Missouri Senate Bills

SB 1550 - The act provides that prior to the Public Service Commission allocating to each public utility the Commission's estimated expenses incurred for the regulation of public utilities, each public utility shall file with the Commission a statement satisfied by a declaration that the statement is made under penalty of perjury showing the utility's gross intrastate operating revenues for the preceding calendar year. The act further provides that the Commission shall require every person and corporation under the Commission's supervision to file with the Commission an annual report, as described in current law, satisfied by a declaration that the report is made under penalty of perjury. JULIA SHEVELEVA

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

SB 1462 - This act provides that vehicle identification number and odometer inspections for titling purposes may be performed by an employee of a licensed new or used motor vehicle dealer if the vehicle is sold to a person who lives out of state and intends to register the vehicle out of state, or if the motor vehicle has less than 30,000 miles for the three-year period following the model year of manufacture. The act also exempts these vehicles from safety and emissions inspections prior to sale if the vehicle is sold by a private seller or by a licensed motor vehicle dealer that has sold at least 200 motor vehicles in the previous calendar year. The act further modifies the requirement to perform a safety inspection prior to sale to specify that a pre-sale inspection shall be performed no more than 60 days prior to sale, rather than "immediately prior to sale". This act contains provisions similar to HB 3041 (2026), HB 2655 (2026), is similar to SB 645 (2025), HB 1018 (2025), and HCS/HB 2317 (2024). TAYLOR MIDDLETON

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

SB 1507 - Under this act, the obligation of a parent ordered to pay child support shall abate, in whole or in part, if the other parent has permanently transferred custody of the child to a third party without first obtaining court approval. Additionally, in custody cases where a court finds each parent to be unfit, unsuitable, or unable to be a custodian and the court determines that custody, temporary custody, or visitation with a third person is in the best interests of the child, the court shall notify the child's relatives, within the third degree, and any persons with whom the child has resided within 5 years that such persons may intervene to seek third party custody, temporary custody, or visitation, if such persons are not already a party to the action. Any person may petition the court to intervene as a party of interest at any time and the court shall allow such intervention as a matter of right. Priority and preference for third party custody shall be given as set forth in the act. No order denying third party contact with a child shall be entered by the court against a third party who has not been made a party to the action unless the court finds that the third party may not be found and joined as a party. This act modifies the definition of "relocation" of a child in a custody arrangement to include the permanent transfer of custody of a child under a court order. In cases involving a proposed permanent transfer of custody to a third party, the legal custodian shall give notice of the proposed change in residence or location of the child to any noncustodial parent whose last known address is on record with the court, as provided for in the act. Such notice shall be in writing and shall be provided at least 60 days in advance of the proposed transfer. The notice shall not include the actual address to which the child shall be relocated, but shall include information on the noncustodial parent's right to intervene and seek custody of the child. After August 28, 2026, every court order establishing or modifying custody shall include the addresses of the legal custodians and noncustodial parents, as specified in the act. Current law requires each party in a child custody proceeding to give information as to the child's residences over the prior five years. Under this act, any person who knowingly, purposefully, or intentionally fails to give accurate, full, and complete information shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and shall be reported to the local prosecuting or circuit attorney. Under current law, any person may file a petition for appointment as guardian of a minor. This act requires that the minor not be currently subject to a prior custody order. Petitions shall include information about the minor's residences over the prior five years. Notice of the guardianship petition shall be given to persons identified as having physical custody of the minor over the prior five years and each of these persons shall have the right to intervene and seek guardianship of the minor. Failure to give notice shall be grounds to set aside the guardianship appointment. Priority and preference in the award of guardianship to a third party shall be given as specified in the act. This act is identical to SB 262 (2025), SB 972 (2024), SB 314 (2023), and SB 857 (2022) and substantially similar to SB 274 (2021). SARAH HASKINS

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

SB 1490 - Currently, insurers shall issue payments to certain health care providers within 30 days of receipt by the insurer of all documents needed to determine the claim. This act adds athletic trainers to that list of providers. Additionally, this act adds athletic trainers to the list of practitioners covered by provisions of existing law relating to health carrier credentialing procedures. This act is identical to HB 1965 (2026) and HB 469 (2023). TAYLOR MIDDLETON

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

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

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

SB 1480 - This act establishes the "Missouri Sports Franchise Responsibility Act". This act provides that any lessee of a public facility that is leased for the lessee's exclusive or primary use may be liable for a proportionate share of the reasonable costs of demolition or substantial reconstruction of such public facility if, upon termination or expiration of the lease, the public facility is left in a condition that is not reasonably adaptable or usable for another lawful public or commercial use without demolition or substantial reconstruction. Liability shall apply only to the extent that the condition is attributable to the lessee's exclusive-use configuration of the public facility or to improvements installed, constructed, or financed by or on behalf of the lessee, including tenant-specific improvements financed in whole or in part with public funds. A lessee's liability, if any, shall be limited to a proportionate share of the reasonable and necessary costs of demolition or substantial reconstruction that are directly attributable to such exclusive-use configuration or lessee-installed improvements and shall not include costs attributable solely to general obsolescence, ordinary wear and tear, changes in market demand, or redevelopment decisions unrelated to the lessee's use of the public facility. A lessee's proportionate share of the reasonable and necessary costs of demolition or substantial reconstruction shall not exceed 1% of the reasonable and necessary costs of demolition or substantial reconstruction for each year the lessee has leased the public facility. Upon the request of a governing body, as defined in the act, the Department of Economic Development shall, based on substantial evidence and any independent expert analysis it deems necessary, determine whether the public facility is reasonably adaptable or usable without demolition or substantial reconstruction; identify whether the condition of the public facility is attributable to the lessee's exclusive-use configuration, lessee-installed improvements, or publicly funded lessee-specific improvements; determine reasonable costs attributable to the conditions; and allocate a proportional share of costs to the lessee. Within thirty days of the Department's determination, a lessee may appeal such determination to the Administrative Hearing Commission, as described in the act. JOSH NORBERG

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

SB 1548 - The act provides that it shall be unlawful for a public water supply district or a public water system to discharge fluoride into water used for human consumption. Any individual may report violations of the act to the Department of Natural Resources. If the Department finds that a violation occurred, the Department shall ask the Attorney General to commence a civil action. If the court finds that a violation occurred, the court may grant relief as described in the act. JULIA SHEVELEVA

SB 1532 - This act modifies several provisions relating to spousal support and child support orders. First, this act modifies the conditions to consider when a court grants a spousal maintenance order, including if the spouse seeking maintenance is the custodian of a disabled or incapacitated adult dependent, the efforts made by each spouse to become self-supporting, and other factors such as the age of the parties, retirement prospects, and the likelihood that the lifestyles of both spouses may reasonably decline following a dissolution of marriage and as the parties approach retirement age. The General Assembly finds that every spouse has a duty to become self-supporting following a dissolution of marriage and that maintenance orders are not intended as a substitute for gainful employment, an open-ended obligation without limitation, or a guarantee of a certain standard of living. This act creates three categories of spousal maintenance orders that may be awarded by a court in certain proceedings based on the length of the marriage and the needs of the parties. The duration of the maintenance orders shall depend on the length of the marriage, with short-term marriages (those lasting between 3 and 10 years) having a maintenance order duration not to exceed 50% of the marriage's length, moderate-term marriages (those lasting between 10 and 20 years) having a maintenance order duration not to exceed 60% of the marriage's length, and long-term marriages (those lasting 20 or more years) having a maintenance order duration not to exceed 75% of the marriage's length. Marriages lasting less than 3 years shall not be eligible for maintenance under this act. The first new category of spousal maintenance created is "bridge" maintenance, which may be awarded to assist a party to a short-term marriage to provide support for legitimate short-term needs for no more than 2 years. Such awards shall not be modifiable in duration or amount. "Rehabilitative" maintenance orders may be awarded to assist a party to a short-term marriage or a moderate-term marriage. Such awards are designed to facilitate self-support through the redevelopment of previous skills or credentials or the acquisition of education, training, or work experience necessary to develop appropriate employment skills or credentials. A rehabilitative maintenance order shall not exceed 4 years in duration. Rehabilitative maintenance orders may be modified or terminated upon a substantial and continuing change in circumstances, as a result of the failure or insufficient efforts being made by the party receiving rehabilitative maintenance to establish the capacity for self-support, or upon completion of rehabilitation efforts. "Durational" maintenance orders may be awarded to provide for the needs and necessities of a party as established during a moderate-term or long-term marriage. Durational maintenance orders may be modified as specified in the act. A court may exceed the durational limits set forth in this act in awarding or modifying rehabilitative or durational maintenance for reasons set forth in the act, including if the court specifically finds, after consideration of all relevant factors, that the durational limits will result in a substantial and continuing hardship for the party seeking or receiving maintenance and extending the maintenance order duration is just and fair to both parties. The court shall make written findings of fact and conclusions of law setting forth the grounds for exceeding the durational limits, as described in the act. Nothing in this act shall be construed to prohibit parties from reaching an agreement and submitting such agreement to the court regarding the type or duration of maintenance. For purposes of modification of prior maintenance orders, the standards of this act shall be applicable to all initial actions and modifications decided on or after August 28, 2026. Either party may file a modification to seek to classify maintenance under an existing order as bridge, rehabilitative, or durational or to modify the duration of the existing order. There shall be a presumption in favor of modifying existing maintenance orders to bring them into conformity with the provisions of this act. Finally, this act modifies provisions of current law relating to modification of maintenance or support orders, including spousal and child support. The current standard for modification requires a showing of "changed circumstances so substantial and continuing so as to make the terms unreasonable". This act uses the standard of a showing of "substantial and continuing changed circumstances". This act is identical to SB 562 (2025), substantially similar to HB 242 (2025), and similar to provisions of SB 961 (2020) and SB 772 (2020). SARAH HASKINS

SB 1460 - This act modifies provisions relating to towing. TOWING LIABILITY POLICY Current law requires motor vehicle liability policies to meet certain criteria. This act provides that any motor vehicle liability policy for a commercial motor vehicle with a gross vehicle rating of more than 26,000 pounds shall provide coverage for towing, winching, vehicle recovery, and emergency roadside labor in an amount of at least $100,000. (Section 303.190) RECOVERY OF TOWING COSTS Current law provides a mechanism for the owner of abandoned property that has been towed to file a petition in associate circuit court to determine if the abandoned property was wrongfully taken or withheld from its owner. This act applies such provision only to property for which the costs charged by the towing company do not exceed $15,000. For towed abandoned property with a gross vehicle rating of more than 26,000 pounds and with costs charged by the towing company exceeding $15,000, the owner of such property may, within seven days after the receipt of notification from the towing company pursuant to current law, file a petition in a court of competent jurisdiction in the county where the abandoned property is stored if there is a dispute arising over costs charged by the towing company. The petition shall name the towing company among the defendants. Upon filing the petition, the property owner shall pay to the towing company fifty percent of all costs charged by the towing company as of the date of filing, and the remaining fifty percent of all costs shall be deposited with the court. If the court finds in favor of the towing company, the property owner shall pay the remainder of the costs to the towing company along with interest accrued from the date of filing. Within five business days of depositing fifty percent of the costs charged by the towing company with the court, the property owner shall remove the truck, trailer, cargo, and any debris associated with such items from the premises of the towing company. Failure to remove such property shall result in the property owner forfeiting the moneys deposited with the court to the towing company. (Section 304.156) This act is identical to HB 3447 (2026). TAYLOR MIDDLETON

SB 1435 - This act increases the membership of the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission from 3 members to 5 members. SCOTT SVAGERA

SB 1434 - This act authorizes a tax credit for one hundred percent of the costs incurred by a taxpayer for enrolling the taxpayer's qualified youth in a qualified firearm safety course, as such terms are defined in the act. No tax credit shall exceed $100 per eligible youth per tax year. Tax credits authorized by the act shall be refundable, and shall not be transferred, sold, or assigned. A taxpayer shall submit documentation to the Department of Public Safety verifying completion of a course, as well as all incurred costs. The Department shall maintain a list of qualifying courses on its website. This act shall sunset on December 31, 2032, unless reauthorized by the General Assembly. JOSH NORBERG

SB 1485 - This act provides that no professional sports team that plays its home games in a facility with a capacity of at least 75,000 people shall be authorized to receive any tax credit pursuant to any provision of law. JOSH NORBERG

SB 1474 - The act establishes the "AI Non-Sentience and Responsibility Act". The act provides that an artificial intelligence (AI) system shall be declared a non-sentient entity and shall not be considered or recognized as a person, spouse or domestic partner, or designated, appointed, or serve as any officer, director, manager, or similar role within any company. AI systems shall not be recognized as legal entities capable of owning title to property, as described in the act. Any assets associated with an AI system shall be attributed to human individuals or organizations responsible for the AI's development, deployment, or operation. Any harm caused by an AI system shall be the responsibility of the owner or user of the AI system, as described in the act. Owners of AI systems shall maintain proper oversight and control measures over any AI system if its outputs or recommendations could reasonably be expected to impact human welfare, property, or public safety. Failure to provide such oversight may constitute negligence or another basis of liability. Any attempt to shift blame on an AI system shall be void. Developers, manufacturers, and owners of AI systems shall develop safety mechanisms to prevent harm to individuals or property, as described in the act. Labeling an AI system as "aligned", "ethically trained", or "value locked" shall not excuse or diminish the owner's or developer's liability for harms. If an AI system causes significant harm, courts may pierce the corporate veil to hold parent companies accountable for the harm, as described in the act. Liability protections under corporate law shall not be used to evade responsibility for direct harm caused by AI systems. Owners or developers of AI systems involved in severe incidents resulting in significant bodily harm, death, or major property damage shall notify the relevant authorities and comply with any subsequent investigations. The provisions of the act shall apply to all AI systems developed, owned, deployed, or operated on or after August 28, 2026. The act is identical to HB 1769 (2026), HB 1462 (2025), and substantially similar to SB 859 (2026). JULIA SHEVELEVA

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

SB 1559 - This act provides that the election to defer compensation by the employees of the state of Missouri shall be made at the beginning of the payroll period, rather than the month, for which the compensation is paid and contributions shall begin on the pay period beginning after such election. Beginning July 1, 2027, this act provides that the deferred compensation plan shall provide for automatic increases for certain employees participating or eligible to participate in the deferred compensation plan. The increase shall commence with the first payroll period following the employee's one year anniversary date of employment or re-employment with the state, whichever is later. The deferral amount shall increase annually by .5% until the amount reaches 10% of compensation or the limitation imposed under federal law, whichever is less. Employees who are automatically increased may elect to change the contribution rate in accordance with the terms of the plan. This act is identical to a provision in SB 1054 (2026). KATIE O'BRIEN

SB 1537 - This act authorizes a tax credit for one hundred percent of the costs incurred by a taxpayer for enrolling the taxpayer's qualified youth in a qualified firearm safety course, as such terms are defined in the act. No tax credit shall exceed $100 per eligible youth per tax year. Tax credits authorized by the act shall be refundable, and shall not be transferred, sold, or assigned. A taxpayer shall submit documentation to the Department of Public Safety verifying completion of a course, as well as all incurred costs. The Department shall maintain a list of qualifying courses on its website. This act shall sunset on December 31, 2032, unless reauthorized by the General Assembly. This act is identical to SB 1434 (2026). JOSH NORBERG

SB 1560 - This act modifies provisions relating to unlawful possession of firearms. ADULT AND CHILD PROTECTION ORDERS (Section 455.050 and 455.523) This act provides that after a hearing for any full order of protection in which an order of protection is granted, the court shall also prohibit the respondent from knowingly possessing or purchasing any firearm while the order is in effect, inform the respondent either in writing or orally, and forward the order to the State Highway Patrol for enforcement. These provisions are identical to provisions in SB 328 (2025), substantially similar to provisions in SB 91 (2025), similar to provisions in HB 904 (2025), identical to provisions in SB 913 (2024), SB 431 (2023), SB 59 (2023), and SB 305 (2023), and substantially similar to provisions in SB 894 (2022), HB 1655 (2022), SB 144 (2021), and HB 2131 (2020). RECORDS SENT TO STATE HIGHWAY PATROL (Sections 565.076 and 565.227) This act provides that upon conviction for the offenses of domestic assault in the fourth degree and stalking in the second degree, the court shall forward the record of conviction to the State Highway Patrol. The State Highway Patrol shall update the respondent's record in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System and also notify the Federal Bureau of Investigation within 24 hours. These provisions are identical to provisions in SB 328 (2025), substantially similar to provisions in SB 91 (2025) and HB 904 (2025), identical to provisions in SB 913 (2024), SB 431 (2023), SB 59 (2023), and SB 305 (2023), and substantially similar to provisions in SB 894 (2022), HB 1655 (2022), SB 144 (2021), and HB 2131 (2020). UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF A FIREARM (Section 571.070) This act provides that a person commits the offense of unlawful possession of a firearm if the person knowingly possesses a firearm and has been convicted of a misdemeanor offense of domestic violence in Missouri or any other state or is subject to an order of protection that was issued after a hearing in which the person had actual notice and had the opportunity to participate in such hearing. These provisions are identical to provisions in SB 328 (2025), similar to provisions in SB 91 (2025) and HB 904 (2025), identical to provisions in SB 913 (2024), SB 431 (2023), SB 59 (2023), and SB 305 (2023), and substantially similar to provisions in SB 894 (2022), HB 1655 (2022), SB 144 (2021), and HB 2131 (2020). This act contains an emergency clause. TRISTAN BENSON, JR.

SB 1556 - This act makes technical changes throughout state law relating to the sale of delinquent property to satisfy delinquent property taxes. (Multiple sections) Current law requires a parcel located in certain counties to have unpaid taxes for a period of at least two years prior to the county satisfying such delinquent taxes through judicial foreclosure rather than through sale at auction. This act repeals such two year requirement. (Section 140.010 and 141.230) Current law provides for the appointment of county land bank directors by various agencies. This act provides that the appointment of such directors shall be appointed by the county executive pursuant to the county charter. (Section 140.982) This provision is substantially similar to SB 845 (2026). Current law requires a land bank agency to verify that a buyer is not the original owner or relative owner of the property. This act repeals such requirement. (Section 140.987) Current law allows a land bank agency to purchase a parcel of real property only for the purpose of adding to a parcel already owned by the land bank agency. This act repeals such provision. (Section 141.984) This act is identical to HB 2898 (2026). JOSH NORBERG

SB 1491 - This act modifies provisions regarding the St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners. The act excludes litigation costs, including attorneys' fees for representation of the board or individual officers, settlements or judgments from the calculation of expenses for the maintenance of the police force. Currently, the Board cannot transfer appropriated funds from one line item to another. This act repeals this provision and provides that the Board has the authority to adopt and certify its budget. There shall be no transfer from one character classification of expenditure in the Board budget to another character classification without the approval of the Board. Under current law, the Governor appoints a transition director to ensure an orderly transition of control of the St. Louis police force from the city to the Board of Police Commissioners. This act extends the implementation period from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 2027. Upon the assumption of control by the Board, this act provides that the Board, rather than the state, shall be responsible for any contractual obligations of the police department. For any claim, lawsuit, or other action arising from events that occurred before the completion of the transfer, St. Louis City shall continue to provide legal representation and pay all costs, settlements, and judgments associated with such claims without reimbursement from the State Legal Expense Fund or any offset to the Board's minimum appropriation to fund the police force. Currently, the State Legal Expense Fund is responsible for claims for boards of police commissioners on an equal share basis per claim up to a maximum of $2 million per fiscal year. This act provides that it shall be a "collective" maximum of $2 million per fiscal year. TRISTAN BENSON, JR.

SB 1471 - This act creates the "Act Against Abusive Website Access Litigation". The Attorney General, on behalf of a class of residents of this state, or any resident of this state who is subject to litigation that alleges any website access violation may file a civil action against the party, attorney, or law firm that initiated such litigation for a determination as to whether such litigation alleging a website access violation is abusive litigation. In determining whether such litigation is abusive, the trier of fact shall consider the totality of the circumstances to determine if the primary purpose of the litigation was to obtain a payment from the defendant due to the costs of defending the action in court. The act describes the factors to be considered in making this determination. If the defendant in a website access violation case attempts to correct the alleged violation within 30 days of being provided notice, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that the subsequent initiation or continuance of litigation constitutes abusive litigation. Such presumption shall not exist if the alleged violation is not corrected within 90 days under circumstances described in the act. If the Attorney General determines that the website access litigation is not abusive, then there shall be a rebuttable presumption that the litigation is not abusive. The court may award attorney's fees to the party defending against the abusive litigation. The court may also award punitive damages or sanctions not to exceed three times the amount of attorney's fees awarded by the court. If the U.S. Department of Justice issues standards concerning website accessibility under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act, the provisions of this act shall expire. This act is substantially similar to SB 907 (2026), SB 1272 (2026), HB 1674 (2026), HB 1755 (2026), HB 1780 (2026), HB 1842 (2026), HB 2056 (2026), HB 2150 (2026), and HB 2312 (2026), and is similar to SB 1154 (2026) and HB 1694 (2026). KATIE O'BRIEN

SB 1504 - This act sets the minimum allowable reimbursement rate to an out-of-network ambulance provider for services provided to enrollees and limits co-payment, coinsurance, deductibles, and other cost sharing amounts to the in-network payment amount for covered services. Ambulance providers are prohibited from billing enrollees any additional amounts for paid covered services. Health carriers are required to remit payment for ambulance services directly to the ambulance provider rather than the enrollee within thirty days of receipt of a clean claim, as such term is defined in the act. Upon receipt of a claim that is not clean, health carriers are required to specify the reason for declining payment in whole or in part and the additional information necessary to determine if the claim is payable in whole or part. This act is identical to HB 2597 (2026). TAYLOR MIDDLETON

SB 1527 - This act repeals provisions of law relating to the Infection Control Advisory Panel. Currently, the Panel is required to issue and disseminate to the public certain reports and update those reports quarterly. This act requires the Department of Health and Senior Services to develop, disseminate, and update the reports at least annually. SARAH HASKINS

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

SB 1420 - This act modifies provisions relating to mail sent by state entities. The act requires the executive director of the Missouri Ethics Commission to notify the candidate or treasurer of a campaign committee by any means, rather than just registered mail, if the committee has failed to file any campaign finance report required by Missouri law. The act modifies the notice due to taxpayers in the case of a tax deficiency by requiring a notice of deficiency to be mailed by regular first class mail, rather than certified or registered mail as required by current law, to the taxpayer at his last known address or delivered electronically at the taxpayer's request. Pursuant to current law, any notice served on an applicant or recipient of a blind pension shall be sent by certified mail. This act repeals the requirement that the mail be sent certified, except in the case of notices of adverse actions being taken against the applicant or recipient. This act is identical to HB 2180 (2026) and substantially similar to SB 666 (2025), HB 520 (2025), SB 1134 (2024), HB 2585 (2024), HCS/SS/SB 378 (2023), HB 79 (2023), and the perfected HB 510 (2023). SCOTT SVAGERA