Missouri Senate Bills

SB 1057 - This act amends Supreme Court Rule 33.01 relating to conditions of release from custody in criminal proceedings. Currently, when considering the least restrictive condition for release, the court shall first consider non-monetary conditions and may only consider monetary conditions if the non-monetary conditions alone will not secure the appearance of the defendant or the safety of the community or certain persons. After considering the defendant's ability to pay, a monetary condition fixed at more than is necessary to secure the appearance of the defendant at trial or the safety of the community or certain persons is impermissible. This act repeals this provision and provides that the court shall have discretion to impose monetary or non-monetary conditions of release as the court determines appropriate under the individual circumstances of the defendant and the case. However, in making this determination, the court shall give substantial weight to: (1) The defendant’s prior criminal convictions or history of criminal activity; (2) Any prior failures to appear in court by the defendant; (3) The nature and seriousness of the current criminal charge; and (4) Any known risk to the safety of the community or other person. The court shall not be required to exhaust non-monetary conditions before setting monetary conditions if such conditions are necessary to reasonably assure the appearance of the defendant and protect the safety of the public or certain persons. The discretion of the court under this rule shall be presumed to be valid and shall not be disturbed upon review absent a clear abuse. This act shall become effective on January 1, 2027. TRISTAN BENSON, JR.

SJR 97 - This proposed constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, modifies term limits for members of the General Assembly. Beginning December 3, 2026, no one shall be elected to serve more than sixteen years total in both houses of the General Assembly. Service in the General Assembly resulting from an election prior to December 3, 2026, shall be counted. This proposed constitutional amendment is similar to HJR 2 (2025). JIM ERTLE

SS/SCS/SB 970 - This act provides that when calculating an enrollee's overall contribution to an out-of-pocket max or any cost-sharing requirement under a health benefit plan, a health carrier or pharmacy benefits manager shall include any amounts paid by the enrollee or paid on behalf of the enrollee for any medication for which a generic substitute is not available. Additionally, no health carrier or pharmacy benefits manager shall design benefits in a manner that takes into account the availability of any cost-sharing assistance program for any medication for which a generic drug substitute is not available. The provisions of this act shall apply to health benefit plans entered into, amended, extended, or renewed on or after August 28, 2026. This act is similar to HB 79 (2025) and substantially similar to provisions in SB 45 (2025), and similar to provisions in SB 187 (2025), SB 512 (2025), SB 1106 (2024), SB 844 (2024), SB 1190 (2024), HCS/HB 442 (2023), HB 1628 (2024), SB 269 (2023), and SB 1031 (2022). TAYLOR MIDDLETON

SS#2/SCS/SB 1029 - This act creates and modifies provisions relating to education. FUNDING FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION SERVICES (Sections 67.547 and 67.5420) This act provides that current law relating to the distribution of sales tax proceeds in St. Louis County shall not apply to a tax for the purpose of funding early childhood educational services, and requires that such proceeds shall be deposited in the county's Early Childhood Education Fund, which is created by the act. (Section 67.547) This act also requires the proceeds of any tax imposed by St. Louis County or St. Louis City for the purposes of improving the quality, affordability, and access to early childhood development programs for children aged five years and younger to be deposited into the county or city Early Childhood Education Fund. The administrative control and management of such funds shall be by the board of directors responsible for the administration of a city or county Community Children's Services Fund. The board of directors shall use or disburse the funds in the Early Childhood Education Fund to provide and administer programs subsidizing the cost of providing early childhood education, prioritizing children in financial need. Financial assistance may be used for early childhood education and child care provided by public, private, not-for-profit, and for-profit entities licensed, contracted to receive child care subsidies, or otherwise registered by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, including preschools, childcare centers, nursery schools, local education agencies, charter schools, Head Start and Early Head Start programs, informal childcare providers and independent and system-affiliated family child care homes, as described in the act. (Section 67.5420) These provisions are similar to HB 2379 (2026), HB 3149 (2026), SB 20 (2025), SB 1447 (2024), and HB 373 (2023). MISSOURI EMPOWERMENT SCHOLARSHIP ACCOUNTS PROGRAM (Sections 135.714, 135.715, and 135.716) Currently, educational assistance organizations (EAOs) that award student scholarships through the Missouri Empowerment Scholarship Accounts Program are required to spend at least 90% of all taxpayer contributions on scholarship accounts. Between three and ten percent of such contributions may be spent on marketing and administrative expenses, depending on the total amount of contributions received. Additionally, four percent of all contributions are to be deposited into a state fund to be used by the State Treasurer for marketing and administrative expenses or the costs incurred in administering the program, whichever is less. This act requires EAOs to ensure that at least 94% of all contributions and state appropriations are spent on scholarship accounts. Three percent of the EAO's remaining revenue from contributions and appropriations may be spent on the EAO's administrative expenses. Additionally, three percent, rather than four percent, of all contributions and appropriations to each EAO shall be deposited into the Missouri Empowerment Scholarship Accounts Fund, to be used by the State Treasurer for administrative expenses or the costs incurred in administering the program, whichever is less. (Sections 135.714, 135.715, and 135.716). The act further provides that each EAO shall submit to an annual audit conducted by the State Auditor within six months of the end of the EAO's fiscal year, rather than submitting audits prepared by a certified public accountant to the State Treasurer annually. The State Treasurer shall provide all information included in the annual audits if requested by a public governmental body, without redactions. However, any personally identifiable information of any qualified student or parent that satisfies the definition of "personally identifiable information" under the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act shall be a closed record under the Missouri Sunshine Law and shall not be disclosed to the public by any public governmental body. (Section 135.714) SCHOOL DISTRICT FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Section 162.192) Under this act, each school district shall maintain a searchable, publicly accessible database on its website setting forth all financial transactions conducted with school district funds. The financial ledger shall be available without login credentials, registration, or fees, and shall be downloadable and exportable in formats specified in the act. The financial ledger shall record transactions using codes set forth in the Missouri Financial Accounting Manual published by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), as applicable. Certain data fields shall be included in the financial ledger at minimum, such as transaction date, transaction amount, revenue or expenditure designation, fund code, function code, object code, vendor or payee name, and a description or memo field. The homepage of each public school's website shall include a direct link to the financial ledger of the school district that oversees such public school. The link shall make the financial ledger accessible within one click, and shall be functional and mobile-responsive. DESE may provide standardized language or icons that public schools may use for this purpose. A school district's financial ledger shall be updated at least monthly. Details of each calendar month's financial transactions shall be posted no later than 45 days after the close of that calendar month. For record keeping purposes, a school district shall maintain at least five fiscal years of historical data on its financial ledger. Protected personal information may be redacted only to the extent required by applicable law. Vendor names, amounts, and accounting codes shall not be redacted. Payroll data may be presented in aggregated form where disclosure of individual information is restricted. Debt obligations shall be posted in a separate section of the financial ledger, with disclosure of outstanding debt balances, issuance dates, repayment schedules, annual debt service amounts, and debt service as a percentage of total expenditures. DESE may provide or approve standardized templates or platforms school districts may use for their financial ledgers. DESE may additionally provide guidance to assist school districts with compliance. DESE shall promulgate rules establishing procedures and timelines for school districts to certify compliance annually. A school district that violates any provision of this act may be subject to the withholding of state aid from such school district. DESE shall establish a process for members of the public to file complaints if they believe a school district has violated any provision of the act. DESE may also establish a public compliance dashboard on DESE's website to enable members of the public to check whether a particular school district is certified as in compliance. SCHOOL DISTRICT LEGAL EXPENSES (Section 162.821) The act requires school districts to include the amount expended for legal services in their Annual Secretary of the Board Report. If the report does not include the amount expended for legal services, then the Attorney General may bring a civil action, including an action for injunctive relief, against the school district. Such action shall be brought in the county where the school district is located. This provision is identical to SB 1353 (2026) and substantially similar to SB 793 (2025). OLIVIA SHANNON

SS/SB 1605 - This act makes 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) in amounts concentrated at a level above 1,000 parts per million on a dry-weight basis a Schedule I controlled substance. This provision is substantially similar to HB 1614 (2026). Additionally, this act prohibits the preparation, distribution, advertisement, sale, or offering for sale of a kratom product that: (1) is adulterated; (2) is sold to a person under 21 years of age; (3) contains 7-hydroxymitragynine concentrated at a level above 1,000 parts per million on a dry-weight basis; (4) mimics candy or is appealing to children; or (5) is combustible or intended for vaporization. Kratom products shall contain specified labels that include disclaimers. A person who violates this provision will be deemed to have engaged in an unlawful practice in violation of the state's Merchandising Practices Act. Finally, it shall be an infraction for a person to sell a kratom product to a person under 21 years of age, as described in the act. These provisions are substantially similar to SCS/SB 927 (2026). SARAH HASKINS

HCS/SS#3/SB 1062 - This act requires the Commissioner of Administration, prior to awarding any contract in an amount of $20 million or more, to obtain the consent of both the chair of the house budget committee and the chair of the senate appropriations committee. This act repeals a provision of law limiting the total amount of grants provided through the Missouri Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing to organizations that provide services to deaf-blind individuals and families. This provision is identical to SB 1787 (2026) and HB 2408 (2026). Under this act, the Missouri Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing shall establish a statewide communication access services program to improve compliance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act for agencies and businesses by coordinating resources, filling service gaps, and assisting with costs related to accommodations. The Commission shall develop a statewide registry of service providers, establish training and equipment standards, maintain an informational website, provide training, conduct outreach, and submit an annual report to the Governor and General Assembly, as described in the act. The Commission shall also, subject to appropriation, finance requests for assistance in providing communication access services and administer scholarships for professional development, internships, and certification testing. This provision is identical to SB 1637 (2026) and similar to SB 766 (2025). This act creates the "Inspiration Act" and the "Inspiration" program. The act requires the Department of Social Services to coordinate with various state agencies and a partner network to assist participants in achieving personal goals, self-sufficiency, community integration, and a prosperous future. Participation in the Charity program is limited to legal residents who are 18 years of age or older, except as otherwise provided in the act. State departments and agencies are required to participate in the Charity program at the direction of the Governor. In order to use government resources more effectively and efficiently, participating state departments and agencies shall use existing resources and personnel, to the extent possible, to operate the Charity program. This provision is substantially similar to SB 1728 (2026) and SB 1803 (2026). This act establishes the "Task Force on the Protection of Children and Families", consisting of legislative members and members appointed by the Governor. The task force shall implement provisions of the Inspiration program by providing oversight of prevention efforts, as well as ensure accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement across all system responsible for protecting children from abuse. The task force shall submit a report to the General Assembly and the Governor no later than December 30, 2027, as described in the act, and shall expire on December 31, 2027. SARAH HASKINS HA#1: REMOVES SECTION 34.025 FROM THE BILL AND CHANGES THE INSPIRATION PROGRAM TO THE INSPIRE MISSOURI PROGRAM

SB 887 - This act establishes the "Missouri Lyme Disease Eradication Act". First, Lyme disease is added to the list of diseases that must be reported to the Department of Health and Senior Services by health care providers, laboratories, and local health departments. The Department shall compile an annual report on the incidence and prevalence of Lyme disease in Missouri, as described in the act. The Department shall also collaborate with public four-year institutions of higher education to integrate Lyme disease surveillance data into existing tick-borne disease monitoring programs. Next, this act creates the "Lyme Research and Eradication Fund" in the state treasury. The Department shall use the moneys in the fund to distribute grants for the purposes of developing treatments, studying novel therapies, and researching eradication strategies. Grants shall be prioritized as described in the act, with no less than 20% of funds utilized to support eradication efforts in rural counties. Under this act, a health care provider shall not be subject to any discipline, suspension, or revocation of license or denial of a license renewal, solely for prescribing, administering, or dispensing treatments or therapies for Lyme disease or Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome (PTLDS), including extended antibiotic therapy or similar treatment deemed medically necessary. Finally, this act requires every health carrier or health benefit plan offering or issuing health benefit plans in the state on or after January 1, 2027, to provide coverage for diagnostic testing, treatment, and management of Lyme disease and PTLDS for insured persons who receive a diagnosis from a licensed health care provider, including testing, antibiotic therapy, supportive therapies, and holistic or herbal supplements and therapies. Coverage shall be subject to the same deductibles, coinsurance, and out-of-pocket maximums as apply to other services covered under the plan for nonpreventative services. The carrier or plan shall not deny or limit coverage for Lyme disease tests or treatments based solely on guidelines that deem extended antibiotic therapy to be experimental, impose step therapy or prior authorization requirements described in the act, or rescind coverage retroactively for related claims without evidence of fraud. By July 1 each year, each carrier and plan shall report certain Lyme disease-related data to the Director of the Department of Commerce and Insurance, who shall share the data with the General Assembly and the Department of Health and Senior Services to inform research priorities. SARAH HASKINS

SB 1481 - Current law imposes a prepaid wireless emergency telephone service charge equal to three percent of the retail transaction, with the first $15 of each transaction exempt from the charge. This act repeals the exemption for the first $15 of each transaction and, beginning January 1, 2027, increases the service charge to four percent. The act also requires the Director of Revenue to require a seller to report the number of retail transactions as well as the total dollar amount of each transaction and the total amount of prepaid wireless emergency telephone service charges collected. Current law allows a seller to deduct and retain three percent of the service charges that are collected by the seller. Beginning January 1, 2027, this act increases such amount to four percent. If the Director of Revenue determines that a seller has not collected the required amount of services charges, the seller shall not be permitted to deduct and retain any amount of the services charges, nor shall the seller be permitted to deduct and retain any amount of sales taxes allowable under current law. JOSH NORBERG

SS/SCS/SB 1065 - The act modifies and creates new provisions relating to utility facility relocation. The State Road Fund shall be used for reimbursing for certain utility relocation costs, as described in the act. The Department of Transportation shall reimburse non-rate-regulated providers for any labor costs associated with facility relocation that are required due to road maintenance, construction, or other right-of-way work activity. Notification requirements by the Department and response requirements by the non-rate-regulated provider are described in the act. The Department of Transportation shall reimburse a non-rate-regulated provider for the provider's labor costs for the facility relocation not to exceed specific amounts described in the act. This provision shall expire on July 1, 2031. A non-rate-regulated provider shall provide invoices to the Department for the provider's labor costs for the fiscal year in which such work occurs. Payment of the invoices is described in the act. If a provider's total labor costs exceed the specified amounts under the act, such payments shall be prorated. The Department shall be required to publicly disclose on an annual basis no later than July 31st a list of facility reimbursement invoices received, as described in the act. The act shall not require the Department to reimburse a non-rate-regulated provider for the removal or relocation of facilities placed in the public right-of-way in violation of state law or local permitting requirements. Under the act, subject to certain exceptions, the removal and relocation of utility facilities as a result of construction projects required by the Highways and Transportation Commission shall be made at the expense of the owners unless otherwise provided by the Commission. Currently, if the owner fails to relocate the utility facilities, the cost of relocating the utility facilities shall be collected from the owner. Under the act, the cost of relocating the utility facilities shall be the responsibility of the Commission or the owner. JULIA SHEVELEVA

SB 1064 - Under this act, the state's laws shall preempt any local laws, ordinances, orders, rules, or regulations enacted by a county, municipality, or other political subdivision of the state regulating the sale of tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or vapor products. Additionally, nothing in this act shall be construed to prohibit counties, municipalities, and other political subdivisions from enforcing ordinances and regulations that prevent the sale of tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or vapor products to persons under the age of 21. Finally, the provisions of this act shall not be construed to preempt any local laws, ordinances, orders, rules, or regulations relating to tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or vapor products enacted by a county, municipality, or other political subdivision in effect as of January 1, 2026. This act is substantially similar to SCS/SB 231 (2025) and similar to HCS/HB 344 (2025), SB 911 (2024), SB 522 (2023), HCS/HB 1039 (2023), and SB 1158 (2022). SARAH HASKINS

SR 565 - This resolution modifies Senate Rules 28 and 47 regarding the fiscal review required for senate and house bills before action can occur on such bills in various stages of the legislative process. JIM ERTLE

SS/SCS/SBs 984 & 968 - This act modifies provisions relating to pharmacy benefit managers. This act adds definitions for the terms "audit" and "entity" for the purposes of audits of licensed pharmacies. Current law requires a one week notice for any on-site audit. This act increases such notice to fourteen days and requires the notice to specify specific prescriptions to be audited. A pharmacy shall have the right to submit amended claims within thirty days of the discovery of an error. Audits shall be limited to forty unique prescriptions, with a maximum of two hundred separately adjudicated claims, that are randomly selected, and the act provides that recoupment shall only occur following the correction of a claim, as described in the act. No audit shall occur during the first five business days, rather than the first three, of any month. An entity shall not perform more than two audits of a pharmacy in a calendar year, unless fraud is suspected. (Section 338.600) This act modifies the definitions of "health carrier" and "pharmacy benefits manager" and adds definitions for "contracted pharmacy", "pharmacy benefits manager affiliate", for the purposes of regulating costs charged to covered persons for prescription drugs. Additionally, PBMs are prohibited from including a provision in a contract that requires payment for a prescription drug that exceeds the lesser of either the copayment amount or the amount the person would pay if they paid in cash. This act provides that the price shall also not exceed the contracted rate the pharmacy would be reimbursed for the drug. (Section 376.387) This act modifies several definitions and adds new definitions for the purpose of regulating contracts between pharmacy benefits managers and pharmacies. The act also adds several provisions relating to contracts between PBMs and pharmacies, including providing plan sponsors with pharmacy claims data, submitting documentation of any benefit design that encourages or requires the use of affiliated pharmacies, and authorizing the Department of Commerce and Insurance to conduct audits of PBMs. (Section 376.387) This act requires the Department of Commerce and Insurance to establish a critical access care pharmacy program to ensure the sustainability of critical access care pharmacies in the state. (Section 376.394) Finally, this act requires health benefit plans to comply with the federal H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, by September 1, 2028. The Department of Commerce and Insurance have the authority to enforce this act. (Section 376.399) TAYLOR MIDDLETON

CCS/HCS/SB 994 - This act modifies provisions relating to taxation. TAX CREDITS This act repeals several expired tax credits, including: 1) Distressed Areas Land Assemblage Tax Credit (Section 99.1205); 2) Charcoal Producers Tax Credit (Section 135.313); 3) Missouri Certified Capital Company Law (Section 135.500 to 135.529); 4) Tax credit for relocating business to distressed communities (Section 135.535); 5) Tax credit for investing in the transportation development of distressed communities (Section 135.545 and 135.546); 6) Qualified Beef Tax Credit (Section 135.679); 7) Qualified Equity Investment Tax Credit (Section 135.680 and 135.682); 8) Grape and Wine Producers Tax Credit (Section 135.700); 9) Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property and Electric Vehicle Recharging Property Tax Credit (Section 135.710); 10) Small Business Guaranty Fees Tax Credit (Section 135.766); 11) Enhanced Enterprise Zones Program (Section 135.950 to 135.973); 12) Unmet Health, Hunger, and Hygiene Needs of Children in School Tax Credit (Section 135.1125); 13) Higher Education Scholarship Donation Program (Section 173.196); 14) Tax Credit for purchasing dry fire hydrants or providing water storage for dry fire hydrants (Section 320.093); 15) Contributions to Innovation Centers Tax Credit (Section 348.300 to 348.318); 16) Missouri New Enterprise Creation Act (Section 620.635 to 620.653); 17) Missouri Quality Jobs Act (Section 620.1875 to 620.1890); and the 18) Innovation Campus Tax Credit (Section 620.2600). The act also makes several corresponding technical corrections to other tax credits in current law. DONATED FOOD TAX CREDIT Current law authorizes a tax credit for donations of cash or food made to certain organizations, with such credit scheduled to sunset on December 31, 2026. This act extends the sunset date to December 31, 2032. (Section 135.647) MILITARY INCOME TAX DEDUCTION Current law authorizes an income tax deduction for income received for military service while the taxpayer serves in a combat zone. For all tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, this act modifies such deduction to apply to all military income, as defined in the act, regardless of duty status or filing status. (Section 143.121) This provision has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027. BEGINNING FARMER INCOME TAX DEDUCTION Current law authorizes an income tax deduction for certain income received for the sale or lease of farmland to beginning farmers. This act adds a definition of "taxpayer" to such deduction. (Section 143.121) This provision is identical to SB 1291 (2026), SB 682 (2025), and HB 1042 (2025), and to a provision in HCS/SS/SB 67 (2025), HCS/HB 828 (2025), and HCS/SS/SCS/SB 466 (2025). This provision has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027. TAX RETURNS Current law provides that the date for filing income tax returns shall be the fifteenth day of the fourth month following the close of the taxpayer's taxable year. This act provides that such date shall be the date prescribed for the filing of federal tax returns. (Section 143.511) This provision is substantially similar to a provision in HCS/SS/SB 67 (2025), HCS/SS/SCS/SB 466 (2025), and HCS/HB 828 (2025). Current law requires withholding tax returns to be submitted electronically by employers with at least two hundred fifty employees. Beginning January 1, 2027, this act requires such electronic returns for employers with at least ten employees. (Section 143.591) This provision is identical to HB 1919 (2026) and is substantially similar to SB 1429 (2026). Current law requires a taxpayer to indicate on the taxpayer's return the school district in which the taxpayer is a resident. This act repeals such provision and instead requires the Department of Revenue to submit an annual report to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education including the average Missouri adjusted gross income per return for the state, as well as the average Missouri adjusted gross income per return for each school district in the state. (Section 143.998) TAX DEFICIENCIES This act provides that if a taxpayer has a state income tax balance due resulting from the full or partial denial of a tax credit, the taxpayer shall not be held liable for any addition to tax, penalty, or interest on such amount of income tax due if the reason for the denial of a tax credit was the cumulative maximum amount of allowable tax credits being exceeded for the tax year, if the balance due is paid or payment arrangements have been made within sixty days of receiving notice of the balance due, and the addition to tax or penalty is not due to fraud or fraudulent intent. (Section 143.512) This provision is substantially similar to a provision in HCS/SS/SB 67 (2025), HCS/SS/SCS/SB 466 (2025), and HCS/HB 828 (2025). This act provides that a taxpayer that has paid a deficiency and any interest, additions to tax, or penalties attributable to such deficiency that is subsequently found to be erroneous, regardless of whether such taxpayer has timely filed a protest with the Director of Revenue, shall be entitled to a refund in the amount of the deficiency and any interest, additions to tax, or penalties attributable to such deficiency that were paid by the taxpayer. Such refund shall be paid as provided in current law. (Section 143.621) This provision is identical to SB 1377 (2026). SEVERABILITY This act contains a severability clause. JOSH NORBERG

HCS/SS/SB 1196 - This act modifies provisions relating to higher education. WORKFORCE DIPLOMA PROGRAM Current law provides for the Workforce Diploma Program to assist students with obtaining a high school diploma and developing employability and career technical skills, with such program scheduled to sunset on August 28, 2028. This act repeals the sunset. (Section 173.831) This provision is identical to a provision in SCS/SB 1207 (2026) and is similar to provisions in SCS/SB 1370 (2026) and HCS/HB 3239 (2026). HIGHER EDUCATION WORKFORCE POLICY PRIORITIZATION ACT This act establishes the "Missouri Higher Education Funding Policy Prioritization Act" to require the Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development (DHEWD) to develop a funding model for public institutions of higher education. The act sets forth criteria for the funding model, which shall be aligned to meet the professional and workforce needs for the state; shall provide sustainable resources for institutions; and shall be based on the 2023 performance funding study commissioned by DHEWD. The model shall include a process for allocating core appropriations to four-year institutions, community colleges, and State Technical College of Missouri, and shall use a cost-based approach, along with a performance component, as described in the act. The model shall also establish a plan for testing and implementation. After the plan has been reviewed and consented to by two members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House, as well as two senators appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the plan shall be approved by the Coordinating Board for Higher Education and submitted to the Governor and the General Assembly before October 15, 2026. DHEWD shall evaluate the effectiveness of the funding model test and submit a report to the Governor, the Speaker, and the President Pro Tempore before November 15, 2026. The funding model shall be presented to the Coordinating Board for Higher Education for final approval before December 1, 2026. However, the funding model shall not become effective unless approved by the General Assembly by concurrent resolution. For the 2028-29 fiscal year and all subsequent fiscal years, appropriations to four-year institutions, community colleges, and State Technical College of Missouri shall be in accordance with the funding model approved by the General Assembly. (Section 173.1541) This provision is similar to HB 1569 (2025) and HB 2905 (2024), and to a provision in SB 1121 (2026). FAST TRACK WORKFORCE INCENTIVE GRANT This act increases the maximum gross income for eligibility for the Fast Track Workforce Incentive Grant from $80,000 to $100,000 for taxpayers who are married filing jointly and from $40,000 to $50,000 for all other taxpayers. (Section 173.2553) This provision is substantially similar to SB 1451 (2026), SB 416 (2025), HB 855 (2025), SB 1056 (2024), and HB 2278 (2024), and to a provision in SCS/HCS/HB 1569 (2024). This provision contains an emergency clause. WORKFORCE PELL GRANTS This act allows the Governor, in consultation with the Missouri Workforce Development Board, to approve all eligible workforce training programs for participation in the workforce Pell grant program. The Board shall coordinate approval of eligible workforce training programs with other state and federal workforce programs. The act also transfers the Missouri Workforce Development Board from the Department of Economic Development to the Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development. (Sections 173.2570 to 173.2573) These provisions contain an emergency clause. JOSH NORBERG HA #1 - TRANSFERS SEVERAL SECTIONS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND UPDATES STATUTORY REFERENCES TO THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT HA #2 - MODIFIES PROVISIONS RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION GOVERNING BODIES

SCS/SBs 1653 & 1194 - This act repeals provisions relating to annual report cards for elementary and secondary schools and establishes new accountability measures for all public schools, charter schools, and school districts. In addition to providing information about student performance, the report cards shall be designed to satisfy federal reporting requirements and shall be presented in a standardized, clear, and easily accessible form so that they can be easily understood by parents, taxpayers, school personnel, legislators, and the media. The State Board of Education may assign duties specified in the act to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) or contract with a third party under state law. By September 15 of each year, the State Board of Education shall provide a confidential version of the school accountability report cards to each school district, public school, and charter school. Within 36 hours of the delivery of the embargoed report cards, the report cards shall be published on the DESE website in a clear and easily accessible location, and by September 30 of each year, the report cards shall be published in a clear and easily accessible location on each school or district website. The State Board of Education shall assign each school district, public school, and charter school a letter grade rating of A-F based on a 0-100 scale, where an "A" rating represents excellent student outcomes, a "B" rating represents more than satisfactory outcomes, a "C" rating represents satisfactory outcomes, a "D" rating represents less than satisfactory outcomes, and an "F" rating represents a failure to produce adequate outcomes. A school district, public school, or charter school that does not test at least 95% of its students in the annual summative assessment shall have its rating lowered by one level. DESE shall use a criteria-referenced growth measure, called "growth to proficiency", in addition to the existing normative value-added growth measure. Growth to proficiency shall evaluate for each student with two consecutive years of Missouri Assessment Program performance levels whether that student has made sufficient academic progress to put such student on a trajectory to reach grade-level proficiency within three years or by 10th grade, whichever comes first. The act describes the factors that shall be used in determining a school's or a school district's A-F rating. These factors include students' academic achievement status, academic growth, and, for high schools, the four-year graduation rate and a success ready graduate measure to be calculated by DESE based upon factors including students' achievement of Advanced Placement scores of 3 or higher, International Baccalaureate scores of 4 or higher, dual enrollment course completions with a "C" grade or higher, and career and technical education certificates, as provided in the act. For schools serving students in grades below 9th grade, academic achievement level shall represent 40% of the rating, value-added growth shall represent 30% of the rating, and growth to proficiency shall represent 30% of the rating. For high schools, academic achievement level shall represent 25% of the rating, value-added growth shall represent 25% of the rating, growth to proficiency shall represent 25% of the rating, the success ready graduate measure shall represent 15% of the rating, and the student four-year graduation rate shall represent 10% percent of the rating. School districts, public schools, and charter schools shall also report, for high schools, the number of graduates who, within six months of graduation, attend postsecondary education or training programs, serve in the military or in national or community service, or are employed in a skilled workforce position as determined by a governmental agency or non-governmental organization with expertise in such positions. DESE shall additionally develop a statewide report card that provides the percentages of students attending schools with each grade rating and student performance on the MAP test relative to student performance on the National Assessment of Educational Progress. The A-F grading scale for schools shall automatically increase to ensure rigor in the calculation such that when success is achieved, the following school year, expectations are raised so performance does not stagnate. Specifically, when 65% percent of schools earn an A or a B, the following school year, the school grading scale shall increase by five percentage points to earn an A, B, C, and D. A special school district or state-operated school in which all of the students enrolled are students with disabilities shall be exempt from state requirements relating to school accountability report cards. This act is similar to HB 2539 (2026) and HB 2710 (2026). OLIVIA SHANNON

SS/SCS/SB 841 - This act modifies provisions relating to health care. AWARENESS DAYS (Sections 9.021, 9.025, 9.238, 9.412, 9.418, and 9.502) This act designates the last full week of September each year as "Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD) Awareness Week" in Missouri. This provision is identical to SB 1709 (2026). This act designates the month of January as "Blood Donor Awareness Month" in Missouri. This provision is identical to SB 1328 (2026). This act establishes September each year as "Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month" in Missouri. This act designates each September as "Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month" in Missouri and the last full week of April each year as "Infertility Awareness Week" in Missouri. This act designates March 26 of each year as "Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS)/Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Streptococcus (PANDAS) Awareness Day" in Missouri. This provision is identical to a provision in the perfected HCS/HB 2372 (2026). HOSPITAL INVESTMENTS AND SERVICE AREAS (Sections 96.192, 96.196, 206.110, and 206.158) This act modifies the investment authority of boards of trustees of municipal hospitals in third class cities and hospital district hospitals. Current law permits investment of up to 25% of funds not required for operations of the hospital or other obligations. This act permits investment of up to 50% of funds not required for operations or other obligations in a manner described in the act, with the remaining portion to be invested into any investment in which the state Treasurer is allowed to invest. These provisions shall only apply if the hospital receives less than three percent of its annual revenues from municipal, county, hospital district, or state taxes or appropriated funds from the municipality in which such hospital is located. Under this act, municipal hospitals in third class cities may operate in areas where hospital district hospitals and county hospitals operate. Hospital district hospitals may operate in areas where municipal hospitals in third class cities and county hospitals operate. These provisions are identical to provisions in SCS/HCS/HB 943 (2025) and SCS/SB 317 (2025) and substantially similar to the perfected SB 1019 (2026) and SB 244 (2025). EPINEPHRINE PRODUCTS (Sections 167.627, 167.630, 190.246, 196.990, and 321.621) This act changes "epinephrine auto-injector" to "epinephrine delivery system" throughout statute. These provisions are identical to the perfected HCS/HBs 1826 et al (2026) and similar to provisions in HB 165 (2025) and HB 553 (2025). COMMUNITY PARAMEDIC SERVICES (Sections 190.098 and 190.165) This act modifies provisions relating to certification of community paramedics and the provision of community paramedic services. Community paramedic services shall mean those services provided by an entity that employs licensed paramedics certified by the Department of Health and Senior Services as community paramedics, that is endorsed by the Department, and that provides services in a nonemergent setting, consistent with the education and training of a community paramedic and the supervisory standard approved by the medical director, and documented in the entity's patient care plans or protocols. Ambulance service shall enter into written contracts with another ambulance service provider to provide community paramedic services in that provider's service area. The Department shall establish regulations for the purpose of recognizing community paramedic services entities that have met the standards necessary to provide such services. The Department shall endorse such entities to provide community paramedic services for a period of 5 years. These provisions are similar to provisions in the perfected HCS/HB 2372 (2026), SCS/HCS/HB 943 (2025), SCS/SB 317 (2025), SB 548 (2025), SB 206 (2025), and SCS/SB 1382 (2024). SICKLE CELL STANDING COMMITTEE (Section 191.117) This act creates the "Lori Zena Baker Act". This act establishes the "Sickle Cell Standing Committee" as a subcommittee of the Missouri Genetic Advisory Committee within the Department of Health and Senior Services, with membership as specified in the act. The Director of the Department of Health and Senior Services shall appoint the committee members. The committee shall assess the impact of sickle cell disease on the state and make recommendations to the General Assembly and Governor regarding services and policies to address the state's needs, as described in the act. This provision is identical to SB 1735 (2026) and substantially similar to HB 1483 (2016). DOULA SERVICES (Sections 191.708, 208.662, 208.1400-1425, 376.1758, and 376.1765) This act creates the "Missouri Doula Reimbursement Act". Under this act, the chief medical officer or chief medical director of the Department of Health and Senior Services or the MO HealthNet Division of the Department of Social Services may issue nonspecific recommendations for doula services, a medical standing order for prenatal vitamins, or a medical standing order for a purpose promulgated in rule, to terminate as specified in the act. Additionally, this act adds doula services and childbirth education classes for pregnant women and a support person to the list of covered MO Healthnet and "Show-Me Healthy Babies Program" services, to be reimbursed as described in the act. The Department of Social Services shall study the impact of the childbirth education classes on infant and maternal mortality and shall submit a report to the General Assembly prior to January 1, 2028. These provisions are identical to provisions in the perfected HCS/HB 2372 (2026) and substantially similar to provisions HCS/SB 94 (2025) and HCS/HB 1095 (2025). Finally, the Department of Health and Senior Services shall review and approve doula registration for purposes of insurance coverage of doula services. Beginning January 1, 2027, every health carrier or health benefit plan shall provide coverage of doula services, except as otherwise provided. This provision is identical to a provision in the perfected HCS/HB 2372 (2026). TELEHEALTH (Sections 191.1146 and 334.108) Currently, the establishment of a physician-patient relationship for purposes of telehealth shall include an interview and a physical examination. Under this act, an evaluation is required, but a physical examination shall be required only if needed to meet the standard of care. Current law prohibits the use of an internet or telephone questionnaire completed by a patient from constituting an acceptable medical interview for the provision of treatment by telehealth. This act permits such questionnaires if the information provided is sufficient as though the medical evaluation was performed in person, with a report to be provided to the patient's primary health care provider within fourteen days of evaluation, as described in the act. Additionally, current law requires a physician-patient relationship for purposes of telehealth to include a sufficient dialogue with the patient regarding treatment. This act changes "dialogue" to "exchange" with the patient regarding treatment. Finally, current law prohibits a health care provider from prescribing any drug, controlled substance, or other treatment to a patient based solely on an internet request or questionnaire. Under this act, a health care provider shall not prescribe any drug, controlled substance, or other treatment to a patient in the absence of a proper provider-patient relationship. These provision are substantially similar to SB 108 (2025) and SB 851 (2024) and similar to SCS/SB 418 (2023) and HB 710 (2023). ALPHA-GAL SYNDROME (Section 192.020) This act requires the Department of Health and Senior Services to include alpha-gal syndrome in its list of diseases that are required to be reported to the Department. Laboratories shall submit any required alpha-gal syndrome case reports to the Department within 7 days of receiving a positive laboratory confirmation, as described in the act. Subject to appropriation, the Department may follow up on reported cases of alpha-gal syndrome. The Department shall submit an annual report to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the reporting and incidence of alpha-gal syndrome in Missouri. This provision is similar to a provision in the perfected HCS/HB 2372 (2026), HCS/HB 1855 (2026), and SB 1630 (2026). DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH (Section 192.021) This act authorizes the Department of Health and Senior Services to contract with a Missouri affiliate of a national public health association or public health institute, or a similar or successor entity, in order to assist in carrying out its duties to promote the health and well-being of Missouri residents. Such contracts may include efforts to assist in the delivery of health services throughout the state and the administration of grant funds and related programs. The Department and the designated affiliate shall provide a report to the General Assembly as specified in the act. This act is identical to SB 1525 and substantially similar to provisions in SB 1037 (2026), HCS/SB 94 (2025), and SB 549 (2025). DEMENTIA SERVICES COORDINATOR (Section 192.2155) This act requires the Division of Senior and Disability Services within the Department of Health and Senior Services to establish a dementia services coordinator as a full-time position. The coordinator shall perform duties specified in the act, including coordinating information resources affecting Missourians living with dementia and their caregivers, streamlining applicable services to increase efficiency and improve the quality of care in certain settings, identifying any duplicated services, promoting public awareness and education, and collecting and monitoring relevant data. This act is identical to HCS/HB 2149 (2026) and substantially similar to SB 1230 (2026), SB 410 (2025), SB 1410 (2024), and HB 2071 (2024). MULTIDISCIPLINARY ADULT PROTECTION TEAMS (Sections 192.2400 and 192.2435) This act modifies current law relating to protective services for elderly and disabled adults by authorizing multidisciplinary adult protection teams to access confidential reports of abuse and neglect and case information to the extent necessary to conduct team activities and to share such information with other team members. Additionally, the Department of Social Services and the Department of Mental Health shall have limited access to such confidential reports, as described in the act. This provision is identical to SB 1505 (2026). DISCLOSURE OF VITAL RECORDS (Section 193.245) This act repeals a provision of law permitting the Department of Health and Senior Services to disclose a listing of persons who are born or who die on a particular date upon a person's request. This provision is identical to SB 1137 (2026), SB 598 (2025), and a provision in SCS/HCS/HB 943 (2025). LIMITS ON SALE OF OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUGS (Sections 195.417 and 579.060) Currently, no person shall sell, dispense, or purchase, over a 12 month period, more than a total amount of 43.2 grams of certain meth precursors. This act increases the amount to 61.2 grams. Beginning October 1, 2026, any manufacturer of a meth precursor drug that is sold in or into this state shall pay a monthly fee to the administrator of the real-time electronic pseudoephedrine tracking system, as described in the act. The fee is set by the administrator. A manufacturer commits the offense of unlawful, sale, distribution, or purchase of over-the-counter methamphetamine precursor drugs if the manufacturer knowingly fails to pay the fees required by this act. This act is identical to provisions in the perfected HCS/HB 2372 (2026) and substantially similar to provisions in SB 1069 (2026), SB 726 (2025), HB 1036 (2025), provisions of HCS/SS/SB 7 (2025), SCS/SB 317 (2025), SCS/HCS/HB 943 (2025), SB 548 (2025), and SB 143 (2025). IVERMECTIN AND HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE (Section 195.1000) Under this act, ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine tablets suitable for human use may be sold or purchased as over-the-counter medications in Missouri without a prescription or consultation with a pharmacist or other health care professional. This provision is identical to a provision in the perfected HCS/HB 2372 (2026), SB 1086 (2026), SB 1275, and SB 1489 (2026) and substantially similar to SB 744 (2025) and HB 2581 (2024). ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATIONS (Sections 196.990 and 335.081) This act adds licensed long-term care facilities and child care facilities to the definition of "authorized entity" in current law permitting such entities to stock a supply of epinephrine delivery devices for use in an emergency. Additionally, the administration by technicians, nurses' aides, or their equivalent in long-term care facilities of epinephrine delivery devices and subcutaneous injectable medications to treat diabetes shall not be prohibited by nurse licensing laws. These provisions are similar to provisions in SCS/HCS/HB 943 (2025), SB 548 (2025), SCS/SB 317 (2025), and HCS/HB 2824 (2024). HOSPITAL WORKPLACE VIOLENCE (Section 197.708) Under this act, each hospital 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 provision is substantially similar provisions in the perfected HCS/HB 2372 (2026), HCS/SB 94 (2025), and HCS/HB 1213 (2025) and substantially similar to SB 791 (2025). INSPECTIONS OF LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES (Section 198.022) Under this act, the Department of Health and Senior Services may accept, in lieu of an inspection conducted by the Department, a written report of a survey or inspection conducted by any state or federal agency, provided the survey or inspection is comparable in scope or method to the Department's inspections and conducted in accordance with Title XVIII of the Social Security Act. A residential care or assisted living facility shall be subject to an inspection by the Department if the facility fails to maintain an accredited status by a recognized accreditation entity. Finally, if a facility exempt from an annual inspection under this act has one or more violations of any class I standards, then the facility shall be subject to a full inspection by the Department. This provision is identical to a provision in the perfected HCS/HB 2372 (2026), substantially similar to a provision in SCS/HCS/HB 943 (2025), and similar to SB 689 (2025). MO HEALTHNET TICKET TO WORK (Section 208.146) Under current law, the "Ticket to Work Health Assurance Program" expired on August 28, 2025. This act repeals that expiration date. This provision is identical to SB 1708 (2026). MO HEALTHNET COVERAGE OF CERTAIN CLINICAL PATHOLOGY SERVICES (Section 208.149) This act requires that the fee for the professional component of clinical pathology services shall be paid by MO HealthNet for professional services provided by a hospital-based pathologist for inpatient clinical pathology services rendered to MO HealthNet patients. The reimbursement shall be set at no less than thirty percent of the approved MO HealthNet Independent Lab-Technical Component fee schedule, as described in the act, as shall be made directly to the physician providing the services or the entity the physician has assigned the right to receive payment. This provision is identical to a provision in the perfected HCS/HB 2376 (2026) and substantially similar to a provision in HCS/SB 94 (2025) and SCS/HCS/HB 943 (2025). MO HEALTHNET THIRD PARTY LIABILITY (Section 208.215) Under this act, any health benefit plan, third-party administrator, administrative service organization, or pharmacy benefits manager paying all properly submitted medical assistance subrogation claims or MO HealthNet subrogation claims shall respond to any inquiry by the state regarding a claim for payment for any health care item or service not later than 60 days after receiving the inquiry. Additionally, such entity shall not deny a claim submitted by the state for failure to provide prior authorization for the item or service, except that this provision shall not apply to certain programs or plans, including the original Medicare fee-for-service program, a Medicare Advantage plan, a reasonable cost reimbursement plan, a health care prepayment plan, or a prescription drug plan. A health benefit plan, third-party administrator, administrative service organization, or pharmacy benefits manager shall accept authorization provided by the state that an item or service is covered under the state plan or a waiver for the individual as if the authorization were the prior authorization made by the third party, except that this provision shall not apply to certain programs or plans, including the original Medicare fee-for-service program, a Medicare Advantage plan, a reasonable cost reimbursement plan, a health care prepayment plan, or a prescription drug plan. This provision is identical to SB 1687 (2026). "FOOD IS MEDICINE ACT" (Section 208.270) This act creates the "Food is Medicine Act". Under this act, the Department of Social Services shall submit a waiver to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for a "Food is Medicine" program. The program shall be designed to improve health outcomes for MO HealthNet participants with nutrition-related chronic diseases through nutrition services and to reduce the need for medical care for those participants. Covered nutrition services may include case management, nutrition counseling, food provisions, medically tailored groceries and meals, and produce prescriptions. When feasible, the MO HealthNet Division shall prioritize the inclusion of community-based organizations and local growers to support the purchase of locally grown food in nutrition prescription. This provision is identical to a provision in the perfected HCS/HB 2372 (2026) and substantially similar to SB 1075 (2026) and SB 1499 (2026). CHILDREN'S HEALTH SCREENINGS (Section 210.110) Under this provision, a physician or nurse practitioner shall perform a physical health screening on an abused or neglected child within 72 hours of the child entering the custody of the state, as described in the act. No vaccine shall be administered to the child during the physical without the consent of the biological parent. Within 30 days of the physical, a referral shall be made for additional screenings, which may be performed by a licensed mental health professional or a primary care physician using a standardized assessment tool. This provision is identical to HCS/HB 2745 (2026). FOOD-BORNE ALLERGIES (Section 210.225) This act establishes "Elijah's Law". Before July 1, 2028, each licensed child care provider shall adopt a policy on allergy prevention and response with a focus on potentially deadly food-borne allergies, as specified in the act. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education shall develop a model policy or policies before July 1, 2027. Adoption of a policy on allergy prevention and response shall be required for licensure as a child care provider. This provision is identical to a provision in the perfected HCS/HB 2372 (2026) and substantially similar to SB 783 (2025) and HB 580 (2025). LICENSE PLATES (Section 301.142) This act adds licensed occupational therapists to the definition of "other authorized health care practitioner" for purposes of the physician's statement required for issuance of a disabled license plate or placard. Additionally, removable windshield placards shall be renewed every eight years, instead of the four years in current law. The Department of Transportation shall have the authority to automatically renew placards, as described in the act. This provision is identical to HB 1827 (2026) and substantially similar to SB 1634 (2026) and SB 616 (2025). LICENSE RECIPROCITY (Section 324.009) Those health care providers, who hold a current license issued by another jurisdiction and are licensed in Missouri with a waiver of examination, educational, or experience requirements, shall be deemed to be fully licensed to practice within the profession's scope of practice in Missouri and may provide telehealth services to the same extent and manner as health care providers who receive a license without a waiver. This provision is identical to SB 1691 (2026), a provision in the perfected HCS/HB 2372 (2026), and HCS/HB 2974 (2026). PRACTICE OF DENTISTRY IN CORRECTIONAL CENTERS (Section 332.081) Current law provides that no corporation shall practice dentistry unless that corporation is a nonprofit corporation or a professional corporation under Missouri law. This act provides that such provision shall not apply to entities contracted with the state to provide care in correctional centers. This provision is identical to a provision in SCS/HCS/HB 943 (2025), SB 143 (2025), SB 548 (2025), SCS/SB 317 (2025), SS/SCS/HCS/HB 1659 (2024), SB 1287 (2024), and HB 2280 (2024). ADMINISTRATION OF CERTAIN VACCINES (Section 338.010) Currently, the practice of pharmacy includes the ordering and administration of vaccines approved or authorized by the FDA, but excludes certain vaccines and those vaccines approved after January 1, 2023. This act instead provides that the practice of pharmacy includes the ordering and administration of certain vaccines approved or authorized by the FDA as of January 1, 2026, but excludes certain vaccines and those that are not included by joint rules promulgated by the Board of Pharmacy and the State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts. This provision is identical to a provision in the perfected SS/SCS/SB 878 (2026), the perfected HCS/HB 2372 (2026), and the perfected HCS/HB 3009 (2026) and substantially similar to HB 1976 (2026). LICENSURE OF WHOLESALE DRUG DISTRIBUTORS (Section 338.333) Under this act, the Board of Pharmacy may permit an out-of-state wholesale drug distributor or third-party logistics provider to be licensed in this state despite not having a license issued by the distributor's or provider's resident state if the distributor or provider has a current and valid drug distributor accreditation from the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy. This provision is identical to a provision in SCS/HCS/HB 943 (2025), HCS/SB 94 (2025), and HB 1465 (2025). RX CARES FOR MISSOURI PROGRAM (Section 338.710) This act removes the expiration date of August 28, 2026, from the "RX Cares for Missouri Program". This provision is identical to HB 1445 (2025). SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS (Section 345.050) This act modifies the requirements for licensure as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist by providing for completion of a clinical fellowship under the direct supervision of a licensed speech-language pathologist in good standing, rather than under the direct supervision of a person licensed by the state of Missouri in the profession in which the applicant seeks to be licensed. This provision is identical to a provision in SB 1405 (2026), the perfected HCS/HB 2372 (2026), in HCS/SS/SB 7 (2025), in the perfected SS/SB 61 (2025), in the perfected HCS/HB 268 (2025), SB 431 (2025), in the perfected HB 478 (2025), in HB 765 (2025), and in SCS/HB 834 (2025), and is substantially similar to the perfected HB 2591 (2026). 340B DRUGS (Section 376.417) Under this act, a health carrier, a pharmacy benefits manager, or an agent or affiliate of such, shall not discriminate against a covered entity, as defined in the act, including by reimbursing the covered entity for a quantity of a 340B drug in an amount less than it would pay similarly situated non-covered entities for such drugs, imposing different terms and conditions as compared to similarly situated entities, refusing to cover 340B drugs or discriminating in reimbursement for 340B drugs, and other situations described under this act. The Director of the Department of Commerce and Insurance shall impose a civil penalty on any health carrier, pharmacy benefits manager, or agent or affiliate of such, that violates this provision, not to exceed $5,000 per violation per day. This provision is identical to a provision in SCS/HCS/HB 943 (2025) and HB 784 (2025). MULTIPLE EMPLOYER SELF-INSURED HEALTH PLANS (Sections 376.1000-376.1017) This act modifies the definition of "multiple employer-self insure health plan" by including two or more self-employed individuals, each with at least one common-law employee, and their dependents. Currently, funds collected from the participating employers under the health plans are held in trust and trustees are required to file an annual report with the director of the Department of Commerce and Insurance showing the condition and affairs of the plan as of the preceding thirty first day of December. This act requires the annual report be filed with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and comply with current law. This act requires plans to establish a surplus account equal to the greater of six hundred thousand dollars or an amount equal to two times the authorized control level risk-based capital, as defined by current law. These provisions are identical to the perfected HCS/HB 2596 (2026) and similar to SB 1464 (2026). CONTRAST ENHANCED MAMMOGRAPHY (Section 376.1183) Currently, each health carrier or health benefit plan that provides coverage for diagnostic breast examinations, supplemental breast examinations, coverage required under current law, or any combination of such coverage shall not impose any cost-sharing requirements on diagnostic breast examinations or supplemental breast examinations. This act modifies when supplemental breast examinations may be necessary and specifies that diagnostic and supplemental examinations may include contrast enhanced mammographies. INSURANCE COVERAGE OF ANESTHESIA SERVICES (Section 376.1245) Under this act, no health carrier or health benefit plan shall establish, implement, or enforce any policy that imposes a time limit for the payment of anesthesia services provided during a medical or surgical procedure, as described in the act. This provision is identical to a provision in the perfected HCS/HB 2372 (2026) and substantially similar to provisions in SCS/HCS/HB 943 (2025), HCS/SB 94 (2025), and HCS/HBs 1126 & 932 (2025). INSURANCE COVERAGE OF ALTERNATIVES TO OPIOID DRUGS (Section 376.1280) This act provides that an enrollee's health benefit plan shall not deny coverage of a non-opioid prescription drug in favor of an opioid drug, require the enrollee to try an opioid drug before covering the non-opioid prescription drug, or require a higher level of cost-sharing for a non-opioid prescription drug than for an opioid drug. This act shall apply to health benefit plans delivered, issued for delivery, continued, or renewed in this state on or after January 1, 2027. These provisions shall only be applicable when multiple nonopioid medications are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of chronic or acute pain. This provision is substantially similar to a provision in the perfected HCS/HB 2372 (2026) and SB 158 (2025). ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN MENTAL HEALTH (Section 407.3007) The act provides that no person or entity that develops or deploys artificial intelligence (AI) shall advertise or represent to the public that the AI is or is able to act as a mental health professional, as defined in the act, or is capable of providing therapy services, psychotherapy services, or a mental health diagnosis. A violation under the act shall be considered an unlawful practice under the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act. The Attorney General shall enforce the provisions of the act. Any individual may report violations of the act to the Attorney General. If the Attorney General finds that a violation occurred, the Attorney General shall commence a civil action. If the court finds that a violation occurred, the court may grant relief as described in the act. This provision is identical to a provision in the perfected HCS/HB 2372 (2026) and SCS/SB 1444 (2026) and similar to HB 2368 (2026). CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (Section 590.192) Under current law, all peace officers and first responders are required to have a mental health check-in with a program service provider once every three to five years. This act allows a department to satisfy this requirement if they have an established behavioral health or mental health program that meets enumerated requirements. This act also adds first responder commanding officers to the list of people approved to receive notification that the check-in requirement has been met. This provision is identical to SB 1731 (2026) and SB 1745 (2026). MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT (Section 632.305) This act modifies notarization requirements for applications for detention for evaluation and treatment at a mental health facility. Under this act, no notarization shall be required for the application or any affidavits, declarations, or other supporting documents filed under certain provisions of law, including when filed in court by an adult, when a peace officer takes a person into custody for detention at the facility for a period of 96 hours, when a person presents themselves at the facility and the health care provider completes the application, or if the person executing the application is an employee acting on behalf of a hospital. This provision is identical to the perfected SS/SCS/SB 1015 (2026), the perfected HB 1977 (2026), a provision in the perfected HCS/HB 2372 (2026), and provisions in SCS/HCS/HB 1259 (2025) and substantially similar to SB 1274 (2026) and SB 436 (2025). SARAH HASKINS

SS/SCS/SB 1442 - This act modifies provisions relating to literacy of elementary school students. EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAMS (Section 161.097) The act requires educator preparation programs to instruct teacher candidates on the selection and use of "high-quality" reading curricula and instructional materials that do not include the three-cueing system, as such term is defined in current law, as a primary instructional strategy. The act prohibits educator preparation programs from including instruction in, or endorsement of, the three-cueing system as an instructional strategy for decoding. Beginning July 1, 2027, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) shall annually review and publicly report on the compliance of educator preparation programs with literacy and reading instruction requirements of current law and those established in the act. The review shall evaluate whether instruction is grounded in the components of evidence-based reading instruction and whether prohibited practices, such as the three-cueing system, are excluded from coursework. Educator preparation programs not in compliance with these requirements shall not be approved to certify new teachers. STATE AID FOR READING INSTRUCTION (Section 161.241) The act provides that the current Evidence-Based Reading Instruction Program Fund may be used for initiatives that provide training and materials to teachers regarding structured literacy and dyslexia-informed practices. Such fund may also be used for reading tutoring programs inside regular school hours, rather than only outside regular school hours. IDENTIFICATION OF READING DEFICIENCIES (Sections 167.268, 167.340, and 167.645) The act requires school districts and charter schools to provide suggestions for parent-guided home reading to all parents of students identified as having a reading deficiency, in addition to parents of students with a substantial reading deficiency. (Section 167.268) The act modifies the "Read to be Ready Program" by authorizing districts to include certain students in grades 1-3, rather than kindergarten to grade 3, for additional average daily attendance for state school aid during reading instruction time that occurs outside normal school hours. (Section 167.340) The act establishes the "Missouri Reading Screener", a literacy-based reading assessment administered to students in grades 1-3 three times per year in every school district and charter school in the state. Any screener approved by DESE that meets the criteria set forth in the act shall be deemed a reading screener. Any reading screener approved by DESE shall score each student in one of the following categories and provide a numerical value relative to the student's grade level: "at risk", "approaching expectations", "meets expectations", and "exceeds expectations". Proficiency benchmarks "below basic", "basic", "grade-level", "proficient", or "advanced" associated with these categories shall be determined by DESE. School districts and charter schools shall assess all students on the reading screener once at the end of kindergarten and in grades 1-3 during three annual administration windows established by DESE, as provided in the act. DESE shall provide the screener to school districts and charter schools at no cost. The screener shall be appropriate for students in grades 1-3 and shall be used to comply with dyslexia screening requirements established in current law. Additionally, the reading screener shall screen for characteristics of dyslexia and reading deficiency and assess certain skills as developmentally appropriate. Student results on the reading screener shall not be used to make decisions concerning the accreditation of a public school or school district. A student who scores "approaching expectations" on the Missouri Reading Screener shall be identified as having a reading deficiency. A student who scores "at risk" on the screener shall be identified as having a substantial reading deficiency. Any student entering the school district or charter school after the start of the school year shall be assessed within 20 days and be provided a reading success plan if the student is identified as having a reading deficiency or substantial reading deficiency. The district or charter school shall notify the parent of any student in grades 1-3 who exhibits a reading deficiency or substantial reading deficiency of certain requirements set forth in current law. In addition to such current requirements, the notification shall state that if the child has a substantial reading deficiency by the end of grade three, as determined by the student's performance on the reading screener, the child shall not be promoted to grade four unless the child qualifies for a good cause exemption, as provided in the act. If the district or charter school provides a summer reading program, the parent of a student with a reading deficiency or substantial reading deficiency shall be notified that the student is required to attend the summer reading program. If a child has a reading deficiency or substantial reading deficiency at the end of grade two, the student's parent shall meet with school staff to discuss the deficiency and sign documentation stating that the parent has been informed of certain information set forth in the act, including a statement that retention of a third-grade student with a substantial reading deficiency is mandatory unless the unless the child qualifies for a good cause exemption or scores "approaching expectations" or higher on a retest opportunity, as provided in the act. The parent shall agree to participate in parent training workshops or regular parent-guided home reading activities, or both, that are aligned to scientifically based reading research. A parent's refusal to meet, sign, or agree as required under the act shall not prevent that student from receiving additional interventions or from being retained by the school district. A good cause exemption may be granted to students who are English language learners or who have individualized education plans or 504 plans developed under federal law. A student who has already been retained at least once in kindergarten to third grade shall not be retained and shall not require a good cause exemption. To request a good cause exemption, a student's teacher shall submit documentation to the school principal recommending the student's promotion, including the type of exemption being requested and the child's existing reading improvement plan or individualized education plan, as appropriate. The school principal shall discuss the recommendation with the teacher and determine whether the student qualifies for a good cause exemption. If the school principal determines that the student qualifies for the good cause exemption, the school principal shall make such recommendation in writing to the superintendent, who shall accept or reject the school principal's recommendation in writing. The school district shall assist schools with notifying parents of students who are retained of the reasons for the retention, along with a description of the proposed interventions and supports that will be provided to the child to remedy the identified area or areas of reading deficiency in the following school year. School districts and charter schools may include in reading success plans a "read at home" plan outlined in a parental contract that includes participation in parent training workshops or regular parent-guided home reading activities, or both, that are aligned to scientifically based reading research. Reading success plans and intensive reading instruction shall be provided to each student in grades 1-3 who exhibits a reading deficiency or a substantial reading deficiency, rather than to students in grades 1-5 who exhibit a substantial reading deficiency. Intensive reading instruction provided to students exhibiting a reading deficiency or substantial reading deficiency shall not include the three-cueing system, as defined in current law, as a primary instructional strategy. Each school district shall establish an intensive acceleration class at each school for any student retained in grade three who was previously retained in kindergarten through grade two. The class shall satisfy certain criteria set forth in the act, and shall have a reduced teacher-student ratio and provide explicit, systematic, sequential, and cumulative reading instruction and intervention for the majority of student contact time each day. School districts and charter schools shall report certain reading assessment data to DESE for grades 1-3, rather than for kindergarten through grade five. By October 1 annually, each school board shall report in writing to DESE certain information regarding reading instruction, such as the board's policies regarding student retention and promotion, the number and percentage of students identified as having reading deficiencies or substantial reading deficiencies, the number and percentage of all students retained in kindergarten to third grade due to substantial reading deficiencies, and the total number and percentage of third-grade students who were promoted with good cause exemptions, as provided in the act. Each public school shall make available to the public the title and author of all reading curriculum materials adopted for each grade and the recommended reading level for such materials. (Section 167.645) THREE-CUEING SYSTEM MODEL OF READING INSTRUCTION (Section 170.014) Current law provides that visual information and strategies that improve background and experiential knowledge shall not be used to teach word reading. This act provides that such information and strategies shall not be used to teach decoding. NO ADDITIONAL COSTS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS (Section 1) This act shall not be construed to require public schools, charter schools, or school districts to incur additional costs in order to implement the provisions of the act. This act is similar to HCS/HB 2872 (2026), HB 2914 (2026), and provisions in SB 1628 (2026). OLIVIA SHANNON

SS/SCS/SB 1003 - This act modifies provisions relating to military affairs. GRANTS FROM THE MISSOURI MILITARY FAMILY RELIEF FUND (SECTION 41.216) This act modifies the composition of the panel that recommends to the Adjutant General to make grants or provide other financial assistance or services from the Missouri Military Family Relief Fund. Instead of a sergeant major of the Missouri National Guard, the panel shall include a senior enlisted leader of the Missouri National Guard. This act also provides that the Adjutant General, rather than the panel, shall have the power to establish criteria for the grants. Furthermore, the grants may be made to members of the Missouri National Guard in addition to families of members and other reserve members of the Armed Forces of the United States. This provision is identical to a provision in HB 2593 (2026). MISSOURI NATIONAL GUARD RIBBONS (SECTION 41.475, 41.598 & 41.599) This act establishes a Missouri National Guard Counterdrug Program Ribbon, which the Adjutant General is authorized to present to any member of the Missouri National Guard who has participated in the Counterdrug Program after January 1, 1989. This act also establishes the Missouri National Guard Homeland Response Force Program Ribbon, which the Adjutant General is authorized to present to any member of the Missouri National Guard who has participated in the Homeland Response Force Program after January 1, 2012. This act establishes a Missouri National Guard Engineer Explosive Ordnance Clearance Agent Ribbon, which the Adjutant General is authorized to present to any member of the Missouri National Guard who has participated in an engineer explosive ordnance clearance agent course after January 1, 2012. These provisions are identical to provisions in HB 2593 (2026). FEDERAL ASSET FORFEITURE PROGRAM PARTICIPATION BY THE NATIONAL GUARD (SECTION 41.477) This act creates the Missouri National Guard Counterdrug Revolving Fund, which shall consist of all monies received by the Missouri National Guard through federal asset forfeiture programs for purposes authorized by such programs. Participation in federal asset forfeiture programs shall be at the discretion of the Adjutant General. Upon electing to participate, the Missouri National Guard shall comply with the terms of an equitable sharing agreement and certificate of the federal asset forfeiture program. CYBERSECURITY MISSION ACT (SECTIONS 41.1015 TO 41.1018) This act establishes the Cybersecurity Mission Act, which provides that upon the request of the Director of the Department of Public Safety, the Missouri National Guard may enter into agreements for aid related to cybersecurity, cyber-attack prevention, cyber-attack response, and cyber-attack support activities for this state and for political subdivisions, governing bodies, public colleges and universities, law enforcement agencies, utility companies, and critical infrastructure facilities of this state. The Adjutant General may activate members on state order to carry out such activities. The Missouri National Guard Cyber-Security Revolving Fund is created and shall consist of monies appropriated by the General Assembly and monies received as a charge and monies received as reimbursement for expenses incurred by the Missouri National Guard related to rendering aid under this act. These provisions are substantially similar to provisions in HB 2593 (2026). RECOGNITION MEDALS (SECTIONS 42.300 TO 42.316) The Missouri Veterans' Commission may use the Veterans Commission Capital Improvement Trust Fund for payment of expenses associated with providing medals, medallions, and certificates in recognition of service in the Armed Forces of the United States for any conflict, war, operation, and similar incident identified in law, rather than during World War II, the Korean Conflict, and the Vietnam War. Furthermore, this act provides that spouses or eldest living survivors of a deceased veteran, who was entitled to but died prior to applying, may apply for, on behalf of the deceased veteran, the following medallions, medals, and certificates: • Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn; • Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Freedom's Sentinel, and Operation Allies Refuge Program; and • Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. The Missouri Veterans' Commission shall design the form for such medallions, medals, and certificates. The Adjutant General shall determine as expeditiously as possible those persons who are entitled to such medallions, medals, and certificates and shall notify the General Assembly when such supply totals less than 100. These provisions are identical to provisions in HB 2593 (2026). STATE-SPONSORED LIFE INSURANCE PROGRAM (SECTION 105.265) This act provides that the Adjutant General shall be the official sponsor of the state-sponsored life insurance program, which is the life insurance program exclusively offered to all members of the Missouri National Guard through the Missouri National Guard Association in accordance with federal law. The Missouri National Guard Association shall select the insurer used to provide the program. Furthermore, the Adjutant General shall: (1) Allow, facilitate, and coordinate all efforts to make the program available to all Missouri National Guard members; (2) Provide an opportunity for Missouri National Guard members to purchase products of the program; (3) Allow, facilitate, and coordinate requested allotments with the appropriate United States Property and Fiscal Office; (4) Allow program representatives to provide Missouri National Guard members with program briefings during annual training and inactive duty training periods; and (5) Allow Missouri National Guard members to designate or change beneficiaries under the program. LEAVE FROM EMPLOYMENT FOR MILITARY SERVICE (SECTION 105.270) This act expands, from 120 to 160, the maximum number of hours in leave of absence per federal fiscal year that certain public employees are entitled to take to perform specified military duties without loss of time, pay, regular leave, impairment of efficiency rating, or of any other rights or benefits to which the employees are otherwise entitled. TUITION AND FEE WAIVERS FOR MISSOURI NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS (SECTION 173.239) Currently, the tuition and fee waiver for undergraduate courses at Missouri higher education institutions to Missouri National Guard members apply after GI Bill educational entitlements. This act repeals this provision. This provision is identical to HB 2593 (2026). REPEAL OF THE MILITARY COUNSEL (SECTION 41.220) Finally, this act repeals the Military Council, which duties included acting in an advisory capacity on matters provided by the Governor and the Adjutant General and making recommendations of appropriations for the needs of the militia and expending such appropriations. This provision is identical to HB 2593 (2026). KATIE O'BRIEN

SR 567 - This resolution modifies Senate Rule 52 to require Senate bills with House amendments and conference committee substitutes to lie on the table for one day before being acted upon by the Senate. JIM ERTLE

SCS/SB 836 - This act modifies various provisions relating to elections. NOTICES OF ELECTION (Section 115.125) The act allows a notice of election to be sent by email. This provision is substantially similar to a provision in SCS/SB 182 (2025), SB 926 (2024), a provision in HCS/HB 1525 (2024), a provision in HCS/HB 2140 (2024), and a provision in HCS/HB 2895 (2024). CANDIDATE FILING DEADLINES - LOCAL OFFICES (Section 115.127) Under current law, the period for filing a declaration of candidacy in certain political subdivisions and special districts is from 8:00 a.m. on the 17th Tuesday prior to the election until 5:00 p.m. on the 14th Tuesday prior to the election. This act changes that period to 8:00 a.m. on the 16th Tuesday prior to the election until 5:00 p.m. on the 13th Tuesday prior to the election, unless the 13th Tuesday prior to an election falls on a holiday, then the closing of filing shall be at 5:00 p.m. on the next day that is not a holiday. This provision is identical to a provision in SCS/SB 182 (2025), SB 774 (2024), a provision in SB 926 (2024), a provision in HCS/HB 1525 (2024), HB 1604 (2024), a provision in SCS/HB 2084 (2024), a provision in HCS/HB 2140 (2024), a provision in HCS/HB 2206 (2024), a provision in HCS/HB 2895 (2024), a provision in SCS/SB 346 (2023), and CCS/HS/HCS/SS#2/SCS/SB 96 (2023) and substantially similar to HB 2225 (2024), HCS/HB 1214 (2023), provisions in the perfected HCS/HBs 267 & 347 (2023), and HCS/HB 783 (2023). TESTING OF ELECTION EQUIPMENT (Section 115.233) Current law requires, in any election in which an electronic voting system is to be used, an election authority to have the automatic tabulating equipment tested within 14 days prior to the election to ascertain that the equipment is in compliance with the law and that it will correctly count the votes cast for all offices and on all questions. This act changes the timeline for testing such that it must be completed at least 14 days, but no less than one week prior to the election. ABSENTEE VOTING (Sections 115.277 and 115.284) The act allows eligible covered voters to vote absentee by submitting a federal postcard application at the office of the election authority on election day even though the person is not registered. Interstate former residents and new residents may vote by absentee ballot at the office of the election authority on election day for the offices for which such voters are entitled to vote. This provision is identical to a provision in SCS/SB 182 (2025), SB 926 (2024), a provision in HCS/HB 1525 (2024), a provision in HCS/HB 2140 (2024), and a provision in HCS/HB 2895 (2024). The act provides that all lists of absentee ballot applications for persons with permanent disabilities shall be kept confidential. This provision is identical to provisions in SCS/SB 182 (2025), SB 926 (2024), a provision in HCS/HB 1525 (2024), a provision in HCS/HB 2140 (2024), and a provision in HCS/HB 2895 (2024), substantially similar to a provision in SCS/SB 346 (2023), and similar to a provision in the perfected HCS/HBs 267 & 347 (2023), a provision in HCS/HB 783 (2023), and a provision in CCS/HS/HCS/SS#2/SCS/SB 96 (2023). VOTER IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS (Section 115.427) The act makes accommodations for individuals who appear at the office of an election authority to vote absentee and fail to present a form of personal identification by explicitly allowing such voters to cast a provisional ballot that will only be counted upon the voter returning to the office of the election authority by 7:00 p.m. on election day and presenting a form of personal identification for voting. CASTING PROVISIONAL BALLOTS (Section 115.430) The act expands a provision of law governing the casting and counting of provisional ballots to all public elections, rather than just particular primary or general elections. This provision is identical to provisions in SCS/SB 182 (2025), HCS/HB 1525 (2024), HB 2052 (2024), HCS/HB 2140 (2024), HCS/HB 2895 (2024), SCS/SB 346 (2023), the perfected HCS/HBs 267 & 347 (2023), and a provision in HCS/HB 783 (2023). WRITE-IN CANDIDATES - REPEAL OF EXEMPTION FOR ELECTIONS WITHOUT PARTY CANDIDATES (Section 115.453) Current law provides that votes for write-in candidates are only counted for candidates who have filed a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate. Current law also provides an exemption to this requirement in instances where no candidate has filed for the office in question. This act repeals the exemption so that write-in candidates are only counted when a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate has been filed with the proper election authority. This provision is identical to a provision in SCS/SB 182 (2025). SCOTT SVAGERA

HCS/SS/SCS/SB 1652 - This act creates the "Phoenix Alert System" to aid in the identification and location of abducted or missing African American women and girls. The Department of Public Safety shall develop regions to provide the system. The Office of Missing and Murdered African American Women and Girls and the Department of Public Safety shall coordinate with law enforcement agencies and public commercial television and radio broadcasters to provide an effective system. In the event that a local law enforcement agency opts not to implement the system and an abduction occurs, the law enforcement agency shall notify the Office who shall notify local media in the region. Regions shall be notified within one hour of receipt of a report of a missing or murdered African American woman or girl. The Phoenix Alert System shall include the Office of Missing and Murdered African American Women and Girls, Department of Public Safety, Highway Patrol, Department of Transportation, Department of Health and Senior Services, and Missouri Lottery Commission. Participation of local law enforcement and federally licensed radio and television broadcasters in the Phoenix Alert System is optional. After initial notification, the Department of Public Safety shall update notifications sent under this act whenever new information becomes available at least every month for the first year. Any person who knowingly makes a false report that triggers an alert is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. The Director of the Department of Public Safety shall establish and maintain an office within the Missouri Department of Public Safety dedicated to preventing and ending the targeting of African American women and girls. The Director shall appoint an executive director for the office who is a person closely connected to the African American community and who is highly knowledgeable about criminal investigations. The Director shall hire a qualified executive director no later than December 31, 2026. The duties of the office are described in the act. The office may coordinate with stakeholder groups, which are described in the act. The office shall report on measurable outcomes achieved to meet its statutory duties. Information required to be in the report is described in the act. The report shall be submitted by the office by January fifteenth each year to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over public safety. This act creates in the state treasury the "Missing and Murdered African American Women and Girls Fund", which shall consist of moneys appropriated by the General Assembly, gifts, and grants. The office shall issue grants to community-based organizations that provide services designed to prevent or end the targeting of African American women or girls, or to provide assistance to victims of offenses that targeted African American women or girls. The use of these funds is described in the act. On or before February first of each year, the office shall report to the legislative committees of the General Assembly with jurisdiction over public safety on the work of grant recipients, including the description of the number of entities awarded grants, the amount of those grants, and the number of individuals served by the grantees. The office shall have access to corrections data and medical data maintained by an agency and classified as private data on individuals or confidential data on individuals to the extent the data is necessary for the office to perform its duties under this act. TRISTAN BENSON, JR.

HCS/SB 1092 - This act modifies provisions relating to professional licensure. TEMPORARY LICENSES (SECTION 324.004) Under this act, any person who has at least three years of work experience in an occupation or profession in another state or the District of Columbia that does not use a license to regulate that occupation or profession may submit an application for a license in Missouri to the relevant oversight body. A person shall submit proof of experience in the occupation or profession and proof of citizenship or lawful presence in the United States, except as provided. Within 45 days of receiving the application, the oversight body shall make a determination of qualification. The oversight body shall require an applicant to take and pass a profession-specific examination and may require an examination specific to Missouri laws. A license issued under this act shall be a one-time, non-renewable, two-year temporary license. If the applicant is not residing in Missouri, the oversight body shall conditionally approve the application. If an applicant fails to provide proof of domicile in Missouri within 60 days of receipt of temporary license, the oversight body may terminate the temporary license and the applicant may reapply for the temporary license. Upon expiration of the temporary license, individuals shall be required to apply for a permanent license, consistent with the licensure and application requirements of that license as set forth in statute and rule. A license issued under this act shall not be qualified for reciprocity with another state or as part of an interstate compact. The provisions of this act shall not apply to certain specified professions. This provision is identical to a provision in HCS/SB 1092 (2026) and is similar to a provision in HCS/HB 2300 (2026), in SS/SB 61 (2025) and in the perfected HB 478 (2025), SB 817 (2024), in HCS/SS#2/SCS/SB 88 (2023), and HB 1900 (2022). LICENSE RECIPROCITY - TELEHEALTH (SECTION 324.009) Those health care providers, who hold a current license issued by another jurisdiction and are licensed in Missouri with a waiver of examination, educational, or experience requirements, shall be deemed to be fully licensed to practice within the profession's scope of practice in Missouri and may provide telehealth services to the same extent and manner as health care providers who receive a license without a waiver. This provision is identical to a provision in HCS/SB 1019 (2026), in HCS/SS#2/SB 1233 (2026), SB 1691 (2026), in HCS/HB 2300 (2026), in HCS/HB 2372 (2026), and HCS/HB 2974 (2026). NONRENEWABLE TEMPORARY LICENSES FOR DIETITIANS (SECTION 324.218) This act establishes a temporary license for dietitians. Under the act, an applicant who has not previously taken or passed an examination recognized by the State Committee of Dietitians ("Committee") and who meets the qualifications for licensure as a dietitian may obtain without examination a nonrenewable temporary license by paying a temporary license fee and submitting to the Committee an agreement-to-supervise form that is signed by a licensed dietitian who has agreed to supervise the applicant and has active dietetics practice in this state for a minimum of one year. The temporary license shall expire the date the Committee is notified by the supervising dietitian that the temporary licensee's employment has ceased or within one hundred eighty days of its issuance, whichever occurs first. This act further provides that the supervising dietitian shall not be an immediate family member of the temporary licensee. Additionally, the act requires the supervising dietitian to submit a signed and notarized form attesting that the applicant shall begin employment at a location in this state within seven days of issuance of the temporary license. If the temporary licensee's employment ceases, the supervising dietitian shall notify the Committee within three days. Finally, this act provides that a supervising dietitian shall not supervise more than one temporary licensee at a time. This provision is identical to a provision in HCS/SS#2/SB 1233 (2026), in HB 1961 (2026), in the perfected HCS/HB 268 (2025), and in HB 397 (2025), and is substantially similar to a provision in SB 1339 (2026) SB 412 (2025), in SB 1053 (2024), HB 1666 (2024), in SCS/HB 2280 (2024), HB 845 (2023), and HB 873 (2023). DIETITIAN LICENSURE COMPACT (SECTIONS 324.1800 TO 324.1865) This act establishes the Dietitian Licensure Compact ("Compact"), which facilitates the interstate practice of dietetics and authorizes dietitians licensed in a participating state to practice in other participating states. The Compact sets forth the requirements to be met in order for a state to join and the requirements for a dietitian to obtain and exercise the ability to practice in other participating states. The Compact further provides that a dietitian with compact privilege shall function within the scope of practice authorized by the participating state in which they seek to practice and shall be subject to that state's regulatory authority. A dietitian whose privilege in a participating state is encumbered or removed is not eligible for compact privilege in other participating states until the encumbrance or removal has passed and all requirements are met. Additionally, the Compact creates the Dietitian Licensure Compact Commission ("Commission"), which is a joint government agency of the participating states tasked with administering and implementing the Compact. The Compact provides for its powers and duties, including the development and maintenance of a coordinated database and reporting system containing licensure, adverse actions, and investigative information on all licensees and applicants. Each participating state shall have one Commissioner, who shall be selected within sixty days by the licensing authority of the participating state. Additionally, there shall be an Executive Committee of the Commission, composed of nine members, to act on behalf of the Commission. Upon enactment, the Compact shall be reviewed by the Commission to determine if it is materially different from the Model Compact and whether the state qualifies for participation in the Compact. Any state that adopts the Compact subsequent to the Commission’s initial adoption of the rules and bylaws shall be subject to the rules and bylaws existing on the date on which the Compact becomes law. Any participating state may withdraw from the Compact by repealing the Compact, but such withdrawal shall not take effect until 180 days after the enactment of the repeal. Finally, the Compact shall be binding upon participating states and shall supersede any conflict with state law. These provisions are identical to provisions in HCS/SS#2/SB 1233 (2026), in HB 1961 (2026), in the perfected HCS/HB 268 (2025), in HB 397 (2025), and in HB 2477 (2024), and are substantially similar to a provision in SB 1339 (2026) and in SB 412 (2025). PRACTICE OF DENTISTRY IN CORRECTIONAL CENTERS (SECTION 332.081) Current law provides that no corporation shall practice dentistry unless that corporation is a nonprofit corporation or a professional corporation under Missouri law. This act provides that such provision shall not apply to entities contracted with the state to provide care in correctional centers. This provision is identical to a provision in SCS/SB 841 (2026), in HCS/SS#2/SB 1233 (2026), in SCS/HB 2591 (2026), HB 1710 (2026), HB 1847 (2026), in HCS/HB 2372 (2026), in HCS/SS/SB 7 (2025), in the perfected HB 56 (2025), HB 122 (2025), SB 143 (2025), in the perfected HCS/HB 268 (2025), in SCS/SB 317 (2025), SB 548 (2025), in SCS/HCS/HB 943 (2025), in HCS/HB 1505 (2025), in SS/SCS/HCS/HB 1659 (2024), SB 1287 (2024), and HB 2280 (2024). DENTIST AND DENTAL HYGIENIST COMPACT (SECTIONS 332.700 TO 332.760) This act establishes the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact ("Compact"), which facilitates the interstate practice of dentistry and dental hygiene and provides for dentists and dental hygienists licensed in a participating state the ability to practice in other participating states. The Compact sets forth the requirements to be met in order for a state to join and the requirements for a dentist or dental hygienist to obtain and exercise the ability to practice in other participating states. The Compact further provides that a dentist or dental hygienist with compact privilege shall function within the scope of practice authorized by the participating state in which they seek to practice and shall be subject to that state's regulatory authority. A dentist or dental hygienist whose privilege in a participating state is encumbered or removed is not eligible for compact privilege in other participating states until the encumbrance or removal has passed and all requirements are met. Additionally, the Compact creates the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact Commission ("Commission"), which is a joint government agency of the participating states tasked with administering and implementing the Compact. Each participating state shall have one Commissioner, who shall be selected within sixty days by the licensing authority of the participating state. Additionally, there shall be an Executive Board of the Commission, composed of seven Commissioners, to act on behalf of the Commission. The act provides for the powers and duties of the Commission, including the development and maintenance of a coordinated database and reporting system containing licensure, adverse actions, and investigative information on all licensees and applicants. The Commission may levy on and collect an annual assessment from each participating state and impose fees on licensees for the compact privilege in order to cover the cost of the operations and activities of the Commission and its staff. Upon enactment, the Compact shall be reviewed by the Commission to determine if it is materially different from the Model Compact and whether the state qualifies for participation in the Compact. Any state that adopts the Compact subsequent to the Commission’s initial adoption of the rules and bylaws shall be subject to the rules and bylaws existing on the date on which the Compact becomes law. Any participating state may withdraw from the Compact by repealing the Compact, but such withdrawal shall not take effect until 180 days after the enactment of the repeal. Finally, the Compact shall be binding upon participating states and shall supersede any conflict with state law. These provisions are identical to a provision in SCS/SB 988 (2026) and are similar to HB 1847 (2026), HCS/SS/SB 7 (2025), provisions in HB 56 (2025), in HCS/SS/SB 61 (2025), SB 327 (2025), in HB 1031 (2025), in SCS/HCS/HB 943 (2025), in SS/SB 778 (2024), and HB 2075 (2024). PA LICENSURE COMPACT (SECTIONS 334.1800 TO 334.1860) This act establishes the PA Licensure Compact ("Compact"), which allows for the interstate licensure of physician assistants. The Compact sets forth the requirements to be met in order for a state to join and maintain membership in the Compact. Additionally, the Compact provides the requirements for a physician assistant to obtain and exercise the ability to practice in the remote participating states. A compact privilege expires when the licensee's qualifying license in the participating state from which the licensee applied for the compact privilege expires. A participating state in which a licensee is licensed shall have exclusive power to impose adverse actions against the license issued by that state. A remote state shall have the authority to take adverse action to remove the compact privilege within that state for a physician assistant. Participating states may also conduct joint investigations with other participating states. Participating states shall report licensure data along with any adverse action and significant investigative information to the data system established in the Compact. Additionally, the Compact creates the PA Licensure Compact Commission ("Commission"), which is a joint government agency of participating states with the power to administer and implement the Compact. Each participating state shall be entitled to one delegate, who shall be selected by the state's licensing authority for physician assistants and who shall either be a current physician assistant, physician, or member or administrator of the licensing board. The Commission shall meet at least once a year. Additionally, there shall be an Executive Committee to act on behalf of the Commission, including on day-to-day activities related to the administration of the Compact. The Executive Committee shall be composed of seven members from the current Commission and two of members from national professional and certification organizations. The Commission may levy and collect an annual assessment from each participating state and impose fees on licensees to whom it grants compact privileges to cover the costs of the operations and activities of the Commission and its staff. Commissioners, officers, executive directors, employees, and agents of the Commission shall be immune from liability, both personally and in their official capacity, for any claim for damages arising out of any acts or omissions that occurred within the scope of the Commission's employment, duties, or responsibilities, except for those damages caused by intentional or willful or wanton misconduct. The procurement of insurance by the Commission shall not limit such immunity. For any actions by or against the Commission, venue is proper in a court of competent jurisdiction where the principal office of the Commission is located. Upon enactment, the Compact shall be reviewed by the Commission to determine if it is materially different from the Model Compact and whether the state qualifies for participation in the Compact. Any state that adopts the Compact subsequent to the Commission’s initial adoption of the rules and bylaws shall be subject to the rules and bylaws existing on the date on which the Compact becomes law. Finally, the Compact shall be binding upon participating states and shall supersede any conflict with state law. These provisions are identical to provisions in HCS/SS#2/SB 1233 (2026), a provision in SCS/SB 1492 (2026) and HB 3129 (2026) and is similar to HB 1388 (2025). LENGTH OF SUPERVISION FOR SOCIAL WORK (SECTION 337.600) 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 provision is identical to a provision in HCS/SS#2/SB 1233 (2026), SB 1417 (2026), HB 1963 (2026), in HCS/HB 2300 (2026), SB 479 (2025), and SB 563 (2025) and is substantially similar to HB 886 (2025). SPEECH PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS (SECTION 345.050) This act modifies the requirements for licensure as a speech pathologist or audiologist by providing for completion of a clinical fellowship under the direct supervision of a licensed speech-language pathologist in good standing in any state, rather than under the direct supervision of a person licensed by the state of Missouri in the profession in which the applicant seeks to be licensed. This provision is identical to a provision in HCS/SB 1019 (2026), in HCS/SS#2/SB 1233 (2026), HCS/HB 2300 (2026) and SCS/HB 2591 (2026), and is substantially similar to a provision in SS/SB 895 (2026), in SS/SB 1083 (2026), SB 1405 (2026), in HCS/HB 2372 (2026), in HCS/SS/SB 7 (2025), in the perfected SS/SB 61 (2025), in the perfected HCS/HB 268 (2025), SB 431 (2025), in the perfected HB 478 (2025), in HB 765 (2025), and in SCS/HB 834 (2025). KATIE O'BRIEN

CCS#2/HCS/SB 1020 - DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE FEE OFFICES (Section 136.055) This act authorizes any person who is selected or appointed by the state Director of Revenue to collect from the party requiring the processing of motor vehicle title and registration transactions and collection of sales and use taxes, an additional fee of twenty-seven dollars for a three-year registration as compensation in full and for all services rendered. Current law requires the Director of Revenue to award fee office contracts through a competitive bidding process. This act provides that, if no competitive bids are received, the Director shall be authorized to enter into a contract with a political subdivision, service organization, or other reputable business to become the agent. This act is similar to HB 2640 (2026). PURCHASE OR LEASE OF MOTOR VEHICLES, TRAILERS, BOATS, AND OUTBOARD MOTORS (Section 144.070) Motor vehicle dealers who sell vehicles to purchasers who are not residents of this state, and the vehicle is delivered to or picked up at the dealer's Missouri location, shall collect and remit Missouri state and local sales tax according to law at the rate applicable to the dealer's place of business. The dealer shall not be required to determine the tax rate of the purchaser's state of residence. Every motor vehicle dealer licensed under this act shall collect and remit the sales tax required under this act on all motor vehicles, boats, and outboard motors that such dealer sells as directed by the Director of Revenue. This act is identical to provisions in HB 3316 (2026), HCS/SB 1408 (2026), and SB 1632 (2026). REGISTRATION AND LICENSING OF MOTOR VEHICLES (Section 301.010, 301.020, 301.030, 301.050, 301.055, 301.070, 301.074, 301.093, 301.094, 301.110, 301.130, 301.132, 301.140, 301.147, and 301.190) Every owner of a motor vehicle or trailer, which shall be operated or driven upon the highways of this state, shall annually file an application for registration containing, but not limited to, the applicant's full legal name as it appears on the applicant's driver's license, nondriver's license, or permit. If the applicant does not have a Missouri driver's license, nondriver's license, or permit, the full legal name shall be as it appears on a government-issued identification document, birth certificate, or as legally changed through marriage or court order. Name changes by common usage based on common law shall not be permitted. The application shall also include the address of the owner of such boat or outboard motor as prescribed in current law. Under this act, no violation shall be issued for an expired registration during the entire month indicated on the license plate. All registration fees shall be payable to the Director of Revenue and shall accompany the application for registration. A penalty fee shall be paid on all delinquent registrations. The penalty fee shall be five dollars per month of delinquency, not to exceed a total of twenty-five dollars. The annual registration fee for a passenger motor vehicle plate other than commercial motor vehicles is twenty-five dollars, inclusive of the railroad crossing safety fee prescribed in current law. The annual registration fee for motorcycles, motortricycles, and autocycles is ten dollars, inclusive of the railroad crossing safety fee prescribed in current law. This act repeals the fees based on the horsepower of vehicles propelled by internal combustion engines. The Director of Revenue may stagger the collection of alternative fuel decal fees and issuance of alternative fuel decals so that issuance of alternative fuel decals occurs at the time of vehicle registration and the decal or decals are valid for the duration of the vehicle's registration period. In lieu of the decal, the Director may issue a receipt showing payment of the alternative fuel decal fee, which shall be kept with the vehicle and be valid in place of an alternative fuel decal displayed in accordance with current law. Beginning January 1, 2027, the Director of Revenue may issue three-year tabs as provided by law as evidence of the payment of registration fees and the current registration of a vehicle in lieu of the set of plates to motor vehicle owners electing a three-year registration under this act. This act repeals the vehicle safety inspection requirement for street rods and custom vehicles. A vehicle registered pursuant to these provisions is exempt from inspection of emission controls requirements. In the case of a transfer of ownership, the original owner may register another motor vehicle under the same license plate number, upon payment of a fee of ten dollars, if the motor vehicle is the same classification as originally registered. License plates may be transferred from a motor vehicle which will no longer be operated to a newly purchased motor vehicle by the owner of such vehicles. The owner shall pay a transfer fee of ten dollars if the motor vehicle is the same classification as the newly purchased vehicle. When such motor vehicle is of greater classification than originally registered, the applicant shall pay a transfer fee of ten dollars and a pro rata portion for the difference in fees. When the vehicle is of less classification than originally registered, the applicant shall not be entitled to a refund. If the transfer occurs at a dealer location, the current plate may be transferred at the time of purchase. If a motor vehicle, trailer, boat, or outboard motor is purchased independently, the time frame for transfer of plates noted in this act shall apply, and the transfer shall occur by an authorized agent of the Department of Revenue or the Department of Revenue central office. The Director of the Department of Revenue shall have the authority to produce or allow others to produce a weather resistant interim plate authorizing the operation of a motor vehicle or trailer by a buyer for not more than thirty days, or no more than sixty days from the date of purchase if issued by a dealer selling the motor vehicle. In-transit plates may be issued for motor vehicles, trailers, and boats purchased by nonresidents of this state for a fee of ten dollars. In-transit plates shall be void fifteen days after issuance. Should an inspection be required at an authorized inspection facility for a salvage vehicle, the owner shall carry and possess an ownership document or proof of purchase and shall get an inspection within fifteen days of the application. No certificate of registration of any motor vehicle, trailer, boat, or other titled property shall be issued by the Director of Revenue unless the applicant files an application for a certificate of registration. The application shall include the applicant's full legal name as it appears on the applicant's driver's license, nondriver's license, or permit. If the applicant does not have a Missouri driver's license, nondriver's license, or permit, the full legal name shall be as it appears on a government-issued identification document, birth certificate, or as legally changed through marriage or court order. Name changes by common usage based on common law shall not be permitted. Applicants that are businesses shall be the same name as registered to do business through the Missouri Secretary of State's office. This act is similar to HB 2951 (2026), HCS/SB 1408 (2026), and SB 1661 (2026). LICENSURE OF DEALERS (Section 301.550, 301.560, 301.570) Currently, it is required that a person or entity sell six or more vehicles in a calendar year in order to meet the definition of "motor vehicle dealer" and obtain a license to sell motor vehicles. This act increases the threshold number of vehicles to twelve. Current law requires the issuance of a distinctive dealer license number or certificate number upon the renewal of a dealer license plate. This act instead requires the issuance of a renewal tab to be placed on the lower right corner of the plate or certificate, with the cost of the renewal tab equal to the costs for dealer license plates. Additionally, the act provides that the dealer license plate fee shall be increased from $50 to $50 per plate. This act is identical to provisions in HB 3316 (2026), HCS/SB 1408 (2026), and SB 1632 (2026). LIENS AND ENCUMBRANCES (Section 301.600) Currently, a notice of a lien does not specify that a motor vehicle owner's full legal name be contained in the notice. This act requires the full legal name of the motor vehicle owner be contained in the notice of lien. This act is identical to provisions in HB 3316 (2026). FEDERAL REAL ID ACT (Section 302.170) Electronic copies of source documents shall be retained by the Department provided that the applicant opts in to such retention; otherwise such copies shall be destroyed after the minimum time required by federal law. DRIVER'S LICENSE RENEWAL (Section 302.177) All online license renewal submissions shall have an option to be electronically forwarded to the local Department of Revenue fee office of the applicant's preference and shall be processed only at the local fee office so designated. This act is identical to provisions in HB 2640 (2026). MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTIONS (Section 307.350, 307.365, and 307.375) Currently, owners of a motor vehicle or trailer, which shall be operated or driven upon the highways of this state, are required to provide proof that the vehicle or trailer has passed a safety inspection when registering it in this state, unless excluded by an exception described in current law. This act repeals the requirement that any vehicle manufactured as an even-numbered model year vehicle be inspected and approved in each even-numbered calendar year and each odd-numbered model year vehicle be inspected and approved in each odd-numbered calendar year. A valid safety inspection shall be required for all registration issuances of a motor vehicle subject to a safety inspection under this act. This act is similar to provisions in HCS/HB 3316 (2026), HCS/SB 1408(2026), and SB 1632 (2026). WARRANTY SERVICE–COMPENSATION OF RECREATIONAL VEHICLE DEALER (Section 407.1338) Under current law, the warrantor shall reimburse the dealer for warranty parts at actual wholesale cost, plus a minimum thirty-percent handling charge and the cost, if any, of freight to return warranty parts to the warrantor. This act provides that in addition, the warrantor shall supply parts and components for warranty service in such quantities and within such reasonable time as will enable the dealer to perform such service without undue delay and should the warrantor fail to ship parts or components within ten days of the dealer's order, the dealer may obtain substantially similar parts or components, within thirty days, and be reimbursed by the warrantor at one hundred percent of the cost paid by the dealer for any parts obtained from another source. Warrantors must compensate its dealers for at least seventy-five percent of a dealership's employee time spent traveling to and from mobile or other warranty repair work performed away from the dealership location, provided the travel time is documented and a claim is submitted to the warrantor within thirty days of completing the work. This act is identical to provisions in SB 1669 (2026). MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSIONS INSPECTIONS (Section 643.315) This act repeals the registration schedule based on the manufacture year of the vehicle, whether even or odd. New motor vehicles that have not been previously titled and registered for the four-year period following their model year of manufacture are not required to have a motor vehicle emissions inspection as described in current law regardless of the odometer reading. A valid emissions inspection shall be required for all registration issuances and renewals of a motor vehicle subject to emissions inspections under this act. This act is similar to provisions in HCS/SB 1408 (2026), SB 1632 (2026), HB 3316 (2026), HCS/HBs 1838, 1692, 1695, 1983, 2036, 2662, & 2743 (2026). TAYLOR MIDDLETON

SB 942 - This act provides that vehicles may exceed the vehicle weight limits otherwise specified by law by up to 10% under certain circumstances. This act is identical to SB 736 (2025) and HB 1375 (2025). TAYLOR MIDDLETON

SS/SB 917 - This act creates provisions relating to a post-consumer paint recycling program. Under the act, producers of architectural paint sold in the state may establish or join a representative organization, as defined in the act. The duties of the representative organization shall be on behalf of all its member producers. Any producer who is not a member of a representative organization shall have the duties under the act separately. A representative organization or a producer of architectural paint sold at retail in the state that is not a member of such representative organization shall develop and submit to the Director of the Department of Natural Resources for the Director’s approval a plan for the establishment of a post-consumer paint collection program. Additional paint products may be proposed in a subsequent program plan in consultation with the Department. The structure of the program includes reduction of post-consumer paint, promotion of reusing and recycling of post-consumer paint, and other specifics described in the act. Requirements of the plan, including costs, transportation and recycling, an independent financial auditor, enforcement, and other specifics are described in the act. The Department shall establish an administrative fee to be paid by each producer or representative organization submitting the plan under the act. The Department shall set the administrative fee amount when paid by every producer or representative organization that submits the plan as described in the act. The act creates the Paint Stewardship Subaccount within the Solid Waste Management Fund. All administrative fees received under the act shall be deposited into the subaccount. The administrative fees collected under this provision shall be dedicated, upon appropriation, to the Department for the administration of the provisions of the act. Moneys and interest earned on moneys in the subaccount shall not revert to the General Revenue Fund at the end of each biennium. Upon implementation of the program under the act, each producer shall include in the price of any architectural paint sold to retailers and distributors in the state a paint assessment fee in the approved plan as described in the act. Retailers may incorporate the paint assessment fee into the price of architectural products as described in the act. After the paint collection program is implemented, no producer or retailer shall sell or offer for sale architectural paint to any person in this state unless the producer of a paint brand or a representative organization is implementing or participating in such program as required under the act. A retailer shall be deemed to be in compliance with this act if, on the date the architectural paint was offered for sale, the producer is listed on the Department’s website as implementing or participating in the program or if the paint brand is listed on the Department’s website as being included in the program. A paint collection site authorized under the act shall not charge any additional amount for the disposal of paint when the paint is offered for disposal. A producer or a representative organization that organizes the collection, transport, and processing of post-consumer paint under the act shall not be liable for anticompetitive activity arising from conduct undertaken in accordance with the program. Before March 31st of each year, the producers or representative organizations shall submit an annual report for the previous year to the Director that details the program. The requirements of such report are described in the act. The producers or the representative organization shall implement the program on January 1, 2028, or six months after the approval of the plan, whichever occurs later. Generators of household waste, as defined in the act, and conditionally exempt small quantity generators may transport or send architectural paints to a paint collection site to the extent permitted by a paint collection program approved by the Director. Paint collection sites may collect and temporarily store architectural paints generated by entities specified in the act in accordance with the requirements of the program in lieu of any otherwise applicable requirements of state laws or regulations. Nothing in the act shall be construed to restrict the collection of architectural paint by a program where such collection is authorized by any other state laws or regulations. Nothing in the act shall be construed to affect any requirements applicable to facilities that treat, dispose, or recycle architectural paint under any other state laws or regulations. The act is similar to SB 239 (2025), HB 2152 (2024), HCS/HB 1216 (2025), SCS/SB 936 (2024), SB 639 (2023) and HB 880 (2023). JULIA SHEVELEVA

SS/SB 879 - The act creates and modifies provisions relating to electric utilities. POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS (Section 67.5360) The act provides that the governing body of any political subdivision shall not approve a plan relating to the development of the political subdivision with a developer whose more than half of the solar panels or the solar panel components are manufactured or sourced by an individual or government identified as a foreign adversary. TAXATION OF SOLAR ENERGY PROJECTS (Sections 137.100, 137.124, 153.030, & 153.034) The act repeals a provision exempting solar energy systems not held for resale from taxation. (Section 137.100) Beginning January 1, 2027, for purposes of assessing all real property, excluding land, or tangible personal property associated with a project that uses solar energy directly to generate electricity and that was built or constructed to sell power, the tax liability actually owed shall be equal to specific amounts, as described in the act, as annually adjusted for inflation. These provisions shall not be construed to affect any existing enhanced enterprise zone agreements or similar tax abatement agreements with state or local officials entered into prior to August 28, 2026. After August 28, 2026, solar energy projects shall not be permissible under enterprise zones or similar tax abatements. Beginning January 1, 2027, for purposes of assessing land that is associated with a solar energy project, the land shall be assessed as commercial property. (Section 137.124) Beginning January 1, 2027, for any public utility that has a solar energy project, such solar energy project shall be assessed using certain methodology for real and personal property as described in the act. (Section 153.030) The real and tangible personal property associated with a project which uses solar energy shall include certain solar equipment as described in the act. (Section 153.034) These provisions are similar to SB 892 (2024), HB 2651 (2024), SB 549 (2023), SB 1014 (2022) and HB 1997 (2022), and provisions in SB 213 (2025), a provision in HCS#2/HBs 440 & 1160 (2025). THE CONSTRUCTION OF SOLAR FARMS REGULATED BY THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (Section 393.2040) The act provides that these provisions shall apply only to a solar farm that is owned or operated by an electrical corporation under the jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission. These provisions shall not apply to solar farms owned or operated by not-for-profit electrical corporations. Prior to the construction of a solar farm in the state, the Commission shall require that each electrical corporation shall submit a certificate of convenience and necessity ("CCN") application to the Commission with a construction plan for the solar farm. The construction plan requirements are described in the act, including boundary requirements between the solar farm and private or public properties, landscaping requirements, noise requirements, sign requirements, and fencing requirements. An applicant shall maintain a solar farm until decommissioning, as described in the act. An owner or operator shall decommission and remove the solar farm when the solar farm is at the end of its useful life, as described in the act. The Commission shall require that, prior to the construction of a solar farm, an owner or operator of the solar farm shall submit to the Commission a preliminary decommissioning plan. Requirements of the plan are described in the act. At least one year prior to the cessation of operation of a solar farm or in the case of a solar farm ceasing operation due to an unexpected event, as described in the act, the owner or operator shall submit a final decommissioning plan, as described in the act. Requirements for the disposition of solar panels are described in the act. An electrical corporation intending to make a material amendment after it has obtained a CCN for the construction of a solar farm shall submit a new application to amend the CCN. The Commission shall require any applicant who is issued a CCN for the construction of a solar farm to obtain liability insurance in an amount sufficient to cover reasonable expected damages which may arise from the construction of the solar farm. An applicant applying for a CCN under the act shall be required to pay a fee as described in the act. For purposes of enforcing compliance with the construction requirements under the act, all owners or operators of solar farms in the state shall be subject to the procedures before the Commission. For any violation, complaints may be submitted to the Commission pursuant to the provisions of current law. On or before January 1, 2027, the Commission shall provide a report about the specifics of solar farms in the state, as described in the act. Beginning August 28, 2026, a solar farm for which certain economic incentive agreements are not in place shall not be eligible for any economic incentives or any tax exemptions. These provisions have an emergency clause. CONDEMNATION OF PROPERTY (Section 523.010) Under the act, the authority of any electrical corporation to condemn property shall not extend to the construction of any structure or facility that uses wind or solar energy to generate or manufacture electricity. The authority of any electrical corporation to condemn property shall extend to acquisition of rights needed to construct, operate, and maintain certain electrical infrastructure, described in the act, needed to collect and deliver solar or wind energy to the distribution or transmission grid. This provision is identical to SB 199 (2025), a provision in SB 214 (2025), SB 1262 (2024), to a provision in SB 805 (2024), a provision in HB 1449 (2024), a provision in SCS/HCS/HB 1746 (2024), provisions in HB 1052 (2023) and substantially similar to a provision in HB 221 (2025), a provision in HCS#2/HBs 440 & 1160 (2025), HB 475 (2025), a provision in SB 139 (2025), HB 1750 (2024), and SB 577 (2023). THE CONSTRUCTION OF SOLAR FARMS REGULATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (Section 640.1050) The act provides that these provisions shall apply only to a solar farm that is not owned or operated by an electrical corporation under the jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission and on which the construction has not commenced as of December 31, 2026. The Department of Natural Resources shall require an application with a construction plan for a permit for the construction of a solar farm to be obtained from the Department prior to the construction of the solar farm. The construction plan requirements are described in the act, including boundary requirements between the solar farm and private or public properties, landscaping requirements, noise requirements, sign requirements, and fencing requirements. An applicant shall maintain a solar farm until decommissioning, as described in the act. An owner or operator shall decommission and remove the solar farm when the solar farm is at the end of its useful life, as described in the act. Prior to the construction of a solar farm, an owner or operator of the solar farm shall submit a preliminary decommissioning plan to the Department. Requirements of the decommissioning plan are described in the act. At least one year prior to the cessation of operation of a solar farm or in the case of a solar farm ceasing operation due to an unexpected event, as described in the act, the owner or operator shall submit a final decommissioning plan, as described in the act. Requirements for the disposition of solar panels are described in the act. Within 90 days of receiving an application for the construction of a solar farm, the Department shall hold a public hearing before issuing a permit. The Department shall provide notice at least 14 days prior to the public hearing. At the public hearing, an applicant and the Department shall provide certain information in writing, as described in the act. No later than 90 days after the public hearing, the Department shall issue a permit, issue a permit limiting the boundaries of the proposed solar farm, or deny the permit. An applicant that intends to make a material amendment after the permit is issued by the Department shall submit a new application for the permit to the Department. The Department shall require any applicant who is issued a permit for the construction of a solar farm to obtain liability insurance in an amount sufficient to cover reasonable expected damages which may arise from the construction of the solar farm. If an owner or operator of a solar farm that is not an electrical corporation under the jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission sells or transfers the solar farm to an entity that is an electrical corporation, the transferee shall certify in writing to the Department that the transferee shall comply with the construction requirements of a solar farm regulated by the Commission. An applicant applying for a permit shall be required to pay a fee as described in the act. On or before January 1, 2027, the Commission shall provide a report about the specifics of solar farms in the state, as described in the act. Beginning August 28, 2026, a solar farm for which certain economic incentive agreements are not in place, shall not be eligible for any economic incentives or any tax exemptions. These provisions have an emergency clause. JULIA SHEVELEVA

SS/SB 1376 - This act modifies provisions relating to property casualty insurance regulations. TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO MISSOURI'S STRONGER HOMES FUND (Section 33.080) Current law provides that ten million dollars shall be transferred from the Insurance Dedicated Fund and placed to the credit of the Rebuild Damaged Infrastructure Fund. This act provides that twelve million dollars shall be transferred from the Insurance Dedicated Fund and placed to the credit of the newly created Missouri's Stronger Homes Fund on July 1, 2027. Funds will be placed on an annual basis commencing July 1, 2028 and ending on July 30, 2037, in amounts as provided in the act. COMPENSATION OF PUBLIC ADJUSTERS (Section 325.052) This act provides that a public adjuster may receive a commission of an hourly fee, a flat fee, or a reasonable percentage of the total amount paid by an insurer to resolve a claim. The total amount of compensation shall not exceed ten percent of the total amount of the insurance settlement on the claim if a state of emergency has been proclaimed for this state or for an area within this state by the Governor or by resolution of the General Assembly, or if the President of the United States has issued a major disaster declaration for this state or for an area within this state under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relieve and Emergency Assistance Act. A public adjuster shall not receive a fee or commission based on a percentage of the total amount paid by an insurer to settle a claim if, within ten days of reporting the loss, the insurer either pays or commits in writing to pay the insured the policy limits. A public adjuster shall not sign or endorse any payment draft or check on behalf of the insured, or represent himself or herself in any communication as the insured. All contracts with a public adjuster shall include a disclaimer as defined in the act. Any violation of this provision is a level two violation under current insurance laws. LIMITATIONS TO PUBLIC ADJUSTER SERVICES (Section 325.055) This act prohibits a public adjuster from advertising or soliciting business by representing they will or can adjust, negotiate or settle and insurance claim for which the contractor is providing or may provide contracting services, regardless of whether the contractor holds a license or is authorized to act on behalf of the insured under a power of attorney or other agreement. A public adjuster may not represent to unjustifiably increase or inflate the value of an insurance claim or to waive, absorb, refund, rebate, pay or not collect the deductible amount agreed to under or imposed by the terms of the insurance policy. The Director of the Department of Commerce and Insurance shall pursue enforcement actions and order relief as set forth under current law. FRAUDULENT INSURANCE ACTS (Section 375.991) This act provides that a fraudulent insurance act includes, the false billing practice of "inflating", as defined in the act. The Department of Commerce and Insurance may issue an order to cease and desist, or issue a curative or summary order as set forth in current law. BOARDS OF DIRECTORS OF CERTAIN INSURANCE COMPANIES (Sections 379.035, 379.060, 379.520, and 379.570) Current law requires the boards of directors of 1) stock insurance companies (section 379.035), 2) mutual insurance companies (section 379.060), and 3) reorganized insurance companies (sections 379.520 and 379.590) to have a minimum of nine members on the board of directors. This act reduces such minimum requirement to five members. INSURER'S LEGAL TITLE TO CLAIM PAID AND ASSIGNMENT OF POST-LOSS INSURANCE BENEFIT (Section 379.135) Upon payment by an insurer of all or any part of a claimant's property damage claim, legal title to the portion of the claim paid shall vest in the insurer to the extent of such payment. No assignment or other action by the claimant shall be required for the insurer to enforce its legal title. The claimant shall retain legal title only to that portion of the property damage claim not paid by the insurer. This act prohibits assignment of post-loss benefits under any policy of insurance covering property, including, but not limited to, any right of action against the insurer or any proceeds acquired from the insurer. A person shall not solicit or accept an assignment, in whole or in part, of any post-loss insurance benefit for property damage under a contract of insurance. Any agreement to assign post-loss benefits is null and void. The provisions of this act shall not apply to an assignment, transfer, pledge, or conveyance granted to a financial institute, mortgagee, lienholder, or a subsequent purchaser of the property. A violation of this act shall be considered a level 2 violation. INSURANCE AS IT PERTAINS TO ROOFING (Sections 379.162 to 379.163) This act prohibits an insurer from refusing, cancelling, refusing to renew a homeowner's insurance policy on a residential structure with a roof less than fifteen years old solely because of the age of the roof. For roofs over the age of fifteen years, a homeowner may have an inspection done at their own expense before an insurer requires replacement of the roof as a condition of issuing, continuing, or renewing a homeowner's policy. After this inspection, an insurer shall not refuse to issue, cancel, or refuse to renew a homeowner's policy solely because of roof age if the inspection indicates the roof has five years or more of useful life remaining. Calculation of a roof's age is outlined in the act. An insurer's ability to refuse to issue, cancel, or refuse to renew any homeowner's policy still applies to situations including, but not limited to, structures that do not otherwise meet underwriting criteria applicable to replacement cost, law and ordinance coverage, or for other reasons not prohibited by Missouri law. Insurers will not be prohibited from limiting their liability through a deductible or to direct physical loss caused by a covered peril. Until an insurer receives reasonable proof of payment by the policyholder of any deductible applicable to the roof claim, the insurer may refuse to pay a claim for withheld recoverable appreciation or a replacement cost holdback. MISSOURI DISASTER MEDIATION ACT (Sections 379.3000 to 379.3055) This act creates the Missouri Disaster Mediation Act. The alternative dispute resolution program handles claims arising out of damage to a residential property caused by an event for which a state of disaster is declared within sixty days of the event. The alternative dispute resolution program is available to Missouri residents who carry first-party insurance and the home damaged is the primary dwelling of the resident. The alternative dispute resolution program is not available to commercial insurance, property insurance covering multiple family dwellings, motor vehicle insurance, or liability coverage contained within property insurance policies. The alternative dispute resolution program shall remain available until the Director makes the determination that the need for the program has decreased due to sufficient progress of recovery efforts and issues an order terminating the program. Insurers are required to give written notice by electronic mail or written mail to insureds in the state of Missouri who have claimed damage to their residential properties. This notice shall be given within five days of the time the insured or the administrator notifies the insurer, by mail or electronic mail, of a dispute of the insured's claim. This provision applies to all disputed claims including instances where partial or full payment has been issued by the insurer to the insured. If an insurer has not been notified of a disputed claim before the insurer notifies the insured that a claim has been denied in whole or in part, the insurer shall provide a notice of the right to mediate to the insured in the same mailing as the notice of denial. Notification shall be provided in writing or by electronic transmission. An insurer is not required to send a notice of the right to mediate if a claim is denied because the amount of the claim is less than the insured's deductible. Specified language of the notice, information required to be attached to the notice, and required formatting of the notice is outlined in the act. Failure to request mediation within the sixty day time period shall only bar the right to demand mediation. It shall not prejudice any other legal right or remedy of the insured nor shall it prohibit the insurer from voluntarily accepting the request for mediation. If an insurer receives a request for mediation, the insurer has three business days to electronically transmit the request to the administrator. If the Director receives any request for mediation, the Director has three business days to electronically transmit the request to the administrator. The administrator shall notify the insurer within three business days of receipt of the request that has been filed with the Director. The Director may contract with qualified administrators to oversee the mediation program. This may be done by means of a formal bid process, or if a state of emergency has been declared, without a formal bid process. All bid processes must comply with current law. Expenses and fees of the mediator and of the administrator will be borne by the insurer. All other mediation costs, fees, or expenses shall be borne by the party incurring such costs, fees, or expenses unless otherwise provided in the settlement agreement. The Director shall establish fee schedules for moneys to be paid directly to the administrator by the insurer for the services of the administrator, the mediator, and for cancellation. Cancellation fees shall be borne by the canceling party. Fee schedules shall be established through promulgation of emergency rules to be in effect no later than January 1, 2027. The Director shall select a qualified mediator with appropriate training and experience in alternative dispute resolution. The mediator is required to advise the parties of the mediation process and their rights and duties therein. The mediation will terminate if the mediator determines that either party is unable or unwilling to participate meaningfully in the process or upon mutual agreement by the parties. A party may move to disqualify a mediator for good cause prior to the conference. Good cause consists of conflict of interest, inability of the mediator to handle the mediation competently, or other reasons that might impair the mediation conference. Within five business days after the conclusion of the mediation conference, the mediator shall file a mediator's status report indicating whether the parties reached a settlement. Within those five days, if a settlement is reached, the insurer shall disburse the funds in accordance with the settlement agreement. A settlement agreement may be rescinded if the insured has not received the settlement funds by electronic means or has not cashed or deposited any check or draft disbursed to the insured in payment of the settlement funds. If a settlement agreement is reached, and not rescinded, all specific claims that were presented in the mediation conference shall be released. If a settlement agreement is not reached, the insured may choose to proceed by other legal means under the appraisal process set forth in the insurance policy, litigation, or by any other dispute resolution procedure available under Missouri law. Should a settlement agreement be rescinded by the insured, the Director may review the settlement agreement to determine its fairness. If the Director determines the settlement agreement was fair, the Director has ten business days from notice of the recision to give notice to the insured that the settlement agreement was fair. Upon notice from the Director of the fairness, the insured has five business days to withdraw the rescission, and the settlement agreement is reinstated as if no rescission had taken place. All statements made and documents produced at mediation are confidential settlement communications. All documents and records produced prior or during the mediation shall be considered closed records under the Missouri Sunshine Law. No person who serves as administrator or mediator, nor any agent or employee of that person, shall be subpoenaed or otherwise compelled to disclose any matter disclosed in the process of setting up or conducting the mediation. This act does not require either party to divulge legally privileged information or documents. The provisions in this act are effective on January 1, 2027 and shall expire June 30, 2038. MISSOURI STRONGER HOMES ACT (Sections 379.3100 to 379.3140) This act creates the Missouri Stronger Homes Act. The Missouri Stronger Homes Act does not create an entitlement for property owners to obligate this state to fund the inspection, construction, or retrofitting of residential property in this state. Grant moneys provided under this act shall be provided to assist Missouri residents retrofitting or constructing eligible properties to resist loss due to tornado, other catastrophic windstorm events, or hail. Implementation of this program is subject to receipt of grants or funds. The Department of Commerce and Insurance shall use its best efforts to obtain grants or funds from the federal government or other sources. The program may make grants to nonprofit organizations to construct or retrofit eligible residential properties to resist loss due to tornado, other catastrophic windstorm events, or hail. The Director shall establish a maximum grant award amount by rule and adjust the award amount to reflect changes in construction costs. The maximum amount of any grant awarded to an individual shall not exceed fifteen thousand dollars. The Missouri Stronger Homes Fund is created. This fund shall consist of moneys deposited to the fund from receipt of federal grants or funds, or from other sources of grants or funds. The Department of Commerce and Insurance may budget and expend the funds for the purpose of assisting the Missouri Stronger Homes Program in its duties. Moneys collected under this act shall not be redistributed or transferred to the insurance examination fund or general revenue. Moneys in this fund shall not lapse unless otherwise specified under federal funding or federal grant, or other sources from which funding is received. Twelve million dollars shall be transferred from the Insurance Dedicated Fund and placed to the credit of the Missouri Stronger Homes Fund on July 1, 2027. Beginning July 1, 2028, and annually thereafter until July 1, 2037, up to twenty percent of the remaining balance in the Insurance Dedicated Fund as of June thirtieth of the preceding fiscal year, in an amount not to exceed two million dollars in any one year, shall be transferred to and placed to the credit of the Missouri Stronger Homes Fund. The provisions in this act creating the fund shall expire on June 30, 2038. Any moneys remaining in the Missouri Stronger Homes Fund upon expiration of the fund, shall be transferred to the Insurance Dedicated Fund. To be eligible for a grant under this act, residential property owners shall meet the eligibility requirements set forth by the Director by rule for each grant type and as described in this act. Applications for grants under this act shall be filed electronically with the Department, along with any transaction fees. Grant applications, materials, and other information submitted are closed records under the Missouri Sunshine Law. Applications are approved on a first-come first-served basis. Priority is given to lower-income applicants, applicants who live in locations that, based on historical data, have a higher susceptibility to catastrophic weather events, and applicants meeting any other criteria the Director determines is appropriate to meet the purpose of the program. Retrofit projects should be completed within six months of the date the residential property owner receives notice of the grant approval. New construction shall be completed within the time frame approved by the Director. Failure to complete the project within the prescribed time frames may result in forfeiture of the grant. Residential property owners using moneys from this act shall hire certified contractor who is capable of performing work that satisfies the standards prescribed by this act. The residential property owner is responsible for any amount owed to a contractor that exceeds awarded grant moneys. Contractor and evaluator eligibility standards are outlined in the act. For homeowner's insurance policies issued, continued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2027, insurers shall provide a premium discount or insurance rate reduction to insureds who retrofit the insurable property located in this state under this act. Insurers shall be required to offer a premium discount or rate reduction only when the insurer has deemed the adjustments to be actuarially justified and there is significant and credible evidence of cost savings. To be eligible for a premium discount, rate reduction, or other adjustment, an insurable property shall be retrofitted to the risk reduction standards adopted by the Director. An eligible property may only be certified as conforming to the standards after evaluation and certification by an evaluator certified pursuant to the standards. An insured claiming a premium discount, rate reduction, or other adjustment shall maintain sufficient certification records, construction records, and receipts from contractors and for materials. The insured must present to the insurer copies of the certification and construction records prior to the premium discount, rate reduction, or other adjustment becoming effective. Insurers that write homeowner's insurance polices that are subject to the premium discount or rate reduction shall submit rating plans as provided under current law. A premium discount, rate reduction, or other adjustment shall only apply to policies that provide wind or hail coverage. If an insurer already offers an actuarially justified hail resistance discount, that hail-resistance discount shall be deemed as having met the requirements of this act and no additional hail-related discount or rate reduction shall be required. The same pertains to actuarially justified discounts for risk reduction standards already offered by an insurer. Insurers may apply the premium discount, rate reduction, or other adjustment to the premium at the policy renewal that follows submission of the certification to the insurer. At the time of policy renewal for which the premium discount, rate reduction, or other adjustment have previously been applied, the insurer may request documentation or recertification that the fortified standards continue to be met. The provisions of this act expire on June 30, 2038. Any company operating under current Missouri mutual insurance company laws shall comply with the Missouri Disaster Mediation Act. Companies operating under current Missouri mutual insurance company laws may develop programs eligible for financial grants under the Missouri Stronger Homes Act. These same companies shall not be required to submit rating plans under this act, or otherwise submit actuarial justifications substantiating any discount or rate associated with the program described in the act. MEDICAL MALPRACTICE JOINT UNDERWRITING ASSOCIATION (Section 383.155) Current law authorizes the establishment of a medical malpractice joint underwriting association upon a determination that medical malpractice liability insurance is not reasonably available in the voluntary market. This act authorizes the directors of the board of the association to suspend the operations of the association if such directors determine that medical malpractice insurance is reasonably available. The suspension shall be in accordance with the plan of operations, and shall include provisions for the administration of association funds. During any suspension of operations, the association shall not collect dues or fees from its members, unless authorized by the Director of the Department of Commerce and Insurance. TAYLOR MIDDLETON

SS/SB 996 - This act modifies provisions relating to workers' compensation. CHANGES OF ATTORNEYS IN WORKERS' COMPENSATION CASES (Sections 287.200 and 287.470) The act permits the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission to change the name, information, or fee arrangement of the attorney or law firm representing a claimant upon the filing of a written agreement, signed by both the claimant and his or her attorney and the new attorney, with the Commission. QUALIFICATIONS, COMPLAINTS, DISCIPLINE, AND REMOVAL OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES (Sections 287.610 and 621.045) The act provides that all administrative law judges (ALJs) shall retire from being an ALJ at 70 years old. Furthermore, ALJs are exempted from the employee at-will doctrine. Current law requires that a retention vote be taken by the Administrative Law Judge Review Committee with respect to each workers' compensation ALJ every twelve years. This act provides that such retention vote shall occur, beginning August 28, 2026, every four years and any ALJ who receives a vote not in favor of retention by a majority of the Committee shall be immediately terminated as an ALJ. This acts also repeals provisions of current law relating to performance audits of ALJs and recommendations of confidence and no confidence. The act permits the Director of the Division of Workers' Compensation to file a complaint with the Administrative Hearing Commission (AHC) seeking to remove an ALJ from office for one or any combination of the following causes: • The ALJ has committed any felony or misdemeanor, regardless of whether a criminal charge has been filed; • The ALJ has been convicted, or has entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere in a criminal prosecution under the laws of any state, the United States, or of any country, regardless of whether sentence is imposed; • The ALJ is guilty of misconduct, habitual intoxication, willful neglect of duty, corruption in office, or incompetency; or • The ALJ has committed any act that involves moral turpitude or oppression in office. Prior to filing a complaint, the Director shall notify the ALJ in writing of the reasons for the complaint. Special provisions are included if the reason for the complaint is willful neglect of duty or incompetency. Upon a finding by the AHC that the grounds for disciplinary action are met, the Director may, singly or in combination, issue the disciplinary actions against the ALJ, as provided in the act, including removal or suspension from office. Upon a finding that there are no grounds for disciplinary action, the ALJ shall immediately resume duties and shall receive any attorney's fees due under current law. An ALJ may be suspended without pay, without notice, at the discretion of the Director if: • The ALJ commits a crime for which the ALJ is being held without bond for a period of more than 14 days; • The ALJ's license to practice law has been suspended or revoked; or • A declaration of incapacity by a court of competent jurisdiction has been made with respect to the ALJ. PAYMENT AND RETIREMENT BENEFITS OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES (Sections 287.615, 287.812, and 287.835) The act provides that the compensation for ALJs and chief administrative law judges shall be determined solely by the rate outlined in law and shall not increase when pay raises for executive employees are appropriated. The salary premium for chief ALJs is increased from $5,000 to $10,000. The act furthermore repeals reference to the position of Chief Legal Counsel. The act repeals a prohibition on the payment of any retirement benefits under workers' compensation law to any administrative law judge who has been removed from office by impeachment or for misconduct, or to any person who has been disbarred from the practice of law, or to the beneficiary of any such persons. These provisions are substantially similar to SB 667 (2025), HCS/HB 83 (2025), HCS/HB 123 (2025), SCS/HCS/HB 176 (2025), SCS/HCS/HB 615 (2025), SCS/SB 1390 (2024) and certain provisions in SCS/HCS/HB 2064 & HCS#2/HB 1886 (2024) and similar to HB 2194 (2024). REMOTE HEARINGS (Section 287.640) This act allows the Division of Workers' Compensation or any administrative law judge acting through the Division to hold any hearing by electronic means, allowing the parties, attorneys, and judges to be remote. SURCHARGE RATES (Section 287.690) Current law allows the Director of the Division of Workers' Compensation to impose taxes or surcharges for different purposes relating to the administration of workers' compensation, with such tax rate being rounded up to the nearest one-half of a percentage point. This act requires the tax or surcharge rates to instead be rounded up to the nearest one-tenth of a percentage point. This provision is identical to SB 932 (2026). SCOTT SVAGERA

SR 566 - This resolution modifies Senate Rules 84 and 85 to provide that at least two-thirds of the Senators, rather than a majority, must sustain a motion for the previous question. JIM ERTLE

SB 849 - The act provides that there shall be a moratorium on the construction of new and current solar projects in the state beginning the effective date of the act. The Department of Natural Resources shall promulgate rules concerning environmental issues with respect to the construction, placement, and operation of a solar project. The moratorium shall end on December 31, 2027. However, if the Department does not promulgate the rules before such date, the moratorium shall continue until such rules have been promulgated. This act has an emergency clause. JULIA SHEVELEVA