Missouri Senate Bills

SB 1431 - This act establishes the "Missouri Building Codes Act". New facilities constructed for the state shall comply with standards established under the act, and a state agency requiring building inspections shall comply with the same standards of inspection required under the act. The act specifies provisions for political subdivisions adopting existing building codes by reference, and enacting local amendments to the state code, as provided in the act. There is established within the Department of Commerce and Insurance the "Missouri Building Codes Commission", with membership and duties as laid out in the act, including the establishment of advisory committees. The Commission shall establish fees for the issuance and renewal of certain permits, and shall charge an additional fee, to be collected by political subdivisions for the permits. The act establishes a fund into which the state fees, any grants, and appropriations by the General Assembly shall be deposited for uses specified in the act. Missouri building codes other than the fire code shall be administered by the State Codes Manager. The state fire code shall be administered by the State Fire Marshal. The Missouri Building Codes Commission shall hold public hearings as part of adopting or amending codes in the manner described in the act. The act further describes enforcement authority of the State Codes Manager, State Fire Marshal, and authorities having jurisdiction as such term is defined in the act. Agricultural buildings shall be exempt from building codes adopted under the act. A jurisdiction adopting the Missouri Building Codes that also requires residential reoccupancy inspections when there is a change in ownership, tenants, or occupants shall use a residential reoccupancy checklist established under the guidance of the Missouri Building Codes Commission as provided in the act. This act is substantially similar to SB 743 (2025) and similar to HB 2870 (2024). SCOTT SVAGERA

SB 1464 - Current law defines a multiple employer self-insured health plan as one that is either offered by a staff or employee leasing company or established or maintained for the purpose of offering or providing health, dental, or short-term disability benefits to employees of two or more employers. This act modifies such definition by providing that a multiple employer self-insured health plan also includes one that is established or maintained for the purpose of offering or providing health, dental, or short-term disability benefits to two or more self-employed individuals and their dependents. (Section 376.1000) Current law also requires a multiple employer self-insured health plan to establish a surplus account with one of three minimum balances, as described in the act. This act provides that such minimum shall either be $600,000, as provided in current law, or an amount equal to two times the authorized control level risk-based capital. (Section 376.1017) This act is similar to a provision in the truly agreed to and finally passed SS/SCS/HCS/HB 2372 (2026), a provision in the truly agreed to and finally passed CCS/SS/HCS/HB 2596 (2026), and a provision in HCS/SB 1019 (2026). TAYLOR MIDDLETON

SB 1439 - This act creates the "Missouri Entrepreneurial Freedom Restoration Act". The act provides that the right to earn a living in the businesses, professions, occupations, and trades of life is a fundamental right. State and local governments shall not burden a person's exercise of their right to earn a living. Governmental restrictions that burden the right to earn a living shall make the governmental body liable for legal and equitable relief. Government restrictions that burden the right to earn a living do not violate this act if the governmental body can demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence that the burden is necessary to protect public health, safety, or welfare; the burden is the least restrictive means to achieve the law's stated purpose; and alternative mechanisms could not achieve the stated government interest without unnecessarily restricting entry into the occupation. A person whose right to earn a living has been burdened may seek declaratory, injunctive, or other equitable relief, as well as nominal damages. A person intending to engage in a profession, but hindered by a governmental burden shall have standing to bring a claim without having to first apply for, obtain, or be denied the relevant occupational license or registration. A prevailing plaintiff shall be awarded attorneys fees and costs. The state of Missouri waives sovereign immunity as to nominal damages up to one dollar for each claim for any act by a government official that violates this act. JIM ERTLE

SB 1523 - The act authorizes the conveyance of certain state property located in Nodaway County. JULIA SHEVELEVA

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

SB 1510 - This act gives the Attorney General (AG) authority to take enforcement actions with respect to violations of the Virtual Currency Kiosk Consumer Protection Act. Specifically, if the AG has reasonable belief that a virtual currency kiosk operator is in violation of that act, the AG has the sole authority to bring civil action to provide for any or all of the following: • Enjoin further violations by the operator; • Enforce compliance; • Seek civil penalties in an amount not more than $10,000 for each violation; or • Other remedies permitted under law. If the AG has reasonable belief that a person is in violation of an injunction issued under this act, the AG has the sole authority to bring civil action to provide for civil penalties in an amount not more than $1,000. An individual that has knowledge of a violation of the Virtual Currency Kiosk Consumer Protection Act may report the violation to the AG. The AG shall establish an electronic reporting system for the submission of reports pursuant to this act. SCOTT SVAGERA

SB 1540 - This act modifies provisions relating to certain convention and visitors commissions. REGIONAL CONVENTION AND VISITORS COMMISSION Current law authorizes the City of St. Louis and St. Louis County to establish a Regional Convention and Visitors Commission, to consist of eleven members to be appointed by the chief executives of the city and county. This act changes the composition of the Commission to fifteen members, with five to be appointed by the Governor, five to be appointed by the chief executive of the city, and five to be appointed by the chief executive of the county, as described in the act. (Section 67.601) Current law empowers the Commission to lease and sublease an existing convention center for a period not to exceed forty years. This act repeals such forty year limit. The act also give additional powers to the Commission, including 1) to exercise all powers, duties, rights, authorities, and obligations of the St. Louis Regional Convention and Sports Complex Authority, 2) to develop, devise, promote, fund, or contribute to the support and development of sports and entertainment attractions, 3) to levy and collect special assessments and taxes, and 4) to levy sales taxes as provided in the act. (Section 67.607) The act authorizes the Commission to levy one or more special assessments against real property withing the boundaries of the convention district, as defined in the act, upon receipt of a petition signed by owners of real property collectively owning more than fifty percent of the assessed value within the district and more than fifty percent per capita of the owners of all real property within the district. The method of allocating special assessments shall be specified in the petition, and the Commission may establish different classes of property within the district for the purpose of special assessments. A special assessment shall constitute a perpetual lien against the property, and the county collector may add the special assessment to the real property tax bill for the property. Any delinquent payment of a special assessment may be collected as provided for delinquent property tax payments, including the sale of delinquent property to satisfy the lien. The Commission may additionally impose a sales tax on all sales made within the district, provided the rate shall not exceed 2%. The Commission shall submit such sales tax to the qualified voters of the district by mail-in ballot. (Section 67.618) ST. LOUIS REGIONAL CONVENTION AND SPORTS COMPLEX AUTHORITY Current law authorizes the establishment of the St. Louis Regional Convention and Sports Complex Authority, which shall consist of eleven members. Beginning August 28, 2026, this act provides that the existing terms of such commissioners shall terminate, and that the members of the Regional Convention and Visitors Commission shall become the new commissioners of the Authority. (Section 67.652) Current law empowers the Authority to construct multi-purpose stadiums, provided that any such stadium is designed and constructed to meet National Football League franchise standards and be located adjacent to an existing convention facility. This act repeals such design requirement. (Section 67.653) Current law requires all funds deposited in the County Convention and Recreation Trust Fund to be disbursed for the payment of the county's share of any rent, fees, or charges payable pursuant to any contract entered into pursuant to current law. This act provides that any remaining moneys shall be annually disbursed to the Regional Convention and Visitors Commission for the Commission's general revenue purposes. (Section 67.657) LAND CLEARANCE FOR REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Current law authorizes the state to expend funds for the purpose of aiding and cooperating in the planning, undertaking, or carrying out of a land clearance project or projects. This act extends such authority to expending funds for such projects located within any area, property, or facility owned, managed, leased, maintained, or operated by the Regional Convention and Visitors Commission. Current law limits any state appropriation for such projects to a period of twenty years. This act provides that any agreement entered into between August 28, 2021, and August 28, 2028, shall not exceed thirty years, and provides that any appropriation for a Regional Convention and Visitors Commission project shall not exceed $4 million per fiscal year, and no such appropriation shall be made prior to July 1, 2027, for any tourism infrastructure facilities, as defined in the act, located in any convention district. JOSH NORBERG

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

SB 1417 - This act modifies the definitions of a "qualified advanced macro supervisor," "qualified baccalaureate supervisor," and "qualified clinical supervisor" to provide that such person is a licensed social worker who has practiced social work for which he or she is supervising the applicant for a minimum of three, instead of five, years. This act is identical to a provision in HCS/SB 1092 (2026), in HCS/SS#2/SB 1233 (2026), HB 1963 (2026), in HCS/HB 2300 (2026), SB 479 (2025), and SB 563 (2025) and is substantially similar to HB 886 (2025). KATIE O'BRIEN

SB 1463 - In criminal proceedings involving one or more nonviolent misdemeanors, if a judge has reasonable cause to believe that the accused lacks mental fitness to proceed, this act authorizes the judge to direct the director of the Department of Mental Health to have the accused assessed by a mental health professional for necessary community treatment services or involuntary commitment. The Department shall establish standards and training for the assessments. Any assessment shall be completed within fourteen days unless the court orders otherwise. In such cases, the charges against the accused shall be dismissed after no less than six months following successful participation in treatment services, but no longer than the maximum amount of time the accused would have served if convicted. This act is similar to HB 2377 (2026). TRISTAN BENSON, JR.

SB 1561 - This act prohibits the possession or manufacturing of rapid fire devices for firearms, which shall include any accessory attached to a semiautomatic firearm that increases the rate of fire of that firearm. Such violation shall be a class D felony. This act is identical to SB 421 (2025), similar to provisions in HB 690 (2025) and HB 697 (2025), and substantially similar to provisions in SB 1101 (2018). TRISTAN BENSON, JR

SB 1563 - This act establishes the Missouri Angel Investment Incentive Act. For all tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, this act allows an investor, as defined in the act, to claim a tax credit in an amount equal to forty percent of the investor’s investment in the qualified securities of a qualified Missouri business, as defined in the act, or fifty percent of the investor's investment if the qualified Missouri business is located in a rural county, as defined in the act. If the amount of the tax credit exceeds the investor’s tax liability in any one tax year, the credit may be carried forward for up to five subsequent tax years. No investor shall receive more than seventy-five thousand dollars in tax credits in a single year for contributions to a single qualified Missouri business, and shall not receive more than three hundred thousand dollars in tax credits in total in a single tax year. A tax credit may be transferred by a qualified investor. The total amount of tax credits authorized in a single tax year by the Missouri Technology Corporation (MTC) shall not exceed six million dollars for the 2027 and 2028 calendar years. Thereafter, the maximum amount of tax credits that may be authorized shall be increased annually by 20%, provided that the maximum amount of tax credits was authorized in the previous year. To be designated as a qualified Missouri business, a business shall apply to the MTC, as described in the act. The designation of a business as a qualified Missouri business shall be made annually by the MTC. In addition to other requirements described in the act, a qualified Missouri business shall not have had annual gross revenues of more than five million dollars in the most recent tax year of the business, and the business shall not have been in operation longer than five years if the business is not a bioscience business, or longer than ten years if the business is a bioscience business. Each business that has been allocated tax credits by the MTC shall submit a report containing certain information, as described in the act, to the MTC before such tax credits are issued. The state of Missouri shall not be held liable for any damages to an investor that makes an investment in any qualified security of a qualified Missouri business, any business that applies to be a qualified Missouri business but is turned down, or any investor that makes an investment in a business that applies to be a qualified Missouri business but is turned down. The MTC shall annually review the activities undertaken by this act to ensure they are in compliance with the provisions of the act. If the MTC determines that a business is not in substantial compliance, it may inform the business that such business will lose its designation if it does not come into compliance within one hundred twenty days. If the business does not come into compliance, the MTC may revoke its designation. If a business loses its designation as a qualified Missouri business, it shall be precluded from being allocated any additional tax credits. However, investors in such a business shall be entitled to keep all of the tax credits properly issued prior to the loss of designation by the business. The MTC shall report certain information annually, as described in the act, to the Department of Economic Development, the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. This act shall sunset on December 31, 2033, unless reauthorized by the General Assembly. This act is identical to SB 1004 (2026) and to provisions in HCS/HB 235 (2025), and is substantially similar to SCS/SB 461 (2025), SCS/SB 1178 (2024), HCS/HB 2226 (2024), SS/SCS/SB 413 (2023), HB 727 (2023), SB 78 (2017), and HB 2302 (2016), and to provisions in HCS/HB 682 (2025) and HCS/SS/SCS/SB 92 (2023), as amended. JOSH NORBERG

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

SB 1520 - Currently, a lien for delinquent payment for sewer service may be enforced by suit or foreclosure. The act provides that such lien may only be enforced by suit. JULIA SHEVELEVA

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

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

SB 1487 - Current law authorizes the state to appropriate moneys to a county convention and sports complex fund for sports facilities at which a professional sports team plays its home games. This act provides that any professional sports team that leases such sports facility and that announces that such professional sports team is relocating to another state shall impose a surcharge of $50 for each ticket sold for a sporting event hosted by such professional sports team, as well as a surcharge of five percent on every sale made within the sports facility during a sporting event hosted by such professional sports team. JOSH NORBERG

SB 1467 - This act provides that the applicable cap on the amount of damages that may be awarded for a claim against the state or its public entities shall be the limitation in effect on the date of the accident or occurrence giving rise to the claims. This provision is identical to a provision in SCS/SB 916 (2026) and is substantially similar to a provision in HCS/HB 1718 (2026). KATIE O'BRIEN

SB 1447 - This act creates the "Patients First Act", which directs the Department of Commerce and Insurance to implement and enforce certain provisions of the federal Public Health Service Act. Insurers shall not discriminate with respect to participation under the plan or coverage against any health care provider who is acting within the scope of that provider's license or certification under state law. Health benefit plans shall not discriminate against health care providers based on the providers' licensure with respect to reimbursement or participation in any plan or insurance program. All health care providers shall be reimbursed at the same rate for the same service as long as the service is within the provider's scope of practice. The act shall not be construed as preventing a group health plan or a health insurance issuer from establishing varying reimbursement rates based on quality or performance measures. Nothing in this act shall apply to licensed physicians. This act is identical to HB 1894 (2026), substantially similar to SB 499 (2025), and similar to HCS/HB 530 (2025), HB 309 (2025), HB 2733 (2024), SB 558 (2023), and HB 935 (2023). TAYLOR MIDDLETON

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

SB 1579 - Under this act a person found guilty of driving while intoxicated and acting with criminal negligence to cause the death of another person will not be eligible for probation or parole until the person has served at least five years' imprisonment. If the person has been found guilty of acting with criminal negligence, while driving while intoxicated, to cause the death of two or more persons or to cause the death of any person while the defendant has a BAC of at least .15 by weight of alcohol, the person will not be eligible for probation or parole until the person has served at least 10 years' imprisonment. This act increases the classes of felonies a person is to be charged with for causing injury or death to another when driving while intoxicated. TRISTAN BENSON, JR.

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

SB 1549 - This act requires that any rule promulgated by a state agency must be specifically authorized by a state statute. An agency cannot rely on a general grant of rulemaking authority to supplement a specific grant of authority. The act further requires that all substantive policy statements, as defined in the act, be posted on the agency's publicly accessible website and requires the agency to maintain a complete and current record of such statements for public inspection. JIM ERTLE

SB 1528 - This act permits advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants to perform admission physical examinations for individuals being admitting or readmitted into assisted living facilities or residential care facilities. Additionally, nurse licensing laws shall not prohibit the administration of subcutaneous injectable medications by a technician, nurses' aide, or their equivalent, provided the medications are prescribed by a physician for a long-term care resident. SARAH HASKINS

SB 1574 - Current law authorizes certain counties to impose a sales tax not to exceed 0.2% for the funding of museums. This act adds Henry County to the list of counties authorized to impose such sales tax. JOSH NORBERG

SB 1541 - Under this act, any licensed psychologist, behavior analyst, professional counselor, social worker, or marital and family therapist may have his or her application for licensure or renewal denied, or may have a complaint filed with the Administrative Hearing Commission, if such person engages in conversion therapy with a minor. The term "conversion therapy" shall mean any practice or treatment intended to change an individual's sexual orientation or gender identity. This act is identical to SB 285 (2025), SB 1209 (2024), SB 135 (2024), HB 2766 (2022) and HB 1269 (2021), is substantially similar to HB 796 (2025), HB 1091 (2025), HB 2263 (2024), HB 2296 (2024), HB 2530 (2024), SB 285 (2023), SB 915 (2022), SB 207 (2021), SB 658 (2020), HB 2283 (2020), HB 516 (2019), and HB 2141 (2018). KATIE O'BRIEN

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

SB 1542 - This act provides that the definition of "interested persons" in regards to probate matters shall include any person or agency nominated to serve as a fiduciary in any application for letters, petition for appointment of a guardian or conservator, or petition for appointment of a trustee. Additionally, this act provides that if a public administrator is nominated as a fiduciary or at any stage of the proceeding is being considered for nomination as a fiduciary, the public administrator shall receive a copy of the application or petition along with any accompanying documents and shall receive written notice indicating the date and time of the proceeding. The public administrator shall also have an opportunity to attend and be heard at such proceedings. Additionally, this act provides that nominated fiduciaries shall receive notice of hearings on petitions to determine the application for letters testamentary or of administration of an estate of a decedent by interested persons. KATIE O'BRIEN

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

SB 1589 - The act repeals the provision that prohibits the Clean Water Commission from adopting or recommending a clean water fee exceeding $5,000. JULIA SHEVELEVA