Missouri Senate Bills

SB 1323 - Current law requires every child support order to include an income withholding order for the person obliged to pay the child support. If the income is not withheld immediately, the obligor's income shall be subject to withholding on the date on which the obligor becomes delinquent in an amount equal to one month's total support obligation. Under this act, the obligor's income shall be subject to withholding when an amount equal to one month's child support is delinquent or after ninety days of partial child support payments, whichever is earlier. This act is identical to SB 623 (2025). SARAH HASKINS

SB 1322 - Under this act, the Department of Health and Senior Services shall not promulgate or make an order, rule, or regulation to delegate the Department's authority to make orders, rules, or regulations to any official, agency, or department and shall not promulgate or make an order, rule, or regulation to grant the authority to promulgate or make orders, rules, or regulations to a state or local official. This act is identical to SB 153 (2025) and SB 818 (2024), substantially similar to SB 168 (2023), and similar to SB 1214 (2022). SARAH HASKINS

SB 1321 - This act creates the offense of improper entry by an alien. A person commits the offense of improper entry by an alien if the person enters this state at a time when they are unlawfully present in this country under federal law. The offense of improper entry by an alien is punishable by a fine of $10,000 and shall be subject to an order of removal to a federal port of entry, as provided in the act. For all subsequent offenses, the offense is a class E felony, subject to a term of imprisonment of 1-7 years and a $10,000 fine and additionally shall be subject to an order of removal to a federal port of entry upon the completion of any prison term. Any person serving a term of imprisonment for violation of this act may petition the circuit court for an order of removal in lieu of serving out the term of imprisonment. Such a request shall be granted absent aggravating circumstances. Any person granted such a petition who thereafter returns to this state in violation of federal law shall be subject to completion of the unfinished term of imprisonment and may not apply for any further order of removal. The act allows any law enforcement officer whose duty it is to enforce criminal laws to arrest or detain such person upon probable cause that a person who has violated this act. This act is identical to SB 282 (2025) and SB 1333 (2024), substantially similar to a provision in SB 1372 (2024) and SB 1520 (2024) and similar to SB 1338 (2026). SCOTT SVAGERA

SB 1319 - Under this act, the Department of Health and Senior Services shall promulgate rules and regulations governing human food and beverage product labels when such products are offered for sale in this state, including standardized front-of-package labeling when products contain high levels of sodium, added sugars, calories, or saturated fats; clearly marked common allergens; and requirements that products disclose the percentage of grains, fruits, or vegetables present in products marketed in certain manners. Rules and regulations promulgated under this act may be more rigid or more stringent than federal law governing such products. This act is identical to SCS/SB 149 (2025) and substantially similar to provisions of SB 319 (2025). SARAH HASKINS

SB 1318 - Under this act, the sale or offering for sale of cell-cultured protein for human consumption, or any product containing such, shall be prohibited within this state. "Cell-cultured protein" shall include any food product derived from harvesting animal cells and artificially replicating those cells in a growth medium to produce tissue. SARAH HASKINS

SB 1317 - This act provides that a court may appoint the Division of Probation and Parole ("Division") as a forensic guardian to a person who is found by a court to be incapacitated and to: (1) Have a substantial criminal history of serious offenses; (2) Be under supervised or unsupervised probation and parole; (3) Be under a court order requiring or prohibiting a specific act; (4) Be required to register as a sex offender; (5) Have a likelihood of serious harm to himself, herself, or others or is likely to commit an offense or violate any term or condition of probation, parole, or court order; (6) Have a substance use disorder resulting in total or partial incapacity or a significant incapacitation from alcohol or drugs; or (7) Have significant interaction with law enforcement officers. The Division shall have the same rights and duties as a public administrator appointed to serve as a guardian and shall operate in accordance with the powers and duties of guardians as currently provided in law. Additionally, the Division shall not be required to submit background checks of employees or consents to act to the court before the appointment of the Division as a guardian under this act. The Division shall be notified of the proceedings and shall receive a copy of the petition and any accompanying documents when it is being nominated or considered to serve as a guardian. During such proceedings, the Division shall have an opportunity to attend and be heard. A person under a forensic guardianship shall not be committed or incarcerated nor denied participation in or benefits from government or privately operated institutions, programs, or housing solely on the basis of being under a forensic guardian. KATIE O'BRIEN

SB 1316 - This act establishes provisions relating to diversity-equity-inclusion requirements in school districts and charter schools. The act defines diversity-equity-inclusion or "DEI" as education or training requirements, policies, or programs on the subjects of antiracism, implicit bias, or any other related instructions that promote differential treatment based on race, gender, religion, ethnicity, and sexual preference, but not including instruction on state and federal laws prohibiting discrimination. The act prohibits school districts and charter schools from requiring students, employees, and prospective employees to ascribe to, study, be instructed with, or answer questions relating to DEI, as set forth in the act. The act further prohibits school districts and charter schools from offering any student, employee, or prospective employee any incentive, benefit, grant, or other compensation for receiving any instruction or professional development relating to DEI, except in cases where the same incentive, benefit, grant, or compensation is equally available to individuals who are not involved in the DEI instruction or professional development. A school district or charter school shall not reward or give any advantage to any employee or job applicant for any statement advocating DEI ideologies in employment-related decisions. Finally, employees, contractors, volunteers, vendors, or agents of a school district or charter school shall not be required to ascribe to, study, or be instructed with DEI ideologies or materials. The Attorney General or the prosecuting or circuit attorney in the county in which a violation of the act occurs may bring a cause of action against any school district or charter school that violates the act. An attorney acting on behalf of a school district or charter school may request an opinion of the Attorney General as to whether a particular training material or instructional or curricular material complies with the provisions of the act. A parent of a student enrolled in a school district or charter school may bring a civil action, including an action for injunctive relief or for damages, against the school district or charter school for any violation of the act that causes harm to such parent's child. This act is identical to SB 56 (2025). OLIVIA SHANNON

SB 1314 - Beginning with the 2026-27 school year, each parent or guardian of a child shall be afforded the opportunity at the time of school enrollment to direct that state aid for educating the child that would be used to educate the child at a school within the school district of residence shall be remitted to a qualified school, as defined in the act, of the parent or guardian's choice, if the parent or guardian chooses a school outside of the district of residence. A parent or guardian may also choose to enroll their student at a different school within the school district of residence. The State Treasurer shall create and provide to each school district a form for use by the parent or guardian at the time of enrollment to indicate the parent or guardian's choice as to the school their student will attend for that school year. The school district shall transmit the form to the State Treasurer. The school district shall also notify the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Upon receipt of the form, the State Treasurer shall remit state aid that would have been remitted to the school district of residence to the school chosen by the parent or guardian if such school is outside of the school district of residence. If the student enrolls in a school outside of the school district of residence, the student shall not be counted in the resident school district's weighted average daily attendance as a resident student. The state aid remitted to the school of choice shall be the lesser of the state adequacy target for the student or the amount of tuition at the qualified school. This act contains an emergency clause. This act is identical to SB 572 (2025) and substantially similar to SCS/SB 81 (2023). OLIVIA SHANNON

SB 1313 - This act requires all homeowners' associations to hold an election every ten years for the renewal of the association. Such election shall require an 85% majority vote of all members of the association approving the renewal. Any association failing to receive such approval shall be immediately dissolved and the member homeowners shall not be subject to any other association for a period of ten years unless approved by 85% of such homeowners. Any homeowners' association in existence for at least ten years as of August 28, 2026, shall hold the election required by the act by no later than December 31, 2026. This act is identical to HB 2840 (2026). TAYLOR MIDDLETON

SB 1312 - Under the act, an internet service provider shall give an automatic 50% discount to a customer's bill if the customer experienced three internet service interruptions lasting for more than 30 minutes per a 30-day period. An internet service provider shall create a form on which customers may record internet service interruptions, as described in the act. The Public Service Commission shall require internet service providers to maintain records of each internet service interruption. Specifics of the record are described in the act. The record shall be made public on the internet service provider's website. JULIA SHEVELEVA

SB 1309 - This act makes changes to the provision regarding admissibility of expert testimony to mirror the Federal Rules of Evidence. Specifically, expert testimony may not be admitted unless the proponent demonstrates to the court that it is more likely than not that the proffered testimony meets the knowledge, testimony, and reliability requirements. Furthermore, this act modifies the reliability requirement by providing that the expert's opinion reflects a reliable application of, rather than the expert has reliably applied, the principles and methods to the facts of the case. This provision is identical to SB 238 (2025) and HB 263 (2025). KATIE O'BRIEN

SB 1308 - This act provides that the Executive Director of the Committee for Professional Counselors ("Committee"), rather than the Committee, shall issue a license to each person who files an application, pays the application fee, and provides satisfactory evidence regarding lack of criminal or disciplinary actions along with compliance with the law regarding licensure of professional counselors and the passage of an examination on professional counseling in this state. The Committee shall review and approve or deny all applications for which licenses were not authorized to be issued by the Executive Director. Additionally, this act provides that the Committee shall display the name, address, license number, and license status for each licensee of any license type on the Division of Professional Registration's ("Division") searchable listing of licensees. A license holder may request the redaction of his or her address from the listing and the Division shall redact such address unless the Committee or any other person has good cause to deny the redaction. This act is similar to SB 441 (2025), SCS/SB 1284 (2024), a provision in SCS/HB 2280 (2024), and HB 2434 (2024). KATIE O'BRIEN

SB 1307 - Under this act, a family court shall not prohibit a family court participant from possession or use of legal marijuana, including as a term or condition of successful completion of the family court program. The possession or use of legal marijuana shall not, by itself, be used to restrict or abridge custodial or parental rights to minor children in a family or juvenile court proceeding. This act is identical to SB 403 (2025), SB 968 (2024), and SCS/SB 443 (2023) and similar to SB 794 (2022), HB 2440 (2022), and SB 357 (2021), and provisions in HB 2704 (2022) and HB 2723 (2020). SARAH HASKINS

SB 1306 - This act requires the Department of Health and Senior Services to establish a health advocate program for eligible pregnant patients who request a health advocate for the duration of their pregnancy in order to navigate the health care system and communicate with the health care professionals providing health care to the patient. The health advocate shall assess the needs of the patient, prepare a birthing plan, be present in the birthing room or on call during the birthing process, advocate for the patient, and document any conflict between the patient, health care professionals, and the patient's family members. The Department shall raise awareness about the program as described in the act. Finally, this act creates the "Health Advocate Program Fund". This act is identical to SB 376 (2025) and substantially similar to SB 1240 (2024), SB 715 (2023), and HB 1234 (2023). SARAH HASKINS

SB 1305 - This act provides that a person commits the offense of unlawful use of a weapon when he or she carries a firearm or any weapon readily capable of lethal use within 300 feet of or into any election precinct or polling place on any election day. Additionally, no concealed carry permit shall authorize a person to carry a firearm within 300 feet, instead of 25 feet, of any polling place on any election day. TRISTAN BENSON, JR.

SB 1304 - This act provides that a person commits the offense of making a malicious false report of animal abuse if the person purposely makes a report that is known to be false with the purpose of and causing a disruption, harassment, monetary loss, or disturbance of the peace of the owner of the animal. This offense is a class C misdemeanor. There shall be an absolute defense for a prosecution of the offense if the reporting party reported an incident of animal abuse out of a good faith, reasonable belief that an animal was being abused. Additionally, this act modifies the offense of animal abuse to provide that it shall be a class E felony if the suffering of an animal is the result of starvation or dehydration, in addition to torture or mutilation, and which has been knowingly, instead of consciously, inflicted while the animal was alive. This act is substantially similar to HB 2904 (2026), SB 541 (2025) and HCS/HB 910 (2025), to a provision in HB 2436 (2026), and contains a provision similar to SB 1352 (2026). TRISTAN BENSON, JR.

SB 1303 - This act modifies the definition of "residential property" for the purposes of the taxation of real property by providing that such definition shall include single family homes that are leased, in whole or in part, for a term of less than thirty consecutive days. This act is identical to SB 699 (2025) and SB 784 (2025), and to a provision in HB 660 (2025), and is substantially similar to SCS/HB 1086 (2025). JOSH NORBERG

SB 1302 - This act creates new provisions relating to public contracts. This act is identical to SB 338 (2025) and SB 1142 (2024). BANKING CONTRACTS - RESTRICTED FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS The act requires the State Treasurer to create a Restricted Financial Institutions List, containing the names of financial institutions that are engaged in a boycott of companies, as that phrase is defined in the act. The list is to be used by the Treasurer for the purpose of determining which financial institutions to enter into banking contracts with. The list must be updated annually and is required to be posted on the Treasurer's website and delivered to the Governor, the President Pro Tem of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The act requires a notice period for financial institutions prior to being included on the Restricted Financial Institutions List. Specifically, 45 days prior to including a financial institution on the restricted financial institution list, the Treasurer shall send a written notice to the institution notifying it that it has the opportunity to demonstrate that it is not engaged in a boycott of companies. Following inclusion on the list, the financial institution may be removed upon demonstration to the Treasurer that it has ceased all boycotts. The act permits the Treasurer to disqualify restricted financial institutions from the competitive bidding process or from any other official selection process for any banking contract. The Treasurer may refuse to enter into a banking contract or an extension of any banking contract with a restricted financial institution based on its restricted financial institution status. The Treasurer may require, as a term of any banking contract, an agreement by the financial institution not to engage in a boycott for the duration of the contract. With respect to actions taken in compliance with this act, a public body, public official, public employee, or member or employee of a financial institution shall be immune from any liability. No party may take action to penalize or threaten to penalize any financial institution for compliance with this act. Furthermore, any contract subject to this act may be enforced by the Attorney General who shall have the same investigatory authority as permitted under the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act. In addition to any other remedies available at law or equity, a company that provides false information to the Treasurer and later receives state monies, or violates a contractual agreement with the state not to engage in a boycott, is required to pay damages to the state in an amount equal to three times all monies paid to the company by the state for the company's goods or services. PUBLIC CONTRACTS - TREATMENT BASED ON ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND GOVERNANCE SCORE This act requires public bodies to ensure that bidders, offerors, contractors, or subcontractors, when engaged in procuring or letting contracts for any purpose, are not given preferential treatment or discriminated against based on an environmental, social and governance score, as defined in the act. This provision is similar to SB 1350 (2024), SB 1518 (2024), SB 50 (2023) and SB 1171 (2022). This act contains a severability clause. SCOTT SVAGERA

SB 1299 - This act modifies provisions relating to traffic offenses. OPERATING IN A PASSING LANE This act specifies a minimum penalty of $300 for operating a motor vehicle in a passing lane when not passing or overtaking another vehicle. (Section 304.015). This provision is similar to SB 162 (2025). DRIVERS' DUTY NOT TO OBSTRUCT TRAFFIC This act requires drivers on a two-lane roadway outside of an urban area to pull over if there are five or more vehicles immediately following it. Violation of this provision shall be an infraction, and shall be punished by a fine of $100. (Section 304.151) GENERAL OPERATING REVENUE RECEIVED FROM CERTAIN OFFENSES Current law limits the percentage of political subdivisions' general operating revenue which may be received from municipal ordinance violations and minor traffic violations, and requires the excess to be sent to the Department of Revenue for distribution to the schools of the county. This act exempts certain traffic offenses from this limit. (Section 479.359) TAYLOR MIDDLETON

SB 1298 - This act repeals provisions of law relating to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), including, but not limited to, provisions relating to: · Payment by the Department of Health and Senior Services for the costs of HIV testing for certain victims of crime (changed under this act to testing for sexually transmitted infections or diseases and limited to two rounds of testing); · Those authorized to conduct HIV testing and disclosure of information relating to HIV testing and individual test results; · HIV testing of prisoners by the Department of Corrections, HIV testing of persons participating in certain drug treatment programs by the Department of Mental Health or individuals in the Department's custody, and conducting HIV testing without the individual's right to refuse testing; · Insurance coverage of persons who test positive for HIV or HIV-related conditions; · Nuisance laws relating to persons who build, maintain, use, own, or lease any building or other place used for lewdness, assignation, or illegal purpose involving sexual or other contact through which HIV transmission can occur; · Notice given by the Department of Health and Senior Services to schools on the identity of any child reported to have HIV or parents or guardians confirmed to have HIV; · Rule promulgation authority for mandatory premarital HIV testing; · Definitions of psychologically impacted real property; and · Enhanced penalties for the offense of prostitution for persons knowing in advance that they were infected with HIV. Additionally, this act modifies a provision of law that requires certain persons to undergo HIV testing prior to incarceration without the right to refuse. Under this act, such persons shall instead be screened for sexually transmitted diseases prior to incarceration, with the costs for juveniles tested to be paid for by the county in which the offense occurred. This act modifies several provisions of law relating to infection control procedures by replacing HIV or HBV (hepatitis B virus) with "serious infectious or communicable diseases". Finally, this act modifies the practice of pharmacy to include the dispensing of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis. This act is identical to SB 609 (2025). SARAH HASKINS

SB 1297 - This act extends provisions relating to telemarketing practices to business subscribers, as defined in the act. The Attorney General shall develop literature to help consumers understand their options with regard to telephone solicitations no later than January 1, 2027, instead of January 1, 2001 as provided in current law. The act is identical to SB 469 (2025), SB 963 (2024), similar to HB 292 (2025), HB 1932 (2024), HB 2188 (2024), HB 2353 (2024). JULIA SHEVELEVA

SB 1296 - Current law authorizes state agencies to set off all or a portion of a taxpayer's income tax refund to repay debts owed to such state agency. This act modifies the definition of "state agency" to include any municipality with a population over 250,000 for debts arising on or after January 1, 2027. This act is identical to SB 468 (2025) and HB 1884 (2024). JOSH NORBERG

SB 1295 - This act provides that Secretary of State shall collect an initiative petition filing fee of $1,000 for each initiative petition filed if the petition relates to a subject on which an initiative petition has been filed by the same petitioner since the most recent general election. No fee shall be charged if the petition is the first petition filed by the petitioner on a particular subject. SCOTT SVAGERA

SB 1293 - This act modifies several provisions relating to property taxes. TAXATION BALLOT LANGUAGE This act requires any ballot measure seeking to add, change, or modify a tax on real property to express the effect of the proposed change within the ballot language in terms of the change in dollars owed per $100,000 of a property's market valuation. (Section 137.067) This provision is identical to a provision in HCS/SCS/SB 163 (2025), HCS/HB 119 (2025), HCS/HB 517 (2025), HCS/HB 531 (2025), HB 660 (2025), HCS/HB 2058 (2024), HCS/HB 1517 (2024), HCS/HB 2140 (2024), CCS/HS/HCS/SS#2/SCS/SB 96 (2023), and HCS/SS#3/SCS/SB 131 (2023). CALCULATION AND REVISION OF PROPERTY TAX LEVIES Current law provides for the calculation of revenue derived from single tax rates versus tax rates for each class and subclass of property. This act repeals such language. (Section 137.073.2, 137.079, and section 137.115) Current law provides that the aggregate increase in valuation of personal property shall be the new construction and improvements factor for the purposes of calculating property tax rates. This act eliminates the new construction and improvements factor for personal property. (Section 137.073.4(1)) This act requires that all tax levy increases applied to any real and personal property shall be applied to each subclass of property equally. (Section 137.073.5(1)) This act requires that if the voters in a political subdivision approve an increase to the tax rate ceiling prior to the expiration of a previously approved temporary levy increase, the new tax rate ceiling shall remain in effect only until such time as the temporary levy increase expires under the terms originally approved by a vote of the people, at which time the tax rate ceiling shall be decreased by the amount of the temporary levy increase. If, prior to the expiration of a temporary levy increase, voters are asked to approve an additional permanent levy increase, voters shall be submitted ballot language that clearly indicates that if the permanent levy increase is approved, the temporary levy shall be made permanent. (Section 137.073.5(3)) This provision is identical to a provision in HCS/HB 119 (2025), HB 660 (2025), HB 1497 (2025), HCS/HB 2058 (2024), HCS/HB 1517 (2024), HCS/HB 2140 (2024), CCS/HS/HCS/SS#2/SCS/SB 96 (2023), and HCS/SS#3/SCS/SB 131 (2023), and is substantially similar to SB 880 (2018) and SB 357 (2017). Current law authorizes the governing body of a political subdivision to levy a tax rate lower than its tax rate ceiling, and to subsequently increase such lowered rate to the tax rate ceiling without voter approval. This act provides that such increase back to the tax rate ceiling shall be made in the immediately following general reassessment. (Section 137.073.5(4)) This provision is identical to a provision in HB 660 (2025) and HB 783 (2025). This act provides that, if the total assessed valuation in a political subdivision decreases in the tax year immediately following a tax year in which the voters approved an increase to the tax rate ceiling, such political subdivision may increase its levy such that the revenue received equals the amount that would have been received from the increased rate of levy had there been no decrease in the total assessed valuation. (Section 137.073.5(6)) This provision is identical to a provision in HCS/HB 119 (2025), HB 660 (2025), HB 1497 (2025), HCS/HB 2058 (2024), HCS/HB 1517 (2024), and HCS/HB 2140 (2024). JOSH NORBERG

SB 1292 - Under this act, no provider of ambulance service within Missouri shall provide a patient emergency medical transportation to an abortion facility, or otherwise be directed to provide such transportation. SARAH HASKINS

SB 1290 - This act establishes the "Missouri Healthy Schools Act" and prohibits public schools from serving, selling, or allowing a third party to sell ultraprocessed food, as such term is defined in the act, on campus during the school day. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education shall post on its website a standardized form public schools may use to certify compliance with the provisions of the act, along with a list of each public school that has provided such certification of compliance to the Department. This act is identical to HB 2887 (2026) and SB 802 (2025). OLIVIA SHANNON

SB 1289 - This act modifies the required amount of motor vehicle liability insurance. The required amount of coverage for bodily injury or death is increased from $25,000 to $50,000 for one person, and from $50,000 to $100,000 for bodily injury or death to two or more persons in any one accident, and from $25,000 to $50,000 for injury to or destruction of property of others in any one accident. Currently, any underinsured motor vehicle coverage with less than two times the limits for bodily injury or death under current law shall be construed to provide coverage in excess of the liability coverage of any underinsured motor vehicle involved in the accident. This act provides that any underinsured motor vehicle coverage shall be construed to provide coverage in excess of the liability coverage of any motor vehicle involved in the accident. This act is identical to SB 1438 (2026) and HB 2082 (2026). TAYLOR MIDDLETON

SB 1288 - This act modifies provisions governing the employment of unauthorized aliens. Current law provides that a general contractor or subcontractor of any tier shall not be liable when the general contractor or subcontractor contracts with its direct subcontractor who employs an unauthorized alien in violation of law. This act provides that the general contractor or subcontractor shall be liable in such circumstance if the general contractor or subcontractor knows or should have known of the violation. The act modifies the provisions allowing the Attorney General (AG) to enforce the law governing the employment of unauthorized aliens. The AG is given authority to investigate alleged or suspected violations of the law pertaining to the proper classification of employees for purposes of public works projects. Furthermore, the AG is given powers provided by the Merchandising Practices Act for the purpose of investigating any alleged or suspected violation of the law governing the employment of unauthorized aliens. In any action brought by the AG to enforce the provisions of law governing the employment of unauthorized aliens, the state shall have the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that the employer knowingly employed, hired for employment, or continued to employ an unauthorized alien to perform work within this state. The AG may seek an injunction prohibiting the employer from employing an unauthorized alien, and seek monetary damages in the amount equal to twice the amount of wages paid by the employer to any unauthorized alien workers during the time in which such unlawful employment is alleged to have occurred. The AG may bring an action for injunctive and monetary relief in the circuit court of any county where the alleged violation is occurring or about to occur, or in the Cole County Circuit Court. If a court determines that an employer has knowingly hired an unauthorized alien, the court shall enter a judgment in favor of the state and award penalties in an amount consistent with the prayer for relief in the petition. The AG may enter into a consent judgment with any person alleged to have committed a violation prohibited by this act. This act is similar to the truly agreed to HCS/HBs 2366 & 2511 (2026). SCOTT SVAGERA

SB 1287 - Current law authorizes a taxpayer to deduct a maximum of the first $6,000 of any retirement allowance received from any privately funded sources if the taxpayer's Missouri adjusted gross income is less than $25,000 if filing single, $32,000 if filing married combined, or $16,000 if filing married separately. For all tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, this act increases such deduction to $12,000 and increases the income thresholds to $50,000, $64,000, and $32,600, respectively. This act is identical to HCS/HBs 1762 & 2059 (2026), SB 620 (2025), HB 44 (2025), and HB 2657 (2024), and to a provision in HCS/SS/SB 898 (2024), and is substantially similar to HB 2205 (2026), HB 1423 (2024), SB 241 (2023), SB 448 (2023), SB 585 (2023), HB 156 (2023), HB 456 (2023), HB 662 (2023), HB 1206 (2023), SB 871 (2022), HB 2853 (2022), SB 157 (2021), SB 847 (2020), and HB 1725 (2020), and to provisions in HCS/SS#3/SCS/SB 131 (2023), SS/SB 190 (2023), HCS/SB 247 (2023), HS/HCS/HB 356 (2023), and SCS/HCS#2/HB 713 (2023). JOSH NORBERG

SB 1285 - Current law requires the Director of Revenue to annually publish the updated income brackets for the state income tax. This act requires such publication to be made on the Department's website. JOSH NORBERG

SB 1281 - This act repeals the sunset date of the Cyber Crime Investigation Fund and the grant program created under the Fund. This act is identical to CCS/HCS/SS/SCS/SB 60 (2025) and is similar to a provision in SB 893 (2026), HB 1946 (2026), SS/SCS/HCS/HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 (2026), HCS/SS#2/SCS/SB 10 (2025), SCS/HCS/HB 87 (2025), SCS/HCS/HB 615 (2025), SCS/HCS/HB 1259 (2025), and SS/HCS/HB 1464 (2025). TRISTAN BENSON, JR.

SB 1278 - This act provides that no public school, private school, public charter school, public school district, or public or private institution of postsecondary education shall be a member of any statewide athletic activities association or national intercollegiate athletics organization that allows students to take performance enhancing drugs. Any public school, private school, public charter school, public school district, or public or private institution of postsecondary education that violates this act shall not receive any state aid or other revenues from the state. The parent or guardian of any student, or any student who is over eighteen years old, who is deprived of an athletic opportunity as a result of a violation of the act shall have a cause of action for injunctive or other equitable relief as described in the act. This act is identical to SB 55 (2025) and similar to SB 1440 (2024). OLIVIA SHANNON

SB 1277 - This act requires each state department, within fifteen days of receiving a guidance document from the federal government, to publish the guidance document on a website designated by the department director. Each guidance document shall be published in a conspicuous manner with a hyperlink that provides access to the guidance documents. Within 15 days of a guidance document being rescinded, a state department shall maintain the rescinded guidance document on the website and indicate that the document has been rescinded along with the date that the guidance document was rescinded. SCOTT SVAGERA

SB 1276 - This act creates new provisions relating to prohibiting discrimination in public entities. Public Schools (Sections 105.1701 and 105.1702) The governing body of a public school, including an elementary school, high school, or charter school, shall ensure that the following information is displayed on the school website in a publicly accessible location: • All training materials, including materials for instructors, concerning or used for staff and faculty training on all matters of nondiscrimination, diversity, equity, inclusion, race, ethnicity, sex, or bias, or any combination of these concepts with other concepts; • All instructional or curricular materials concerning nondiscrimination, diversity, equity, inclusion, race, ethnicity, sex, or bias, or any combination of these concepts with other concepts; and • Any procedures for the documentation, review, or approval of the training, instructional, or curricular materials used for staff and faculty training or student instruction at the school, including by the principal, curriculum administrators, or other teachers. Each state agency and political subdivision shall post on its website in a publicly accessible location all training materials, including materials for instructors, for training provided to employees of the agency or political subdivision on all matters of nondiscrimination, diversity, equity, inclusion, race, ethnicity, sex, or bias, or any combination of these concepts with other concepts, except any materials that the agency or political subdivision is required to keep confidential. A public school, including an elementary school, high school, or charter school, state agency, or political subdivision shall not: • Require or otherwise compel a student, teacher, administrator, or other employee to affirm, adopt, or adhere to any belief or concept that: • One race, sex, ethnicity, religion, or national origin is inherently superior or inferior to another race, sex, ethnicity, religion, or national origin; • An individual, by virtue of his or her race, sex, ethnicity, religion, or national origin should be blamed for actions committed in the past by other members of the same race, sex, ethnicity, religion, or national origin; or • An individual's moral character is necessarily determined, in whole or in part, by his or her race, sex, ethnicity, religion, or national origin. • Use public funds to contract with, hire, or otherwise engage consultants, trainers, or other persons to: • Direct or otherwise compel a student, teacher, administrator, or other employee to affirm, adopt, or adhere to any belief or concept prohibited by this act; or • Advocate concepts prohibited by this act, unless it meets certain exceptions as described in the act; or • Require a student, teacher, administrator, or other employee to attend or participate in a training, seminar, continuing education, orientation, or therapy that promotes any concept prohibited by this act. Proxy Discrimination (Sections 160.011, 160.2800, and 174.800) This act establishes provisions relating to proxy discrimination in educational institutions. The act defines "proxy discrimination" as the use of a facially neutral factor in student admissions that correlates with race, sex, color, ethnicity, ancestry, or national origin for the purpose of discriminating against or granting a preference to any individual or group on the basis of such characteristics. Proxy discrimination includes the use of certain factors described in the act, such as zip codes or socioeconomic indicators, which may be used individually or in combination with other factors for the purposes of discriminating against or granting a preference to any individual or group. "Traditional academic success factors" include standardized test results, grades, extracurricular activities, and academic recommendations. Under the act, any public educational institution with a selective admission process, including public schools, charter schools, and state colleges and universities, shall publish a comprehensive list of all factors considered or used in the admission process. The list shall include academic qualifications, extracurricular activities, personal essays, letters of recommendation, and other factors set forth in the act. The list shall be made publicly available on the official website of each educational institution and shall be easily accessible to prospective students, parents, and other interested parties. No educational institution or person making admission decisions for the institution shall discriminate or grant preferential treatment to any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin; nor shall any such institution or person engage in proxy discrimination or seek information on students' race, sex, color, ethnicity, ancestry, or national origin during the application process unless expressly required by federal law, as provided in the act. In any civil action challenging any instance of proxy discrimination, the person bringing the action has the burden of establishing a prima facie case of proxy discrimination through evidence that a particular factor or combination of factors other than traditional academic success factors was selected at least in part for the purpose of discriminating against or granting a preference to any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, ancestry, or national origin. The defendant has the burden of proving that the selection of the challenged factor or combination thereof was solely for a lawful purpose and not for the purpose of discriminating against or granting a preference to any individual or group. The use of traditional academic success factors by any educational institution or employee presumptively does not constitute proxy discrimination. To challenge the use of traditional academic success factors, the plaintiff has the burden of proving that the factors were manipulated, weighted, or otherwise used with the specific intent of discriminating against or granting a preference to an individual or group in violation of the act. Educational institutions shall have a grace period of nine months after the effective date of the act (or until May 28, 2027), to comply with the requirements relating to disclosure of factors considered in the admission process. Noncompliance with this act may result in penalties, including fines and potential loss of public funding, as provided in the act. Missouri Human Rights Act (Section 213.136) The act prohibits the state, including any political subdivision thereof, or any public university system, community college district, or public school district, from discriminating against, or granting preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, or sex in the operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting. This act contains a severability clause. SCOTT SVAGERA

SB 1274 - This act modifies notarization requirements for applications for detention for evaluation and treatment at a mental health facility. Under this act, no notarization shall be required for the application or any affidavits, declarations, or other supporting documents filed under certain provisions of law, including when filed in court by an adult, when a peace officer takes a person into custody for detention at the facility for a period of 96 hours, when a person presents themselves at the facility and the health care provider completes the application, or if the person executing the application is an employee acting on behalf of a hospital. This act is identical to SB 436 (2025) and substantially similar to provisions in SCS/HCS/HB 1259 (2025) and HCS/SB 189 (2025). SARAH HASKINS

SB 1273 - Under this act, cities, counties, and school districts (defined as "political subdivisions") shall not adopt or enforce any ordinance, policy, resolution, deed restriction, property use restriction, or other such restriction that prevents property they sell, lease, or transfer from being used for any lawful educational purpose by a charter school. The act also prohibits any deed restriction or other such restriction that limits property to specific non-educational uses. Any existing restriction that bars property previously used for educational purposes from being used for future educational purposes is void. Any ordinance, policy, regulation, deed, use restriction, or contract made in violation of this act is void from its inception. Additionally, when a school district offers to sell or lease an unused school building or facility that is not being used for academic, extracurricular, administrative, or athletic purposes, and that either has no approved plan for future use or has a plan that has not been carried out within two years, the contract shall include a right of first refusal allowing a public entity to purchase or lease the property first. The term "public entity" includes the state of Missouri and any of its political subdivisions, such as cities, counties, boards, agencies, or authorities. If the school district accepts an offer to sell or lease the unused building or facility to a non-public entity, such district shall post a public notice on its website stating that the property is available. The public notice shall include the property's square footage, the district's contact information, and a statement that the right of first refusal expires 60 days after this notification. If no offer from a non-public entity exists, a public entity may initiate negotiations to buy or lease an unused school building or facility. The school district shall begin good-faith negotiations within 60 days of the public entity's engagement, and negotiations shall last up to 30 days. An independent mediator shall obtain appraisals to determine a fair market sale or lease price. If multiple public entities express interest in the unused building or facility, the school district shall decide which entity shall purchase or lease the property. During negotiations, the school district may choose whether to sell or lease the property, at fair market value or less. A lease shall allow reasonable access and use of shared common areas. If a public entity leases the entire facility and incurs debt to make improvements, the school district shall subordinate its lease interest to that debt. The public entity shall have six months from the date of its written offer to complete the purchase or lease. While leasing, the public entity shall be responsible for all direct expenses, including utilities, insurance, maintenance, property taxes, and repairs. If a public entity later decides to sell a facility it purchased from a school district, such public entity shall first offer the property back to that district, following the same procedures set forth in the act. This act is similar to SCS/HCS/HBs 2404 & 2172 (2026) and to provisions in SB 1496 (2026), HB 2866 (2026), SB 398 (2025), HB 447 (2025), HB 1044 (2025), SB 1006 (2024), SB 1123 (2024), HB 2088 (2024), HB 2178 (2024), SB 304 (2023), SB 650 (2022), HB 2087 (2022), SCS/SB 55, 25, & 23 (2021), SB 315 (2021), HCS/HB 137 (2021), HB 322 (2021), HB 729 (2021), SB 649 (2020), SB 603 (2020), HB 1917 (2020), SB 51 (2019), SCS/SB 271 (2019), SS#2/SCS/SB 292 (2019), SCS/HB 485 (2019), HCS/SS/SB 218 (2019), HCS/HB 581 (2019), and HCS/HB 924 (2019). OLIVIA SHANNON

SB 1271 - Current law requires school districts to adopt a written policy regarding the provision of certain accommodations for lactating employees, teachers, and students. This act requires charter schools, in addition to school districts, to adopt such a policy and provide such accommodations. The act specifies that each school building shall contain suitable accommodation in the form of a "private and secure" room designated for the exclusive use of women and "lactating students" that includes certain features established in current law, such as running water, a refrigerator for breast milk storage, and electrical outlets. Additionally, a public school or charter school shall ensure that a lactating student is given a reasonable amount of time to accommodate the need to express breast milk, and a student shall not incur an academic penalty as a result of the use, during the school day, of the accommodations provided for under the act. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education shall develop a model policy that satisfies the provisions of the act before January 1, 2027. School districts and charter schools shall adopt a written policy pursuant to the provisions of the act before July 1, 2027. This act is similar to SB 343 (2025). OLIVIA SHANNON

SB 1270 - This act requires public schools and charter schools that include any of grades 4-12 to make at least one type of feminine hygiene product, as provided in the act, available in each school building for use by female students at no cost. Each school board and charter school governing body shall adopt policies establishing procedures for the distribution of feminine hygiene products and guidance regarding the safe use of such products, as well as prohibiting the resale or misuse of feminine hygiene products that are distributed to female students in accordance with the provisions of the act. This act is identical to SB 342 (2025). OLIVIA SHANNON

SB 1269 - This act modifies the offense of filing a false document to include those documents filed with a court, including court filings, and where such documents are frivolous, unenforceable under Missouri law, or are court filings lacking probable cause. Additionally, this act modifies the penalties from a class D felony to a class C felony for the first offense and increases the enhanced penalty for certain circumstances to a class B felony, instead of class C felony. This act provides that any person who is named in or has a property interest affected by a potential false document may file a petition for a judicial review and the probable cause statement that delineates the basis for the belief that the filing or record is materially false, contains materially false information, is a forgery, is fraudulent, or is misleading. If the filing or record in question is a petition or other document filed in associate circuit court or circuit court or is a notice of lis pendens, lien notice, or another instrument related to such petition or document, then the petition and probable cause statement shall be in the form of a motion in the pending case. Additionally, if personal service cannot be obtained on the person responsible for false document, then the court shall have jurisdiction to hear and rule on the validity of the document upon an affidavit of the petitioner showing that a good faith effort to serve or provide actual notice to such person was made. If the petition is filed by a person who is not a certain type of public official or employee, the court may consider the petition as a civil case without prejudice to the right of the prosecuting or circuit attorney to pursue criminal charges. Upon a ruling of invalid, the court shall order restitution and if the record was not made in good faith, damages in an amount of not less than five hundred dollars and not more than three times the amount of actual damages. This act is identical to HB 2201 (2026). TRISTAN BENSON, JR.

SB 1268 - This act repeals provisions of the certificate of need law relating to hospitals, excluding long-term care beds in hospitals, and major medical equipment. This act also makes technical changes to the certificate of need statutes. This act is identical to SB 337 (2025) and SB 192 (2021). SARAH HASKINS

SB 1266 - The act establishes the "Freedom to Farm Act" which provides that the right of farmers and ranchers to engage in farming and ranching practices for sale or personal consumption shall be free from government intervention and that practices occurring within the state shall not be infringed upon by the federal government under the regulation of interstate commerce. Any government entity that restricts farming or ranching practices shall be held civilly liable to the farmer or rancher for injunctive and declaratory relief. No government measure shall restrict the production, manufacturing, distribution, or sale of supplements intended for human application, absorption, or consumption, or be deemed to enforce a compulsory marketing quota, poundage quota, or similar policy restricting the production of farming or ranching. No penalty as a result of a violation of any provision of law, order, ordinance, rule, regulation, policy, or similar measure regarding protection of the environment shall require the closure of a farming or ranching operation or restrict the consumption or sale of food products. Except for licenses required by law before August 28, 2026, no license shall be required for an individual to operate or engage in farming or ranching. The right to access and the ability to afford food products shall not be infringed upon by restrictions based on an individual's credit score, credit worthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity, or presentation of an identification card. Any farmer or rancher who sells food products of his or her farming or ranching operation that are fit for human consumption shall not be held civilly liable for injury or death arising from a condition of such food products if the farmer or rancher provides the following warning label: "WARNING: CONSUME AT YOUR OWN RISK". The use of any form of environmental manipulation, as defined in the act, is prohibited in this state. This provision shall not prevent the use of pesticides on any farming or ranching operations. Any person using a form of environmental manipulation shall be held civilly liable for damages resulting from such use. The act repeals the provision allowing the Governor to control the sale or distribution of food and feed during a state of emergency. The Governor shall not have the authority to prevent farming or ranching, as described in the act. The act repeals certain provisions regarding deeming certain agricultural operations as nuisances and provides that no agricultural operation or any of its appurtenances shall be deemed to be a nuisance, except for those agricultural operations or any of its appurtenances used for production of swine or swine products as described in the act, that unreasonably expand in violation of zoning laws or ordinances. The act is identical to SB 297 (2025), SB 1318 (2024), and SB 84 (2023). JULIA SHEVELEVA

SB 1265 - This act modifies various provisions relating to illegal aliens. SANCTUARY CITIES (Section 67.307) The act provides that any municipality that enacts or adopts a sanctuary policy shall be subject to a fine of $25,500 for each day on which the municipality has such sanctuary policy in effect. E-VERIFY (Section 285.530) Current law requires only public employers to enroll and actively participate in a federal work authorization program, while all other employers are permitted, but not required, to enroll and participate. This act requires all employers to enroll and actively participate in a federal work authorization program. This provision is identical to a provision in SB 1038 (2026), a provision in SB 1070 (2026), SB 1373 (2024), substantially similar to provisions in SB 528 (2025) and HB 120 (2025), and similar to a provision in HB 1515 (2024), a provision in HCS/HB 2489 (2024), a provision in HB 2844 (2024), and a provision in HCS/HB 188 (2023). OFFENSE OF TRANSPORTATION, CONCEALMENT, OR INDUCEMENT OF ILLEGAL ALIENS (Section 577.675) The act expands the offense of transportation of an illegal alien to include the concealment or inducement of an illegal alien. Any person is guilty of such an offense, punished as a class D felony, if he or she knowingly: • Conceals, harbors or shields or attempts to conceal, harbor or shield an illegal alien from detection in any place in this state, including any building or any means of transportation, if the person knows or recklessly disregards the fact that the alien has come to, has entered, or remains in the United States in violation of law; or • Encourages or induces an alien to come to or reside in this state. LOCAL ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL IMMIGRATION LAWS (Section 590.250) The act allows any law enforcement officer or agency to enforce the provisions of federal immigration law that establish criminal penalties. This act is identical to SB 114 (2025) and substantially similar to SB 1138 (2024), SB 1373 (2024), HB 2470 (2024), SB 130 (2023), and SB 1227 (2022). SCOTT SVAGERA

SB 1264 - Currently, the prohibition on the prescription or administration of cross-sex hormones or puberty-blocking drugs for the purpose of a gender transition for persons under 18 years of age expires on August 28, 2027. This act removes that expiration date. This act is identical to a provision in SB 249 (2025), HCS#2/SS#2/SCS/SB 10 (2025), SB 26 (2025), SB 493 (2025), SB 1185 (2024), SB 726 (2024), and SB 776 (2024), substantially similar to SB 75 (2025), and similar to provisions in HCS/HBs 1520, 1519, 2355, and 2357 (2024). SARAH HASKINS

SB 1262 - Current law requires the earnings tax imposed in the City of St. Louis and Kansas City to be submitted to the voters for renewal every five years. This act requires such submission to voters in Kansas City to occur every ten years. This act is identical to SB 546 (2025), SB 962 (2024), SB 1041 (2022), SB 486 (2021), and HB 149 (2021), and to a provision in SCS/SB 344 (2023). JOSH NORBERG

SB 1261 - Currently, the COVID-19 vaccination status of a potential organ donor or organ transplant recipient, with some exceptions, shall not be considered in any part of the organ transplant process. This act repeals this provision of law. This act is identical to SB 471 (2025) and HB 2368 (2024). SARAH HASKINS

SB 1260 - This act changes "epinephrine auto-injector" to "epinephrine delivery device" throughout statute. This act adds child care facilities to the definition of "authorized entity" in current law permitting such entities to stock a supply of epinephrine delivery devices for use in an emergency. Finally, this act establishes "Elijah's Law". Before July 1, 2028, each licensed child care provider shall adopt a policy on allergy prevention and response with a focus on potentially deadly food-borne allergies, as specified in the act. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education shall develop a model policy or policies before July 1, 2027. This act is substantially similar to provisions in HCS/SS/SB 7 (2025), HCS/SB 94 (2025), SB 783 (2025), SCS/HCS/HB 943 (2025), and HB 580 (2025). SARAH HASKINS

SB 1259 - This act permits contributions made to any committee organized under Missouri campaign finance law to be used for any childcare expenses, as described in the act, that result directly from campaigning for office or in connection with the duties of public office that would not have been otherwise incurred but for those activities. This act is identical to a provision in the truly agreed to SS/SCS/HCS/HB 1871 (2026), SB 242 (2025), HB 347 (2025), and HB 2493 (2024). SCOTT SVAGERA

SB 1258 - Current law provides that the normal retirement allowance multiplier for a member of the Public School Retirement System of Missouri is 2.5% of the member's final average salary for each year of the membership service, except if the member has 32 years or more of service, then the multiplier shall be 2.55%. This act provides that for those members with 33 years of service or more the multiplier factor shall be 2.6%. This act is substantially similar to SB 474 (2025) and SCS/SB 877 (2024), a provision in the perfected SS/SB 898 (2024), and in SCS/HCS/HB 2431 (2024) and is similar to SB 556 (2023). KATIE O’BRIEN

SB 1257 - This act specifies that children under the age of 2 years riding in motor vehicles shall be secured in rear-facing child passenger restraint systems; except that the child may be secured in a front-facing system once the child reaches the highest rear-facing weight or height established by the restraint system's manufacturer. The act also modifies the height, weight, and age requirements to specify that children shall be secured by a regular vehicle safety belt once they reach at least 4 feet, 9 inches in height; 80 pounds in weight; or 8 years of age. The act repeals a provision specifying that a person shall not be in violation of the child passenger restraint law if, when transporting children in the immediate family and there are more children than seating positions in the vehicle, the children who are unable to be restrained by an appropriate child safety restraint are seated in the area behind the front seat of the vehicle unless the vehicle is designed only for a front seating area. Penalties under the act are modified to specify that drivers transporting unsecured children who are under the age of 16 but not subject to a child restraint system or booster seat requirement shall be subject to the penalty specified in the act rather than the penalty for a safety belt violation. Lastly, the act repeals a provision stating that charges under the act shall be dismissed or withdrawn if the driver provides evidence he or she has acquired a child passenger restraint system or booster seat. This act is identical to SB 497 (2025), and similar to HB 2170 (2026), HB 2261 (2024), HB 1528 (2024), HB 731 (2023), and provisions in HCS/HB 443 (2023). TAYLOR MIDDLETON

SB 1256 - This act modifies various provisions relating to the Uniform Commercial Code. The act provides that state law, rather than the local law of a securities intermediary's jurisdiction, governs various aspects of the acquisition, rights, and duties of investment securities, as well as the perfection, the effect of perfection or nonperfection, and the priority of a security interest in a security entitlement or securities account. Provisions are repealed establishing the process for determining a securities intermediary's jurisdiction. The act additionally repeals a provision establishing that a claim of creditors of a securities intermediary who have a security interest in a financial asset held by a securities intermediary has priority over claims of the securities intermediary's entitlement holders who have security entitlements with respect to that financial asset if the creditor has control over the financial asset. The act additionally repeals a provision providing that if a clearing corporation does not have sufficient financial assets to satisfy both its obligations to entitlement holders who have security entitlements with respect to a financial asset and its obligation to a creditor of the clearing corporation who has a security interest in that financial asset, the claim of the creditor has priority over the claims of entitlement holders. SCOTT SVAGERA

SB 1254 - This act modifies and establishes various provisions relating to licensed medical professionals. TITLES OF PHYSICIANS (SECTION 334.071) This act provides a list of titles and specialty designations that only licensed physicians may use. This provision is identical to HB 1130 (2025). THE PRACTICE OF OPTOMETRY (SECTIONS 336.010 to 336.300) Currently, the practice of optometry includes the removal of superficial foreign bodies from the eye or adnexa, but does not include the use of injectable agents. Under this act, the practice of optometry shall include certain procedures detailed in the act and the use of pharmaceutical agents, including injectable agents other than vaccines, for the purpose of treatment of the eye and adnexa. Additionally, this act provides that an optometrist shall be required to disclose, either verbally or by written communication, to every patient that: (1) The optometrist is not a licensed physician; (2) The patient has the option to seek care from a physician for treatments; and (3) The patient has waived a referral to a physician. Prior to treatment, an optometrist shall be required to obtain informed written consent from a patient, which shall be retained for no less than seven years from the date the written consent was made, and which shall be made available upon request for review by the Board of Optometry and the State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts. Failure to obtain the consent of the patient prior to treatment may result in disciplinary action. Furthermore, this act provides for surgical comanagement, which is defined as the collaboration and sharing of responsibilities among ophthalmologists or optometrists with respect to the preoperative or postoperative care of an eye surgery patient. Surgical comanagement is permitted when the following are met: (1) The patient has indicated a preference to have preoperative or postoperative care furnished by an eye care provider other than the operating physician or surgeon; or (2) The distance from the patient's home to the operating physician or surgeon's office would result in an unreasonable hardship; or (3) Extenuating circumstances exist which prevent the patient from visiting the physician or surgeon's office for routine preoperative or postoperative care and such care can be provided by another qualified eye care provider; or (4) The physician or surgeon chosen by the patient is not available to perform the operation and associated care within reasonable proximity to the patient's home; or (5) The operating physician or surgeon will not be available to provide postoperative care after the surgery, provided that the absence of the operating physician or surgeon does not fall within rules pertaining to patient abandonment or improper itinerant surgery; and (6) The patient chooses to have preoperative or postoperative care furnished by an eye care provider other than the operating physician or surgeon after being fully informed about the proposed comanagement arrangement. All providers of a surgical comanagement shall be licensed or certified and qualified to perform such services received by the patient. Additionally, none of the comanaging eye care providers shall receive a percentage of the global surgical fee that exceeds the relative value of services provided to an eye surgery patient which are reasonable and necessary for such patient's care. If surgical intervention is required during the postoperative period for medically necessary reasons, an eye surgery patient shall be referred to the original provider or to another provider with comparable skills. Every eye surgery patient shall sign a written notice about the surgical comanagement arrangement and shall be offered a statement acknowledging that the details, as outlined in the act, of the surgical comanagement arrangement have been fully explained to the eye surgery patient. The consent of the comanagement arrangement shall be documented in the patient's medical records maintained by each of the comanaging eye care providers. Furthermore, this act provides that the comanaging eye care providers shall establish protocols governing the manner in which care will be offered and provided to an eye surgery patient. Persons who engage in certain actions shall not receive the protection of the comanagement safe harbor, including fee splitting without providing commensurate medically necessary service, certain actions relating to the referral of care, and actions that are not in the best interest of care for a patient. The State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts and the Board of Optometry shall be responsible for the enforcement of providers covered by this act and may promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this act. Finally, this act shall not be construed to infringe upon the right of any eye care provider to decide whether to participate in comanagement arrangements nor shall it be construed to limit civil liability of the eye care providers. KATIE O'BRIEN

SB 1253 - This act provides that the offense of assault on a law enforcement animal is a class E felony, instead of a class A misdemeanor. Additionally, this act provides that it shall be a class D felony, instead of a class E felony, if the law enforcement animal is seriously injured to the point of requiring veterinary care or treatment or a class C felony, instead of a class D felony, if the assault results in the death of such animal. TRISTAN BENSON, JR.

SB 1252 - This act provides for motor vehicles and equipment operated by canine search and rescue teams to be treated as emergency vehicles. This act is identical to HB 3334 (2026) and HB 1228 (2023). TAYLOR MIDDLETON

SB 1251 - Currently, counties that have adopted an alternative form of county highway commission may only abolish it by a vote of the people. This act specifies that it may also be abolished by a vote of the county's governing body. If the alternative form of county highway commission is abolished, the act provides that the county shall adopt either the standard form of county highway commission, or a system of road districts and overseers as provided by law. This act is identical to HB 1686 (2026), SB 677 (2025), HB 1161 (2025), and provisions in HCS/SB 1363 (2024), CCS/HCS/SS/SB 222 (2023), HB 1193 (2023), HCS/SS/SCS/SB 724 (2022), HB 1545 (2022), and HCS/HB 2220 (2022). TAYLOR MIDDLETON

SB 1248 - This act creates new provisions prohibiting the acquisition and ownership of real property by certain foreign interests. The following entities or individuals are prohibited from purchasing or otherwise acquiring an interest in real property in the state of Missouri: • A governmental entity of a designated country, as that term is defined in the act; • A company or organization, as those terms are defined in the act, that is: Headquartered in a designated country; Directly or indirectly held or controlled by the government of a designated country; Owned by or the majority of stock or other ownership interest of which is held or controlled by individuals described in bullet point number 4 below; or Designated by the governor pursuant to this act; • A company or organization that is owned by or the majority of stock or other ownership interest of which is held or controlled by a company or organization described above in bullet point 2; or • An individual who is: a) domiciled in a designated country, except as otherwise provided in the act; b) a citizen of a designated country who is domiciled outside of the United States in another country, in the manner described in the act; c) a citizen of a designated country who is unlawfully present in the United States; d) a citizen of a country other than the United States and is acting as an agent or on behalf of a designated country; or e) a member of the ruling political party or any subdivision of the ruling political party in a designated country. The act creates provisions enabling the Attorney General (AG) to examine purchases and acquisitions of interests in real property to determine, make investigations, and take legal action necessary to ensure compliance with this act. If a court finds that the real property subject to an action brought pursuant to this act was purchased or an interest in the real property was otherwise acquired in violation of this act, the court shall: • Enter an order that states the court's finding; orders the divestment of interest in the real property; and Appoints a receiver to: Divest the individual's or entity's interest in the real property through sale, termination of a leasehold, or other disposition of the interest; and manage and control the real property pending the sale or other disposition of the interest in the real property; and • Refer the matter to the appropriate prosecuting attorney for criminal prosecution of any appropriate criminal offense in connection with the transaction. The act creates the offense of unlawful purchase of real property by an alien. A person commits the offense of unlawful purchase of real property by an alien if the person is an individual subject to this act who intentionally or knowingly purchases or otherwise acquires an interest in real property in this state in violation of this act. The offense of unlawful purchase of real property by an alien is a class E felony. The AG may bring an action in the name of the state against a company, organization, or other entity that violates this act. A company, organization, or other entity that a court determines in an action to have violated this act is liable to the state for a civil penalty equal to the greater of $250,000 or 50% of the market value of the interest in real property that is the subject of the violation. SCOTT SVAGERA

SB 1246 - This act modifies provisions relating to the use of self-defense. SELF DEFENSE AND PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS (Section 563.031) Under current law, the defendant has the burden to prove he or she reasonably believed physical or deadly force was necessary to protect him or herself or a third person. This act provides that there shall be a presumption of reasonableness that the defendant believed such force was necessary to defend him or herself or a third person. This provision is identical to a provision in SB 1055 (2026), HB 2176 (2026), SB 363 (2025), HB 363 (2025), SB 771 (2024), SB 43 (2023), SB 666 (2022), and SB 1104 (2022) and is similar to a provision in SB 1345 (2026), SB 147 (2025) and in SB 1117 (2024). IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY FOR SELF-DEFENSE (Section 563.085 and the Repeal of Section 563.016) This act provides that a person who uses or threatens to use force in self-defense is immune from criminal prosecution and civil action for the use of such force, unless such force was used against a law enforcement officer who was acting in the performance of his or her official duties and the person reasonably knew or should have known that the person was a law enforcement officer. Additionally, a law enforcement agency may use standard procedures for investigating the use or threatened use of force, but the agency may not arrest the person for using or threatening to use force unless the agency determines that there is probable cause that the force that was used or threatened was unlawful. This act provides that the defendant can raise a claim of self-defense during a pre-trial hearing in either a criminal or civil case which shall shift the burden on the party seeking to overcome the immunity by proof of clear and convincing evidence. Finally, this act repeals provisions relating to civil remedies that are unaffected by criminal provisions of self-defense law. These provisions are identical to provisions in SB 1055 (2026), SB 1345 (2026), SB 363 (2025), SB 147 (2025), SB 771 (2024), SB 1117 (2024), SB 43 (2023), SB 666 (2022), and SB 1104 (2022), and are similar to provisions in SB 2176 (2026), HB 363 (2025). TRISTAN BENSON, JR.

SB 1243 - This act amends Supreme Court Rule 33.01 relating to conditions of release from custody in criminal proceedings. Currently, when considering the least restrictive condition for release, the court shall first consider non-monetary conditions and may only consider monetary conditions if the non-monetary conditions alone will not secure the appearance of the defendant or the safety of the community or certain persons. After considering the defendant's ability to pay, a monetary condition fixed at more than is necessary to secure the appearance of the defendant at trial or the safety of the community or certain persons is impermissible. This act repeals this provision and provides that the court shall have discretion to impose monetary or non-monetary conditions of release as the court determines appropriate under the individual circumstances of the defendant and the case. However, in making this determination, the court shall give substantial weight to: (1) The defendant's prior criminal convictions or history of criminal activity; (2) Any prior failures to appear in court by the defendant; (3) The nature and seriousness of the current criminal charge; and (4) Any known risk to the safety of the community or other person. The court shall not be required to exhaust non-monetary conditions before setting monetary conditions if such conditions are necessary to reasonably assure the appearance of the defendant and protect the safety of the public or certain persons. The discretion of the court under this rule shall be presumed to be valid and shall not be disturbed upon review absent a clear abuse. This act shall become effective date on January 1, 2027. TRISTAN BENSON, JR.

SB 1242 - This act establishes the "Missouri Crime Victims Fund", which shall consist of moneys appropriated by the General Assembly. Moneys in the fund shall be disbursed to entitlement jurisdictions, eligible entities, or local governmental entities that are eligible for victim assistance grants under the federal Victims of Crime Act. This act is identical to a provision in SCS/SB 893 (2026), and is substantially similar to HCS/HB 2418 (2026) TRISTAN BENSON, JR.

SB 1241 - For all tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, this act authorizes an income tax deduction for the first $25,000 in tipped income, as defined in the act, earned by a taxpayer. This act is substantially similar to HB 1670 (2026) and HB 2173 (2026). JOSH NORBERG

SB 1240 - Current law imposes an income tax on all Missouri taxable income. For all tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, this act eliminates the Missouri individual income tax. JOSH NORBERG