Missouri Senate Bills

SB 1738- This act creates the offense of tampering with an election official. A person commits the offense of tampering with an election official if, with the purpose to harass or intimidate an election official in the performance of such official's official duties, such person: • Threatens or causes harm to such election official or members of such election official's family; • Uses force, threats, or deception against or toward such election official or members of such election official's family; • Attempts to induce, influence, or pressure an election official or members of an election official's family to violate Missouri election law; • Engages in conduct reasonably calculated to harass or alarm such election official or such election official's family, including stalking; • Disseminates through any means, including by posting on the internet, the personal information of an election official or any member of an election official's family. The offense of tampering with an election official shall be a class one election offense, punished by imprisonment of not more than five years or by fine of not less than two thousand five hundred dollars but not more than ten thousand dollars or by both such imprisonment and fine. If a violation of this provision results in death or bodily injury to an election official or a member of the official's family, the offense shall be a class B felony. This act is identical to SB 84 (2025), a provision in SCS/SB 182 (2025), and SB 926 (2024), substantially similar to HB 480 (2025) and a provision in SCS/SB 346 (2023), and similar to a provision in HCS/HB 1525 (2024), a provision in HB 2052 (2024), a provision in HCS/HB 2140 (2024), a provision in HCS/HB 2895 (2024), and a provision in HCS/HB 2206 (2024). SCOTT SVAGERA

SB 1723 - Current law requires excursion gambling boats to pay an admission fee of $2 for each person embarking on the boat, with one dollar deposited in the Gaming Commission Fund and one dollar paid to the home dock city or county. This act increases the fee to $5, and requires one dollar to be remitted to the Missouri Department of Mental Health for services for people with developmental disabilities, as described in the act, and two dollars to be paid to the Veterans Commission Capital Improvement Trust Fund. (Section 313.820) Additionally, current law imposes a tax of 21% on adjusted gross receipts received by excursion gambling boats from gambling games. This act increases such rate of tax to 34% and allows home dock cities and counties to enter into agreements to share revenue obtained from the excursion gambling boats' portion of adjusted gross receipts. (Section 313.822) JOSH NORBERG

SB 1789 - Under current law, the court may sentence a person to an extended sentence if the person meets certain criteria. This act requires that the court sentence a person to an extended sentence if they meet certain criteria. TRISTAN BENSON, JR.

SB 1705 - This act requires health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2026, to provide coverage for certain preventative health care services without cost-sharing. Such services shall be consistent with the recommendations and guidelines of the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Health Resources and Services Administration, and related federal rules or guidance issued as of December 31, 2025. The Director of the Department of Commerce and Insurance shall, by rule, adopt regulations to require health benefit plans to provide coverage for preventative health care services without cost-sharing requirements consistent with the recommendations and guidance of such entities issued after December 31, 2025. Additionally, this act establishes the "Health Insurance Preventative Health Care Services Advisory Committee" within the Department, which shall consist of 5 members, three of whom will represent health care providers and two of whom will represent health carriers and health benefit plans. The advisory committee shall meet at least once a year to consider any updates or modifications to the preventative health care services described in this act and shall submit a report of any recommendations to the Department, the General Assembly, and the Governor by November first each year. This act is identical to HB 3452 (2026), and substantially similar to HB 3450 (2026). TAYLOR MIDDLETON

SB 1753 - Revenue & Transportation . REVENUE . Governor Senate GR $ 72,633,561 $ 71,996,061 FEDERAL 754,266 754,266 OTHER 843,110,651 843,110,651 . _____________ _____________ TOTAL $ 916,498,478 $ 915,860,978 . House Final GR FEDERAL OTHER . _____________ _____________ TOTAL . TRANSPORTATION . Governor Senate GR $ 257,814,777 $ 262,814,777 FEDERAL 215,701,776 215,701,776 OTHER 3,488,122,310 3,488,122,310 . _____________ _____________ TOTAL $3,961,638,863 $3,966,638,863 . House Final GR FEDERAL OTHER . _____________ _____________ TOTAL ADAM KOENIGSFELD

SB 1772 - This act creates and modifies various provisions relating to illegal immigrants. Voter Registration (Sections 115.158 and 115.160) Current law requires the Secretary of State and the Director of the Department of Revenue (DOR) to enter into an agreement to match information in the voter registration database with information in the motor vehicle system. This act requires such agreement to include information pertaining to the citizenship status of those within DOR's database. Current law requires all applicants for a driver's license to be provided a voter registration application form simultaneously during the transaction. This act requires the Division of Motor Vehicle and Driver Licensing within the Department of Revenue to additionally determine whether an applicant for a driver's license has the requisite proof of citizenship needed to register to vote. Only customers who provide documentation demonstrating that the individual is a United States citizen shall be given the opportunity to register to vote. These provisions are similar provisions in SCS/SB 983 (2026), SCS/SB 280 (2025), a provision in SCS/HB 770 (2025), and the introduced SB 280 (2025). Public Benefits (Section 209.008) New eligibility verification requirements are created for public benefits, specifically including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Mo HealthNet. Specifically, only people who are United States citiIzens, United States Nationals, or meet the definition of an eligible alien and qualified alien under federal law are eligible for public benefits. Provisions are included dictating the manner of providing proof of identity as one of the aforementioned individuals. Failure to submit acceptable documentation establishing United States citizenship, United States national status, or alien status eligible for such public benefits within the temporary eligibility period shall result in denial or termination of public benefits. No additional period of eligibility for temporary benefits shall be granted to any applicant who has previously been denied public benefits at any time due to a failure to verify United States citizenship, United States national status, or alien status eligible for such public benefits. The act additionally creates new reporting requirements for Mo HealthNet with respect to illegal aliens receiving certain medical care. Current law prohibits any alien unlawfully present in the United States from receiving any state or local public benefit, including any health benefits, with the exception of emergency medical care, prenatal care, services offering alternatives to abortion, emergency assistance, or legal assistance. When administering SNAP benefits, the Department of Social Services shall: • Consider the entire income and financial resources of any individual rendered ineligible to receive SNAP benefits under subsection 1 of this section when determining the eligibility and benefit allotment of the household of which such individual is a member; and • Notwithstanding federal law to the contrary, not prorate or exclude the income or financial resources of ineligible individuals under this act. All such income and resources shall be fully considered. These provisions are identical to SB 1616 (2026) and substantially similar to a provision in SB 1070 (2026). This provision is identical to SB 1616 (2026) and similar to HB 1763 (2026). Commercial Drivers Licenses (Sections 302.733 and 302.735) This act requires an operator of a commercial motor vehicle to speak English sufficiently to converse with the general public, understand highway traffic signs and signals in English, respond to official inquiries, and make entries on reports and records. The act establishes the offense of operating a commercial motor vehicle without sufficient English language proficiency. An operator of a commercial motor vehicle commits such offense if the operator fails to demonstrate the required English language proficiency described above. Violation of this offense is a class D misdemeanor on a first offense and a class B misdemeanor on a second or subsequent offense. A driver found to be in violation of the English language proficiency requirement is prohibited from operating a commercial motor vehicle in the state until the driver is able to meet the required English language proficiency. A fine of $1,000 will be imposed on the driver of the motor vehicle, and a fine of $3,000 will be imposed on their commercial motor carrier. The commercial motor carrier will be notified of the location of any commercial motor vehicle involved in a violation of the English language proficiency requirement, and upon payment of the $3,000 fine, a qualified driver will take possession of the vehicle. If the carrier is unable to pay the fine or present a qualified driver within 12 hours, the owner of any cargo being transported in the commercial motor vehicle may arrange for the transfer of their property to another vehicle, but neither the state nor the owner of the cargo will be liable for any reasonable action to transfer the cargo. A person holding a nondomiciled commercial driver's license or a commercial driver's instruction permit within this state shall have a valid work visa and provide proof of citizenship to validate his or her identity while operating a commercial motor vehicle. An operator who fails to possess a valid work visa and provide proof of citizenship while operating a commercial vehicle is prohibited from operating a commercial vehicle until such operator is able to meet these requirements and if such operator operates a commercial motor vehicle again without meeting these requirements, such operator commits a class B misdemeanor and is subject to a fine of $1,000 or imprisonment for up to 90 days. A fine of $3,000 will be imposed on a commercial motor carrier whose driver fails to possess a valid work visa and proof of citizenship while operating a commercial motor vehicle. The commercial motor carrier will be notified of the location of any commercial motor vehicle involved in the violation of not possessing a valid work visa and proof of citizenship, and upon payment of the $3,000 fine, a qualified driver will take possession of the vehicle. If the carrier is unable to pay the fine or present a qualified driver within 12 hours, the owner of any cargo being transported in the commercial motor vehicle may arrange for the transfer of their property to another vehicle, but neither the state nor the owner of the cargo will be liable for any reasonable action to transfer the cargo. This provision is identical to HB 2471 (2026). Tort Victim's Compensation Fund (Sections 537.675 through 595.045) This act modifies the Tort Victims' Compensation Fund by providing that in addition to the current requirements, an uncompensated tort victim shall be a person who is a United States citizen or a lawful permanent resident or who holds a lawful visa issued by the United States Department of State. The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations shall verify eligibility requirements prior to the authorization of any payment from the Fund. Additionally, this act provides that an administrative law judge may, as part of any award, determine and allow reasonable attorney's fees, but such fees shall not exceed 15% of the amount awarded to the claimant. No attorney shall ask for, contract for, or receive any sum larger than the amount allowed. This act additionally modifies those injured victims eligible for payment from the Crime Victims' Compensation Fund. Eligible injured victims are persons who, at the time of application for compensation from the Crime Victims' Compensation Fund, are: (1) A United States citizen, a lawful permanent resident, or a person lawfully present under a valid visa issued by the United States Department of State; and (2) Killed or suffers personal physical injury in Missouri as a result of the commission or attempted commission of any crime by another person; a good-faith attempt to assist a person against whom a crime is being committed or attempted; or assisting a law enforcement officer in the apprehension of a person believed by the officer to have committed or attempted to commit a crime. The Department of Public Safety shall verify eligibility requirements prior to the authorization of any payment from the Fund. This act also modifies the amount of attorneys's fees that may be awarded from 15% to 10% of the amount subrogated to the Department of Public Safety from the claimant's legal proceeding related to the crime. These provisions are identical to SB 980 (2026). SCOTT SVAGERA

SB 1806 - Under this act, the regulation of the manufacture, distribution, sale, offering for sale, and possession for sale of intoxicating liquor in original packages, including small liquor bottles, is a matter of statewide concern and shall be governed exclusively by state law, as described in the act. Any ordinance, regulation, or policy in effect on or after August 28, 2026, that conflicts with this act shall be void and unenforceable. Aggrieved persons may have a civil cause of action for declaratory or injunctive relief under this act. The Attorney General may bring an action to enforce this act. SARAH HASKINS

SB 1770 - This act requires a state agency to refer to Judea and Samaria in any official government material and to not use the term "West Bank". A state agency shall not use state moneys to create any official government material that refers to Judea and Samaria as "West Bank". The act authorizes the director of a state agency to waive the provisions of the act if it is in the best interests of the state and notice is provided to the President Pro Tem of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. This act is identical to SB 1244 (2026). JIM ERTLE

SB 1795 - This act requires the MO HealthNet program to cover biomarker testing for the purposes of diagnosis, treatment, appropriate management, or ongoing monitoring of a participant's disease or condition to guide treatment decisions when the test provides clinical utility to the patient as demonstrated by medical and scientific evidence, including, but not limited to labeled indications for a test approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or indicated tests for an FDA approved drug, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services national coverage determination or Medicare administrative contractor local coverage determinations, or nationally recognized clinical practice guidelines. MO HealthNet managed care organizations contracted to deliver services to participants shall provide biomarker testing at the same scope, duration, and frequency as MO HealthNet otherwise provides to participants. Health insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations issuing, amending, delivering, or renewing a health insurance contract on or after August 28, 2026, shall include coverage for biomarker testing for the purposes of diagnosis, treatment, appropriate management, or ongoing monitoring of a covered person's disease or condition to guide treatment decisions when the test provides clinical utility to the patient as demonstrated by medical and scientific evidence, including, but not limited to labeled indications for a test approved by the FDA or indicated tests for an FDA approved drug, centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services national coverage determination or Medicare administrative contractor local coverage determinations, or nationally recognized clinical practice guidelines. Such coverage shall be provided in a manner that shall limit disruptions in care, including the need for multiple biopsies or biospecimen samples. The patient or prescribing practitioner shall have access to a clear, readily accessible, and convenient process to request an exception to a coverage policy. Such process shall be readily accessible on the health insurer's, nonprofit health service plan's, or heath maintenance organization's website. Nothing in this act shall be construed to require coverage of biomarker testing for screening purposes. TAYLOR MIDDLETON

SB 1732 - This act modifies provisions relating to the removal of persons unlawfully occupying property with a residential dwelling through ex parte orders and the offense of criminal mischief. Specifically, this act changes "residential dwelling" to "private noncommerical property" as it relates to such provisions. As it relates to the provision regarding the ex parte order of removal, this act defines the term "authorized agent" to include executors, administrators, trustees, and verified heirs. This act also provides that the property owner, after the sheriff serves the order of removal, may remove the property, rather than just personal property, of the unlawful occupant without liability for damages unless the removal was wrongful. This act is identical to provisions in the perfected HCS/HB 2517 (2026) and HCS/HB 2099 (2026). KATIE O'BRIEN

SB 1755 - Agriculture, Natural Resources & Conservation . AGRICULTURE . Governor Senate GR $ 21,066,802 $ 14,916,802 FEDERAL 12,677,920 12,677,920 OTHER 33,825,085 39,825,085 . ____________ ____________ TOTAL $ 67,569,807 $ 67,419,807 . House Final GR $ FEDERAL OTHER . _____________ ____________ TOTAL . NATURAL RESOURCES . Governor Senate GR $ 60,609,855 $ 60,264,954 FEDERAL 202,484,030 202,484,030 OTHER 2,103,044,070 2,103,044,070 . _____________ _____________ TOTAL $2,366,137,955 $2,365,793,054 . House Final GR $ FEDERAL OTHER . _____________ _____________ TOTAL $ . CONSERVATION . Governor Senate GR $ 0 $ 0 FEDERAL 0 0 OTHER 251,537,640 251,537,640 . ____________ ____________ TOTAL $ 251,537,640 $ 251,537,640 . House Final GR $ FEDERAL OTHER . _____________ ____________ TOTAL $ ADAM KOENIGSFELD

SB 1748 - This act creates the offense of disclosure of an intimate digital depiction. A person shall be guilty of such offense if he or she discloses or threatens to disclose an intimate digital depiction with the intent to harass or threaten another person. A violation of such offense is a class D felony if the person discloses an intimate digital depiction and a class E felony if the person threatens to disclose an intimate digital depiction. Any second or subsequent violation of disclosure of an intimate digital depiction is a class C felony. It shall be a class D felony for a second or subsequent conviction of threatening to disclose an intimate digital depiction. Additionally, it shall be a class C felony if the disclosure interferes with a government proceeding or causes violence. This act is substantially similar to a provision in SB 604 (2025), SB 1444 (2024), and is similar to a provision in HB 362 (2025), in SB 411 (2025), in SB 1424 (2024), and in HB 2573 (2024). TRISTAN BENSON, JR.

SB 1759 - Mental Health & Health and Senior Services MENTAL HEALTH . Governor Senate GR $1,726,453,609 $1,763,799,966 FEDERAL 2,542,385,896 2,610,374,068 OTHER 137,122,502 137,122,502 . _____________ _____________ TOTAL $4,405,962,007 $4,511,296,536 . House Final GR FEDERAL OTHER . _____________ _____________ TOTAL HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES . Governor Senate GR $ 613,253,470 $ 613,253,470 FEDERAL 1,529,544,817 1,524,288,100 OTHER 84,236,059 84,236,059 . _____________ _____________ TOTAL $2,227,034,346 $2,221,777,629 . House Final GR FEDERAL OTHER . _____________ _____________ TOTAL ADAM KOENIGSFELD

SB 1725 - The act provides that the Department of Natural Resources shall promulgate rules regulating the manufacture, use, storage, and remediation of firefighting or fire-suppressing foam, as described in the act, to protect the environment and ensure safe and clean soil, water, and air in the state. A person that discharges or causes to be discharged firefighting or fire-suppressing foam into any water source or water supply, or onto land adjacent to such waters, shall report the discharge to the Department no later than 24 hours after the discharge. Beginning January 1, 2028, a person shall not manufacture, sell, or distribute in the state a firefighting or fire-suppressing foam except in certain circumstances as described in the act. A person who manufactures for sale or distribution a firefighting or fire-suppressing foam shall, upon request by the Department, provide the Department with a certificate of compliance certifying that the foam does not contain certain substances, as described in the act, or is excepted from the prohibitions under the act. Subject to certain exceptions under the act, before January 1, 2028, a person who manufactures firefighting or fire-suppressing foam shall be subject to certain requirements described in the act. The act is identical to HB 2270 (2026). JULIA SHEVELEVA

SB 1706 - This act provides that the General Assembly shall appropriate funding that equals the amount Kansas City appropriated in the previous fiscal year to the Board of Police Commissioners for the operation of the Kansas City Police Department. TRISTAN BENSON, JR.

SB 1792 - This act establishes the "Pay Us Back Act". The act requires the Commissioner of the Office of Administration to determine the total amount of football-related public benefits, as defined in the act, received by any professional sports team affiliated with or franchised by the National Football League that leases a sports facility receiving state appropriations. For all calendar years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, and ending on or before December 31, 2031, such professional sports team shall, for the purpose of reimbursing the state for such football-related public benefits, annually remit to the Department of Revenue an amount equal to one-fifth of the total football-related public benefits, which shall be deposited in the "Sports Facility Remediation Fund", which is created by the act. Seventy-five percent of the moneys in the Sports Facility Remediation Fund shall be used solely for the demolition or conversion of a sports facility that has received state appropriations in order for such facility to be economically developed and put to another lawful public or commercial use. The remaining twenty-five percent of the moneys in the Sports Facility Remediation Fund shall be appropriated to the Department of Health and Senior Services for the purposes of conducting research on the causes and effects of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). The total amount of reimbursements received pursuant to this act shall not exceed the total amount of football-related public benefits. JOSH NORBERG

SJR 120 - This constitutional amendment creates the "Stop Socialism Act". This constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, prohibits any county from receiving a proportion of total state general revenue appropriations, as defined in the amendment, in excess of the county's proportional contribution of total state income and state sales taxes received by the state for any given fiscal year. Total state general revenue appropriations shall be deemed to be allocated to a county if such moneys are directly appropriated to such county or to a political subdivision within such county, or are in any other way distributed through an agency of the state to any resident taxpayer of such county. If in any given fiscal year a county receives less than its proportional share of total state general revenue appropriations, the difference shall be refunded to the residents of such county pro rata based on state income tax returns filed following the close of such fiscal year. This amendment is identical to SJR 47 (2023). JOSH NORBERG

SB 1777 - This act authorizes a low-performing school district to enter into a contract for the establishment of a "Public School Transformation Campus". If a school district is determined to be in the bottom five percent of scores on the Annual Performance Report (APR) or has a recent APR score consistent with an accreditation status of provisionally accredited or unaccredited, such district may contract with the governing body of a charter school that satisfies certain performance and financial criteria or another entity approved by the State Board of Education to operate a struggling school as a "transformation campus". A school district that enters into such a contract shall be exempt from certain state interventions that would normally apply to struggling schools or districts, such as the School Turnaround Act, special administrative boards, the lapse of an unaccredited district, or the transfer of students out of an unaccredited district. Before entering into a transformation contract, a district shall notify the Commissioner of Education of its intent to pursue the contract. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules concerning how and when this notification shall occur, including certain information provided in the act. The Commissioner shall notify the district within 60 days of receiving all required information whether the proposed contract is approved or rejected. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) shall encourage approved entities to enter into such contracts with school districts. For accountability purposes during the first two years of a transformation, the transformation campus shall be evaluated with an alternate performance status and shall be publicly identified as a transformation campus. Following the first two years of transformation, the State Board of Education shall assign all performance ratings received by other public schools within the district to the transformation campus. DESE may provide, through state and federal funds where allowable, financial incentives to support transformations under this act. OLIVIA SHANNON

SB 1758 - Corrections . Governor Senate GR $ 961,225,152 $ 961,225,152 FEDERAL 6,170,081 6,170,081 OTHER 88,475,571 88,475,571 . _____________ _____________ TOTAL $1,055,870,804 $1,055,870,804 . House Final GR FEDERAL OTHER . _____________ _____________ TOTAL ADAM KOENIGSFELD

SB 1700 - On or before July 1, 2028, this act requires each school district and charter school to install at least one "master key box", as such term is defined in current law, at each school. Each master key box shall be installed at an appropriate location to permit law enforcement officers emergency access to each building and room on school grounds. The school district or charter school shall determine the precise location of each master key box after consultation with local law enforcement agencies, and shall provide local law enforcement agencies with a key or access code that permits access to the contents of the master key box. Each master key box shall contain certain items specified in the act, such as keys to each building and room on school grounds and accurate maps labeling access points, locations of critical emergency response aids, and the areas around each building. The contents of a master key box and the information contained therein shall not be a public record and shall not be made available for public examination. An employee of a school district or charter school is immune from civil liability for damages arising out of the installation and use of master key boxes unless the employee acted with gross negligence or bad faith. OLIVIA SHANNON

SB 1750 - The act modifies and creates new provisions relating to the regulation of large load electric customers. Under the act, an electrical corporation providing electric service to more than 250,000 customers shall develop and submit to the Public Service Commission schedules to include in the electrical corporation's service tariff applicable to customers who are projected to have above an annual peak demand of 50 megawatts, instead of 100 megawatts as currently provided, or more. (Section 393.130.7) LARGE LOAD FACILITIES (Section 393.325) The act provides that an owner or operator of a large load facility, as defined in the act, that intends to operate the facility in the state after August 28, 2026, shall file with the Public Service Commission a disclosure of intent to operate the facility before signing contracts with any public utility. Requirements of the disclosure are described in the act. During the Commission's review process of the disclosure, the Commission shall take certain specifics into account, as described in the act. The Commission shall make such disclosure publicly accessible on the Commission's website. The Commission's requirements for the disclosure are described in the act. The Commission shall have the authority to approve, provisionally approve, or deny the disclosure, as described in the act. Upon approval of the disclosure, an owner or operator shall conduct a pre-construction study of the large load facility and submit the results of the study to the Commission. Specifics of the study are described in the act. The study shall be conducted for the second time after the construction of the facility is completed to ensure no deficiencies are present and whether mitigation is necessary. If the post-construction study shows any deficiencies or disparities, the owner or operator shall pay for any mitigation costs. Results of the pre- and post-construction studies shall be reported to the Commission and shall be made available to the public before and after construction is completed and annually thereafter in a format determined by the Commission. After the disclosure is approved by the Commission, an owner or operator of a large load facility shall be required to pay for certain costs, as described in the act. Such costs shall not be shifted to any other class of ratepayers in a general rate proceeding. After a large load facility becomes operational, an owner or operator shall be required to make financial contributions to certain programs for low-income ratepayers, as described in the act. Certain facilities under the act shall implement an emergency curtailment system for temporary reduction or suspension of electric service, as described in the act. Facilities that provide services to entities such as hospitals, long term care facilities, or first-responder facilities shall be exempt from this provision. JULIA SHEVELEVA

SB 1709 - This act designates the last full week of September each year as "Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD) Awareness Week" in Missouri. The citizens of this state are encouraged to participate in appropriate events and activities that will increase awareness of frontotemporal degeneration, to support programs of research and education surrounding frontotemporal degeneration, and to support individuals and families impacted by frontotemporal degeneration. SARAH HASKINS

SB 1733 - This act establishes "Alyssa's Law" and requires local educational agencies (LEAs) to implement wearable panic alert technology and critical incident response mapping. Beginning with the 2027-28 school year and continuing in all subsequent school years, each LEA shall provide each staff person with a wearable panic alert device. The device shall allow for immediate contact with local emergency response agencies, shall be capable of initiating a campus-wide emergency notification, such as a lockdown, and shall include certain other features specified in the act. Upon activation of an alert, the wearable panic alert system shall provide accurate location information at the room and floor level inside the facility and other areas that are part of the school grounds, such as parking lots and playgrounds. Before the school year begins, all school building personnel shall receive training on the emergency protocols and appropriate use of the panic alert device. Additionally, each LEA shall ensure, before the school year begins, that emergency response mapping is made available by the provider of the wearable panic alert device, at no cost to the LEA, to local first responder agencies. Emergency response maps shall be compatible with security software used by the school, be oriented true north, be overlaid on school floor plans, contain site-specific labeling that matches the structure of school buildings, be capable of managing electronic asset tags, have the ability to provide real time updates to changes to the physical structure of buildings, and have ownership retained by the LEA, as provided in the act. An LEA shall ensure all security data are accessible by a local law enforcement agency and coordinate with a local law enforcement agency to establish appropriate access protocols. Any records relating directly to the physical security or fire safety of the school facility or revealing security or fire safety systems held by a local educational agency are confidential and exempt from public disclosure under the Missouri Sunshine Law. Such records may, however, be disclosed to the owner or leaseholder of the school building; as required in furtherance of the LEA's official duties and responsibilities; to another agency in furtherance of that agency's official duties; or upon a showing of good cause before a court of competent jurisdiction. OLIVIA SHANNON

SB 1769 - This act establishes the Office of Public Defense within the Department of Safety. The Director of the Department shall also serve as the director of the Office. The office is authorized to acquire and sell machine guns to the public, operate a warehouse and distribution station. In addition, the Office is tasked with verifying the eligibility of a qualified person to purchase a machine gun. Finally, the Office is required to make annual reports to the Governor. This act requires that for each transfer to a qualified person, the office shall make two copies of a signed and dated certificate, the office shall provide one copy to the person and retain the other copy in perpetuity. The information contained within the certificate and any other information contained within any records shall be exempt from disclosure or inspection under the Missouri Sunshine Law. Any records associated with the transfer of any machine gun, other than the original certificate of transfer, shall be destroyed by the office five years after the transfer was completed. Under this act, each machine gun sold is subject to a five hundred dollar surcharge. Half of this surcharge shall be deposited into the Public Defense Fund, and the other half shall be deposited into the Crime Victims' Compensation Fund. This act establishes the Public Defense Fund. This fund shall be used for the operational costs of the Office. Where a person that has been transferred a machine gun, later becomes prohibited from possessing firearms under Missouri or federal law, such person shall return the machine gun to the Office within seven days of learning of their prohibited status. If a person possessing a machine gun relocates outside of the state, the person must return the machine gun to the Office prior to relocation. Under this act, if a machine gun is transferred to an heir or the beneficiary of an estate, the representative of the estate must present such weapon to the Office. The Office shall then transfer the machine gun to the heir or beneficiary, if that person is a qualified person. Such transfer shall be free of cost. This act prohibits the Office from destroying any machine gun acquired pursuant to this section, unless the machine gun is returned under this section and is unserviceable. TRISTAN BENSON, JR.

SB 1741 - This act establishes provisions relating to rental protections for victims of domestic violence. This act provides that a tenant or lessee may have a perpetrator of domestic violence against the tenant, lessee, or a household member removed from the rental agreement and excluded from the premises. The tenant or lessee is required to submit to the landlord a copy of a protective order, restraining order, or other similar relief or a record from a federal, state, or local law enforcement agency, a court, or an administrative agency pertaining to an alleged incident of domestic violence. The tenant or lessee shall also submit to the landlord a written notice providing the full legal name, preferred date of termination of lease for the perpetrator, and the preferred method of communication between the landlord and such tenant or lessee. A landlord may, after five days of notice of termination of the rental agreement and without the right of the tenant or lessee to cure the default, file suit and have judgment against only the perpetrator for recovery of possession of the premises as an expedited eviction. If the perpetrator vacates the premises within five days of the notice, the landlord shall install new locks and inform the tenant or lessee of such. If the perpetrator fails to vacate the premises within five days of the notice, the landlord shall file suit and timely notify the requesting tenant or lessee of the hearing date and judgment. If a judgment is entered in favor of the landlord, the landlord shall be entitled to recover court costs and reasonable attorney's fees, shall install new locks, and shall notify the requesting tenant or lessee of the installation of the new locks and how to obtain access to the dwelling unit. The landlord shall also refuse access by the perpetrator to the dwelling unit for the purposes of reclaiming property, unless a law enforcement officer escorts the perpetrator into and out of the dwelling unit. A landlord shall not be liable for any actions taken in good faith in accordance with this act. If the perpetrator of domestic violence is not a tenant, lessee, or occupant, the tenant or lessee may require his or her landlord to change the locks to the dwelling unit if the tenant or lessee provides a written request to the landlord along with a protective order, restraining order, or other similar relief or a record from a federal, state, or local law enforcement agency, a court, or an administrative agency pertaining to the alleged incident of domestic violence. The landlord shall change the locks to the tenant's dwelling unit within 24 hours. If a landlord fails to change the locks, the tenant or lessee may change the locks, provided that they notify the landlord that the locks have been changed and provide the landlord with a new key or the entry code by which to access the dwelling unit. A landlord may require the tenant to pay for the actual and reasonable cost incurred by the landlord in changing the locks. KATIE O'BRIEN

SB 1790 - This act effectively reduces the tax rate paid by all existing property owners when a data center is built by creating a mandatory rate reduction mechanism. JOSH NORBERG

SJR 119 - This Constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, repeals provisions relating to the right to bear arms and provides that in accordance with the laws of the United States, any county, St. Louis City, or Kansas City, may enact ordinances regulating permits for the possession of a firearm and requiring background checks. Any such ordinance shall exempt any active duty or retired law enforcement officer, any full-time judge, or any person required to be armed as a condition of employment. Any penalty shall not exceed $1,000 or one year imprisonment. This amendment is identical to SJR 119 (2026), SJR 49 (2025), SJR 36 (2025), HJR 144 (2024), and HJR 140 (2024). TRISTAN BENSON, JR.

SB 1776 - Under this act, when a spontaneous fetal death of twenty or more completed weeks gestation occurs without medical attendance at or immediately after delivery and when a licensed treating physician has previously determined the nonviability of the pregnancy, the physician's written determination shall serve as sufficient evidence for purposes of filing a spontaneous fetal death report and the treating physician shall file the report within seven days of receiving notice of the spontaneous fetal death. SARAH HASKINS

SJR 122 - Currently, judges of the Supreme Court of Missouri and of the Court of Appeals, judges in certain circuit courts, and certain associate circuit judges are selected by gubernatorial appointment following nominations from nonpartisan commissions. This proposed constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, would require the election of all judges of the Supreme Court, of the Court of Appeals and of the circuit courts and associate circuit judges. A judge with an existing term as of January 1, 2027, may continue to serve until the expiration of his or her term. A vacancy in the office of judge shall be filled by an election. This amendment is similar to HJR 16 (2017) and HJR 50 (2004). KATIE O'BRIEN

SB 1722 - Under the act, when issuance or denial of an environmental permit is appealed, and the Administrative Hearing Commission does not issue a final decision within the timeframe described in the act, the Commission shall issue a decision affirming the issuance of the permit. In any appeal filed by an adversely affected party challenging the issuance of a permit issued by the Department of Natural Resources to a different person, and the Commission affirms the issuance of such permit, when the person to whom the permit was issued is a party or intervenor to the appeal, the Commission shall award the permittee reasonable fees, damages, and expenses incurred in the civil action or agency proceeding, unless the court or agency finds that the position of the adversely affected party was substantially justified. The permittee may seek award of such reasonable fees, damages, and expenses in a manner provided in current law. JULIA SHEVELEVA