Missouri Senate Bills

SB 1063 - Current law authorizes an income tax deduction for retirement benefits received by a taxpayer as a result of service in the Armed Forces of the United States. This act also allows for the deduction of any survivor benefits derived from such service. This act is identical to a provision in SS/SCS/SB 974 (2026) and SS/SB 59 (2025), and is similar to a provision in HCS/SB 994 (2026). JOSH NORBERG

SJR 109 - Current constitutional provisions define "professional sports team" as a team located in this state that is a member of the National Football League, Major League Baseball, the National Hockey League, the National Basketball Association, Major League Soccer, the Women's National Basketball Association, or the National Women's Soccer League for the purposes of conducting sports wagering in this state. This constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, removes members of the National Football League from such definition. JOSH NORBERG

SCR 20 - Petitions Congress to submit a constitutional amendment to the states that provides that the states, within their respective jurisdictions, may reasonably regulate and limit the spending of money to influence campaigns, elections, or ballot measures, and that in doing so may distinguish between natural persons and artificial entities, such as corporations, unions and artificial intelligence. This concurrent resolution is substantially similar to HCR 38 (2012). SCOTT SVAGERA

SB 985 - This act modifies various provisions relating to the Secretary of State. TECHNOLOGY TRUST FUND (Various Sections) Several provisions in current law allow the Secretary of State (SOS) to collect an additional $5 fee on fees for filings relating to business organizations, commercial transactions, and trademarks, names, and private emblems to be credited to the state's technology trust fund. These provisions are set to expire on December 31, 2026. This act extends the expiration date to December 31, 2030. This act is identical to the perfected HB 770 (2025) and similar to provisions in HCS/HB 2125 (2026), HCS/SS#2/SCS/SB 10 (2025), and SB 570 (2025). PRECINCT CODES (Sections 115.008 and 115.283) The act requires the Secretary of State (SOS) to establish a unique identification coding system for all precincts in the state resulting in unique identification codes for each precinct in the state. Such system shall be based upon the Federal Information Processing Standards codes issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Election authorities shall be responsible for implementing the unique identification coding system for all precincts within its jurisdiction in compliance with the format set out by the SOS. Additionally, all statements that are attached to an absentee ballot envelope shall contain the precinct code that corresponds to the voter's voting address. This provision is identical to a provision in SB 362 (2025). VOTER REGISTRATION LIST PUBLISHED (Section 115.157) The act requires the SOS to publish a voter registration list on the Secretary's website containing only the following information for each person registered to vote as of the 4th Wednesday prior to the election: unique voter identification numbers, voters' names, year of birth, addresses, townships or wards, and precincts. Such list shall be published not later than the 3rd Wednesday prior to the election. This provision is identical to a provision in SB 362 (2025). DELIVERY OF VOTE ABSTRACTS TO SECRETARY OF STATE (Section 115.507) Current law requires verification boards to deliver to the Secretary of State the abstract of votes given in its jurisdiction by polling place or precinct for each primary and general election. This act requires the abstract to include both regular votes and absentee votes aggregated together and additionally requires reporting to be based solely by precinct. This provision is identical to a provision in SB 362 (2025). SCOTT SVAGERA

SB 952 - This act repeals certain sections of law which were declared unconstitutional in United States v. Missouri and modifies other provisions of the Second Amendment Preservation Act. Under the act, the state of Missouri and its political subdivisions shall have no authority to assist in the enforcement of certain federal acts, laws, executive orders, rules, and regulations relating to firearms. TRISTAN BENSON, JR.

SB 941 - This act modifies provisions relating to gaming. ILLEGAL GAMING This act establishes the "Illegal Gaming Enforcement Fund", which shall consist of a portion of revenues generated from an administrative fee imposed on video lottery terminals authorized by the act. Moneys in the fund shall be used by the Attorney General, prosecutors, and law enforcement to investigate, enforce, charge, and prosecute illegal gaming in this state. (Section 27.180) Current law authorizes the superintendent of the Highway Patrol to enter into an agreement with the Missouri Gaming Commission to enforce laws relating to gaming. This act authorizes the superintendent to also enter into such an agreement with the Missouri Lottery Commission. (Section 43.050) The act modifies the definition of "advance gambling activity" to include conduct directed toward the creation or establishment of a gambling device. The act also provides that the term "gambling" does not include video lottery gaming authorized by the act. (Sections 572.010 and 572.100) This act provides that, for constitutionally authorized raffles, such raffles shall use tickets, a device, or a machine where a person or persons buy one or more changes from a finite number of draws for a prize. Such machine shall be certified as provided in the act. (Section 572.015) This provision is substantially similar to a provision in SB 643 (2022), SB 764 (2022), SB 906 (2022), HB 2080 (2022), and HB 2541 (2022), and is similar to a provision in SB 632 (2022), SB 1237 (2022), and HB 2910 (2022). This act establishes the "Missouri Gaming Bureau" within the Department of Public Safety. The director of the Bureau shall be a uniformed member of the Highway Patrol, and the Bureau may contract with the Missouri Gaming Commission and the Missouri Lottery Commission for criminal and regulatory investigations involving excursion gambling boats and video lottery gaming authorized by the act. Members of the Bureau shall be paid from funds designated as administrative within the State Lottery Fund. (Section 650.930) STATE LOTTERY Current law prohibits the state lottery from approving any lottery game based on the outcome of sporting events. This act repeals such prohibition, provided that the maximum ticket price shall not exceed five dollars per ticket. Additionally, the act authorizes the Lottery Commission to use an internet application to sell electronic scratcher games, draw games, and pull-tab games where a player may access such application using a personal device. (Sections 313.205 and 313.230) VIDEO LOTTERY GAMING This act establishes the Honoring Missouri Veterans and Supporting Missouri Education Act. This act allows the State Lottery Commission to implement a system of video lottery game terminals and to issue licenses to video lottery game manufacturers, distributors, operators, handlers, and retailers. The Commission shall not allow a single vendor or licensee to be responsible for implementing the program. (313.429.1) Video lottery game terminals may be placed in any video lottery game retailer's location, as such term is defined in the act. (Section 313.427) Video lottery game terminals shall be connected to a centralized computer system developed or procured by the Commission. No video lottery game terminal shall be placed in operation without first being connected to such centralized computer system. Video lottery game terminals shall meet the standards provided for in the act. (Section 313.429.2(14)) The Commission may impose a non-refundable application fee, as described in the act. The initial license shall be for a period of one year. Thereafter, the license renewal period shall be four years with the applicable license renewal fee paid for each year such license is renewed, as described in the act. In addition to such license fees, video lottery game operators shall pay the Commission an annual administrative fee of $1,000 for each video lottery game terminal placed in service. No license shall be issued to any person who has been convicted of a felony or crime involving illegal gambling. (Section 313.429.3) Video lottery game operators and video lottery game retailers shall enter into a use agreement for the placement of video lottery game terminals, as described in the act. The agreement shall specify an equal division of net terminal income after adjustments for taxes and administrative fees are made. Video lottery game operators and video lottery game retailers are prohibited from offering anything of value other than the percentage of adjusted gross receipts for the placement of video lottery terminals. (Section 313.429.4) Video lottery game operators shall pay winning tickets using a video lottery game ticket redemption terminal, which shall be located within the video lottery game retailer's establishment in direct proximity of where such video lottery games are offered. Unredeemed video lottery game tickets shall expire after 180 days of issue. (Section 313.429.8) The price of video lottery game terminal credits shall be determined by the Commission, and the maximum wager played per video lottery game shall not exceed $4.00. No cash award for the maximum wager played on any individual lottery game shall exceed one dollar less than the maximum amount allowable by federal law before tax withholding is required. (Section 313.429.10(1)) Operators shall not operate more than eight terminals at any one video lottery game retailer location. (Section 313.429.10(2)) A person under the age of twenty-one shall not play video lottery games. Video lottery game operators shall have a video surveillance system within the immediate area of the retailer's establishment where video lottery game terminals are located. (Section 313.429.11(1) and (2)) Video lottery game operators shall pay to the Commission thirty-four percent of the video lottery game adjusted gross gaming revenue. The Commission shall transfer ten percent of the adjusted gross gaming revenue tax to the cities and counties in which video lottery gaming terminals are located. (Section 313.429.12) The Commission shall procure a centralized computer system no later than 180 days following the effective date of the act, and shall establish start and operational dates as described in the act. (Section 313.431) Participation in the state lottery under this act shall not be construed to be a lottery or gift enterprise in violation of Article III, Section 39 of the Constitution of Missouri. (Section 313.433) This act allows municipalities and counties to adopt ordinances permitting or prohibiting video lottery game terminals within the municipality or the unincorporated area of the county. (Section 313.435) These provisions are identical to HCS/HB 970 (2025), are substantially similar to SB 16 (2025), SB 73 (2025), SB 112 (2025), SB 192 (2023), SB 557 (2023), SB 574 (2023), HB 699 (2023), SB 642 (2022), SB 686 (2022), SB 19 (2021), SB 319 (2021), HB 1014 (2021), SB 566 (2020), SB 43 (2019), and SB 452 (2017), and to provisions in SB 824 (2024), SB 1083 (2024), SB 1021 (2024), HB 2921 (2024), SB 1 (2023), SB 906 (2022), SS/HCS/HBs 2502 & 2556 (2022), HB 2080 (2022), SCS/SB 98 (2021), HB 915 (2021), SS#3/SCS/SB 44 (2019), and SS/SCS/SB 767 (2018), and are similar to HB 990 (2017). EXCURSION GAMBLING BOAT ADMISSION FEE Current law requires excursion gambling boat licensees to pay an admission fee of $2 per person, with $1 deposited to the Gaming Commission Fund and the remaining $1 paid to the home dock city or county. This act increases such fee to $4 per person, and allocates the additional $2 to the Missouri Veterans Commission. (Section 313.820) This act is substantially similar to HCS/HB 970 (2025). JOSH NORBERG

SB 870 - Current law requires an excursion gambling boat to pay to the Missouri Gaming Commission an admission fee of two dollars for each person embarking on the boat, with fifty percent of such fee remitted to the home dock city or county and fifty percent remitted to the Gaming Commission Fund. This act increases such fee to four dollars and adjusts the fee annually for inflation. This act is identical to SB 637 (2025) and is substantially similar to HB 84 (2025) and to a provision in HCS/HB 970 (2025) and HB 1552 (2025). JOSH NORBERG

SB 862 - This act modifies provisions relating to gaming. ILLEGAL GAMING This act establishes the "Illegal Gaming Enforcement Fund", which shall consist of a portion of moneys generated from an administrative fee imposed on video lottery terminals authorized by the act. Moneys in the fund shall be used by the Attorney General, prosecutors, and law enforcement to investigate, enforce, charge, and prosecute illegal gaming in this state. (Section 27.180) Current law authorizes the superintendent of the Highway Patrol to enter into an agreement with the Missouri Gaming Commission to enforce laws relating to gaming. This act authorizes the superintendent to also enter into such an agreement with the Missouri Lottery Commission. (Section 43.050) The act modifies the definition of "advance gambling activity" to include conduct directed toward the creation or establishment of a gambling device. The act also provides that the term "gambling" does not include video lottery gaming authorized by the act. (Sections 572.010 and 572.100) This act establishes the "Missouri Gaming Bureau" within the Department of Public Safety. The director of the Bureau shall be a uniformed member of the Highway Patrol, and the Bureau may contract with the Missouri Gaming Commission and the Missouri Lottery Commission for criminal and regulatory investigations involving excursion gambling boats and video lottery gaming authorized by the act. Members of the Bureau shall be paid from funds designated as administrative within the State Lottery Fund. (Section 650.930) VIDEO LOTTERY GAMING This act establishes the "Missouri Video Lottery Regulatory Act". This act allows the State Lottery Commission to implement a system of video lottery game terminals and to issue licenses to video lottery game manufacturers, distributors, operators, handlers, and retailers. The Commission shall not allow a single vendor or licensee to be responsible for implementing the program. (313.429.1) Video lottery game terminals may be placed in any video lottery game retailer's location, as such term is defined in the act. (Section 313.427) Video lottery game terminals shall be connected to a central control system developed or procured by the Commission. No video lottery game terminal shall be placed in operation without first being connected to such centralized computer system, and shall remain connected at all times. Video lottery game terminals shall meet the standards provided for in the act. (Section 313.429.2(14)) The Commission shall impose a non-refundable application fee, as described in the act. The initial license shall be for a period of one year. Thereafter, the license renewal period shall be four years with the applicable license renewal fee paid for each year such license is renewed, as described in the act. In addition to such license fees, video lottery game operators shall pay the Department of Revenue an annual administrative fee of $1,000 for each video lottery game terminal placed in service. No license shall be issued to any person who has been convicted of a felony or crime involving illegal gambling. (Section 313.429.3) Video lottery game operators and video lottery game retailers shall enter into a use agreement for the placement of video lottery game terminals, as described in the act. The agreement shall specify an equal division of net terminal income after adjustments for taxes and administrative fees are made. Video lottery game operators and video lottery game retailers are prohibited from offering anything of value other than the percentage of adjusted gross receipts for the placement of video lottery terminals. (Section 313.429.4) Video lottery game operators shall pay winning tickets using a video lottery game ticket redemption terminal, which shall be located within the video lottery game retailer's establishment in direct proximity of where such video lottery games are offered. Unredeemed video lottery game tickets shall expire after 180 days of issue. (Section 313.429.8) The price of video lottery game terminal credits shall be determined by the Commission, and the maximum wager played per video lottery game shall not exceed $4.00. No cash award for the maximum wager played on any individual lottery game shall exceed one dollar less than the maximum amount allowable by federal law before tax withholding is required. (Section 313.429.10(1)) Operators shall not operate more than eight terminals at any one video lottery game retailer location. (Section 313.429.10(2)) A person under the age of twenty-one shall not play video lottery games. Video lottery game operators shall have a video surveillance system within the immediate area of the retailer's establishment where video lottery game terminals are located. (Section 313.429.11(1) and (2)) Video lottery game operators shall pay to the Commission thirty-one percent of the video lottery game adjusted gross gaming revenue. The Commission shall retain an amount necessary to cover administrative expenses, and the remainder shall be appropriated equally to public elementary and secondary education and public institutions of higher education, as described in the act. (Section 313.429.12) Video lottery game operators shall pay to the Department of Revenue an additional "municipality and county administration tax" of three percent of the video lottery game adjusted gross gaming revenue. The Department shall distribute such funds to the cities and counties in which video lottery gaming terminals are located. (Section 313.429.13) The Commission shall procure a centralized computer system no later than 180 days following the effective date of the act, and shall establish start and operational dates as described in the act. (Section 313.431) Participation in the state lottery under this act shall not be construed to be a lottery or gift enterprise in violation of Article III, Section 39 of the Constitution of Missouri. (Section 313.433) This act allows municipalities and counties to adopt ordinances permitting or prohibiting video lottery game terminals within the municipality or the unincorporated area of the county. (Section 313.435) The act requires the Commission to prescribe an application form for licensure, which shall include information as described in the act. The Commission shall require every licensee to post a bond, a bonding fee, or a letter of credit in an amount determined by the Commission. Licenses granted by the Commission shall be nontransferable. The Commission shall revoke a license upon certain findings described in the act. A person who knowingly makes a false statement on an application shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor. (Section 313.438) The act empowers the Commission to administer oaths, subpoena witnesses, and require production of documents and records, as described in the act. (Section 313.442) The act contains a severability clause. (Section 313.445) These provisions are substantially similar to SB 850 (2026), SB 851 (2026), HCS/HB 2989 (2026), SB 16 (2025), SB 73 (2025), SB 112 (2025), SB 192 (2023), SB 557 (2023), SB 574 (2023), HB 699 (2023), SB 642 (2022), SB 686 (2022), SB 19 (2021), SB 319 (2021), HB 1014 (2021), SB 566 (2020), SB 43 (2019), and SB 452 (2017), and to provisions in SB 824 (2024), SB 1083 (2024), SB 1021 (2024), HB 2921 (2024), SB 1 (2023), SB 906 (2022), SS/HCS/HBs 2502 & 2556 (2022), HB 2080 (2022), SCS/SB 98 (2021), HB 915 (2021), SS#3/SCS/SB 44 (2019), and SS/SCS/SB 767 (2018), and are similar to HB 990 (2017). EXCURSION GAMBLING BOAT ADMISSION FEE Current law requires excursion gambling boat licensees to pay an admission fee of $2 per person, with $1 deposited to the Gaming Commission Fund and the remaining $1 paid to the home dock city or county. This act increases such fee to $4 per person, and allocates the additional $2 to the Missouri Veterans Commission. (Section 313.820) JOSH NORBERG

SB 858 - This act amends the sections of law which were declared unconstitutional in United States v. Missouri. This act creates the "Second Amendment Preservation Act", and lists various declarations of the Missouri General Assembly regarding the United States Constitution and the scope of the federal government's authority. In addition, the act declares that federal supremacy does not apply to federal laws that restrict or prohibit the manufacture, ownership, and use of firearms, firearm accessories, or ammunition within the state because such laws exceed the scope of the federal government's authority. Laws necessary for the regulation of the land and the United States Armed Forces are excluded from the types of federal firearms laws that exceed federal authority. Under this act, no public officer or state or local employee has the authority to enforce federal firearms laws against law abiding citizens. However, state employees may accept aid from federal officials in an effort to enforce Missouri laws. Sovereign immunity shall not be an affirmative defense under this act. Any political subdivision or law enforcement agency that employs a law enforcement officer who acts knowingly to deprive a Missouri citizen of certain rights or privileges ensured by the federal and state constitutions, or that knowingly employs a person who has acted under color of federal law to enforce or give material aid to enforce federal firearm laws, shall be subject to a civil penalty of $50,000 per employee hired by the law enforcement agency. In such an action attorney's fees and costs may be awarded. Additionally, a person shall have standing to pursue an action for injunctive relief in the circuit court of the county in which the action allegedly occurred or in the circuit court of Cole County. The court shall hold a hearing on the motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction within 30 days of service of the petition. It shall not be a violation of this act to provide aid to federal officials who are in pursuit of a suspect when there is a demonstrable criminal nexus with another state or county and the suspect is not a citizen of this state or is not present in this state. It shall not be a violation of this act to aid a federal prosecution for felony crimes involving a weapons violation against a person or for felony crimes involving a weapons violation and a controlled substance violation if such violation is a class A or B felony. The provisions of this act shall be applicable to offenses occurring on or after August 28, 2026. This act contains a severability clause. This act is identical to HCS/HB 1175 (2025), similar to SCS/SB 23 (2025) and the truly agreed to and finally passed SCS/HCS/HBs 85 & 310 (2021). TRISTAN BENSON, JR.

SB 851 - This act establishes the Missouri Video Lottery Control Act. This act allows the State Lottery Commission to implement a system of video lottery game terminals and to issue licenses to video lottery game manufacturers, distributors, operators, handlers, and retailers, as defined in the act. The Commission shall not allow a single vendor or licensee to be responsible for implementing the program, nor shall it allow a single vendor or licensee to control or operate more than twenty-five percent of video lottery game terminals in the state. (Sections 313.429.1 and .2) Video lottery game terminals may be placed in fraternal organizations, veterans' organizations, truck stops, convenience stores, bars and restaurants, liquor stores, and grocery stores, as defined in the act. (Section 313.427(3)) Video lottery game terminals shall be connected to a centralized computer system developed or procured by the Commission. No video lottery game terminal shall be placed in operation without first connecting to such centralized computer system. The Commission may impose a non-refundable application fee, as described in the act. Manufacturers, operators, distributors, handlers, and retailers shall be required to annually remit a license fee. The Commission shall issue provisional licenses as described in the act. (Sections 313.429.3 and 313.431) Video lottery game operators shall pay winning tickets using a video lottery game ticket redemption terminal, which shall be located within the video lottery game retailer's establishment in direct proximity of where such video lottery games are offered. Video lottery game operators shall pay to the Commission thirty-two percent of any unclaimed cash prizes associated with winning tickets that have not been redeemed within one year of issue. Video lottery game operators and video lottery game retailers shall enter into a written agreement for the placement of video lottery game terminals. The agreement shall specify a freely negotiated and agreed upon division of adjusted gross receipts between the operator and retailer after adjustments for taxes and administrative fees are made. Video lottery game operators are prohibited from offering, promising, or tendering any property or advantage to influence a video lottery game retailer for the placement of video lottery terminals. Persons violating such prohibition are subject to the suspension or revocation of his or her video lottery game operator's license. (Section 313.429.7) The cost of video lottery game terminal credits shall be $0.01, $0.05, $0.10, or $0.25, and the maximum wager played per video lottery game shall not exceed $5.00. No cash award for the maximum wager played on any individual lottery game shall exceed $1,000. Operators shall not operate more than five terminals at one retail establishment, except fraternal organizations, veterans organizations, and truck stops may operate up to ten terminals. (Section 313.429.8) A person under the age of twenty-one shall not play video lottery games, and such video lottery game terminals shall be under the supervision of a person that is at least twenty-one years of age. Recorded video surveillance shall be made available as reasonably and specifically requested by the Commission. An operator that fails to review such video and report any known violation of law may be subject to an administrative fine not to exceed $5,000. Any operator or retailer found to have knowingly committed a violation of provisions governing the conduct of video lottery games may be subject to a fine of $5,000, the suspension of such operator's of retailer's license for up to thirty days, or, in the case of repeated violations, the revocation of such operator's or retailer's license for up to one year. (Section 313.429.9) Video lottery game operators shall pay to the Commission thirty-six percent of the video lottery game adjusted gross receipts. The net proceeds of the sale of video lottery game tickets shall be appropriated to public elementary and secondary education and public institutions of higher education, with an emphasis on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and workforce development programs. The Commission shall compensate the administrative costs of the city or county in which a video lottery retailer maintains an establishment in an amount equal to four percent of the video lottery game adjusted gross receipts. Sixty-four percent of video lottery game adjusted gross receipts shall be retained by video lottery game operators, a portion of which shall be utilized to pay for the cost of the centralized computer system. The remainder shall be divided between video lottery game operators and video lottery game retailers as provided under an agreement. (Section 313.429.10) All revenues collected by the Commission from license renewal fees and any reimbursements associated with the enforcement of the act shall be appropriated for administrative expenses associated with supervising and enforcing the provisions of the act. (Section 313.429.11) The Commission may contract with a state law enforcement entity to assist in conducting investigations into applicants for licenses and to investigate violations of the provisions of the act. (Section 313.429.12) The use or possession of any video lottery game terminal that is not licensed by the Lottery Commission shall be punishable under the provisions of Chapter 572 relating to illegal gambling. (Section 313.429.13) Participation in the state lottery under this act shall not be construed to be a lottery or gift enterprise in violation of Article III, Section 39 of the Constitution of Missouri, and shall not constitute a valid reason for the denial or revocation of a permit to sell liquor. (Section 313.433) This act allows a municipality or county to adopt an ordinance within one hundred twenty days of the effective date of this act prohibiting video lottery game terminals within the municipality or county. (Section 313.435) These provisions are identical to SB 686 (2022) and SB 319 (2021) and to provisions in SB 1083 (2024), are substantially similar to SB 850 (2026), SB 862 (2026), HCS/HB 2989 (2026), SB 16 (2025), SB 73 (2025), HCS/HB 970 (2025), SB 1021 (2024), SB 192 (2023), SB 557 (2023), HB 699 (2023), SB 642 (2022), SB 19 (2021), SB 936 (2020), SB 566 (2020), HB 423 (2019), and SB 452 (2017), and to provisions in SB 824 (2024), HB 2921 (2024), SB 1 (2023), SB 906 (2022), SS/HCS/HBs 2502 & 2556 (2022), HB 2080 (2022), SCS/SB 98 (2021), HB 915 (2021), HB 1014 (2021), SB 643 (2020), HCS/HB 2030 (2020), HCS/HB 2088 (2020), SCS/SBs 327 & 43 (2019), SS#3/SCS/SB 44 (2019), and SS/SCS/SB 767 (2018), and are similar to HB 2835 (2024) and HB 990 (2017), and to provisions contained in SB 187 (2019). ELECTRONIC PAYMENT FEES This act authorizes the Commission to incur fees when accepting debit cards or other electronic payment methods, except credit cards, for the sale of lottery game plays. (Section 313.440) This act is identical to SB 112 (2025), SB 1083 (2024), and SB 574 (2023). JOSH NORBERG

SB 850 - This act establishes the Missouri Video Lottery Control Act. This act allows the State Lottery Commission to implement a system of video lottery game terminals and to issue licenses to video lottery game manufacturers, distributors, operators, handlers, and retailers, as defined in the act. The Commission shall not allow a single vendor or licensee to be responsible for implementing the program, nor shall it allow a single vendor or licensee to control or operate, or a single manufacturer or distributor to manufacture or distribute, more than twenty-five percent of video lottery game terminals in the state. (Sections 313.429.1 and .2) Video lottery game terminals may be placed in veterans' organizations and in business entities licensed to sell liquor by the drink and that only allow patrons over the age of twenty-one to enter. (Section 313.427(12)) Video lottery game terminals shall be connected to a centralized computer system developed or procured by the Commission. No video lottery game terminal shall be placed in operation without first connecting to such centralized computer system. The Commission may impose a non-refundable application fee, as described in the act. Manufacturers, operators, distributors, handlers, and retailers shall be required to annually remit a license fee. The Commission shall issue provisional licenses as described in the act. (Sections 313.429.3 and 313.431) Video lottery game operators shall pay winning tickets using a video lottery game ticket redemption terminal, which shall be located within the video lottery game retailer's establishment in direct proximity of where such video lottery games are offered. Video lottery game operators shall pay to the Commission thirty-two percent of any unclaimed cash prizes associated with winning tickets that have not been redeemed within one year of issue. Video lottery game operators and video lottery game retailers may enter into a written agreement for the placement of video lottery game terminals. The agreement shall specify a freely negotiated and agreed upon division of adjusted gross receipts between the operator and retailer after adjustments for taxes and administrative fees are made. Video lottery game operators are prohibited from offering, promising, or tendering any property or advantage to influence a video lottery game retailer for the placement of video lottery terminals. Persons violating such prohibition are subject to the suspension or revocation of his or her video lottery game operator's license. (Section 313.429.7) The cost of video lottery game terminal credits shall be $0.01, $0.05, $0.10, or $0.25, and the maximum wager played per video lottery game shall not exceed $5.00. No cash award for the maximum wager played on any individual lottery game shall exceed $1,000. Operators shall not operate more than five terminals at one retail establishment, except veterans organizations may operate up to ten terminals. (Section 313.429.8) A person under the age of twenty-one shall not play video lottery games, and such video lottery game terminals shall be under the supervision of a person that is at least twenty-one years of age. Recorded video surveillance shall be made available as reasonably and specifically requested by the Commission. An operator that fails to review such video and report any known violation of law may be subject to an administrative fine not to exceed $5,000. Any operator or retailer found to have knowingly committed a violation of provisions governing the conduct of video lottery games may be subject to a fine of $5,000, the suspension of such operator's of retailer's license for up to thirty days, or, in the case of repeated violations, the revocation of such operator's or retailer's license for up to one year. (Section 313.429.9) Video lottery game operators shall pay to the Commission thirty-six percent of the video lottery game adjusted gross receipts. The net proceeds of the sale of video lottery game tickets shall be appropriated to public elementary and secondary education and public institutions of higher education, with an emphasis on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and workforce development programs. The Commission shall compensate the administrative costs of the city or county in which a video lottery retailer maintains an establishment in an amount equal to four percent of the video lottery game adjusted gross receipts. Sixty-four percent of video lottery game adjusted gross receipts shall be retained by video lottery game operators, a portion of which shall be utilized to pay for the cost of the centralized computer system. The remainder shall be divided between video lottery game operators and video lottery game retailers as provided under an agreement. (Section 313.429.10) Revenues collected by the Commission from license renewal fees and any reimbursements associated with the enforcement of the act shall be appropriated for administrative expenses associated with supervising and enforcing the provisions of the act. Any such revenues not currently needed for supervising and enforcing the provisions of the act shall be appropriated to the Veterans' Commission Capital Improvement Trust Fund. (Section 313.429.11) The Commission may contract with a state law enforcement entity to assist in conducting investigations into applicants for licenses and to investigate violations of the provisions of the act. (Section 313.429.12) This act requires any person manufacturing, operating, distributing, or in possession of a video lottery game terminal not authorized by the Commission as of August 28, 2026, to become compliant with the act within one hundred twenty days, and provides for penalties for persons failing to become compliant, as described in the act. (Section 313.429.13) Participation in the state lottery under this act shall not be construed to be a lottery or gift enterprise in violation of Article III, Section 39 of the Constitution of Missouri, and shall not constitute a valid reason for the denial or revocation of a permit to sell liquor. (Section 313.433) This act allows a municipality or county to adopt an ordinance within one hundred twenty days of the effective date of this act prohibiting video lottery game terminals within the municipality or county. (Section 313.435) This act is identical to SB 1021 (2024), is substantially similar to SB 851 (2026), SB 862 (2026), HCS/HB 2989 (2026), SB 16 (2025), SB 73 (2025), SB 112 (2025), HCS/HB 970 (2025), SB 1083 (2024), SB 192 (2023), SB 574 (2023), HB 699 (2023), SB 642 (2022), SB 686 (2022), SB 19 (2021), SB 319 (2021), SB 936 (2020), SB 566 (2020), HB 423 (2019), and SB 452 (2017), and to provisions in SB 824 (2024), SB 1 (2023), SB 557 (2023), SB 906 (2022), SS/HCS/HBs 2502 & 2556 (2022), HB 2080 (2022), SCS/SB 98 (2021), HB 915 (2021), HB 1014 (2021), SB 643 (2020), HCS/HB 2030 (2020), HCS/HB 2088 (2020), SCS/SBs 327 & 43 (2019), SS#3/SCS/SB 44 (2019), and SS/SCS/SB 767 (2018), and is similar to HB 2835 (2024) and HB 990 (2017), and to provisions contained in SB 187 (2019). JOSH NORBERG

SB 847 - Current law prohibits the state lottery from approving any lottery game based on the outcome of sporting events. This act repeals such prohibition, provided that the maximum ticket price shall not exceed five dollars per ticket. Additionally, the act authorizes the Lottery Commission to use an internet application to sell electronic scratcher games, draw games, and pull-tab games where a player may access such application using a personal device. JOSH NORBERG

SB 1545 - Current law prohibits off-track pari-mutuel wagers on horse racing. This act repeals such prohibition. This act is identical to HB 2698 (2026). JOSH NORBERG

SB 1514 - The act repeals the "The Missouri Economic Diversification and Afforestation Act of 1990". The act is identical to provisions in HCS/SS/SB 889 (2026), SB 790 (2025), provisions in HB 1366 (2025), provisions in SCS/SB 757 (2025). JULIA SHEVELEVA

SB 1432 - Current law imposes an admission fee of $2 for each person embarking on an excursion gambling boat. This act authorizes the Missouri Gaming Commission to annually adjust such fee for inflation. (Section 313.805 and 313.820) Current law also authorizes the Commission to distribute excess moneys in the Gaming Commission Fund for certain purposes. This act provides for a distribution of $15 million to the Department of Natural Resources Historic Preservation Fund for the purpose of preserving and protecting collections of historic artifacts. (Section 313.835) JOSH NORBERG

SB 1330 - This act modifies various provisions relating to elections. This act is identical to SB 116 (2025). VOTER REGISTRATION (Sections 115.013 through 115.221) Current law permits an election authority to remove a registered voter's name from the list of registered voters on the precinct register on the ground that the voter has changed residence under certain circumstances. This act requires, rather than permits, such removal if: • The voter confirms in writing that the voter has changed residence to a place outside the election authority's jurisdiction in which the voter is registered; or • The voter fails to respond to a notice and has not engaged in voter activity, as that term is defined in the act, during the period beginning on the date of the notice and ending on the day after the date of the second general election that occurs after the date of the notice. State agencies are required to provide information and data to the Secretary of State (SOS) that the SOS deems necessary to maintain the statewide voter registration database. Additionally, the clerk of each circuit court shall, on or before the 10th day of each month, prepare and transmit to the SOS a complete list of all persons who identify themselves as not being citizens of the United States during their qualification to serve as a juror during the preceding calendar month in that county. The SOS is required to enter into agreements to share information or data that is in the possession of the SOS with other states or groups of states, as the SOS considers necessary, to maintain the statewide voter registration database. The SOS shall ensure that any information or data provided to the SOS that is confidential remains confidential while in the possession of the SOS. Each election authority is required to investigate the qualifications of any person who has not engaged in voter activity within the preceding two calendar years. Furthermore, if the election authority determines that a registered voter has not engaged in voter activity within the two preceding calendar years, the election authority must include such registered voter in any canvass. The act additionally reorganizes and consolidates various provisions relating to voter registration list maintenance throughout the various election laws. These provisions are identical to provisions in HB 3263 (2026) and substantially similar to SB 1025 (2024), SB 44 (2023), provisions in SB 695 (2022), SB 1065 (2022), and SB 137 (2021). OFFICE OF ELECTION CRIMES AND SECURITY (Section 115.642) This act creates the Office of Election Crimes and Security within the Secretary of State's office. The SOS is responsible for appointing a director and investigators for the Office. The Office is given the following responsibilities and authority: • The Office shall respond to notifications and complaints alleging a violation of state election laws; • The Office shall review notices and reports of alleged violations of state election law and conduct investigations as deemed necessary; • The Office shall initiate independent inquiries and conduct investigations into alleged violations of state election law; and • The Office shall oversee a voter fraud hotline. The Office is given subpoena power in the course of investigating complaints pursuant to this act. If any person refuses to comply with a subpoena issued pursuant to this act, the Secretary of State may seek to enforce the subpoena before a court of competent jurisdiction. The court may issue an order requiring the person to produce the documents relating to the matter under investigation or in question. Any person who fails to comply with the order may be held in contempt of court. Any investigator conducting an investigation into an alleged violation of this act shall not be restricted from entering any polling place or office of election authority under investigation. If, during the course of an investigation, the Office determines that there may be a violation of any criminal law or state election law, the Office shall submit its findings and investigation to the Attorney General and respective prosecuting attorney for further investigation or prosecution. The Attorney General is specifically given investigative authority and concurrent jurisdiction to prosecute any election offense. The Office is responsible for preparing and delivering a report, not later than January 15th of each year, to the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate disclosing the details of complaints filed with the Office. This provision is identical to a provision in HB 3263 (2026) and substantially similar to SB 724 (2024) and HB 1833 (2024) and similar to SB 350 (2023). FEDERAL ELECTION COMMUNICATIONS (Section 115.1500) Any state agency, whether that agency is involved in elections or not, or any person, group, or entity charged by the state to administer any official election occurring within the state, who receives or responds to a communication, as defined in the act, with the United States Department of Justice or any other federal executive branch agency related to new or existing voting or election laws, shall provide notice to the Governor and General Assembly of this communication within five business days. This provision is substantially similar to a provision in HB 3263 (2026) and SB 235 (2023). IMPLEMENTATION OF FEDERAL ELECTION GUIDANCE (Section 115.1505) Any person, group, or entity charged by the state of Missouri to administer any official election occurring within the state who intends to implement any new federal election guidance, as that term is defined in the act, shall provide notice to the General Assembly of its intent to do so at least 30 days before implementing the guidance. Furthermore, all new federal election guidance shall be approved by concurrent resolution approved by a majority of each house of the General Assembly before it is implemented. It shall be presumed that the General Assembly has approved the implementation of the new federal election guidance if the General Assembly fails to vote on a concurrent resolution within 30 days from when notice is provided. A violation of this provision shall result in a fine in the amount of $5,000 to be levied every 30 days until the implemented guidance is formally withdrawn. This provision is substantially similar to a provision in HB 3263 (2026) and SB 235 (2023). FEDERAL ELECTION FUNDS (Section 115.1510) Any person, group, or entity charged by the state to administer any official election occurring within Missouri who intends to accept or disperse federal election funds, as that term is defined in the act, shall provide notice to the General Assembly of its intent to do so at least 30 days before accepting the funds. If funds have already been accepted, then notice must be provided to the General Assembly 30 days before the funds are dispersed. Furthermore, all new federal election funds shall be approved by concurrent resolution approved by a majority of each house of the General Assembly before they may be accepted or dispersed by any person, group, or entity charged by the state to administer any official election occurring within the state. It shall be presumed that the General Assembly has approved the acceptance and dispersal of new federal election funds if the General Assembly fails to vote on a concurrent resolution within 30 days from when notice is provided. A violation of this provision shall result in a fine in the amount of the new federal election funds accepted or dispersed in violation of this provision plus an additional $1,000. The act repeals certain provisions relating to the administration of election funds. (Sections 115.074 and 115.078) This provision is identical to a provision in SB 235 (2023). This act is effective January 1, 2027. SCOTT SVAGERA

SB 1148 - Current law imposes a tax of 2% on the retail sales value charged for a bingo pull tab card sold in Missouri, and a tax of 0.2% on certain organizations conducting bingo in Missouri. This act repeals such taxes. This act is identical to HCS/HBs 48 & 985 (2025). JOSH NORBERG

SB 1145 - Current law authorizes certain counties to levy a sales tax for funding a multi-county metropolitan park and recreation district, with fifty percent of such sales tax revenues to be returned to the home county for park purposes. This act provides that such park purposes may include certain storm water management projects, as described in the act. This act is identical to HB 1736 (2026) and HCS/HB 1271 (2025), and to a provision in SCS/HCS/HB 1790 (2026). JOSH NORBERG

SB 1128 - This act creates "The Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act". The act prohibits government entities from keeping lists, records, or registries of privately owned firearms or firearm owners. No payment card network, as defined in the act, shall require or incentivize the use of merchant category codes in a manner that distinguishes firearm retailers from other retailers. The act prescribes a civil penalty of up to $1,000 for violations of the act, and grants the Attorney General exclusive authority for enforcement as described in the act. This act is similar to SB 216 (2025). TRISTAN BENSON, JR.

SCS/SB 1084 - Under current law, state funds for the East-West Gateway Coordinating Council and for the Mid-America Regional Council are not to exceed $65,000 and state funds for other regional planning commissions shall not exceed $25,000. This act changes the sums to $130,000 and $50,000. Additionally, this act removes the regional planning commissions of Show-Me, Missouri Valley, Ozark Gateway, ABCD, and Lakes County and adds Harry S. Truman, MO-Kan, Pioneer Trails, and Southwest Mo. Finally, this act provides that beginning July 1, 2027, the maximum grant amount for each regional planning commission shall be adjusted with the consumer price index. This act is identical to HB 2096 (2026), SB 387 (2025), SB 477 (2025), HB 826 (2025), HB 837 (2025), and HB 2151 (2024), and to a provision in SCS/HB 3000 (2026), SS/SB 240 (2025), SCS/HB 233 (2025), and SCS/HB 352 (2025), and is substantially similar to SB 939 (2024), SB 1112 (2024), and SB 634 (2023), and to a provision in HCS/HB 532 (2025), SCS/HCS/HB 1564 (2024), and HCS/SB 155 (2023). TRISTAN BENSON JR

SB 1061 - This act provides that when a public entity enters into a contract with a company, as defined in the act, the company must have a written verification that it does not have a practice or policy that discriminates against a firearm entity or firearm trade association. This act shall not apply to a public entity that contracts with a sole source provider, or if the public entity does not receive a bid from a company that is able to provide such written verification. This act is similar to HB 2920 (2026), SB 1397 (2024), SB 200 (2023), SB 1048 (2022), and SB 492 (2021). TRISTAN BENSON, JR.

SB 1055 - This act modifies several provisions relating to firearms. ANTI-RED FLAG GUN SEIZURE ACT (Section 1.486) This act establishes the "Anti-Red Flag Gun Seizure Act" which provides that any federal order of protection or other federal judicial or executive order which directs the seizure of a firearm or prohibits the possession of a firearm, except any person who cannot possess a firearm under state law, shall not be enforced in this state. Additionally, no public agency, political subdivision, or law enforcement agency shall receive any federal funding for the purpose of enforcing any federal acts or judicial orders confiscating any firearms, firearm accessories, or ammunition. Any political subdivision or law enforcement officer who violates this act shall be subject to a $50,000 penalty per occurrence. Sovereign immunity shall not be an affirmative defense. This provision contains an emergency clause. This provision is identical to SB 142 (2025) and HB 1651 (2024), and is substantially similar to HCS/HBs 434 & 459 (2025) and HB 712 (2023). FIREARM SALES TAX HOLIDAY (Sections 144.049 and 144.526) Current law provides for a sales tax holiday for the sale of certain items. This act adds the retail sale of firearms and ammunition to each such holiday. SALE OF CONFISCATED FIREARMS (Sections 542.301 and 571.095) Current law provides for the sale of any firearm and ammunition that is confiscated in connection with any felony committed with the use of a firearm. This act requires that a notice for any such sale be posted on the website and social media accounts of the police or sheriff's department responsible for the confiscation, as described in the act. USE OF SELF-DEFENSE (Sections 563.031 and 563.085) Under current law, the defendant has the burden to prove he or she reasonably believed physical or deadly force was necessary to protect him or herself or a third person. This act provides that there shall be a presumption of reasonableness that the defendant believed such force was necessary to defend him or herself or a third person. (Section 563.031) This provision is identical to a provision in SB 363 (2025), HB 363 (2025), SB 771 (2024), SB 43 (2023), SB 666 (2022), and SB 1104 (2022) and is substantially similar to a provision in SB 147 (2025) and SB 1117 (2024). This act provides that a person who uses or threatens to use force in self-defense is immune from criminal prosecution and civil action for the use of such force, unless such force was used against a law enforcement officer who was acting in the performance of his or her official duties and the person reasonably knew or should have known that the person was a law enforcement officer. Additionally, a law enforcement agency may use standard procedures for investigating the use or threatened use of force, but the agency may not arrest the person for using or threatening to use force unless the agency determines that there is probable cause that the force that was used or threatened was unlawful. This act provides that the defendant can raise a claim of self-defense during a pre-trial hearing in either a criminal or civil case which shall shift the burden on the party seeking to overcome the immunity by proof of clear and convincing evidence. Finally, this act repeals provisions relating to civil remedies that are unaffected by criminal provisions of self-defense law. (Section 563.085) These provisions are identical to provisions in SB 147 (2025), SB 363 (2025), SB 771 (2024), SB 1117 (2024), SB 43 (2023), SB 666 (2022), and SB 1104 (2022), and are similar to provisions in HB 363 (2025). FIREARM SUPPRESSORS (Sections 571.020 and 571.930 to 571.940) This act repeals prohibitions on the possession and selling of firearm silencers. Additionally, this act provides that after August 28, 2026, the offense of knowingly possessing or selling a firearm silencer shall not be prosecuted. If a criminal action is pending regarding a firearm silencer, such action shall be dismissed. This act also provides that a firearm suppressor that is manufactured in this state and remains in this state shall not be subject to federal law or federal regulation. A firearm suppressor manufactured and sold in this state shall have the words "Made in Missouri" clearly stamped on it. The Attorney General shall also seek a declaratory judgment on the constitutionality of this act from a federal district court on behalf of anyone in this state manufacturing firearm suppressors. Finally, this act shall apply to all agencies, boards, municipalities, and courts of this state. No entity in this state shall adopt any rule or regulation that allows the enforcement of federal laws regarding firearm silencers. Any entity which adopts any such rule or regulation shall not receive state grant funds. Any citizen with evidence of a violation of this act may submit a complaint to the Attorney General. The Attorney General may file a writ of mandamus pursuant to any citizen complaint. These provisions are identical to SB 273 (2025) and are substantially similar to HCS/HBs 548 & 898 (2025). TRISTAN BENSON, JR.

SCS/SB 954 - 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 act is identical to a provision in SB 879 (2026), 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 HB 2169 (2026), a provision in HB 2478 (2026), a provision in HCS/HBs 2762, 2816 & 2402 (2026), 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). JULIA SHEVELEVA

SCS/SB 1060 - The act creates provisions relating to public water supply districts. DETACHMENT FROM A PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT (Section 247.181) Under the act, as an alternative to detachment from a public water supply district located in certain counties, the owners of 50% or more of the area located within the district that does not receive water service from the district may petition the circuit court to be detached from the district by filing a petition. Conditions for the detachment are described in the act. Specifics of the petition are described in the act. After receiving the petition, the election authority shall issue a certificate stating whether the records of the authority show any voters residing within the area proposed to be detached. The authority shall file the certificate with the circuit court and shall serve a copy of the certificate upon the petitioners, as described in the act. Following the receipt of the petition, the board of directors of the district shall file with the circuit court a verification stating whether any water lines or other facilities owned or operated by the district are located within the area proposed to be detached or whether the district has any outstanding obligation bonds at the time the petition is filed. The verification shall be filed with the court and served upon the petitioners, as described in the act. The petitioner shall be responsible for payment of the reasonable costs of the district for providing the verification. Pursuant to the timelines described in the act, the court shall set a public hearing date on the proposed detachment. Notice of the filing of the petition shall be posted in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the proceedings are pending. Specifics of the notice are described in the act. At the public hearing, an interested person may file written objections or comments and may be heard with respect to any issues set forth in the notice. The court may hear all protests, objections, comments, and other evidence presented at the hearing. The court shall thereafter determine if the petition satisfied the conditions under the act and whether the petitioners are entitled to detachment, as described in the act. If the court determines that the petition is defective, the court shall dismiss the petition without prejudice. The petition shall not be considered defective based on the fact that the district is a borrower under a federal loan program. The petitioner shall bear all costs of the proceedings under the act. A certified copy of the court's order shall be filed as described in the act. ACCEPTANCE OF MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS (Section 247.229) If a public water supply district that is located in certain counties, and pursuant to the provisions of the act, has an outstanding debt owed to or guaranteed by the United States government, the board of directors of the district shall accept any monetary gift, donation, or bequest made to the district for its use, unless such acceptance would be in violation of current law. Such donations shall be applied first to the payment of any outstanding debt of the district that is owed to or guaranteed by the United States government, until such debt is satisfied in full. Excess funds may be applied as authorized by current law. If no such debt exists, the board of directors may apply the funds as authorized by current law. The board shall maintain records of all monetary gifts, donations, or bequests received and make such records available for public inspection. Any person or entity may make full payment for any debt of the district that is owed to or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agency. The board of directors shall take all necessary actions to facilitate such payments, as described in the act. These provisions shall only apply to specific public water supply districts, as described in the act. The act has an emergency clause. The act is substantially similar to HB 1917 (2026). JULIA SHEVELEVA

SB 1009 - Under the act, at least one member of the Clean Water Commission shall be knowledgeable concerning the needs of publicly owned wastewater treatment works. The act repeals a provision relating to the Commission members' income. The act further provides that the Commission shall establish rules of procedure specifying when members shall exempt themselves from participating in discussions and from voting on issues due to any conflict of interest. The act is identical to HCS/HB 488 (2025), HB 1885 (2026), and similar to a provision in HCS/SB 953 (2026). JULIA SHEVELEVA

SJR 73 - This constitutional amendment establishes the "Missouri Homestead Act". For all tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, this constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, authorizes a taxpayer to claim an exemption from real property taxes imposed on the taxpayer's homestead, as such terms are defined in the amendment. To be eligible for a tax exemption, the homestead shall not be encumbered by a mortgage lien, the taxpayer shall not be delinquent on any state or local taxes, and the taxpayer shall prospectively pay five year's worth of property taxes owed on the homestead. To claim an exemption, the taxpayer shall provide notice to the collector by September 1. Upon filing the notice and providing evidence that the taxpayer satisfies all requirements, the homestead shall be exempt from property taxation for as long as the taxpayer owns the homestead. An exemption shall be void if the taxpayer sells or otherwise disposes of the property such that it no longer qualifies as a homestead, or by the taxpayer notifying the collector that the taxpayer wishes to void the exemption. The amendment imposes a state sales tax at a rate of 0.1%, with the revenues deposited in the "Homestead Preservation Fund", which is established by the amendment. Moneys in the fund shall stand appropriated and shall be used solely to reimburse taxing jurisdictions for revenue lost as a result of tax exemptions authorized by the amendment, as described in the amendment. The amendment provides for further rights to taxpayers owning a homestead and receiving a property tax exemption pursuant to the amendment, including the right to possess the homestead, to exclude others from the homestead, to enjoy the fruits and profits of the homestead, and to convey the homestead, as described in the amendment. JOSH NORBERG

SJR 102 - This constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, prohibits any state agency from taking any punitive action for property tax assessments conducted by a county that fall below the upper range of acceptable assessment levels, as such terms are defined in the amendment. JOSH NORBERG

SCS/SB 983 - 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. This provision is identical to provisions in SCS/SB 986 (2026), SB 1772 (2026), HB 2125 (2026), HB 3227 (2026), HB 3263 (2026), and HB 3493 (2026). 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. The Division is required to assist applicants who lack the requisite proof of citizenship needed to register to vote in obtaining such proof. This provision is similar a provision in SB 1772 (2026) and the introduced SB 280 (2025). SCOTT SVAGERA

SB 980 - 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. TRISTAN BENSON, JR.

SCS/SB 843 - This act makes technical changes throughout state law relating to the sale of delinquent property to satisfy delinquent property taxes. (Multiple sections) Current law requires a parcel located in certain counties to have unpaid taxes for a period of at least two years prior to the county satisfying such delinquent taxes through judicial foreclosure rather than through sale at auction. This act repeals such two year requirement. (Section 140.010 and 141.230) Current law provides for the appointment of county land bank directors by various agencies. This act provides that the appointment of such directors shall be appointed by the county executive pursuant to the county charter. (Section 140.982) This provision is substantially similar to SB 845 (2026). Current law requires a land bank agency to verify that a buyer is not the original owner or relative owner of the property. This act repeals such requirement. (Section 140.987) Current law allows a land bank agency to purchase a parcel of real property only for the purpose of adding to a parcel already owned by the land bank agency. This act repeals such provision. (Section 141.984) This act is identical to SB 1556 (2026) and HB 2898 (2026), and to provisions in CCS/HCS/SS/SCS/SB 973 (2026), SS/SCS/SB 1001 (2026), and SCS/HB 3000 (2026). JOSH NORBERG

SB 1588 - This act modifies provisions relating to protections against document fraud. OFFENSE OF FILING FALSE DOCUMENTS (SECTIONS 59.120 & 570.095) Each recorder of deeds shall display a notice, as described in the act, relating to the offense of filing false documents. The recorder of deeds may also post information in the office or online regarding the petition process for filings or records believed to be fraudulent, false, misleading, or forged or that contains materially false information. Additionally, this act provides that the offense of filing false documents shall be a class C felony, rather than a class D felony. The offense of filing false documents shall be a class B felony, rather than a class C felony, in certain cases where the defendant has previously been found guilty of the offense or when the victim or named party is certain individuals described in the act. An owner of an interest in real property that has been subject to a filing or record that is believed to be fraudulent, false, misleading, or forged or that contains materially false information may petition for judicial review under current law. These provisions are identical to a provisions in HCS/HB 2103 (2026). NOTARIES (SECTIONS 486.735 & 578.700) This act provides that a vendor or manufacturer of notary seals in Missouri who fails to comply with the requirements required under current law shall be subject to a fine of $10,000, instead of $1,000, for each violation. This act establishes that a notary shall be guilty of a class E felony, instead of a misdemeanor, for executing a false notarial certificate containing information known or believed by the notary to be false. Furthermore, it shall be a class E felony, rather than a misdemeanor, for any person to knowingly: (1) Act as or otherwise impersonate a notary if the person is not a notary; (2) Obtain, conceal, deface, or destroy the seal, journal, or official records of a notary; (3) Solicit, coerce, or in any way influence a notary to commit official misconduct; or (4) Obtain, conceal, damage, or destroy the coding, disk, certificate, card, token, program, software, or hardware that is intended exclusively to enable an electronic notary public to produce a registered electronic signature, notary seal, or single element combining the required features of an electronic signature and notary seal. This act additionally provides that it shall be a class E felony for any person who is not a notary to knowingly present false information to obtain or attempt to obtain a notary public's seal from a manufacturer. These provisions are identical to provisions in HCS/HB 2103 (2026). KATIE O'BRIEN

SB 1489 - 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 act has an emergency clause. This act is identical to HB 2293 (2026) and substantially similar to SB 1066 (2026), SB 1275 (2026), HB 1684 (2026), SB 744 (2025), and HB 2581 (2024). SARAH HASKINS

SB 1301 - This act provides that, in any ratio study in which the State Tax Commission evaluates the assessment ratios of the various counties, the Commission shall require that no county's ratio of assessed values is greater than one. This act is identical to SB 795 (2025). JOSH NORBERG

SB 1275 - Under this act, ivermectin tablets and hydroxychloroquine tablets shall be available through over-the-counter purchases in Missouri without a prescription or consultation with a health care provider. This act is identical to SB 744 (2025) and substantially similar to HB 2581 (2024). SARAH HASKINS

SB 1140 - Currently, a civil action for recovery of damages suffered as a result of childhood sexual abuse shall be brought within ten years after the victim reaches the age of twenty-one or within three years of the victim discovering that the injury or illness was caused by childhood sexual abuse, whichever is later. This act provides that a civil action for recovery of damages suffered as a result of childhood sexual abuse or tortious conduct that caused the victim to be a victim of childhood sexual abuse may be commenced at any time. This act is substantially similar to SB 589 (2025), HB 883 (2025), HB 1132 (2025), a provision in SB 1063 (2024), in SB 1092 (2024), SB 416 (2023), and is similar to HB 114 (2025), SB 747 (2025), a provision in HCS/HB 367 (2023), and in HB 1139 (2023). KATIE O'BRIEN

SB 1120 - Currently, offers to settle any claim for personal injury, bodily injury, or wrongful death on behalf of a claimant that are required to be accepted within a specified period of time by a tort-feasor with a liability insurer are required to contain the time period within which the offer remains open for acceptance, which shall not be less than ninety days from the date such demand is received by the liability insurer. This act modifies the provision by providing that in any action alleging extracontractual damages against the tort-feasor's liability insurer, any prior offers to settle any claim for personal injury, bodily injury, or wrongful death on behalf of a claimant to a tort-feasor with a liability insurance policy shall not be considered a reasonable opportunity to settle the claim unless the settlement demand remains open for acceptance for at least ninety days from the date such settlement demand was received by the liability insurer, and if the offer remains open for more than ninety days, the offer shall contain the time period within which acceptance may be given. This act is identical to a provision in SB 268 (2025), SB 312 (2025), SB 903 (2024), SB 466 (2023), and in SB 708 (2023) and is substantially similar to HB 437 (2025), HB 2277 (2024), and HB 1009 (2023). KATIE O'BRIEN

SB 1086 - 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 act is substantially similar to SB 744 (2025) and HB 2581 (2024). SARAH HASKINS

SB 892 - This act requires the State Board of Education to cause its annual report to be published on the website of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), in addition to printing 60 copies for DESE and the State Library. This act is similar to SB 589 (2023) and SB 1208 (2024). OLIVIA SHANNON

SB 1238 - This act requires teachers of American history at public schools and charter schools to provide instruction on the positive impacts of religion on American history. The act lists certain historical accounts that shall be included in such instruction, including the organization of the pilgrims as a church; the religious background of the signers of the Declaration of Independence; George Washington's direction regarding chaplains in the army; Benjamin Franklin's appeal for prayer at the constitutional convention; the influence of religion on the United States Constitution; the religious origins of the concept of the separation of church and state; the role of the Ten Commandments in shaping American law; the history of the national motto "In God We Trust"; and other historical accounts specified in the act. Instructors at public institutions of higher education may also provide such instruction, which may include the same historical accounts. OLIVIA SHANNON

SB 1656 - Current law taxes retail sales of food, as defined in current law, at a rate of one percent. This act provides that retail sales of food shall be exempt from state sales taxes. This act is identical to SB 688 (2025), SB 734 (2025), and SCS/SB 161 (2023), and to a provision in SB 57 (2025) and SCS/HCS/HB 154 (2023), and is substantially similar to HB 2079 (2026), HB 2253 (2026), HB 2568 (2026), SB 659 (2025), HB 345 (2025), HB 432 (2025), HB 872 (2025), HB 1587 (2025), HB 1418 (2024), HB 1464 (2024), HB 2174 (2024), HB 260 (2023), HB 452 (2023), HB 591 (2023), HB 896 (2023), HCS#2/HB 1992 (2022), HB 1817 (2022), and HB 2530 (2022), and to a provision in SS/SCS/SB 1534 (2026), SCS/SBs 1017 & 1239 (2026), HB 1029 (2025), HB 2815 (2024), HB 2887 (2024), HB 377 (2023), HCS/HBs 876, 771, 676 & 551 (2023), HB 1136 (2023), HB 1779 (2022), and HB 2249 (2022). JOSH NORBERG

SB 1655 - Current law provides that the State Tax Commission shall be composed of three members, with no more than two members from the same political party. This act increases the number of commissioners to five, with no more than three members from the same political party. This act is identical to SB 1110 (2026). JOSH NORBERG

SB 1654 - This act creates new provisions regulating workplace performance standards for employees working in certain warehouse entities. This act only applies to employers that employ or exercise control over the wages, hours, or working conditions of 50 or more employees at a single warehouse distribution center in the state or 1,000 or more employees at one or more warehouse distribution centers in the state. Employers subject to this act are required to establish workplace performance standards, as described further in the act, for all current employees as of October 1, 2026. Any changes or updates to the standards must be communicated to employees as provided in the act. The act additionally provides various restrictions on what cannot be included in an employer's standards. Adverse Actions Employers are prohibited from taking adverse employment actions against a covered employee for, among other factors described in the act, failure to meet a work performance standard that was not previously disclosed to the employee or that is otherwise in violation of this act. Specific requirements for termination and discipline of employees are included. Employees are permitted to request to speak to a human manager during the employee's shift. An employer shall assign a human manager authorized to make decisions related to discipline to respond not later than thirty minutes after such a request. An employee may make no more than one request per every two hours. An employer is prohibited from disciplining or terminating an employee based on failure to meet a performance standard unless it has provided prior written notice, in the manner described in the act, of such action. In the case of a termination based on failure to meet a performance standard, the employer must provide two weeks notifice of such termination. The time period between a first warning or discipline and termination shall be not less than 30 days, and the employer may not rely on a warning or discipline issued more than one year in the past to justify a termination. Prohibition on Reductions in Workforce Employers are prohibited from commencing a reduction in their workforce that would result in an employment loss at a single site of employment during any 30-day period for 50 or more employees unless such employer has offered a new employment position, in writing at least 30 days prior to the commencement of the reduction in force and with comparable wages and commuting distance, to each employee who may reasonably be expected to experience an employment loss as a consequence of the reduction in force. If an employer discharges an employee, the employer shall pay the employee two weeks of severance pay plus an additional day of severance pay for each two months that the employee has worked for the employer. One week of severance pay shall be calculated based on the employee’s average weekly earnings including overtime pay received during the employee’s most recent 12 months of employment. Records Except as otherwise provided in the act, employers must keep records of workplace performance records applicable to each employee. Such records shall be maintained for a period of three years. Employees and former employees are permitted to request their workplace performance records. An employer must provide a written copy of any such records requested not later than 5 calendar days after receipt of such request, in the manner provided in the act. Non Discrimination Employers are prohibited from discharging or in any way retaliating, discriminating, or taking any adverse action against any employee or former employee for:• Making a lawful request pursuant to this act; • Declining to work more than 40 hours in a week, more than 10 hours in a day, or consecutive shifts with less than 12 hours between the shifts; or • Filing a civil action pursuant to this act If an employer discharges or in any way retaliates, discriminates, or takes any adverse action against any employee or former employee within 90 days after such employee engages in or attempts to engage in any of the aforementioned activities, there is a rebuttable presumption that such adverse action is in violation of this provision. Such presumption may be rebutted by clear and convincing evidence that (1) the adverse action was taken for other permissible reasons, and (2) the employee engaging or attempting to engage in the activities described was not a motivating factor in the employer taking such adverse action. Civil Action Any employee aggrieved by a violation of this act may bring a cause of action in any court of competent jurisdiction. An employee may recover damages, civil penalties, and such equitable and injunctive relief as the court deems appropriate. An employer who violates this act is liable to a plaintiff for damages of not less than $5,000 or more than $7,500 per violation in addition to economic damages, in the discretion of the court and based on severity of the violation and any history of prior violations. A complainant who prevails in such a civil action shall be awarded reasonable attorney's fees and costs to be taxed by the court. An employer who violates this act may additionally be assessed a civil penalty by the court of (1) $1,000 for a first violation, (2) $2,000 for a second violation, or (3) $3,000 for a third or subsequent violations. An employer who fails to pay in full required severance pay shall be liable for payment of the required severance pay, plus an additional two times the unpaid amount as liquidated damages. Power of DOLIR The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DOLIR) is required to monitor the injury rates of employees working in warehouse distribution centers in the state. DOLIR is permitted to determine whether an investigation of any potential violation of this act if an employer is found to have an annual injury rate at or over one and one-half times the average annual injury rate for the relevant North American Industry Classification System codes, based on data reported to the federal Occupational and Safety and Health Administration. Employers are required to make quarterly reports to DOLIR disclosing any artificial intelligence-related job impact experienced by the entity in the state, as described more fully in the act. The Director of DOLIR shall impose civil monetary penalties on an employer in violation of this provision. For each violation, a penalty of $500 shall be imposed. In the case of willful or repeated violations, an additional amount of not less than $1,000 and not more than $3,000 shall be imposed. The Director of DOLIR is required to make quarterly reports based on data reported by employers who filed reports pursuant to this act. All dollar amounts in this act are subject to a cost of living adjustment on July 1 of each year by the Director of DOLIR. SCOTT SVAGERA

SB 1650 - This act includes public administrators in the term "judicial officer" for purposes of the offense of tampering with a judicial officer. TRISTAN BENSON, JR.

SB 1649 - This act requires that juvenile detention hearings be held on the record and to be subject to the same procedural and substantive rules as a preliminary hearing in a criminal prosecution. The court must inform the juvenile of the juvenile's right to counsel, including the right to have counsel appointed. Under these provisions, any evidence of probable cause that the juvenile committed an offense must be given to the court along with any evidence relevant to the necessity to detain the juvenile. The court must evaluate whether a juvenile satisfies certain specified factors before the juvenile can be detained. This act is identical to HB 2558 (2026). TRISTAN BENSON, JR.

SB 1648 - Currently, the Missouri Charter Public School Commission is an independent commission with nine members appointed by the Governor. This act provides that the Missouri Charter Public School Commission shall be housed within the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, and the members of the Commission shall be appointed by the State Board of Education. OLIVIA SHANNON

SB 1647 - This act provides that the Board of Therapeutic Massage and the Board of Chiropractic Examiners can apply to the Administrative Hearing Commission ("AHC") for an emergency suspension or restriction of a license if the licensee is the subject of a pending criminal indictment, information, or other charge related to the duties and responsibilities of the licensed occupation, and there is reasonable cause to believe that the public health, safety, or welfare is at imminent risk of harm. Within one business day of receiving the complaint, the AHC shall return a service packet, as described in the act, to the board, which shall then serve the licensee within twenty-four hours. Within five days of receipt of the complaint, the AHC shall conduct a review and, if the AHC determines there is reasonable cause for the board's complaint, the AHC shall enter an order of suspension or restriction. The order will be effective upon personal service or delivery of a copy at all of the licensee's addresses on file. The AHC shall then hold an evidentiary hearing on the record within forty-five days of the board's filing, or upon final adjudication of the criminal charges, to determine if the initial order entered by the AHC will continue in effect and whether a cause for discipline exists. If no cause for discipline is found, the AHC shall issue findings and terminate the order for suspension or restriction. If the AHC finds cause for discipline, the AHC shall issue findings and order the suspension or restriction to remain in effect until a disciplinary hearing before the board, which may impose discipline otherwise authorized by state law. Furthermore, this act provides that if the AHC does not grant an initial order, the board shall remove all reference to such emergency suspension or restriction from public records. This act is identical to provisions in HCS/SS#2/SB 1233 (2026), HB 1623 (2026), in HCS/HB 2300 (2026), HB 58 (2025), provisions in the perfected HCS/HB 268 (2025), in the perfected HB 478 (2025), and in SCS/HB 834 (2025) and contains a provision similar to HB 1549 (2024), a provision in SCS/HCS/HB 2280 (2024), HCS/HB 175 (2023), and HB 1610 (2022). KATIE O'BRIEN

SB 1645 - This act authorizes a state and local sales and use tax exemption for the rental of lots, buildings, other structures, and amenities in a campground. This act is identical to HB 2809 (2026) and to a provision in SCS/HB 1707 (2026), SCS/HCS/HB 1883 (2026), and SCS/HCS/HB 3308 (2026). JOSH NORBERG

SB 1644 - This act prohibits a health care provider from offering to a general contract entity or entering into a written provider network contract that includes an anti-steering, anti-tiering, gag, or most-favored-nation clause, all of which are defined by the act. Additionally, a provider shall not amend or renew an existing provider network contract so that the contract as amended or renewed adds or retains an anti-steering, anti-tiering, gag, or most-favored-nation clause. Any provision in a provider network contract that includes any of the prohibited clauses shall be void and unenforceable. The remaining provisions in the contract shall remain in effect and are enforceable. A health benefit plan issuer that encourages an enrollee to obtain a health care service from a particular provider or that introduces or modifies a tiered network plan or assigns providers into tiers has a good faith duty to the enrollee or policyholder to engage in conduct for the benefit of the enrollee or policyholder. This act is substantially similar to HB 3088 (2026). TAYLOR MIDDLETON

SB 1643 - Currently, a child support order will terminate when one of several conditions is met, including when a child reaches twenty-one years of age. This act changes that age to twenty-two. SARAH HASKINS

SB 1642 - Currently, summer and day camps are considered exempt from licensing requirements. This act requires summer and day camps in this state to be licensed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and authorizes the Department to promulgate rules regarding supervision requirements and capacity limitations. Under this act, the Department shall maintain a record of substantiated, signed parental complaints against licensed summer and day camps that are available to the public upon request. This act establishes the "Heaven's 27 Camp Safety Act". A summer or day camp licensee shall submit a license renewal application to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education no later than 30 days after the licensee alters the boundaries of the camp or completes any renovation to cabins on the premises that affect the number of beds in the cabin or alters the method of ingress or egress to the cabin. A summer or day camp operator shall have an emergency plan that addresses evacuation, emergency response, identification of and accounting for each camper, communication with emergency personnel and parents, and the designation of a camp emergency preparedness coordinator. All camp operators shall operate a weather radio and an emergency warning system at each camp. Each camp operator shall annually submit an emergency plan to the Department for approval, as described in the act. The operator shall provide a copy of the emergency plan to specified emergency and law enforcement personnel, as well as parents and guardians of campers and prospective campers, including a notification to parents and guardians if the camp is located within a flood plain. The Department shall store the emergency plans provided under this act and provide access to the plans to the state emergency management agency. Within 48 hours of beginning each summer or day camp session, the operator shall conduct a mandatory safety orientation as described in the act. The operator shall post the proper evacuation route described in the emergency plan in conspicuous places on the camp's premises. A camp that is not in compliance with the provisions of this act shall not be granted a license or have that license renewed and may have a current license suspended. Licensed summer and day camps shall be subject to the same enforcement and inspection provisions of law that child care facilities are subject to under current law. This act is substantially similar to HB 3142 (2026). SARAH HASKINS

SB 1641 - Under this act, a private school student may participate in an extracurricular activity offered by a local public school or charter school if the activity is not offered by the private school in which the student is enrolled. This act is identical to HB 3485 (2026). OLIVIA SHANNON

SB 1640 - The Board of Pharmacy shall have the authority to waive compliance with any Missouri rule or regulation for nonprofit pharmacies dispensing, shipping, or delivering prescription drugs into another state or United States territory that is experiencing a declared state disaster or emergency, provided that: (1) The nonprofit pharmacy is a licensed pharmacy in good standing and is authorized to ship prescription drugs into such state or territory; (2) The nonprofit pharmacy is responding to a declared state disaster or emergency; (3) The nonprofit pharmacy complies with all emergency rules and regulations for pharmacies and nonprofit pharmacies established by the state or territory for the duration of the disaster period; (4) The nonprofit pharmacy complies with all applicable federal laws and regulations; and (5) The waiver applies only to prescription drugs dispensed, shipped, or delivered to residents or health care facilities located within the geographic area specified in the declared state disaster or emergency. KATIE O'BRIEN

SB 1639 - This act modifies provisions relating to public contracts, specifically contracts entered into by the Division of Facilities Management, Design and Construction. Current law authorizes the Director of the Division of Facilities Management, Design and Construction to authorize state agencies to establish standing contracts for the purpose of accomplishing construction, renovation, maintenance and repair projects not exceeding $100,000, with job order contracts having a per project expenditure limit of $300,000. This act increases the contract cost limit for contracts to $250,000, with job order contracts having a per project expenditure limit of $750,000. The act also permits the Division of Facilities Management, Design and Construction to enter into master agreements. Master agreements are defined as contracts for architecture, engineering or land surveying services that will be performed on an as-need basis for an indefinite quantity of projects over a defined period. Master agreements may be entered into as provided in the act, provided that the total dollar limitation for a given master agreement is $1,000,000, with each individual project under the agreement limited to $100,000. The period for each master agreement cannot exceed two years, including all renewal periods. This act is identical to SB 827 (2025) and substantially similar to HCS/HB 2906 (2026), HB 2912 (2026), SB 789 (2025) and HB 167 (2025). SCOTT SVAGERA

SB 1638 - This act prohibits any federal personnel performing immigration and customs enforcement operations from concealing his or her identity as federal personnel or wearing facial coverings that obscure or conceal the facial identity while performing their duties unless expressly authorized by this act. A facial covering does not include: a clear mask, a medical or surgical mask, air-purifying respirators, self-contained breathing apparatus, a motorcycle helmet worn by a person operating a vehicle that requires such helmet, or protective eyewear. This provision shall not apply to undercover operatives during an active operation, or to members of a Special Response Team. This act imposes a fine upon any federal department or agency and any agents that, while acting in an official capacity, are found within one thousand feet of certain locations including but not limited to airports, courthouses, elementary or secondary school facilities, churches or places of religious worship and any hospital accessible by the public. Under this act, each violation of this act imposes a fine upon the department or agency and the offending agents. The first violation imposes a one thousand dollar fine to each party. A second and subsequent violations imposes a two thousand five hundred dollar fine to each party. This act contains provisions identical to those found in HB 2520 (2026). TRISTAN BENSON JR

SB 1636 - Under this act, any health care facility that becomes aware that a health care worker or law enforcement officer has been exposed to an infectious disease, as described in the act, in the course of the worker's or officer's duties shall notify the worker or officer as soon as practicable but no later than 48 hours after becoming aware of the exposure. Any first responder who has transported an individual to a health care facility or had contact with an individual during transport may submit a request to the health care facility for information on whether the individual tests positive for certain infectious diseases during the individual's admission or treatment at the facility following transport. This act is identical to HB 2070 (2026). SARAH HASKINS

SB 1633 - This act modifies various provisions relating to unlawful discriminatory practices. UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES UNDER THE MISSOURI HUMAN RIGHTS ACT (MHRA) (CHAPTER 213) This act prohibits discrimination under the Missouri Human Rights Act (MHRA) based upon a person's sexual orientation, gender identity, or veteran status. Such discrimination includes unlawful housing practices, denial of loans or other financial assistance, denial of membership into an organization relating to the selling or renting of dwellings, unlawful employment practices, and denial of the right to use public accommodations. Discrimination is defined to include any unfair treatment based on a person's presumed or assumed race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age as it relates to employment, disability, or familial status as it relates to housing, regardless of whether the presumption or assumption as to such characteristic is correct. These provisions are substantially similar to SB 1218 (2026), HB 3425 (2026), SB 608 (2025), HB 1460 (2025), SB 787 (2024), HB 2478 (2024), SB 60 (2023), HB 384 (2023), HB 574 (2023), SB 711 (2022), HB 1760 (2022), HB 2580 (2022), SB 81 (2021) HB 275 (2021), HB 984 (2021), HB 1527 (2020), SB 954 (2020), HB 1763 (2020), SB 172 (2019), HB 208 (2019), SB 753 (2018), HCS/HBs 1360 & 2100 (2018), HB 1782 (2018), SB 338 (2017), HB 485 (2017), SB 653 (2016), SB 237 (2015), SB 962 (2014), SB 96 (2013) and SB 798 (2012) and similar to HB 1737 (2022), HB 407 (2015), SB 757 (2014), SS/HCS/HB 320 (2013), SB 239 (2011), SB 626 (2010), SB 109 (2009), SB 824 (2008), SB 266 (2007), SB 452 (2001), and SB 622 (2000). THE MOTIVATING FACTOR STANDARD - MHRA The act modifies the standard for proving discriminatory claims pursuant to the MHRA. Currently, a protected criterion must be the motivating factor in any adverse decision or action. This act changes that provision such that a protected criterion must be the basis of an adverse decision or action. APPLICABILITY OF MHRA The act subjects the following entities and individuals to the MHRA: the state of Missouri, any political subdivision of the state, any person employing six or more persons within the state, and any person directly acting in the interest of an employer. Corporations and associations owned and operated by religious or sectarian groups are the only entities exempt from the act. EXCLUSIVE REMEDY PROVISION Current law provides that the MHRA, the Workers' Compensation chapter, and the general employment law chapter shall be the exclusive remedy for any and all claims for injury or damages arising out of the employment relationship. This act repeals that provision. FILING OF COMPLAINTS WITH COMMISSION AND CIVIL ACTIONS Current law provides that any person claiming to be aggrieved by an unlawful discriminatory practice is required to make, sign, and file with the Missouri Human Rights Commission a verified complaint in writing as a precedent to filing a civil action under the MHRA. Furthermore, the failure to timely file a complaint with the Commission shall deprive the Commission of jurisdiction to investigate the complaint. Complainants shall file such complaint with the Commission within 180 days of the alleged act of discrimination. Failure to timely file may be raised as a complete defense by a respondent or defendant at any time. This act repeals all such provisions and permits any person alleging an unlawful discriminatory practice pursuant to the MHRA to file a petition in circuit court of the county in which the alleged unlawful discriminatory practice occurred without first filing a complaint with the Commission. JUDICIAL INTERPRETATION OF MHRA The act repeals provisions of law that abrogated past court decisions and jury instructions interpreting the MHRA as well as provisions stating which federal court cases are considered persuasive in interpreting the MHRA. WHISTLEBLOWER'S PROTECTION ACT The act repeals a provision of law referred to as the Whistleblower's Protection Act, which codified the common law exceptions to the employment at-will doctrine, stipulating the circumstances under which a private employee cannot be terminated from employment. SCOTT SVAGERA

SB 1631 - This act creates a statewide mobile food vendor license for persons who dispense food or beverages from a mobile food unit for immediate service or consumption. The Department of Health and Senior Services shall develop a written application for the license and a resource guide, develop regulations, conduct health inspections, and issue and renew mobile food vendor licenses, as described in the act. There shall be 3 types of vendor classifications depending on the type of food or beverage being served. The Department may work with local authorities, including public health authorities, to conduct inspections. No person shall operate as a mobile food vendor in this state without a statewide mobile food vendor license issued by the Department. A local authority shall not require a mobile food vendor holding a valid mobile food vendor license to obtain an additional local permit or license as a condition of operating a mobile food unit or otherwise adopt or enforce any ordinance, regulation, or rule that conflicts with the provisions of this act. This act shall preempt any local ordinance, rule, or regulation relating to the licensing or permitting of mobile food vendors or the operation of mobile food units. SARAH HASKINS

SB 1630 - This act requires the Department of Health and Senior Services to designate non-communicable diseases that are of public health concern and enforce adequate orders, findings, rules, and regulations to prevent the spread of such diseases and to determine the prevalence of such diseases within the state. The Department shall include in its list of non-communicable diseases that are required to be reported to the Department alpha-gal syndrome and Lyme disease. Health care providers shall report any required non-communicable disease cases to the Department within 7 days of receiving a positive laboratory confirmation, while laboratories that finalize positive alpha-gal syndrome results shall be the entity that reports the results to the Department within that time period, as specified in the act. The Department shall follow up on reported cases of alpha-gal syndrome and shall submit an annual report to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the reporting and incidence of alpha-gal syndrome and Lyme disease in Missouri. This act is identical to HB 1855 (2026). SARAH HASKINS

SB 1628 - This act creates and modifies provisions relating to student evaluations. SCREENING FOR GIFTED STUDENTS (Section 162.720) Beginning in the 2027-28 school year, this act requires school districts to conduct universal screenings of all students at least once before 3rd grade for the purpose of identifying gifted students. These screenings shall use valid, reliable, and current testing methods; provide a body of evidence from at least two distinct areas such as general mental ability, academic achievement, creativity, reasoning, problem solving, or various forms of referral; and be reviewed by personnel trained in gifted education or assessment. A child's failure to satisfy the gifted criteria of a single assessment shall not preclude further evaluation or consideration. Additionally, beginning in the 2026-27 school year, each school district shall adopt a board-approved policy that establishes procedures for universal screening of students for gifted program selection and that notifies parents of the screening process annually. A school district's criteria for identifying gifted students shall be guided by recommendations from the Advisory Council on the Education of Gifted and Talented Children established in current law. This provision is identical to SB 1600 (2026) and HCS/HB 1757 (2026), and is similar to HB 2704 (2026). LITERACY SCREENING (Sections 167.268, 167.340, and 167.645) The act establishes the "Missouri Universal Reading Screener", a uniform, universal, 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. The screener shall score each student in one of the following categories: "below basic", "basic", "grade-level", "proficient", or "advanced". Proficiency benchmarks associated with these categories shall be determined by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). School districts and charter schools shall assess all students in grades 1-3 on the Missouri Universal Reading Screener during three annual administration windows established by DESE. DESE shall provide the screener to school districts and charter schools at no cost. The screener may also be used to comply with dyslexia screening requirements established in current law. Student results on the screener shall not be used to make decisions concerning the accreditation of a public school or school district. The act repeals a provision requiring school districts and charter schools to assess newly enrolled students in grades 1-5 on a reading assessment selected from a state-approved list. A student who scores "basic" on the Missouri Universal Reading Screener shall be identified as having a reading deficiency. A student who scores "below basic" on the screener shall be identified as having a substantial reading deficiency. A school district or charter school shall notify the parent of a student with a substantial reading deficiency that if the child's substantial reading deficiency is not corrected by the end of third grade, the child shall not be promoted to fourth grade unless the child qualifies for a good cause exemption. 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 "basic" or higher on a retest opportunity through the Missouri Universal Reading Screener, as provided in the act. 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 good cause exemption may also be granted to a student who has already been retained at least once in kindergarten to third grade. 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. 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, to teach word reading. 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. These provisions are similar to provisions in SS/SCS/SB 1442 (2026), SCS/HCS/HB 2872 (2026), and HB 2914 (2026). OLIVIA SHANNON

SB 1627 - Current law provides that a stop-payment order for a draw on any account is only effective for six months. This act repeals the six-month limitation and provides that a stop-payment order is effective unless cancelled by a person authorized to draw on the account. SCOTT SVAGERA