Missouri Senate Bills

SB 1204 - Current law prohibits discrimination based on sex in various sectors, including housing, employment, and public accommodations. This act creates a definition for the term "sex" to mean the two categories of humans, male and female, into which individuals are divided based on an individual's reproductive biology at birth and the individual's genome. The term "sex" shall not be construed to include sexual orientation or gender identity. This act is identical to SB 76 (2025). SCOTT SVAGERA

SB 1203 - This act modifies provisions relating to taxation. TAXATION BALLOT MEASURE 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/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). LOCAL PROPERTY TAX LEVY CALCULATIONS Current law allows for an inflationary growth factor in assessed valuation for the purposes of calculating property tax levies, with such growth factor not to exceed the lesser of the consumer price index or five percent. This act reduces the allowable growth factor to the lesser of the consumer price index or three percent. (Section 137.073.2(4)) This provision is identical to a provision in HCS/HB 517 (2025). Additionally, current law considers any aggregate increase in valuation of personal property over the previous year as new construction and improvements for the purposes of calculating property tax levies. Beginning January 1, 2027, this act provides that such amounts shall not be considered new construction and improvements. (Section 137.073.4(1)) This provision is identical to a provision in SB 264 (2025), HB 43 (2025), SCS/HB 629 (2025), and is substantially similar to a provision in SB 359 (2025) and HB 464 (2025). PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT RATE Current law requires that personal property be assessed at 33.3% of its true value in money. Beginning January 1, 2027, this act reduces such percentage to 32%. (Section 137.115.1) INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX Current law imposes a graduated income tax rate and authorizes reductions in the top rate of income tax contingent on certain state revenue collections, with an eventual top rate of 4.5%. This act provides that, for all tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, there shall be a flat income tax rate of either 4.7% or 4.6% on all taxable income. Beginning with the 2027 calendar year, the rate of tax may be reduced by at least 0.1%, but by no more than 1.0%, if the amount of net general revenue collections in the previous fiscal year exceeds the highest amount of such collections from any of the three previous fiscal years by at least $175 million. The eventual rate of tax if all reductions authorized by the act and by current law are made shall be 3.4% or 3.3%. (Section 143.011) This provision is identical to a provision in HCS/HB 798 (2025). COMBINED INCOME TAX RETURNS For all tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, this act provides that there shall be one column for the calculation of total Missouri combined adjusted gross income on the Missouri income tax return for combined returns. (Section 143.031) This provision is identical to a provision in HCS/HB 798 (2025). INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX STANDARD DEDUCTION Current law provides that the Missouri standard deduction shall be equal to the federal standard deduction. For all tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, this act provides that the Missouri standard deduction shall be equal to the federal standard deduction plus $4,000. (Section 143.131) This provision is identical to a provision in HCS/HB 798 (2025). NATIONAL GUARD INCOME TAX DEDUCTION Current law authorizes an income tax deduction for salary earned as compensation for certain duties performed for the National Guard. For all tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, this act adds performance of state-funded military orders of the National Guard, commonly known as state active duty (SAD) or state emergency duty (SED), to such eligible duties. (Section 143.175) EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT Current law authorizes an income tax credit in an amount equal to a percentage of the taxpayer's federal earned income tax credit. This act repeals such tax credit. (Section 143.177) This provision is identical to a provision in HCS/HB 798 (2025). DEFICIENCIES DUE TO DENIED TAX CREDITS This act provides that a taxpayer shall not be liable for penalties or interest on an income tax balance due if such taxpayer is denied part or all of a tax credit to which the taxpayer has qualified pursuant to any provision of law due to lack of available funds, and such denial causes a balance-due notice to be generated by the Department of Revenue or any other redeeming agency. Such taxpayer shall pay the balance due within sixty days or be subject to penalties and interest pursuant to current law. (Section 143.512) This provision is identical to a provision in HCS/SS/SB 67 (2025). This act is identical to provisions in HCS/SCS/SB 163 (2025). JOSH NORBERG

SB 1201 - This act repeals a law that prohibits a voter from allowing the ballot they are casting to be seen by any person with the intent of letting it be known how the voter is about to vote or has voted. This act is identical to HB 1986 (2026). SCOTT SVAGERA

SB 1200 - Currently, a health care provider shall not knowingly prescribe or administer cross-sex hormones or puberty-blocking drugs for the purpose of a gender transition for children. This provision of law does not apply to those children who were prescribed or administered such drugs prior to August 28, 2023. This prohibition on the prescription of cross-sex hormones or puberty-blocking drugs to children shall expire on August 28, 2027. This act removes that expiration date. Additionally, the provision excluding those children already prescribed or administered the hormones or drugs prior to August 28, 2023, from the general prohibition on the prescription of cross-sex hormones or puberty-blocking drugs to children shall expire on March 1, 2027. This act is substantially similar to SB 75 (2025), HCS#2/SS#2/SCS/SB 10 (2025), SB 26 (2025), SB 249 (2025), SB 493 (2025), SB 1185 (2024), SB 726 (2024), and SB 776 (2024). SARAH HASKINS

SB 1199 - This act prohibits any department, division, or other entity of the state, or any political subdivision from expending funds for intradepartmental programs, staffing, or other initiatives associated with "diversity, equity, and inclusion" or "diversity, inclusion, and belonging" or any other similar initiative, as described in the act. This act does not prohibit state departments from following anti-discrimination laws or complying with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act. This provision is substantially similar to the perfected HB 742 (2025), SB 1031 (2026), and SB 1193 (2026). The act also prohibits any oversight body, as that term is defined in the act, from requiring, as a condition of receiving an occupational license, any person to receive training or otherwise participate in any initiative associated with “diversity, equity, and inclusion” or “diversity, inclusion, and belonging” or any other initiative that promotes: • The preferential treatment of any individual or group of individuals based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, national origin, or ancestry; • The concept that disparities between groups are solely the result of oppression; • Collective guilt ideologies; • Intersectional or divisive identity activism; or • The limiting of freedom of conscience, thought, or speech. SCOTT SVAGERA

SB 1198 - Under this act, all public schools shall provide instruction in human growth and development as part of their curriculum. Topics to be covered include human biology related to pregnancy, human development inside the womb, and visual materials including a high-definition ultrasound video illustrating early organ development and a computer-generated animation depicting fertilization and each stage of fetal growth through birth. The curriculum shall be presented to students in grades 1-6 in an age-appropriate manner and shall be continued for students in grades 7-8 in a developmentally suitable manner. High school students shall receive human growth and development instruction as a condition for graduation, with the content integrated into health or science education and aligned with state academic performance standards. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education shall develop instructional guidelines, educational materials, teacher training programs, and related resources to support the incorporation of this curriculum, either within existing courses or as a separate course of study. This act contains an emergency clause. OLIVIA SHANNON

SB 1193 - This act prohibits any state department from expending funds, allocating funds, or making any other gift or expense for intradepartmental programs, staffing, or other initiatives associated with "diversity, equity, and inclusion" or "diversity, inclusion, and belonging" or any other similar initiative, as described in the act. This act does not prohibit state departments from following anti-discrimination laws or complying with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act. This act is similar to the perfected HB 742 (2025), SB 1031 (2026), and a provision in SB 1199 (2026). SCOTT SVAGERA

SB 1191 - For all tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, this act exempts from state income taxes all taxpayers with three or more children for which the taxpayer is entitled to a dependency exemption for federal income tax purposes. JOSH NORBERG

SB 1190 - This act provides that in actions against health care providers where the act of neglect complained of is related to the provision of gender transition surgeries or gender transition services or the prescription or administration of cross-sex hormones or puberty-blocking drugs, the action shall be brought within 15 years from the date of discovery of the injury and of the causal relationship between the injury and actions of the health care provider. Additionally, this act establishes a separate cause of action against health care providers for personal injury or death arising out of the rendering or failure to render health care services while in the course of performing a gender transition surgery or other gender transition services or in the course of prescribing or administering cross-sex hormones or puberty-blocking drugs. Any purported waiver of liability by an injured party shall be void and unenforceable. The limitation on damages provided in current law for actions against health care providers shall not apply to actions covered by this act. Rather, a prevailing plaintiff may recover economic, noneconomic, and punitive damages, provided that any award shall include attorney's fees and court costs. Additionally, a prevailing plaintiff shall not recover less than $500,000 in the aggregate and the judgment against a defendant shall be in an amount of three times the amount of any economic, noneconomic, and punitive damages assessed. KATIE O'BRIEN

SB 1188 - This act modifies provisions relating to tax credits. PROGRAM SUNSETS This act adds a sunset date of August 28, 2032, to the following tax credits and programs: 1. Neighborhood Assistance Act (Section 32.125) 2. MDFB loan security and contribution tax credit (Section 100.286) 3. Jobs Now Act (Section 100.293) 4. Business Use Incentives for Large-Scale Development (BUILD) (Section 100.850) 5. Investments in Missouri Small Businesses (Section 135.432) 6. Youth Opportunities and Violence Prevention (Section 135.460) 7. Rehabilitation and Construction of Residences in Distressed Communities (Section 135.487) 8. Small Business Expenditures for ADA Access (Section 135.490) 9. Community-Based Faculty Preceptor (Section 135.690) 10. Residential Treatment Agency Tax Credit (Section 135.1150) 11. Developmental Disability Care Provider (Section 135.1180) 12. Bank S Corporation Tax Credit (Section 143.471) 13. Shared Care Tax Credit (Section 192.2015) 14. Family Development Account Contribution Tax Credit (Section 208.770) 15. Family Farms Act Tax Credit (Section 348.505) 16. Abandoned Property Tax Credit (Section 447.708) This act adds a sunset date of August 28, 2029, to the following tax credits and programs: 1. Missouri Working Family Tax Credit (Section 143.177) TAX CREDIT ADMINISTERING AGENCIES This act transfers the administering agency for the following tax credits: 1. Surviving Spouses of Public Safety Officers, to the Department of Public Safety (Section 135.090) 2. Adoption Tax Credit Act, to the Department of Social Services (Sections 135.326 and 135.339) 3. Champion for Children, to the Department of Social Services (Section 135.341) 4. Small Business Expenditures for ADA Access, to the Department of Economic Development (Section 135.490) 5. Residential Renovations for Disability, to the Department of Economic Development (Section 135.562) 6. Donated Food, to the Department of Social Services (Section 135.647) 7. High Ethanol Blend Retailer Tax Credit, to the Department of Agriculture (Section 135.772) 8. Biodiesel Blend Retailer Tax Credit, to the Department of Agriculture (Section 135.775) 9. Biodiesel Producer Tax Credit, to the Department of Agriculture (Section 135.778) TAX CREDIT ANNUAL LIMITS For the following tax credits, beginning with FY 2027, the act applies an annual limit on the amount of tax credits that may be issued in a fiscal year. The limit shall be equal to the highest amount of tax credits issued for such tax credit during FY 2024-2026 period: 1. Surviving Spouses of Public Safety Officers, to the Department of Public Safety (Section 135.090) 2. New or Expanded Business Facility (Section 135.110) 3. Small Business Expenditures for ADA Access (Section 135.490) 4. Residential Treatment Agency Tax Credit (Section 135.1150) 5. Developmental Disability Care Provider (Section 135.1180) 6. Self-employed Health Insurance Tax Credit (Section 143.119) 7. Bank S Corporation Tax Credit (Section 143.471) 8. Shared Care Tax Credit (Section 192.2015) 9. Abandoned Property Tax Credit (Section 447.708) For the following tax credits, beginning January 1, 2028, the act applies an annual limit on the amount of tax credits that may be issued in a calendar year. The limit shall be equal to the highest amount of tax credits issued for such tax credit during FY 2025-2027 period: 1. Missouri Working Family Tax Credit (Section 143.177) TAX CREDIT APPROPRIATIONS (Section 135.835) For all tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, this act places a maximum three year carry-forward on all tax credit programs. Additionally, the act subjects all tax credits to appropriations, with the following exceptions: 1. Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (Section 135.352) 2. Show MO Act (Section 135.750) 3. Self-employed Health Insurance Tax Credit (Section 143.119) 4. Missouri Working Family Tax Credit (Section 143.177) 5. SALT Parity Tax Credit (Section 143.436) 6. Bank S Corporation Tax Credit (Section 143.471) 7. Bank Franchise Tax Credit (Section 148.030) REPEAL OF TAX CREDITS This act repeals the following tax credit programs: 1. Distressed Areas Land Assemblage Tax Credit (Section 99.1205) 2. Charcoal Producers Tax Credit (Section 135.313) 3. Missouri Certified Capital Company Law (Sections 135.500 to 135.529) 4. Distressed Community Tax Credits (Sections 135.535 to 135.546) 5. Qualified Beef Tax Credit (Section 135.679) 6. Qualified Equity Investment Tax Credit (Sections 135.680 and 135.682) 7. Wine and Grape Production Tax Credit (Section 135.700) 8. Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Tax Credit (Section 135.710) 9. Small Business Guaranty Fee Tax Credit (Section 135.766) 10. Enhanced Enterprise Zones (Sections 135.950 to 135.973) 11. Unmet Health, Hunger, and Hygiene Needs of Children in School Tax Credit (Section 135.1125) 12. Higher Education Scholarship Donation Tax Credit (Section 173.196) 13. Dry Fire Hydrant Tax Credit (Section 320.093) 14. Innovation Center Contribution Tax Credit (Sections 348.300 to 348.318) 15. New Enterprise Creation Act (Sections 620.635 to 620.653) 16. Missouri Quality Jobs Act (Sections 620.1875 to 620.1890) 17. Innovation Campus Tax Credit (Section 620.2600) JOSH NORBERG

SB 1186 - Under current law, if a jury is unable to agree upon the punishment for the offense of murder in the first degree, the court is to instruct the jury that the judge may decide upon a punishment of life imprisonment without eligibility for parole or a sentence of death. This act repeals the provision that a judge may decide upon a punishment of death if the jury is unable to agree. This act is identical to HB 2141 (2026), HB 2186 (2026), HB 2348 (2026), SB 225 (2025), HB 452 (2025), SB 1169 (2024), SB 687 (2023), SB 825 (2022), HB 1746 (2022), HB 2700 (2022), SB 341 (2021), SB 920 (2020), SB 288 (2019), and SB 996 (2018). TRISTAN BENSON, JR.

SB 1185 - This act moves the general municipal election day from the first Tuesday after the first Tuesday in April to the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Additionally, all bond and tax elections must be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of even-numbered years. The act further modifies provisions for school board elections. Under current law, elections for school board members are held on either the general municipal election day or such day as is specified in the county charter, with terms of office ranging from three years to six years, depending on the district. This act requires all such elections to be held at the November general election and makes all such terms four years. This act has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027. This act contains provisions identical to SB 485 (2025) and similar to the truly agreed to SS/SB 1002 (2026), SB 839 (2026), SB 1185 (2026), HB 1613 (2026), HB 1722 (2026), HB 3013 (2026), HB 539 (2025), HB 2536 (2024), SB 234 (2023), SB 740 (2022), HCS/HB 2306 (2022), SB 150 (2021), HB 920 (2021), SB 414 (2021), HB 361 (2019), and HCS/HB 1424 (2018). SCOTT SVAGERA

SB 1184 - For any proposed administrative rule submitted by a state agency that will result in the expenditure of public funds by a state entity or political subdivision of greater than $250,000, or will result in a loss of income to an individual or business of greater than $250,000, this act requires the state agency to notify the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules. The Committee may hold hearings on the proposed rule. Such proposed rule shall not become effective until approved by the General Assembly through passage of a concurrent resolution. The provisions of this act will not apply to emergency rules or rules required by federal law or for federal funding. A state agency shall not file any final order of rulemaking with the Secretary of State until at least 30 days after such final order of rulemaking has been received by the Committee. Further, a state agency shall not file any notice of proposed rulemaking with the Secretary of State without first receiving from, and including a copy of, the written approval of the Governor. This act is similar to SCS/SB 350 (2025) and HB 2554 (2024). JIM ERTLE

SB 1183 - Under the act, a creator, as defined in the act, shall not, within 18 weeks of an election, distribute a synthetic media message that the creator knows or should have known is a deceptive and fraudulent deepfake, as defined in the act. These provisions shall not apply if the creator of the audio or visual media includes a certain disclosure statement, as described in the act. A candidate whose appearance, action, or speech is depicted through the use of a deceptive and fraudulent deepfake may seek injunctive or other equitable relief from the creator prohibiting the publication of such deceptive and fraudulent deepfake. A person in violation of provisions under the act may be subject to certain criminal and civil penalties, as described in the act. The act shall not apply to certain exceptions and media as described in the act. The act is similar to a provision in SCS/HCS/HBs 2628 & 2603 (2024). JULIA SHEVELEVA

SB 1181 - This act modifies provisions relating to automobile theft. UNLAWFUL USE OF CERTAIN KEY DEVICES (Section 570.097) This act provides that the manufacture, sale, attempted sale, transfer, or possession of a motor vehicle key programming or emulating device or a relay attack device, as such terms are defined in the act, shall be a class D felony. The act provides for exceptions for certain authorized users. Any authorized user shall report a lost or stolen device within forty-eight hours of becoming aware that the device was lost or stolen. Failure to comply with such reporting requirements shall be a class A misdemeanor. This act is identical to HCS/HB 2902 (2026). MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT PREVENTION COMMISSION ACT (Sections 589.220 to 589.227) This act establishes the "Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Commission Act". The act authorizes law enforcement agencies or other qualified applicants to apply for grants to assist in improving and supporting motor vehicle theft prevention programs, or programs for the enforcement of prosecution of motor vehicle theft crimes. The program shall be overseen by the Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Commission, which is established by the act. The Commission shall consist of twelve members, as described in the act. The term of office for each member of the Commission appointed by the Governor shall be four years. The Highway Patrol shall provide to the Commission all administration, management, and organization of the Commission's activities. The Commission shall establish the grant program, promote statewide planning and coordination of the investigation and prosecution of motor vehicle crimes, provide support to local prosecutors, and provide support to multi-jurisdictional task forces, as described in the act. The Commission may award grants for with a term of up to three years. Any grants awarded pursuant to the act by the Commission shall receive approval from the Director of the Department of Public Safety prior to any such allocation. Priority shall be given to applications representing multi-jurisdictional programs. On or before December 1, 2027, any law enforcement agency or other qualified applicant that receives a grant pursuant to the act shall submit a report to the Commission concerning the implementation of the program funded by the grant. On or before February 1, 2028, the Commission shall report to the General Assembly on the implementation of the programs receiving grants pursuant to the act, as described in the act. These provisions shall sunset on August 28, 2032, unless reauthorized by the General Assembly. This act is identical to HB 2902 (2026). TAYLOR MIDDLETON

SB 1180 - This act modifies provisions of law relating to civil procedure. COLLATERAL SOURCE (SECTION 490.715) This act modifies the rule for determining the admissibility of evidence of collateral source payments in civil cases. Currently, parties may introduce evidence of the actual cost of the medical care or treatment rendered to a plaintiff or a patient whose care is at issue. Additionally, this act modifies this provision by providing that in any action where a plaintiff seeks to recover for personal injury, bodily injury, or death, any party may introduce evidence of the actual cost of the medical care or treatment rendered to a plaintiff or to the person whose injury or death the recovery is sought. No party shall introduce evidence of the amount billed for medical care or treatment rendered to a plaintiff or a patient at issue in the case if the amount billed has been discounted pursuant to any contract, price reduction, write-off, or payment less than the amount billed for the medical care or treatment. The actual cost of medical care or treatment rendered to a plaintiff or a patient and any discounts pursuant to a contract, price reduction or write-off shall be admissible as relevant to the potential cost of future treatment. This provision is identical to a provision in SB 268 (2025) and in SB 314 (2025), is substantially similar to HB 273 (2023), SB 975 (2022), HB 1715 (2022), a provision in HCS/SCS/SB 119 (2021), and in the perfected HCS/HB 922 (2021), and is similar to HB 1646 (2026), HB 2405 (2026), HB 69 (2025), HB 965 (2024), HB 147 (2021), HCS/HB 577 (2021), HB 121 (2019), and HB 1407 (2018). INTERSTATE DEPOSITION AND DISCOVERY ACT (SECTIONS 510.500 TO 510.521) This act establishes the Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act, which provides procedures for out-of-state subpoenas for certain forms of discovery conducted in Missouri. To request a subpoena in Missouri, a party shall submit a foreign subpoena to a clerk of the court in the county in which discovery is sought to be conducted. The clerk shall promptly issue a subpoena, which shall incorporate the terms used in the foreign subpoena and include contact information of the attorneys and any party not represented by an attorney in the proceeding to which the subpoena relates. A request for issuance of a subpoena pursuant to this act shall not constitute an appearance in Missouri courts. The Missouri Supreme Court Rules of Civil Procedure and the laws of this state apply to subpoenas issued pursuant to this act and such subpoenas shall be served in compliance with such rules and laws. Additionally, an application for a protective order or to enforce, quash, or modify a subpoena issued by clerk of this state shall comply with such court rules and laws of this state. However, in applying and construing this act, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity among the states. These provisions shall apply to requests for discovery in cases pending on August 28, 2026. These provisions are identical to provisions in HCS/SB 1067 (2026), SB 1386 (2026), HB 1711 (2026), in HCS/HB 3116 (2026), in HCS/HB 83 (2025), HB 128 (2025), in SCS/HCS/HB 176 (2025), in HCS/SS/SB 221 (2025), in SB 352 (2025), SCS/SB 897 (2024), in SCS/HCS/HB 2064 & HCS#2/HB 1886 (2024), SB 394 (2023), and SB 1005 (2022) and are substantially similar to provisions in HB 1452 (2024), in CCS/HCS/SS/SCS/SB 72 (2023), HB 84 (2023), in SCS/HCS/HBs 994, 52 & 984 (2023), HB 1549 (2022), HB 347 (2021), and HB 2570 (2020). DETERMINATION OF FAULT OF PARTIES AND NONPARTIES IN CIVIL ACTIONS (SECTIONS 537.059, 537.060 & 537.067) This act provides that in all tort actions in which any party contends that damages were caused by the alleged fault of more than one person or entity, the trier of fact shall determine the amount of fault attributable to each person or entity, regardless of whether the person or entity is a party to the action and regardless of whether the person or entity has settled or been released from liability. Fault of another person or entity may be alleged by any party in the action in any claim, counterclaim, cross-claim, or as an affirmative defense. Any determination of fault attributable to a person or entity not a party to the action shall not be binding against or otherwise affect the rights or liabilities of the person or entity. Currently, when an agreement by release, covenant not to sue, or a covenant not to enforce a judgment is given in good faith to one of two or more persons liable in tort for the same injury or wrongful death, the claim for damages shall be reduced by the greater of either the stipulated amount of the agreement or the amount of consideration paid. Further, the agreement shall discharge the tort-feasor to whom it is given from all liability for contribution or noncontractual indemnity, as defined, to any other tort-feasor. This act repeals this provision and provides that in all tort-actions for damages, if the defendant is found to bear 51% or more of the fault, then the defendant shall be jointly and severally liable for the amount of the judgment less the total of any stipulated amount in any release or covenant with any other person or entity alleged to have been at fault or any amount of consideration paid by such person or entity, whichever is greater. These provisions are identical to provisions in SB 314 (2025), SB 1463 (2024), SB 467 (2023), in SB 708 (2023), and in SB 669 (2022) and are similar to provisions in SB 1243 (2022). REFERENCES OF DAMAGES TO JURIES (SECTION 537.092) This act provides that neither party nor the attorneys of the parties in any civil action in which the trier of fact is a jury shall seek or make reference to a specific dollar amount or state a range for the jury to consider with respect to awards for noneconomic damages. This provision is identical to a provision in SB 268 (2025), in SB 314 (2025), and SB 987 (2024) and is substantially similar to HB 2017 (2022) and HCS/HB 148 (2021). DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS IN CIVIL ACTIONS FOR LATENT INJURIES (SECTION 537.870) This act provides that within 30 days of filing a civil action involving a latent injury or disease or a claim for medical monitoring, the claimant shall file a sworn information form specifying the evidence that provides the basis for each claim against each defendant and shall include certain disclosures detailed in the act. The claimant shall supplement the information when the claimant receives information required to be disclosed or when the claimant becomes aware that a prior disclosure was inaccurate or incomplete. Discovery shall not commence against a defendant until the defendant's product, substance, or premises is specifically identified in the disclosures. The court, on motion by a defendant, shall dismiss the action without prejudice for any defendant that was not specifically identified in the disclosures or when a claimant fails to comply with the requirements of this provision. This provision is identical to a provision in SB 268 (2025) and in SB 314 (2025) and is similar to a provision in SB 708 (2023). KATIE O'BRIEN

SB 1179 - This act provides that any tax, excise, license or fee upon, measured by or with respect to the importation, receipt, manufacture, storage, transportation, sale or use of fuel used for propelling motor vehicles authorized by a political subdivision shall expire five years after enactment unless reauthorized by a two-thirds majority vote of the people of the political subdivision. This act is identical to SB 831 (2025). TAYLOR MIDDLETON

SB 1177 - This act creates new provisions governing digital assets. NATURE OF DIGITAL ASSETS AND THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE (Section 409.450) The act establishes the following digital assets, all defined in the act, as intangible personal property and subject to the Uniform Commercial Code, as follows: • Digital consumer assets are considered a general intangible; • Digital securities are considered a security; • Virtual currency is considered money. The act creates standards and methods for the perfection, possession, and control of the aforementioned digital assets. Provisions are created allowing banks to provide custodial services, as that term is defined in the act, for digital assets and governing the manner in which such services are rendered to customers. REGISTRATION OF DIGITAL ASSETS (Section 409.455) The act creates a process for registering digital assets with the Secretary of State (SOS). The lawful owner of any digital asset or the owner's agent may register the digital asset with the SOS if the owner is a resident of this state or, in the case of a business entity, if the entity is incorporated or organized under Missouri law. Provisions are included relating to the information needed to be included on any application and the fee to be submitted, not to exceed $500. Registration of any digital asset is for a period of 5 years and may be renewed for successive periods. Any person who files or registers any digital asset with the SOS by knowingly making any false or fraudulent representation or declaration, orally or in writing, or by any other means, shall be liable to pay all damages sustained in consequence of the filing or registration, to be recovered by or on behalf of the injured party in any court of competent jurisdiction. SCOTT SVAGERA

SB 1176 - This act creates and modifies provisions relating to firearms. ASSAULT WEAPONS (Section 571.023) This act provides that no person, corporation, or other entity in Missouri shall manufacture, import, possess, purchase, sell, or transfer any assault weapon or large capacity magazine as defined in the act. Any person in violation of this act shall be guilty of a class C felony. This act shall not apply to government entities or agents, law enforcement officers, manufacturers selling to government entities, properly licensed firearms dealers, and any person legally in possession of an assault weapon or large capacity magazine prior to the effective date of this act. This provision is identical to SB 1337 (2026), and to a provision in SB 346 (2025), SB 405 (2025), SB 1100 (2024), SB 971 (2024), SB 330 (2023), SB 441 (2023), and HB 1533 (2020). UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OR TRANSFER OF A FIREARM (Section 571.070 & 571.080) This act provides that any person committed to a mental institution at 16 years of age or older is prohibited from possessing a firearm unless he or she petitions the court to remove the disqualification pursuant to current law. Additionally, this act provides that for firearm purchasers under the age of 21, a background check is required to determine whether the individual has a juvenile record that would disqualify him or her from purchasing firearms, pursuant to federal law. This provision is identical to a provision in SB 346 (2025), SB 971 (2024) and SB 330 (2023). TRISTAN BENSON, JR.

SB 1175 - This act provides that any person shall be deemed of bad moral character, untrustworthy, and unfit for elected public office or employment with any state or local government if the elected official, while holding elected public office, and by clothing him or herself with the influence, prestige, or authority of his or her public office or through any public or private title, office, or position arising out of or associated with his or her public office, is or has been convicted of: • Stealing campaign funds by deceit or otherwise; • Stealing caucus or associations funds or funds intended for a caucus or association by deceit or otherwise; • Expending campaign funds in violation of current law; or • Converting campaign funds to his or her personal use in violation of current law. Any person deemed unfit for elected public office or employment with the state or any local government shall be barred from elected public office or employment and, if so employed, shall forfeit his or her office and be removed from said employment. Additionally, any elected or appointed official who knowingly, willingly, or purposefully appoints or retains an elected official who is unfit for employment pursuant to this act shall forfeit his or her office. Provisions are included requiring the prosecuting attorney or Attorney General to commence a quo warranto action to remove such an individual from office. This act also provides that any participant of a retirement plan established by the state or local government who is unfit for employment pursuant to this act shall not be eligible to receive any retirement benefits from the plan. The employer of the participant who is declared unfit shall notify the appropriate retirement system and provide information in connection with such conviction or violation. This act is identical to SB 425 (2025), SB 1344 (2024), SB 220 (2023) and SB 926 (2022) and similar to HB 2405 (2024), HB 866 (2023), and SB 576 (2021). SCOTT SVAGERA

SB 1174 - Under current law, if the statements on any absentee ballot envelope have not been completed, the ballot must be rejected. This act stipulates that a ballot shall also be rejected if the: • Voter has failed to sign the oath; • Signature on the envelope does not appear to be valid; • Oath has failed to be verified; • Absentee ballot has been rejected for any other reason provided by law; or • Voter is otherwise found disqualified to vote. If one of the foregoing has been found by the election authority then the ballot shall be rejected and the election authority shall write "Rejected" on the face of the envelope and give the reason. The election authority must promptly notify any voter if his or her absentee ballot has been rejected and the deadline and procedures for curing the defect for which the ballot was rejected. This act is identical to SB 408 (2025), SB 1345 (2024) and HB 2404 (2024), substantially similar to SB 149 (2023), HB 864 (2023), SB 900 (2022), and SB 266 (2021) and similar to SB 210 (2023) and HB 1184 (2023). SCOTT SVAGERA

SB 1173 - This act provides that peace officers first licensed on or after August 28, 2027, shall receive at least nine, instead of six, hours in the initial academy training focused on racial profiling training, implicit bias training, and de-escalation training. TRISTAN BENSON, JR.

SB 1172 - This act establishes the "Cronkite New Voices Act", which provides that in both public high schools and public institutions of higher education, a student journalist, as defined in the act, has the right to exercise freedom of speech and of the press in school-sponsored media. In school districts, the district and student-media advisors may regulate the number, length, frequency, and format of school-sponsored media. School districts shall not engage in prior restraint of school-sponsored media except in the circumstances described in the act. Student journalists shall be responsible for determining the content of school-sponsored media, while student-media advisors are responsible for teaching and encouraging expression and the standards of English and journalism. No student-media advisor shall be subject to disciplinary actions described in the act for refusal to abridge or infringe upon freedom of expression. No publication or other exercise of the rights provided under this act shall be deemed an expression of school or institutional policy. No school district, institution of higher education, or employee of such entities shall be held liable in any civil or criminal action for any publication or other exercise of rights provided under this act, except to the extent that such an entity or person actively participated in conduct that is the subject of a civil or criminal action. School districts and their employees may also be liable if they knew of such conduct and failed to take timely action to prevent or withdraw the publication or expression that is the subject of the action. Student journalists who are not minors may be liable based on material for which they were responsible or involved. School districts shall adopt a written freedom of the press policy that includes reasonable provisions for the time, place, and manner of student expression. The policy may also restrict speech that is offensive, threatening, or that fits other similar descriptions provided in the act. This act is identical to SB 258 (2025), SB 1217 (2024), SB 440 (2023), SB 855 (2022), SB 434 (2021), HB 480 (2021), SB 923 (2020), HCS/HBs 743 & 673 (2019), and HB 1940 (2018); is substantially similar to HB 1668 (2022), HB 2317 (2020), and HCS/HB 576 (2019); and is similar to HCS/HB 2918 (2026). OLIVIA SHANNON

SB 1171 - This act creates the offense of community endangerment due to unsafe storage of a firearm in the first degree in which a person commits such offense if he or she stores or leaves a firearm in a location where the person knows or reasonably should know that an unauthorized person may gain access to the firearm and such unauthorized person causes personal injury or death with the firearm. Such offense shall be a class C felony. This act also creates the offense of community endangerment due to unsafe storage of a firearm in the second degree in which a person commits such offense if he or she stores or leaves a firearm in a location where the person knows or reasonably should know that an unauthorized person may gain access to the firearm and such person: • Causes the firearm to discharge; • Carries the firearm in a public place in a manner that is threatening; or • Uses the firearm in the commission of a crime. Such offense shall be a class D felony. It shall not be a violation of either offense if the firearm is stored securely as described in the act, the unauthorized person is a minor who has the permission of a parent or guardian to possess the firearm, the unauthorized person obtains the firearm in self-defense, or the unauthorized person obtains the firearm as a result of unlawful entry and such unlawful entry is reported to a law enforcement agency. This act is substantially similar to SB 207 (2025). TRISTAN BENSON, JR.

SB 1170 - This act creates provisions relating to compensation for the wrongfully convicted. STATE LEGAL EXPENSE FUND (Section 105.711) This act provides that money from the State Legal Expense Fund shall provide payment of any claim or any amount required by any final judgment rendered by a court for the purpose of paying judgments arising from claims for compensation for a wrongful conviction. CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES FOR WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS (Section 506.400) Under this act, a claimant may bring an action for damages if he or she can prove by a preponderance of the evidence that: • The claimant was convicted of a felony offense and subsequently imprisoned; • The claimant's judgment of conviction was reversed or vacated and either the charges were dismissed or on retrial the claimant was found not guilty; • The claimant did not commit the offense and was not an accessory to the acts that were the basis of the conviction and this resulted in a reversal of the conviction or dismissal of the charges; and • The claimant did not commit perjury or fabricate evidence, excluding any confession found to be false. The claimant shall bring such claim for damages within two years after the dismissal of the charges or finding of not guilty on retrial or two years after the grant of a pardon. The damages awarded shall be $179 per day for each day of imprisonment but no more than $65,000 per fiscal year. Additionally, the damages awarded shall not be less than $25,000 for each additional year served on parole or post-release supervision or each additional year the claimant was required to register as a sexual offender, whichever is greater. The claimant shall not receive compensation for any sentence he or she was serving concurrently for which he or she was lawfully incarcerated. The court shall order the award to be paid as a combination of an initial payment not to exceed $100,000 or 25% of the award, whichever is greater. The remainder of the award shall be paid as an annuity not to exceed $80,000 per year. The claimant shall designate beneficiaries for the annuity. However, if the court finds that it is in the best interest of the claimant, the court may order the award be paid in one lump sum. In addition to the damages awarded by this act, the claimant shall be entitled to receive reasonable attorney's fees and court costs not to exceed a total of $25,000, unless a greater amount is authorized by the court. The claimant is also entitled to nonmonetary relief such as housing assistance or counseling as well as tuition assistance. If the claimant has won a monetary award against the state or any political subdivision in a civil action related to the wrongful conviction, the amount of the award in the action, less any sums for attorney's fees and other costs, shall be deducted from the sum of money to which the claimant is entitled to under this act. Upon an entry of a certificate of innocence, the claimant shall automatically be granted an order of expungement. The court shall order the expungement and destruction of associated biological samples authorized by and given to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. TUITION ASSISTANCE (Section 506.403) Any individual awarded tuition assistance under this act shall receive a waiver of tuition and required fees for attendance at a public institution of higher education as provided in the act. RESTITUTION FOR WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS (Section 650.058) This act repeals the current provisions relating to restitution for wrongfully convicted individuals proven innocent as a result of DNA testing. This act is identical to SB 36 (2025), SB 883 (2024), SB 146 (2023), SB 1132 (2022) and is substantially similar to HB 254 (2025), HB 1551 (2025), HB 1597 (2024), HB 327 (2023), SB 1056 (2022), and in HB 1847 (2022). TRISTAN BENSON, JR.

SB 1169 - This act provides that a person shall be guilty of the offense of unlawful use of weapons if he or she carries openly or concealed on his or her person a firearm in the City of St. Louis. It shall be a class A misdemeanor for the first offense and a class E felony for any second or subsequent offenses. The provisions of this act do not apply to: • Any peace officers, members of the Armed Forces, and others as provided in the act; • Any person transporting a firearm in a non-functioning state or unloaded state; and • Any person who has a valid concealed carry permit. This act is identical to SB 339 (2025), SB 1191 (2024), SB 65 (2023), SB 1016 (2022), and HB 1599 (2020). TRISTAN BENSON, JR.

SB 1168 - This act modifies provisions relating to persons convicted of a crime. CERTIFICATES OF GOOD CHARACTER (Sections 314.205 to 314.214) This act establishes certificates of exemplary conduct and good moral character to be issued by circuit courts to eligible individuals if the court finds that he or she meets certain criteria as specified in the act. The issuing of a certificate shall not prevent any authorized parties from accessing or considering the recipient's conviction history. However, the issuing of a certificate shall remove all bars with respect to employment, housing, or occupational licenses. This act also provides that an employer shall not be criminally or civilly liable for an act or omission of an employee who has been issued a certificate, unless the employer committed a willful or wanton act in hiring such employee. The Division of Professional Registration, and any other Missouri entity with the authority to issue or revoke a license, shall report to the General Assembly various statistics as specified in the act on November 30th of each year. These provisions are identical to HB 3132 (2026), SB 302 (2025), SB 1097 (2024), SB 145 (2023), SB 1087 (2022), SB 496 (2017), SB 539 (2017), and HB 673 (2017). GOOD TIME CREDIT (Section 558.041) This act provides that an offender shall, rather than may, receive credit in terms of days spent in confinement upon recommendation by the offender's institutional superintendent. The Department of Corrections shall specify the programs or activities for which credit may be earned and the criteria for offenders to participate as provided in the act. Finally, the offenders may petition the Department to receive credit for programs prior to August 28, 2026, as provided in the act. This act is identical to SB 302 (2025), SB 1333 (2024), HB 2203 (2024), and a provision in the perfected HCS/HBs 119, 372, 382, 420, 550 & 693 (2023). TRISTAN BENSON, JR.

SB 1167 - This act creates the offense of possession of an abortifacient drug with the intent to induce an abortion on oneself or another person and the offense of delivery of an abortifacient drug with the intent to induce, or otherwise assist in, an abortion on another person. These offenses are Class C felonies. It shall be an affirmative defense for either offense that the possession or delivery of the drug was because of an abortion induced due to a medical emergency. This act is identical to SB 119 (2025). SARAH HASKINS

SB 1166 - This act prohibits political subdivisions and state agencies from using automated photo red light enforcement systems to enforce red light violations. (Section 304.286). The act also prohibits political subdivisions and state agencies from using automated license plate reader systems, or accessing or using captured license plate data of vehicles located on a public highway, with certain exceptions specified in the act. (Section 590.1000). This act is identical to SB 540 (2025) and HB 658 (2025). This act contains provisions identical to SB 1027 (2026) and HB 2849 (2024), and substantially similar to SB 1269 (2024) and SB 610 (2012). TAYLOR MIDDLETON

SB 1165 - This act requires the school board of each school district to establish a policy authorizing students to be excused from class to attend a course in religious or moral instruction taught by an independent entity off school property. Such instruction is defined in the act as a "released time course". The policy shall provide that students may be excused for up to three class periods per week or a maximum of 125 class periods per school year. The student's parent or legal guardian shall provide written consent prior to the student's participation in a released time course. No school district funds, except minimal administrative costs, shall be used, and no school personnel, equipment, or resources shall be involved in providing the instruction. The independent entity offering a released time course shall maintain attendance records and make them available to the school district and its board. Transportation to and from the instruction site shall be the responsibility of the independent entity, the student, or the student's parent or legal guardian. The independent entity or the student's parent or legal guardian shall indemnify and hold the school district harmless regarding any liability arising from student conduct that does not occur on school property under the district's control or supervision, and shall maintain adequate insurance for this purpose. The student shall be responsible for any missed school work. The school district superintendent, principal, or their designees shall have discretion over the scheduling and timing of released time courses, ensuring students are not excused during courses in English language arts, mathematics, science, or U.S. history. The school district, its school board, and the state shall not be liable for students participating in released time courses when the students are not under the district's control or supervision. For purposes of calculating average daily attendance and establishing compliance with the compulsory attendance law, a student attending a released time course shall be considered in attendance in the school district, and the time shall be counted as part of the school day. The school board shall award elective credit for work completed in a released time course, substantiated by a transcript from the independent entity providing the course. The evaluation of the course for credit should be neutral and secular, considering factors including classroom instruction time, course syllabus, assessment methods, and instructor qualifications. The provisions of the act shall not apply to charter schools or to virtual schools. This act is identical to SB 698 (2025) and similar to HB 2157 (2026) and HB 1393 (2025). OLIVIA SHANNON

SB 1163 - For all tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, this act authorizes a taxpayer to claim a tax credit in an amount equal to one hundred percent of qualified expenses incurred during the tax year for educating a qualified student in a nonpublic school, as such term is defined in the act, provided that no tax credit shall exceed the state adequacy target. Tax credits authorized by the act shall not be transferred, sold, or assigned, but are refundable. A tax credit shall not be issued for any qualified expenses paid for using a Missouri Empowerment Scholarship account. To be eligible for a tax credit, a taxpayer shall have enrolled a qualified student in a nonpublic school during the tax year, and shall not have enrolled a qualified student in the taxpayer's resident school district during the tax year for which the taxpayer is claiming a tax credit. Tax credits authorized by the act shall be claimed by the taxpayer at the time such taxpayer files a return. This act shall sunset on August 28, 2032, unless reauthorized by the General Assembly. This act is identical to SB 1341 (2026), SCS/SBs 195 & 53 (2025), and SB 867 (2024), and to a provision in HCS/HB 1935 (2024), and is substantially similar to HB 2449 (2026), HCS/HB 77 (2025), SB 729 (2024), HB 1911 (2024), and HB 2366 (2024). JOSH NORBERG

SB 1162 - Current law authorizes counties to adopt an ordinance allowing for the payment of property taxes in installments. This act requires that counties do so. (Sections 139.052 and 139.053) This act also requires that, prior to selling delinquent property for back taxes, a collector shall notify a taxpayer that the ability to pay delinquent taxes in installments is available to the taxpayer. (Section 140.120) Finally, current law authorizes a collector to sell delinquent property to satisfy delinquent taxes, interest, and penalties owed to the county. This act provides that a collector shall not commence such sale for a period of fifteen years following the date the property becomes delinquent. This provision shall not apply to delinquent property that is abandoned property, which is defined as property that is delinquent for three consecutive years and for which the collector is unable to contact the property owner. (Section 140.150) JOSH NORBERG

SB 1161 - This act modifies provisions relating to outdoor advertising. The definition of "unzoned commercial and industrial land" is modified to include lands in the same dimensions as existing "unzoned commercial and industrial land" located on the opposite side of a nonfreeway primary highway, irrespective of zoning and use. This definition shall not extend to land adjacent to an interstate highway or a freeway primary highway. The act also provides that the one-time $200 fee for an outdoor advertising permit shall be waived for permit holders who own both the land on which an outdoor advertisement is placed and the business being advertised on the sign, so long as the business is located within 750 feet of the sign location. This act further specifies that the $100 biennial inspection fees shall be waived for such landowners. This act is identical to provisions contained in HCS/SB 1408 (2026), HB 2145 (2026), SB 291 (2025) and to provisions in SCS/HCS/HB 572 (2025), HCS/HB 272 (2025), and SB 1008 (2024), and similar to provisions in HB 2279 (2024), HB 2324 (2024), SB 379 (2023), HB 805 (2023), SB 624 (2018), HB 1459 (2018), and HB 56 (2017). TAYLOR MIDDLETON

SB 1050 - This act establishes new provisions governing the usage of autonomous vehicles. Any person may operate a fully autonomous vehicle on the public roads of this state without a human driver provided that the automated driving system is engaged and the vehicle meets the following conditions: • If a failure of the automated driving system occurs that renders that system unable to perform the entire dynamic driving task relevant to its intended operational design domain, the fully autonomous vehicle will achieve a minimal risk condition, as that term is defined in the act; • The fully autonomous vehicle is capable of operating in compliance with the applicable traffic and motor vehicle safety laws and regulations of this state when reasonable to do so, unless an exemption has been granted by the Department of Transportation; and • When required by federal law, the vehicle bears the required manufacturer's certification label indicating that at the time of its manufacture it has been certified to be in compliance with all applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards, including reference to any exemption granted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Before operating a fully autonomous vehicle on public roads in this state without a human driver, a person shall submit proof of financial responsibility satisfactory to the Department of Commerce and Insurance that the fully autonomous vehicle is covered by insurance or proof of self-insurance that satisfies state law. Furthermore, each fully autonomous vehicle shall be properly registered and titled in accordance with state law. Additional provisions are included relating to the operation of commercial motor vehicles that are fully autonomous vehicles and on-demand autonomous vehicle networks. A fully autonomous vehicle that is designed to be operated exclusively by the automated driving system for all trips is not subject to motor vehicle equipment laws or regulations of this state that relate to or support motor vehicle operation by a human driver seated in the vehicle and are not relevant for an automated driving system. No state agency, political subdivision, municipality, or local entity may prohibit the operation of fully autonomous vehicles, automated driving systems, or on-demand autonomous vehicle networks, or otherwise enact or keep in force rules or ordinances that would impose taxes, fees, or other requirements, including performance standards, specific to the operation of fully autonomous vehicles, automated driving systems, or on-demand autonomous vehicle networks in addition to the requirements of this act. This act is similar to HCS/HBs 2069 & 2208 (2026). TAYLOR MIDDLETON

SB 987 - Current law provides that a taxpayer shall be awarded costs and reasonable attorney's fees for any appeal of an assessor's classification of real property that is found by the State Tax Commission or a court of competent jurisdiction to be an erroneous classification. This act provides that any such decision shall include the recovery of such costs. The act provides that any taxpayer not receiving such costs and fees derived from any decision made on or after January 1, 2024, shall have a cause of action against the assessor to recover such costs and fees, as well as the costs and fees associated with initiating such cause of action. Such taxpayer shall also be entitled to recover damages in an amount equal to ten percent of the original assessed value of the property that was erroneously classified. This act is identical to SCS/SB 759 (2025). JOSH NORBERG

SB 869 - This act establishes the "Revitalizing Missouri Downtowns and Main Streets Act". For all tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, this act authorizes a taxpayer to claim a tax credit equal to 25% of qualified conversion expenditures, as defined in the act, or 30% of qualified conversion expenditures with respect to upper floor housing, as described in the act, incurred for converting nonresidential real property from office use to predominantly residential use, which may include retail or other commercial use. Tax credits authorized by the act shall not be refundable, but may be carried back three years or carried forward ten years. Tax credits may also be transferred, sold, or assigned, as described in the act. The total amount of tax credits authorized pursuant to this act shall not exceed $50 million in any fiscal year. Fifty percent of such maximum amount shall be reserved for qualified converted buildings of more than 750,000 square feet and shall be allocated to the annual limit over a period of ten years, provided that such project meets criteria described in the act. Twenty-five percent of the maximum amount of tax credits available to be authorized shall be authorized solely for projects located in a qualified Missouri main street district, as defined in the act. If the total amount of such reserved tax credits have been authorized, projects located in a qualified Missouri main street district may receive tax credits from the remaining unreserved amount of tax credits. If the maximum amount of allowable tax credits is authorized in any given fiscal year, such maximum allowable amount shall be increased by the percentage increase in inflation. A taxpayer shall apply to the Department of Economic Development to receive tax credits pursuant to this act. Such application shall include proof of ownership or site control, floor plans of the existing structure, architectural plans, and, where applicable, plans of the proposed conversion of the structure, as well as proposed additions, estimated cost of conversion, the anticipated total costs of the project, the actual basis of the property, as shown by proof of actual acquisition costs, the anticipated total labor costs, the estimated project start date, and the estimated project completion date, proof that the property is an eligible property, a copy of all land use and building approvals reasonably necessary for the commencement of the project, and any other information which the Department may reasonably require to review the project for approval. All taxpayers with applications receiving approval shall submit within 120 days following the award of credits evidence of the capacity of the applicant to finance the costs and expenses for the conversion of the eligible property. All taxpayers with applications receiving approval, excluding projects of more than 750,000 square feet, shall commence conversion within twelve months of the date of issuance of the letter from the Department granting the approval for tax credits. To claim a tax credit authorized by this act, a taxpayer with approval shall apply for final approval and issuance of tax credits from the Department, which shall determine the final amount of qualified conversion expenditures and whether the completed rehabilitation meets the requirements of the act. The final application shall demonstrate that the taxpayer has substantially converted a qualified converted building; satisfactory evidence of any qualified conversion expenditures for the structure, as determined by the Department; and any other information reasonably requested by the Department. The Department shall determine, on an annual basis, the overall economic impact to the state from the rehabilitation of eligible property pursuant to this act. No taxpayer shall be issued tax credits for qualified conversion expenditures on a qualified converted building within 27 years of a previous issuance of tax credits pursuant to this act on such qualified converted building. This act shall sunset on December 31, 2034, unless reauthorized by the General Assembly. This act is identical to SS/SCS/SB 35 (2025) and is substantially similar to HCS/HB 2531 (2026), HCS/HBs 610 & 900 (2025), and SB 792 (2024), and to a provision in HCS/HB 1935 (2024). JOSH NORBERG

SB 1011 - This act provides that certain international organizations or bodies, such as the World Health Organization, the United Nations, and the World Economic Forum, shall have no jurisdiction or power within the state of Missouri. No rule, regulation, policy, or mandate of any kind from such organizations shall be enforced or implemented by any state or local public body. This act creates the "No Shari'a Act". No court shall enforce a judgment, decree, or arbitration decision if it relies on Shari'a or any foreign law that violates the constitutional rights of any party. A contract provision choosing foreign law shall be valid unless enforcement would result in a violation of constitutional rights. Finally, in family law matters, no court shall apply or enforce foreign law if inconsistent with fundamental rights or public policy. JIM ERTLE

SB 972 - This act provides that any at grade railroad crossing constructed on or after August 28, 2026, shall include advanced detection and monitoring systems, as defined in the act, that are capable of detecting and classifying objects along the crossing and its approaches; of analyzing object behavior in real time to identify safety risks; of generating real-time alerts to warn train crews, operations personnel, and other relevant parties of potential hazards; and of providing integration capability with existing and future rail operation protocols, including positive train control (PTC) systems. The State Highways and Transportation Commission shall develop standards and specifications for such advanced detection and monitoring systems, as well as identify priority crossings for immediate upgrades based on hazard assessments and traffic volumes. The act requires the Department of Transportation to develop a program for the provision of grant funds and public-private partnerships for the installation of advanced detection and monitoring systems, with preference given to the priority crossings identified by the Commission. TAYLOR MIDDLETON

SR 546 - This Senate resolution modifies Senate Rule 50 so that the referral of a bill to a committee by the President Pro Tem of the Senate shall be to a committee designated by the sponsor of the bill. This resolution is identical to SR 85 (2025). JIM ERTLE

SR 545 - This resolution honors the legacy of Alice Kitchen, who fought for equality, advocated for women and children and left an everlasting impact on all she knew. JIM ERTLE

SB 1160 - This act repeals the provision that the penalty for murder in the first degree may be death. This act also repeals all provisions relating to jury trials in which the death penalty is not waived. This act is identical to SB 465 (2205), HB 843 (2025), and HB 1882 (2024) and is substantially similar to HB 118 (2025) and HB 994 (2025). TRISTAN BENSON, JR.

SB 1159 - This act provides that a person shall not sell or transfer a firearm unless the person is: • A licensed firearms dealer; • Selling or transferring to a licensed firearms dealer; or • If neither party is a licensed firearms dealer, the parties to the transaction complete the sale or transfer through a licensed firearms dealer, as provided in the act. If a firearm is to be transferred through a trust, the transfer shall be completed through a firearms dealer. If the heir or devisee is prohibited from receiving the firearm, the heir or devisee may authorize the transfer to a specific individual or the dealer may be authorized to sell the firearm and have the proceeds given to the heir or devisee. This act provides that neither the state nor any political subdivision shall require a firearms dealer to supply a list of transactions conducted. A firearms dealer shall not be required for transactions involving: • Law enforcement officers or corrections officers in the scope of their duty; • U.S. Marshals, members of the Armed Forces, National Guard, or federal officials within the scope of their duties; • Gunsmiths performing service or repairs; • Persons engaged in the business of transportation or storage, to the extent the receipt of the firearm is in the ordinary course of business; and • Persons loaned a firearm by a relative. Any person violating any of the provisions relating to firearms dealers shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor. A person guilty of such an offense shall be guilty of a separate offense for each and every day during any portion of which a violation of this provision is committed or continued. Law enforcement agencies shall report any violation of this act to the Attorney General, who shall report to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives within the United States Department of Justice. This act is identical to SB 543 (2025), HB 356 (2025), and HB 1878 (2024), and similar to SB 731 (2022). TRISTAN BENSON, JR.

SB 1158 - This act creates the "Firearm Violence Prevention Act", which establishes an extreme risk protection order to prevent a person who is found to pose an extreme risk to him or herself or others from possessing, controlling, or owning a firearm. This act provides that a family or household member may file a petition with the court for a temporary extreme risk order of protection. If the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the respondent poses a significant risk of causing personal injury to self or others by possessing a firearm, the court shall issue the temporary extreme risk order of protection as provided in the act. The court shall next schedule a hearing within 7 days after the issuance of the temporary extreme risk order of protection to determine if a full extreme risk order of protection should be issued for a period of 182 days. If the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the respondent poses a significant risk of causing personal injury to self or others by possessing a firearm, the court shall issue the extreme risk order of protection as provided in the act. The order may be renewed if the court finds the respondent continues to pose significant risk. Additionally, a law enforcement officer or agency may also file a petition for an extreme risk order of protection. This act also provides that the respondent may submit one written request for a hearing to terminate an extreme risk protection order. The hearing shall occur no sooner than 14 days and no later than 28 days after the petitioner is served with a hearing request. The court shall terminate the order if the respondent establishes by clear and convincing evidence that the respondent does not continue to pose a significant risk of personal injury to self or others. Upon the issuance of an extreme risk protection order, the court shall order the respondent to surrender all firearms as provided in the act. The law enforcement officer or agency taking possession of the firearms shall issue a receipt identifying all firearms and any permit that is surrendered. The court may issue a warrant to search and seize any firearm in possession of a person subject to a temporary or full extreme risk order of protection if probable cause exists the respondent failed to surrender all firearms. By December 1, 2026, the POST Commission shall establish policies for the storage of any firearms surrendered pursuant to this act. Once an extreme risk order of protection has expired, the law enforcement agency storing the firearm shall confirm the respondent is currently eligible to possess the firearm and return such firearm. This act provides that the court clerk shall forward a copy of an extreme risk protection order to the Highway Patrol. The order shall be entered into the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) and the Missouri Uniform Law Enforcement System (MULES). Finally, any person found in possession of a firearm in violation of an extreme risk order of protection shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor. This act is substantially similar to SB 463 (2025) and HB 1876 (2024). SARAH HASKINS

SB 1157 - This act provides that a person has demonstrated lawful presence for eligibility of a professional or occupational license if the person submits certain documents relating to employment authorization issued by certain federal agencies, as described in the act. A professional or occupational license issued to a person demonstrating lawful presence under this act shall be valid only for the period of time during which the employment authorization is valid. This act is identical to SB 738 (2025). KATIE O'BRIEN

SB 1156 - This act prohibits health benefit plans from imposing cost-sharing, as defined in the act, on an enrollee in excess of thirty dollars per thirty-day supply of a prescription insulin drug. This act also requires health benefit plan enrollees' cost-sharing for prescription insulin drugs to be calculated at the point of sale, and based on a price that is reduced by an amount equal to at least 100% of all rebates received, or to be received, in connection with the dispensing or administration of the drug. Nothing in the act shall prohibit copayments not based on the price of a drug, provided that the copayment does not exceed the reduced price of the drug. The act shall not require a health carrier or its agents to reveal information regarding the actual amount of rebates a carrier receives on a product, manufacturer, or pharmacy-specific basis. The act also provides confidentiality protections, as specified in the act, which the carriers shall follow as well as impose on any third party that performs health care or administrative services on behalf of the carrier and may receive or have access to rebate information. This act applies to health benefit plans delivered, issued, continued, or renewed in the state on or after January 1, 2027. This act is identical to HB 3117 (2026), SB 175 (2025), similar to provisions in HCS/HB 1195 (2025) and HB 186 (2025), identical to HB 2262 (2024), substantially similar to SB 1182 (2024), identical to SB 283 (2023), similar to SB 815 (2022), and contains provisions similar to SB 814 (2022). TAYLOR MIDDLETON

SB 1155 - This act creates the "Missouri Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower (RISE) Act". Under this act, a public institution of higher education shall adopt a policy that specifies the types of documentation the institution shall accept to determine a student's eligibility for disability accommodations. The act lists the types of documentation that shall be accepted, including documentation related to Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and 504 plans developed under federal law, provided that any IEP or 504 plan documentation shall represent an ongoing need for disability accommodations that has not ended. An institution may set simpler criteria than those specified in the act to determine whether a student qualifies as an individual with a disability. The policy shall clearly outline the process for determining eligibility for disability accommodations. This information shall be shared with students, parents, and faculty in accessible formats and made available on the institution's website. OLIVIA SHANNON

SB 1153 - This act modifies provisions relating to foreign ownership of agricultural land in Missouri. This act modifies the definition of "foreign business" to include professional corporations, nonprofit corporations, limited liability companies, or the equivalent of any entity listed in current law, in which a controlling interest is owned or organized under the laws of a foreign country, or both. Currently, no more than 1% of the total agricultural acreage in the state shall be owned by a foreign entity. Under the act, beginning on the effective date of the act, no alien, foreign business, or a foreign government shall acquire agricultural land in the state, including for nonfarming purposes. Any such foreign entity who acquired agricultural land in the state prior to the effective date of the act shall not transfer agricultural land to any other foreign entity on or after the effective date of the act. No person may hold agricultural land as a fiduciary for a foreign government. A foreign entity that acquired agricultural land in violation of the provisions of the act remains in violation of the act for as long as the foreign entity holds an interest in the agricultural land. After the effective date of the act, all proposed transfers of any interest in agricultural land held by a foreign entity in the state shall be submitted to the Department of Agriculture at least 30 calendar days prior to such transfers being finalized to determine whether such transfers, or if land usage changes, are conveyed in accordance with the prohibition on foreign ownership of agricultural land in the state. Such sale or transfer submitted for review to the Department shall be deemed a closed record until such sale is finalized. If the Director of the Department of Agriculture finds that a foreign entity has acquired agricultural land after the effective date of the act, instead of pursuant to the provisions under current law, the Director shall report such violation to the Attorney General. This act creates a definition of "nonfarming" with respect to the current provisions regarding foreign-owned agricultural land being used for nonfarming purposes. Beginning on the effective date of this act, no foreign adversary, as defined in the act, shall own agricultural land in the state for nonfarming purposes, which includes research purposes. Under the act, after the effective date of the act, an alien, foreign business, or foreign government shall not acquire agricultural land in the state for any purpose within 5 miles from any military installation or commercial establishment engaged in the development and manufacture of classified military or naval equipment. Any foreign entity under the act who acquired agricultural land in the state, prior to the effective date of the act, that is within 5 miles from any such military or commercial establishment shall divest itself of the agricultural land. The Attorney General shall enforce provisions of the act. Any individual may report violations of the act to the Attorney General. If the Attorney General believes that a violation occurred, the Attorney General shall commence a civil action. The Attorney General shall file a notice of the pendency of the action with the recorder of deeds of each county where any portion of agricultural land at issue is located. If the court finds that a violation occurred, the court shall enter an order so declaring and shall file a copy of the order with the recorder of deeds of each county where agricultural land at issue is located. The court shall order the owner of the agricultural land to divest himself of the agricultural land. The owner shall comply with the order within three years. Any agricultural land not divested within the three years period shall be ordered sold by the court at a public sale. This act has an emergency clause. This act is similar to 885 (2026), provisions in SCS/SB 217 (2025), SB 250 (2025), HB 725 (2025), SB 806 (2024), provisions in SB 865 (2024), a provision in HCS/HB 1957 (2024), CCS/SS/SCS/HCS/HBs 903, 465, 430 & 499 (2023). JULIA SHEVELEVA

SB 1152 - This act modifies provisions relating to municipal elections. This act is identical to SB 86 (2025). GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION DAY Under current law, elections to elect officers of political subdivisions and special districts are held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in April each year. This act requires all municipal elections to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November each year if they are held for the purpose of electing officers of political subdivisions and special districts or to decide a ballot measure submitted solely to the qualified voters of a particular political subdivision or special district. These provisions are identical to SB 150 (2021) and similar to provisions in SB 1185 (2026), HB 1613 (2026), HB 3013 (2026), HB 920 (2021), and SB 414 (2021). PARTISAN LOCAL ELECTIONS This act also modifies provisions relating to the conduct of local elections. Current law provides that municipal offices are elected on a nonpartisan basis. This act requires all candidates for offices in cities, towns, villages, and townships to declare a political party affiliation when filing for office. This provision is identical to a provision in SB 1329 (2026), SB 248 (2025), SB 202 (2023), HB 1203 (2023), and SB 1049 (2022) and similar to HB 1640 (2022) and SB 414 (2021). SCOTT SVAGERA

SB 1147 - This act provides that health benefit plans shall not impose greater cost-sharing requirements for certain treatment of behavioral or mental health conditions if a hospital is out-of-network, as provided in the act, and that the health carrier shall reimburse the out-of-network hospital for the treatment at the same rate as the hospital would be reimbursed by MO HealthNet or Medicare, whichever is greater. The act also provides that maintaining inadequate behavioral and mental health provider networks, as described in the act, shall be an unlawful practice enforceable under the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act. This act is substantially similar to SB 567 (2025) and similar to SB 550 (2025) and HB 1071 (2025). TAYLOR MIDDLETON

SB 1144 - This act changes the composition of the St. Charles City-County Library Board of Trustees. Currently, the board consists of nine members, with five members appointed by the St. Charles County Executive and four members appointed by the mayor of the city of St. Charles. Beginning with appointments made after January 1, 2027, this act provides that the four city-appointed members shall be selected by the mayors of the four most populous cities in the county, as determined by the decennial census. This act is identical to HCS/HBs 1728, 2161, & 1830 (2026), HB 1405 (2025), and to a provision in HCS/SS#2/SCS/SB 1023 (2026). OLIVIA SHANNON

SB 1143 - Under current law, a certificate of need is not required for transfer of ownership of an existing and operational health facility in its entirety. This act requires a certificate of need for any such transfer of an assisted living, intermediate care, residential, or skilled nursing facility. This act is identical to a provision of SB 733 (2025). SARAH HASKINS

SB 1141 - Under this act, no health care institution, health care professional, or other person shall be required to perform, assist, or participate in medical procedures, treatments, counseling, prescriptions, or surgeries related to sex reassignment or gender identity transitioning if such procedures, treatments, counseling, prescriptions, or surgeries are contrary to the established policy of, or the moral, ethical, or religious beliefs of, such institution or professional or other person. No person shall be denied or discriminated against in the receipt of any public benefit, assistance, or privilege or denied or discriminated against in the public or private employment on the grounds of refusal to perform, assist, or participate in sex reassignment or gender identity transitioning medical procedures, treatments, counseling, prescriptions, or surgeries, as described in the act. No cause of action shall accrue against an institution, professional, or other person on account of the refusal to perform, assist, or participate in such described activities. An institution, professional, or other aggrieved person may bring a civil action for a violation of the rights set forth in this act. This act is similar to HB 1519 (2024). SARAH HASKINS

SB 1139 - This act reinstates the presidential preference primary election to be held on the second Tuesday in March of each year in which a presidential election is held. This act is identical to SB 670 (2025) and substantially similar to HCS/HBs 2387 & 2480 (2026), HB 417 (2025), provisions in HCS/HBs 126 & 367 (2025), provisions in SCS/HCS/HB 507 (2025), provisions in SB 1480 (2024), SB 1120 (2024), HCS/HB 1525 (2024), HB 2618 (2024), HCS/HB 2895 (2024), SB 602 (2023), HB 267 (2023), HB 347 (2023), HB 738 (2023) and certain provisions in CCS/HS/HCS/SS#2/SCS/SB 96 (2023). SCOTT SVAGERA

SB 1138 - This act establishes the "Retaining MO Workers Act". For all tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, this act provides that the first $100,000 of income shall be subtracted from a taxpayer's federal adjusted gross income if the taxpayer is employed as any of the following: 1) a first responder, 2) a nurse, 3) a teacher, 4) a veteran of any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States, 5) any state or federal employee, excluding elected officials, 6) a laborer, 7) a commercial truck driver, 8) a nursing home employee, 9) a child care provider, or 10) a lineworker, as such terms are defined in the act. This act is substantially similar to SCS/SB 650 (2025). JOSH NORBERG

SB 1136 - This act establishes provisions relating to the reconsideration of materials in a public library or public school library. The act defines "digital library material" as material including, but not limited to, digital audiobooks, electronic journals, electronic magazines, and other resources that are directly accessible through the public library or school library database, but excluding any online content that is available outside of the public library or school library database or platform. The act defines "library material" as any resource in print or non-print format, including, but not limited to, books, magazines, microfiche, microfilm, slides, exhibits, and other materials that are found in a public library or school library. The act defines "reconsideration" as a process in which library personnel, public schools, school districts, or library governing bodies review materials in a public library or school library due to a formal complaint filed by a member of the community. The outcome of this reconsideration may include relocating or removing library materials or removing or restricting access to digital library materials. All public libraries and public school libraries shall establish a policy outlining the process for reconsidering library materials and digital library materials based on a complaint from a member of the community. Such a policy shall be made publicly available as provided in the act. A public library or school library shall respond to a reconsideration request by removing library materials from its permanent collection, relocating library materials within its collection, or removing or restricting access to digital library materials within its collection only if such materials have been reviewed in accordance with an established policy for the reconsideration of library materials and digital library materials that complies the requirements of the act. To request reconsideration of library materials or digital library materials, the individual making the request shall sign an affidavit affirming that (a) the individual has read or consumed the entirety of the challenged material, and (b) the individual resides in the taxing district of the public library in which the request is made or the school district in which the request is made. Each public library or school library shall develop an appeals process for the reconsideration policy that outlines a process for appealing a decision made regarding the removal of library materials or digital library materials, as provided in the act. Digital library materials that undergo reconsideration shall be subject to removal or restricted access at the title, issue, and article level. Any third party contracted to provide databases that contain or provide access to digital library materials shall have the ability to curate those materials using a mechanism that allows for the removal or restriction of access to challenged content without disrupting access to the remainder of digital library materials accessible in the public library or school library. Curation of digital library materials shall not be applied at an individual user level, but rather at the library system or school district level. Digital library resources shall not track or monitor the access of library materials or digital library materials by individual users, especially minors, including any tracking or monitoring to personalize user experiences. An employee or volunteer of a public library or school library shall not be subject to termination, demotion, discipline, retaliation, or any other penalty for refusing to remove library materials or digital library materials before such materials have been reviewed in accordance with a policy that complies with the provisions of this act. This act is substantially similar to SB 159 (2025) and is similar to HCS/HB 3005 (2026) and HCS/HB 1146 (2025). OLIVIA SHANNON

SB 1134 - Under this act, each health care facility shall prominently display a printed sign, in all capital letters, warning that assaulting a health care professional is a serious crime which may be punishable as a class A misdemeanor. This act is identical to SB 791 (2025) and substantially similar to provisions in HCS/HB 1213 (2025) and HCS/SB 943 (2025). SARAH HASKINS

SB 1133 - This act modifies provisions relating to reporting requirements for ballot measure campaigns. Specifically, it stipulates that each quarterly disclosure report shall require the treasurer of a committee to affirm that the donor associated with each contribution is not a foreign national and has not knowingly or willfully received, solicited, or accepted, whether directly or indirectly, contributions from one or more prohibited sources aggregating in excess of $10,000 within the two-year period immediately preceding the date of the contribution, in the case of an individual, or within the four-year period immediately preceding the date of the contribution, in the case of any other entity. This act contains an emergency clause. SCOTT SVAGERA

SB 1132 - Current law permits and regulates the usage of automatic tabulating equipment, electronic voting machines, and voting machines in elections. This act repeals those provisions and, except as provided below, requires all ballots to be cast in paper form and hand-counted, as stipulated in law. The act allows for the use of voting machines designed for accessibility by individuals with disabilities. Such machines shall comply with federal Help America Vote Act. Additionally, such machines shall print out a paper ballot showing distinguishing marks next to the voter's choices. The paper ballot printed out shall be identical to the paper ballot used in all other instances at the election. The Secretary of State shall maintain a database containing the names of all individuals who are eligible to use a voting machine designed for accessibility. The database shall be updated as changes are made and every 30 days election authorities shall be given an updated list of registered voters in the jurisdiction of the election authority who are eligible to use such machines. This act is identical to SB 917 (2024) and certain provisions in SB 832 (2024) and SB 98 (2023). SCOTT SVAGERA

SB 1131 - This act modifies provisions relating to the duties of the State Tax Commission. ASSESSMENT MAINTENANCE PLAN Current law requires assessors to prepare and submit a two-year assessment maintenance plan to the State Tax Commission, with the receipt of state reimbursements contingent on adherence to such plan. This act removes the adherence to the maintenance plan as a condition for receiving state reimbursement for the costs and expenses incurred in assessing property. (Sections 137.115 and 137.750) POWERS OF THE STATE TAX COMMISSION Current law authorizes the State Tax Commission to raise or lower the assessed valuation of real or tangible personal property. This act provides that such power shall only extend to the raising or lowering of a parcel or item of real or personal property, and that the Commission shall not have the power to require an assessor to raise or lower the assessed valuation of an entire class or subclass of real or personal property. (Sections 138.380.1(1) and 138.410) This act also provides that the Commission shall not utilize the standards promulgated by the International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO) or any other international or domestic organization to carry out the powers and duties provided by law. (Section 138.380.2) STATE TAX COMMISSION RATIO STUDIES Current law requires the State Tax Commission to equalize the valuation of each class and subclass of property among the respective counties. This act requires the Commission to utilize ratio studies to determine whether a class or subclass is valued below or above its true value. Such values shall be no less than 70% and no more than 100% of true market value, as described in the act. (Section 138.390) OFFICE OF STATE OMBUDSMAN FOR PROPERTY ASSESSMENT AND TAXATION Current law establishes the Office of State Ombudsman for Property Assessment and Taxation within the State Tax Commission. This act provides that if in any given fiscal year the annual appropriation made to the Commission by the General Assembly is insufficient to fund the Office of the State Ombudsman for Property Assessment and Taxation, the Commission shall determine the amount of the insufficiency and an equal portion of the state reimbursement made to each county assessment fund shall instead be deposited in the State Ombudsman for Property Tax Fund, which is created by the act, such that the amount deposited is equal to the amount of the insufficiency. (Section 138.435) JOSH NORBERG

SB 1129 - Under current law, a person issued a concealed carry permit shall carry the permit at all times the person is carrying a concealed firearm, and shall display such permit upon request from a peace officer. This act provides that a person may carry a digital copy of such permit in lieu of the actual permit. TRISTAN BENSON, JR.