 4 (2025), HCS#2/HJR 78 (2024), HJR 86 (2025), HJR 89 (2025), and SJR 90 (2024), and is similar to HJR 85 (2024), HJR 120 (2024), HJR 184 (2024). JOSH NORBERG

SJR 112 - Current constitutional provisions require the General Assembly to impose a property tax of not less than $0.005 or more than $0.03 per $100 assessed valuation for the Blind Pension Fund. This constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, repeals such requirement and instead requires the General Assembly to provide for an annual appropriation in an amount not less than the amount appropriated to such fund for the 2027 fiscal year. This amendment is identical to HJR 147 (2026). JOSH NORBERG

SJR 110 - Under current law, in every criminal case a defendant may, with the assent of the court, waive a trial by jury. This proposed constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, adds that a defendant may waive a trial by jury if he or she receives assent by both the government and the court. This act is identical to SJR 15 (2025), SJR 67 (2024), SJR 24 (2023), SJR 44 (2022), and SJR 22 (2021). TRISTAN BENSON, JR.

SJR 108 - If approved by the voters, this constitutional amendment requires the Department of Social Services and the MO HealthNet Division to implement work requirements for certain individuals as a condition of participation in the MO HealthNet program. These individuals shall demonstrate compliance with work requirements for 3 consecutive months immediately preceding the month during which they apply and the Department and Division shall disenroll any individual who fails to comply with work requirements. The Department shall submit any necessary state plan amendments to implement this amendment to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services no later than March 1, 2027. This constitutional amendment is similar to SJR 103 (2026), SCS/SJR 43 (2025), SJR 76 (2024), provisions of SJR 4 (2023) and HCS/HJR 117 (2022), SJR 60 (2020), and SJR 32 (2020). SARAH HASKINS

SJR 107 - This constitutional amendment, if adopted by the voters, will repeal Article I, Section 36, the "Right to Reproductive Freedom Initiative". This constitutional amendment is identical to SJR 55 (2025). SARAH HASKINS

SJR 106 - Current constitutional provisions place the Department of Transportation and the management of the state highway system under the control of the State Highways and Transportation Commission. This constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, places such control under the Department of Transportation, which shall be lead by a director appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. The amendment also provides that the Highways and Transportation Commission shall be an advisory body within the Department, provided that the General Assembly may at any time abolish the Commission. All duties and powers given to the Commission as of the effective date of the amendment shall be transferred to the Department. The constitution also currently provides that the net proceeds of the motor fuel tax shall stand appropriated to the counties, municipalities, and the Commission. This amendment provides that the net proceeds allocable to the Commission shall be appropriated by the General Assembly to the Department. This amendment is similar to SJR 2 (2025), HJR 32 (2025), HJR 45 (2025), and HJR 109 (2024). TAYLOR MIDDLETON

SJR 105 - Currently, judges of the Supreme Court of Missouri and of the Court of Appeals, judges in certain circuit courts, and certain associate circuit judges are selected by gubernatorial appointment following nominations from nonpartisan commissions. This proposed constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, would require the appointment by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, of all judges of the Supreme Court and of the Court of Appeals. Additionally, all circuit and associate circuit judges shall be elected by qualified voters of the circuit or county in which they are to serve. KATIE O'BRIEN

SJR 104 - This constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, modifies the powers of the State Treasurer. Specifically, the State Treasurer is permitted to invest certain state moneys in obligations of the United States government or any agency or instrumentality thereof maturing and becoming payable not more than seven years from the date of purchase, rather than five years as is the case currently. The amendment additionally authorizes the State Treasurer to invest in: • Municipal securities possessing one of the five highest long term ratings or the highest short term rating issued by a nationally recognized rating agency and maturing and becoming payable not more than five years from the date of purchase; and • Other reasonable and prudent financial instruments and securities as otherwise provided by law. This constitutional amendment is identical to the truly agreed to HCS/HJR 35 (2021) and substantially similar to HJR 159 (2026). SCOTT SVAGERA

SJR 101 - This constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, establishes the "Ed Emery Act". This amendment repeals state law relating to income and sales taxes and replaces it with rates as provided in the amendment. From January 1, 2029 to January 1, 2031, the individual income tax rate shall not exceed three percent. Beginning January 1, 2031, the individual income tax shall be repealed. From January 1, 2029 to January 1, 2031, the state sales tax shall not exceed five percent except on food, which shall not exceed four percent. Beginning January 1, 2031, the total of the state sales tax, conservation sales tax, and the parks and soils sales tax shall not exceed seven percent except on food, which shall not exceed five and one-half percent. The General Assembly may increase taxes or fees in the event of an emergency. All sales tax revenue shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund and appropriated by the General Assembly unless otherwise restricted by the constitution, except that a portion of the funds received shall be deposited into the School District Trust Fund. The amount deposited in such fund shall not be less than the average annual amount deposited in the fund for fiscal years 2023-2027. The sales tax shall be imposed on all retail sales of new tangible personal property and all taxable services. All existing sales tax exemptions are repealed, other than those specifically listed in the amendment or those passed by a two-thirds majority of the General Assembly. The amendment requires all local sales tax rates to be recalculated to produce substantially the same amount of revenue as was produced on average for the five year period prior to January 1, 2029. Beginning January 1, 2031, the total of all sales taxes, including local taxes but excluding transportation development districts and community improvement districts, shall not exceed ten percent. Such rate may be exceeded if a local tax is approved by the voters or it is the temporary result of a recalculation of local taxes. This amendment also creates a property tax relief credit equal to fifty percent of the increase in taxes on a homestead to be used on the taxpayer's current property tax bill. To be eligible, the prior year's tax liability on the residence must have increased by more than five percent in a year of general reassessment or by more than two and one-half percent in a year without reassessment. To qualify for the credit, a taxpayer shall be at least sixty-five years of age; have total household income of no more than $75,000, adjusted annually based on the consumer price index; and own a residence of no more than $400,000 in appraised value, adjusted annually based on the consumer price index. Any taxpayer who claims this credit shall not also claim the Senior Citizen Property Tax Credit or any similar credit. This amendment is identical to SJR 56 (2025), SJR 13 (2017), SJR 25 (2016), and SJR 11 (2015), and is similar to SJR 46 (2014), HJR 80 (2014), and HJR 25 (2013). JOSH NORBERG

SJR 100 - This constitutional amendment, if adopted by the voters, prohibits the passage or implementation of any law, order, ordinance, regulation, or public policy of the state or any political subdivision of the state, including schools and institutions of higher education that receive public funds, that infringes upon the unquestionable right of individuals to refuse any medical procedure or treatment, including, but not limited to, injections, vaccines, or prophylactics. Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged to any person in this state because of the exercise of this right. Nothing in this amendment shall be interpreted to infringe upon a parent's right to exercise control over their minor, unemancipated child's physical and mental care. This constitutional amendment is identical to SJR 37 (2025), SJR 63 (2024), SJR 20 (2023), and SJR 47 (2022) and substantially similar to SJR 50 (2022). SARAH HASKINS

SB 1601 - This act authorizes a sales tax exemption for all sales of vitamins or minerals used to support prenatal and menstrual phases. This act is identical to SB 329 (2025) and SB 1127 (2024), and to a provision in HB 2112 (2024). JOSH NORBERG

SB 1600 - Beginning in the 2027-28 school year, this act requires school districts to conduct universal screenings of all students at least once before 3rd grade for the purpose of identifying gifted students. These screenings shall use valid, reliable, and current testing methods; provide a body of evidence from at least two distinct areas such as general mental ability, academic achievement, creativity, reasoning, problem solving, or various forms of referral; and be reviewed by personnel trained in gifted education or assessment. A child's failure to satisfy the gifted criteria of a single assessment shall not preclude further evaluation or consideration. Additionally, beginning in the 2026-27 school year, each school district shall adopt a board-approved policy that establishes procedures for universal screening of students for gifted program selection and that notifies parents of the screening process annually. A school district's criteria for identifying gifted students shall be guided by recommendations from the Advisory Council on the Education of Gifted and Talented Children established in current law. This act is identical to SB 1628 (2026) and HCS/HB 1757 (2026), and is similar to HB 2704 (2026). OLIVIA SHANNON

SB 1599 - This act provides that a party may request and be granted a change of commissioner in a proceeding before the Administrative Hearing Commission. The application for a change in commissioner does not need to allege or prove any cause for such change. The act details the time lines for the filing of such application for a change in commissioner. JIM ERTLE

SB 1598 - This act provides that a medical malpractice claim includes when a health care provider negligently uses, selects, or implements or unduly, detrimentally, or erroneously relies upon artificial intelligence, as defined in the act, in the diagnosis, treatment, and care of a patient and such negligence or reliance directly causes or contributes to the plaintiff's injury. In such cases, the action shall be brought within two years from the date of the discovery of such alleged negligence or reliance, or from the date on which the patient in the exercise of ordinary care should have discovered such alleged negligence or reliance, whichever date first occurs. KATIE O'BRIEN

SB 1597 - Currently, a person who has retired from employment with a political subdivision covered by the Local Government Employees Retirement System ("LAGERS") will have his or her monthly benefit suspended if the person reemploys with the employer who he or she is receiving the benefit from. Upon a year of reemployment, the person would be vested and eligible for an additional monthly benefit upon a second retirement. This act instead provides that a person may retire and be reemployed without losing his or her retirement benefit if the political subdivision is a city with less than 25,000 inhabitants. The employee shall not contribute nor earn additional membership service for the period of reemployment. However, the employer shall contribute to the retirement system for such employee. Additionally, the employer shall compensate the person in accordance with the salary schedule for such political subdivision or at a salary in accordance with the qualifications of such position and approved by the Board of LAGERS. However, the salary of such retiree may be reduced by an amount equal to the percentage of the member contribution rate. KATIE O'BRIEN

SB 1596 - This act requires dental plans to file a dental loss ratio report with the Department of Commerce and Insurance before March first of each year for the previous calendar year. Data provided to the Department pursuant to this act shall be made available to the public. The numerator of the dental loss ratio shall be the amount expended for clinical dental services provided to dental plan enrollees, including payments under capitation contracts with dental providers. Costs and payment amounts not included in the numerator are defined in the act. The denominator of the dental loss ratio shall be the amount of all earned premiums received by the dental plan for dental services, excluding federal and state taxes, licensing fees, regulatory fees, payments or receipts for risk adjustments, risk corridors, reinsurance, community benefit expenditures, and other payments required by federal law. The dental plan shall provide an annual rebate to each enrollee, on a pro rata basis, to the extent the dental loss ratio is less than eighty-five percent before August first of the year following the year for which the dental loss ration report was issued. Any failure to rebate the amount prescribed in this act by a dental plan not required to be licensed by the Department of Commerce and Insurance, shall be deemed an unlawful practice under current law. This act is identical to HB 2471 (2026). TAYLOR MIDDLETON

SB 1595 - The act repeals provisions stating that certain county commissions and health center boards shall not promulgate rules that impose standards or requirements on an agricultural operation that are inconsistent with any provision of current law. The act is identical to SB 400 (2025), SB 1367 (2024), and HB 375 (2024). JULIA SHEVELEVA

SB 1594 - This act establishes the Contract for Deed Act. GENERAL APPLICABILITY The act regulates residential real estate contracts where the contract has not been fully performed and where the seller does not deliver the deed for the property until the buyer finishes making installment payments over a specified time to the seller, referred to as a contract for deed. The act distinguishes between a long term contract for deed and a short term contract for deed. A long term contract for deed is for a period of more than 3 years whereas a short term contract for deed is for a period of 3 years or less. A contract for deed shall not be enforceable unless the contract is in writing and signed by the party to be bound or by that party's authorized representative. The rights and obligations of the parties to a contract shall be determined solely from the written contract, and any prior oral agreements between the parties shall be superseded by and merged into the contract. The act contains various requirements on the seller to make the purchaser aware of the purchase price, interest rates, and late fees. Any real property sold under a contract for deed shall be owned by the seller and be free from any liens or other encumbrances undisclosed to the purchaser. The property must also be kept free of certain liens during the length of the contract. If the seller violates these restrictions the seller can be liable under the merchandising practices law, the buyer can cancel and rescind the contract with a full refund, and the seller is required to reimburse the buyer for property taxes and the value of any improvements to the property. A contract for deed shall not include any of the following: 1. Late-payment fees that are more than 5% of the monthly payment; 2. Penalties for prepayment, in the case of a long term contract for deed; and 3. Provisions that require a person to forfeit a portion of an option fee exceeding $1,500 for late payment. SELLER DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS (Section 442.808) The act imposes certain obligations on a seller with respect to long term contracts for deed. First, before a long term contract for deed is signed by the purchaser, the seller shall provide the purchaser with: 4. A statement of the amount, if any, of delinquent real property taxes or assessments due and owing on the property subject to the contract; and 5. A legible copy of any insurance policy, binder, or other evidence relating to the property, as described in the act. Second, not less than ten days before a long term contract for deed is signed by the purchaser, the seller shall provide the purchaser with: • A legible copy of the recorded instrument demonstrating the seller owns the property, and any document that describes an encumbrance or other claim, including a restrictive covenant or easement, that affects title to the real property; and • A written notice, which shall be attached to the contract proposed for execution, informing the purchaser of the condition of the property that shall, at a minimum, be completed by the seller, and executed by the seller and purchaser in a form substantially similar to that indicated in the act. Third, if the seller advertises property for sale under a long term contract for deed, the advertisement shall disclose information regarding the availability of water, sewer, and electric service. Failure to comply with the aforementioned obligations is considered an unlawful merchandising practice under the merchandising practices law. Moreover, a purchaser is also entitled to cancel and rescind any contract and receive a full refund of all payments made to seller if a seller does not comply with such obligations. These provisions do not limit or effect any other rights or remedies a purchaser has under any other law. PURCHASER OPTION OF RESCISSION OR CANCELLATION OF LONG TERM CONTRACT FOR DEED (Section 442.818) A buyer is allowed to cancel a long term contract for deed within fourteen days of signing it. The seller is required to notify the buyer of their right to cancel the contract. The seller is also required to return the buyer's payments within ten days of receiving the buyer's cancellation notice. Moreover, a purchaser may cancel and rescind a long term contract for deed at any time if the purchaser learns that the property that is covered by the contract is not properly subdivided, split, or platted in accordance with state and local law, and the seller has failed to correct the deficiency within six months of receiving written notice from buyer. If the purchaser cancels the contract for this reason, the seller, not later than the 10th day after the date the seller receives the notice of cancellation and rescission, shall: • Deliver in person or send by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, to the purchaser a signed, written notice that the seller intends to subdivide or plat the property properly; or • Return to the purchaser all payments of any kind made to the seller under the contract and reimburse the purchaser for any payments the purchaser made to a taxing authority for the property and the value of any improvements made to the property by the purchaser. SELLER OPTIONS IN CASE OF DEFAULT (Section 442.824 and 442.827) A seller may rescind any contract for deed, or declare the contract terminated and retake the land, if the person who purchases the property fails to make payment on time or comply with a term of the contract. Before the seller can take these actions, the seller must give a specific notice to the buyer and give the buyer thirty days to cure the default. If the buyer has already paid 30% of the amount due on a long term contract for deed, or 48 monthly payments, then the seller cannot rescind the contract, or declare the contract terminated and retake the land, but the seller can sell the property after giving the buyer notice and 30 days to cure the default. The sale must be conducted by a trustee with the same notice required in foreclosure sales. If after the sale the buyer still owes money, the seller can have a judgment against the purchaser. ANNUAL STATEMENTS (Section 442.830) A seller party to a long term contract for deed is required to provide purchasers with an annual statement in January of each year, which shall include the seller's good faith understanding of the status of the purchaser's payments made to date under the contract, as well as other information delineated in the act. A seller who fails to comply with this requirement is liable for liquidated damages and reasonable attorney's fees, as described in the act. TRANSFER OF TITLE (Section 442.836) A seller party to a long term contract for deed is required to transfer title of the property to the buyer within 30 days of the buyer's final payment. If the seller does not comply with this requirement, the seller is liable for liquidated damages and reasonable attorney's fees, as described in the act. This act is similar to SB 677 (2014), SB 388 (2013), SB 555 (2012), and HB 296 (2011). SCOTT SVAGERA

SB 1592 - This act authorizes a taxpayer to claim a tax credit in an amount equal to seventy percent of contributions made to prevention resource centers, but not to exceed $100,000 per taxpayer per tax year. Prevention resource centers are defined as not-for-profit entities with a mission to reduce the illegal or age-inappropriate use or misuse of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs. Tax credits authorized by the act shall not be refundable or transferrable, but may be carried forward for one tax year. The total amount of tax credits authorized by the act shall not exceed $2.5 million in any fiscal year. The Director of the Department of Mental Health shall determine, at least annually, which facilities in this state may be classified as prevention resource centers and shall establish a procedure by which a taxpayer can determine if a facility has been classified as a prevention resource center. This act is identical to SB 1591 (2026). JOSH NORBERG

SB 1591 - This act authorizes a taxpayer to claim a tax credit in an amount equal to seventy percent of contributions made to prevention resource centers, but not to exceed $100,000 per taxpayer per tax year. Prevention resource centers are defined as not-for-profit entities with a mission to reduce the illegal or age-inappropriate use or misuse of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs. Tax credits authorized by the act shall not be refundable or transferrable, but may be carried forward for one tax year. The total amount of tax credits authorized by the act shall not exceed $2.5 million in any fiscal year. The Director of the Department of Mental Health shall determine, at least annually, which facilities in this state may be classified as prevention resource centers and shall establish a procedure by which a taxpayer can determine if a facility has been classified as a prevention resource center. This act is identical to SB 1592 (2026). JOSH NORBERG

SB 1590 - This act requires the Secretary of State to begin a new series of numbers for proposed constitutional amendments only after general elections that take place in years ending in eight. SCOTT SVAGERA

SB 1589 - The act repeals the provision that prohibits the Clean Water Commission from adopting or recommending a clean water fee exceeding $5,000. The act is identical to a provision in SB 1397 (2026). JULIA SHEVELEVA

SB 1585 - This act provides that a labor organization or public body may not place a restriction on the time that a public employee of a school district may join or terminate membership in a labor organization. SCOTT SVAGERA

SB 1584 - The act creates new provisions relating to regulation of online content involving minors. Under the act, a minor shall be considered engaged in the work of content creation under certain criteria, as described in the act, at any time during the previous twelve-month period. A minor who is thirteen years of age or older may produce, create, and publish his or her own content and shall be entitled to all compensation from such content. Any content creator whose content features a minor engaged in content creation shall maintain certain records, as described in the act, and shall retain such records until the minor reaches the age of twenty-one. The content creator shall provide notice to the minor of the existence of such records. A minor who is engaged in the work of content creation shall be compensated by the content creator. The content creator shall set aside gross earnings, as described in the act, on any content including but not limited, the likeness or name of the minor in a trust account to be preserved for the benefit of the minor upon the minor reaching eighteen years of age. Requirements of the trust account are described in the act. After August 28, 2026, any individual who was featured in a content creator's post on a social media platform as a minor may request that the content creator delete or edit the post to remove any content involving the minor. The content creator shall delete or edit the post if the information provided by the individual is uniquely identifiable. Social media platforms shall provide an easily accessible mechanism through which the individual can submit a request for the removal of the content featuring the minor. Social media platforms shall notify the content creator within a reasonable time period, but no longer than thirty days, after receiving a removal request. The content creator shall delete or edit the post from the social media platform within 72 hours after receiving notice from the social media platform. If the content creator fails to delete or edit the post involving the minor within the specified time period, the social media platform shall take all reasonable steps to remove or edit the content involving the minor subject to certain exceptions as described in the act. It shall be unlawful to financially benefit from intentionally or knowingly producing or distributing on social media any visual depiction of a minor with the intent to sexually gratify or elicit a sexual response, or any other restricted material involving a minor, subject to the exceptions described in the act. A social media platform shall develop and implement a strategy to help mitigate risks related to monetization of restricted material involving minors. Requirements of such strategy are described in the act. Any individual may report violations of the act to the Attorney General. If the Attorney General finds that provisions of the act have been violated, the Attorney General shall bring a civil action. Remedies are described in the act. Nothing in the act shall preclude an individual from bringing a private civil action for any violations of the act. The act is identical to HB 2733 (2026), substantially similar to HBs 1245, 832, & 706 (2025), and similar to SB 756 (2025). JULIA SHEVELEVA

SB 1583 - Current law authorizes counties to impose a property tax of $0.05 per $100 assessed valuation for providing services to persons 60 years of age or older. This act increases the allowable levy to $0.10 per $100 assessed valuation. The act also requires the board of directors responsible for the administrative control and management of the Senior Citizens' Services Fund to be accredited by a statewide nonprofit organization advancing the well-being of older adults across the state, as described in the act. This act is identical to HB 2734 (2026). JOSH NORBERG

SB 1582 - Under this act, the University of Missouri shall establish a governance board that reports to the General Assembly on research projects related to rare pediatric diseases. The act defines a "rare pediatric disease" as a life-threatening or chronically debilitating condition affecting fewer than 200,000 individuals under the age of 18 in the United States. The governance board shall include representatives from University of Missouri health care and research facilities, a patient or family advocate, a nonprofit or industry partner, and appointees from the General Assembly, as specified in the act. The governance board shall submit an annual public report to the General Assembly by December 31 of each year from 2026 to 2029. The report shall include information on research projects initiated and completed, key outcomes achieved, funds expended and leveraged, and any legislative recommendations. The provisions of this act shall expire on June 30, 2030. This act is identical to HB 2740 (2026). OLIVIA SHANNON

SB 1580 - This act creates a new provision relating to the ordering and administering of ketamine for mental health purposes. The act provides that a licensed physician shall not delegate to any individual the authority to order ketamine hydrochloride for mental health purposes. Further, any licensed physician who delegates the administration of ketamine to a certified registered nurse anesthetist shall be on site and immediately available to supervise and respond during such treatment. Intravenous ketamine hydrochloride treatment for mental health purposes shall not be administered without a documented diagnosis and treatment plan from a physician. This act is identical to SB 830 (2025) and substantially similar to HB 1043 (2025). SARAH HASKINS

SB 1579 - Under this act a person found guilty of driving while intoxicated and acting with criminal negligence to cause the death of another person will not be eligible for probation or parole until the person has served at least five years' imprisonment. If the person has been found guilty of acting with criminal negligence, while driving while intoxicated, to cause the death of two or more persons or to cause the death of any person while the defendant has a BAC of at least .15 by weight of alcohol, the person will not be eligible for probation or parole until the person has served at least 10 years' imprisonment. This act increases the classes of felonies a person is to be charged with for causing injury or death to another when driving while intoxicated. This act is identical to a provision contained in SS/SCS/HB 1740 (2026), and HS/HCS/HBs 3068 & 3049 (2026). TRISTAN BENSON, JR.

SB 1574 - Current law authorizes certain counties to impose a sales tax not to exceed 0.2% for the funding of museums. This act adds Henry County to the list of counties authorized to impose such sales tax. This act is identical to HB 3335 (2026) and to a provision in HCS/HB 2431 (2026), and is substantially similar to a provision in SCS/HCS/HB 1790 (2026). JOSH NORBERG

SB 1571 - Under this act, the MO Healthnet program and health benefit plans shall include coverage for orthotic, prosthetic, and assistive devices, supplies, and services furnished under an order by a prescribing physician or licensed health care provider, including those customized to the enrollee's daily living needs and essential job-related activities, including wheelchairs. This coverage shall include repair and replacement, which may be subject to prior authorization, and any denial of coverage shall contain specified language regarding enrollee rights, as described in the act. MO Healthnet managed care plans and health benefit plans shall ensure access to medically necessary clinical care and to prosthetic, custom orthotic, and assistive devices and technology from at least two providers in the plan's provider network in this state or refer the participant to an out-of-network provider and fully reimburse the out-of-network provider at a mutually agreed-upon rate less participant cost sharing determined on an in-network basis. A health benefit plan may limit the benefits for, or alter the financial requirements for, out-of-network coverage of orthotic, prosthetic, and assistive devices, but the restrictions and requirements shall not be more restrictive than the out-of-network financial requirements that apply to other out-of-network coverage for basic health care services provided under the health benefit plan. Coverage shall not be subject to any limitations for preexisting conditions. Before October 1, 2027, each health carrier that issues a health benefit plan providing coverage required under this act shall report to the Director of the Department of Commerce and Insurance certain claims data regarding coverage under this act. The Director shall aggregate the data and submit a report to the General Assembly before December 1, 2027. The provisions of this act shall apply to a Medicare supplement policy. This act is substantially similar to HB 2034 (2026). TAYLOR MIDDLETON

SB 1570 - Under current law, a birth certificate may be amended by a court order to reflect a surgical sex change. This act repeals that provision of law. Under this act, the State Registrar shall amend the birth certificate of a person born in this state to indicate a male, female, or X sex designation upon receipt of a statement signed by the person attesting to a gender identity other than that which is recorded on the birth certificate. SARAH HASKINS

SB 1569 - This act requires health benefit plans delivered, issued for delivery, continued, or renewed in this state on or after January 1, 2027, to provide coverage for the treatment of perimenopause, menopause, and post-menopause, as described in the act. The coverage shall be limited to those drugs and medications that have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and shall not be subject to any greater deductible or co-payment than other similar health care services provided by the health benefit plan. TAYLOR MIDDLETON

SB 1568 - Current law authorized applicants for or recipients of benefits provided by the Family Support Division, the Children's Division, and the MO HealthNet Division to appeal to the director of the respective division certain administrative decisions regarding those benefits. This act adds the Missouri Medicaid Audit and Compliance Unit to the list of divisions from which appeals may be made. This act also repeals a provision of law prohibiting the Administrative Hearing Commission from granting a stay order when the claim arises under certain programs funded, in whole or in part, by federal funds. This act is identical to HB 2538 (2026). SARAH HASKINS

SB 1567 - This act establishes the "Missouri Integrated Safe Driving Program" to provide standardized driver education instruction and training for pupils in grades 9-12. The program shall include instruction on the safe operation of motor vehicles, the rules of the road, and applicable motor vehicle laws, including Missouri's driver licensing system. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) shall receive and review sample instructional lessons from recognized statewide professional organizations and school districts and shall make approved sample lessons available to school districts and charter schools. Beginning with the 2027–28 school year, school districts and charter schools may implement a plan adopting the program and may utilize the sample lessons provided by DESE. The program shall promote knowledge, attitudes, habits, and skills necessary for safe driving; address distracted driving as a significant traffic safety concern; explain law enforcement procedures during traffic stops; and provide current data regarding risky driving behaviors. Districts may require pupil participation in program-related lessons within existing courses, as provided in the act. The program shall not require pupils to physically operate a motor vehicle; nor shall the program be construed to prohibit school districts or charter schools from offering other elective driver education courses. This act is substantially similar to HB 2195 (2026). OLIVIA SHANNON

SB 1566 - This act requires prosecuting attorneys to make certain disclosures about the use of informants in a criminal case. Under the provisions of this act, a prosecuting attorney must disclose the identity of the informant and the substance of the testimony. This act requires that all phone and in person communication by law enforcement or prosecution personnel with informants be audio or video recorded and shared with the defense. In addition, all written communication with the informant must be shared. Under this act, the court shall conduct a pretrial hearing to determine the reliability and admissibility of the informant's testimony upon the motion of the defendant. This act provides certain factors for the court to use when making its determination, including: the extent to which the statement is confirmed; the specificity of the alleged statement; the informant's general character and criminal record; whether the informant has given reliable information to authorities in the past; and the presence or absence of any relationship between the accused and the informant. This act provides that the court shall exclude the informant's testimony if the prosecuting attorney fails to prove the reliability of such testimony by a preponderance of the evidence. This act requires that the court provide jury instructions to assess the informant's testimony with greater scrutiny and relay details of any facts the jury should consider such as criminal history and any benefits offered or expected in exchange for the testimony. Under the provisions of this act, a prosecuting attorney's failure to provide the required disclosures regarding the use of an informant shall be considered a due process violation. In a case where the prosecuting attorney has made such violation, the defendant is entitled to a new trial or vacation of the conviction, as well as the right to seek compensation in a civil action from non-immune persons relating to the wrongful conviction. This act provides that if it is determined that an informant made false testimony at a trial, the prosecuting attorney where the trial occurred can charge and prosecute the informant with perjury. TRISTAN BENSON, JR.

SB 1565 - Currently, for products liability claims, a defendant may plead and prove the fault of the plaintiff as an affirmative defense. This act provides that the defendant may plead and prove the fault of the plaintiff or any other person or entity as an affirmative defense in any products liability claim, including strict liability claims. Furthermore, any fault chargeable to any other person or entity, in addition to the plaintiff, shall diminish proportionately an award of compensatory damages but shall not bar recovery. This act repeals the current limited circumstances of which fault of the plaintiff may consist of and provides that fault instead shall mean any actionable breach of legal duty or act or omission proximately causing or contributing to cause in any way the accident or harm for which recovery of damages is sought. Finally, this act provides that liability of each defendant in a products liability claim is several and is not joint. Thus, each defendant shall be liable only for the amount of damages allocated to that defendant in direct proportion to that defendant's percentage of fault. In assessing percentages of fault, the trier of fact shall consider the fault of all persons or entities who contributed to the accident or harm, regardless of whether such persons or entities were named as parties to the suit. The relative degree of fault of the plaintiff, defendants, and nonparties shall be determined and apportioned as a whole at one time by the trier of fact. KATIE O'BRIEN

SB 1564 - The act provides that owners of products purchased or used in Missouri shall have the right to: (1) Access the same diagnostic and repair information that manufacturers supply to independent repair providers or authorized repair providers as specified in the act; and (2) Purchase service parts available upon fair and reasonable terms as specified in the act. Nothing in the act shall require a manufacturer to sell service parts if the service parts are no longer available to the manufacturer or the authorized repair channel of the manufacturer. An authorized repair provider shall be able to purchase diagnostic, service, or repair information in standardized format, instead of a proprietary format, if the manufacturer sells such information to independent repair providers in the standardized format or if the manufacturer offers terms and conditions more favorable to independent repair providers. This provision shall not apply if the proprietary format includes diagnostic, service, repair or dealership operations information or functionality not available in a standardized format. Owners and independent repair providers shall be able to purchase all diagnostic repair tools, incorporating the same diagnostic repair and remote diagnostic capabilities that the manufacturer makes available to its repair or engineering staff or authorized repair providers, upon fair and reasonable terms. Certain manufacturers, as described in the act, are not responsible for the content and functionality of aftermarket diagnostic tools or service information systems. Manufacturers of products sold to provide security-related functions shall not exclude diagnostic, service, or repair information necessary to reset a security-related electronic function from information provided to owners and independent repair providers. Manufacturers may provide information necessary to reset and unlock system or security-related electronic modules to owners and independent repair providers through appropriate secure data release system. Nothing in this act shall require the manufacturer to divulge trade secrets. The act shall not be interpreted to abrogate, interfere with, contradict, or alter the terms of an agreement between an authorized repair provider and a manufacturer, as described in the act. The act shall not require manufacturers or authorized repair providers to provide an owner or independent repair provider access to non-diagnostic and non-repair information. An independent repair provider or owner who believes that a manufacturer failed to provide information, as described in the act, shall notify the manufacturer in writing and give the manufacturer thirty days from the time the manufacturer receives the complaint to cure the failure. If the manufacturer cures the failure within thirty days, damages are limited to actual damages in any future litigation. If the manufacturer fails to respond to the notice or if the independent repair provider or owner is unsatisfied with the cure, the independent repair provider or owner may file a complaint. Contents of the complaint are described in the act. No manufacturer is required to provide any information or service parts, as described in the act, if the product for which the information or service parts are sought is under a valid warranty. The Attorney General shall enforce the provisions of this act. Each violation shall be punishable by a fine of $500 which shall be deposited into a school fund of a county where the complain arose. The act shall not apply to manufacturers or distributors of a medical device as defined in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, or a digital electronic product or software manufactured for use in a medical setting. The act shall not apply to a manufacturer, dealer, distributor, integrator, installer or monitoring service provider of a central station security device or alarm system as described in the act. The act is identical to SB 420 (2025), SB 1472 (2024), and similar to HB 146 (2025), HB 582 (2025), HB 2041 (2024), HB 2475 (2024), SB 554 (2023), HB 217 (2023), HB 698 (2023) and HB 2141 (2022). JULIA SHEVELEVA