Patty Lewis

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• SB 1092 HCS/SB 1092 - This act modifies provisions relating to professional licensure. NONRENEWABLE TEMPORARY LICENSES (SECTION 324.004) Under this act, any person who has at least three years of work experience in an occupation or profession in another state or the District of Columbia that does not use a license to regulate that occupation or profession may submit an application for a non-renewable, two-year temporary license in Missouri to the relevant oversight body. A person shall submit proof of experience in the occupation or profession and proof of citizenship or lawful presence in the United States, except as provided. Within 45 days of receiving the application, the oversight body shall make a determination of qualification. The oversight body shall require an applicant to take and pass a profession-specific examination and may require an examination specific to Missouri laws. If the applicant is not residing in Missouri, the oversight body shall conditionally approve the application. If an applicant fails to provide proof of domicile in Missouri within 60 days of receipt of temporary license, the oversight body may terminate the temporary license and the applicant may reapply for the temporary license. Upon expiration of the temporary license, individuals shall be required to apply for a permanent license, consistent with the licensure and application requirements of that license as set forth in statute and rule. A license issued under this act shall not be qualified for reciprocity with another state or as part of an interstate compact. The provisions of this act shall not apply to certain specified professions. This provision is identical to a provision in SS/SB 895 (2026), in HCS/SS/SB 1083 (2026), and in the truly agreed to and finally passed HCS/SS#2/SB 1233 (2026), and is similar to a provision in HCS/HB 2300 (2026), in SS/SB 61 (2025) and in the perfected HB 478 (2025), SB 817 (2024), in HCS/SS#2/SCS/SB 88 (2023), and HB 1900 (2022). LICENSE RECIPROCITY - TELEHEALTH (SECTION 324.009) Those health care providers, who hold a current license issued by another jurisdiction and are licensed in Missouri with a waiver of examination, educational, or experience requirements, shall be deemed to be fully licensed to practice within the profession's scope of practice in Missouri and may provide telehealth services to the same extent and manner as health care providers who receive a license without a waiver. This provision is identical to a provision in HCS/SB 1019 (2026), in the truly agreed to and finally passed HCS/SS#2/SB 1233 (2026), SB 1691 (2026), in HCS/HB 2300 (2026), in SCS/HCS/HB 2372 (2026), and in the truly agreed to and finally passed SS/HCS/HB 2974 (2026). NONRENEWABLE TEMPORARY LICENSES FOR DIETITIANS (SECTION 324.218) This act establishes a temporary license for dietitians. Under the act, an applicant who has not previously taken or passed an examination recognized by the State Committee of Dietitians ("Committee") and who meets the qualifications for licensure as a dietitian may obtain without examination a nonrenewable temporary license by paying a temporary license fee and submitting to the Committee an agreement-to-supervise form that is signed by a licensed dietitian who has agreed to supervise the applicant and has active dietetics practice in this state for a minimum of one year. The temporary license shall expire the date the Committee is notified by the supervising dietitian that the temporary licensee's employment has ceased or within one hundred eighty days of its issuance, whichever occurs first. This act further provides that the supervising dietitian shall not be an immediate family member of the temporary licensee. Additionally, the act requires the supervising dietitian to submit a signed and notarized form attesting that the applicant shall begin employment at a location in this state within seven days of issuance of the temporary license. If the temporary licensee's employment ceases, the supervising dietitian shall notify the Committee within three days. Finally, this act provides that a supervising dietitian shall not supervise more than one temporary licensee at a time. This provision is identical to a provision in the truly agreed to and finally passed HCS/SS#2/SB 1233 (2026), in SCS/SB 1961 (2026), in the perfected HCS/HB 268 (2025), and in HB 397 (2025), and is substantially similar to a provision in SB 1339 (2026), in SB 412 (2025), in SB 1053 (2024), HB 1666 (2024), in SCS/HB 2280 (2024), HB 845 (2023), and HB 873 (2023). DIETITIAN LICENSURE COMPACT (SECTIONS 324.1800 TO 324.1865) This act establishes the Dietitian Licensure Compact ("Compact"), which facilitates the interstate practice of dietetics and authorizes dietitians licensed in a participating state to practice in other participating states. The Compact sets forth the requirements to be met in order for a state to join and the requirements for a dietitian to obtain and exercise the ability to practice in other participating states. The Compact further provides that a dietitian with compact privilege shall function within the scope of practice authorized by the participating state in which they seek to practice and shall be subject to that state's regulatory authority. A dietitian whose privilege in a participating state is encumbered or removed is not eligible for compact privilege in other participating states until the encumbrance or removal has passed and all requirements are met. Additionally, the Compact creates the Dietitian Licensure Compact Commission ("Commission"), which is a joint government agency of the participating states tasked with administering and implementing the Compact. The Compact provides for its powers and duties, including the development and maintenance of a coordinated database and reporting system containing licensure, adverse actions, and investigative information on all licensees and applicants. Each participating state shall have one Commissioner, who shall be selected within sixty days by the licensing authority of the participating state. Additionally, there shall be an Executive Committee of the Commission, composed of nine members, to act on behalf of the Commission. Upon enactment, the Compact shall be reviewed by the Commission to determine if it is materially different from the Model Compact and whether the state qualifies for participation in the Compact. Any state that adopts the Compact subsequent to the Commission's initial adoption of the rules and bylaws shall be subject to the rules and bylaws existing on the date on which the Compact becomes law. Any participating state may withdraw from the Compact by repealing the Compact, but such withdrawal shall not take effect until 180 days after the enactment of the repeal. Finally, the Compact shall be binding upon participating states and shall supersede any conflict with state law. These provisions are identical to provisions in HCS/SS#2/SB 1233 (2026), in the perfected HCS/HB 268 (2025), in HB 397 (2025), and in HB 2477 (2024), and are substantially similar to provisions in SCS/HB 1961 (2026) and a provision in SB 1339 (2026), in the truly agreed to and finally passed SS/HCS/HB 2974 (2026), and in SB 412 (2025). PRACTICE OF DENTISTRY IN CORRECTIONAL CENTERS (SECTION 332.081) Current law provides that no corporation shall practice dentistry unless that corporation is a nonprofit corporation or a professional corporation under Missouri law. This act provides that such provision shall not apply to entities contracted with the state to provide care in correctional centers. This provision is identical to a provision in SCS/SB 841 (2026), in the truly agreed to and finally passed HCS/SS#2/SB 1233 (2026), HB 1710 (2026), in HB 1847 (2026), in the truly agreed to and finally passed SS/SCS/HCS/HB 2372 (2026), in SCS/HB 2591 (2026), in HCS/SS/SB 7 (2025), in the perfected HB 56 (2025), HB 122 (2025), SB 143 (2025), in the perfected HCS/HB 268 (2025), in SCS/SB 317 (2025), SB 548 (2025), in SCS/HCS/HB 943 (2025), in HCS/HB 1505 (2025), in SS/SCS/HCS/HB 1659 (2024), SB 1287 (2024), and HB 2280 (2024). DENTIST AND DENTAL HYGIENIST COMPACT (SECTIONS 332.700 TO 332.760) This act establishes the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact ("Compact"), which facilitates the interstate practice of dentistry and dental hygiene and provides for dentists and dental hygienists licensed in a participating state the ability to practice in other participating states. The Compact sets forth the requirements to be met in order for a state to join and the requirements for a dentist or dental hygienist to obtain and exercise the ability to practice in other participating states. The Compact further provides that a dentist or dental hygienist with compact privilege shall function within the scope of practice authorized by the participating state in which they seek to practice and shall be subject to that state's regulatory authority. A dentist or dental hygienist whose privilege in a participating state is encumbered or removed is not eligible for compact privilege in other participating states until the encumbrance or removal has passed and all requirements are met. Additionally, the Compact creates the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact Commission ("Commission"), which is a joint government agency of the participating states tasked with administering and implementing the Compact. Each participating state shall have one Commissioner, who shall be selected within sixty days by the licensing authority of the participating state. Additionally, there shall be an Executive Board of the Commission, composed of seven Commissioners, to act on behalf of the Commission. The act provides for the powers and duties of the Commission, including the development and maintenance of a coordinated database and reporting system containing licensure, adverse actions, and investigative information on all licensees and applicants. The Commission may levy on and collect an annual assessment from each participating state and impose fees on licensees for the compact privilege in order to cover the cost of the operations and activities of the Commission and its staff. Upon enactment, the Compact shall be reviewed by the Commission to determine if it is materially different from the Model Compact and whether the state qualifies for participation in the Compact. Any state that adopts the Compact subsequent to the Commission's initial adoption of the rules and bylaws shall be subject to the rules and bylaws existing on the date on which the Compact becomes law. Any participating state may withdraw from the Compact by repealing the Compact, but such withdrawal shall not take effect until 180 days after the enactment of the repeal. Finally, the Compact shall be binding upon participating states and shall supersede any conflict with state law. These provisions are identical to a provision in SCS/SB 988 (2026), in SCS/HB 1961 (2026), and in SS/HCS/HB 2974 (2026), and are similar to provisions in HCS/SS#2/SB 1233 (2026), in HB 1847 (2026), in HCS/SS/SB 7 (2025), in HB 56 (2025), in HCS/SS/SB 61 (2025), in HB 1031 (2025), and in HB 2075 (2024), and to a provision in SB 327 (2025), in SCS/HCS/HB 943 (2025), and in SS/SB 778 (2024). PA LICENSURE COMPACT (SECTIONS 334.1800 TO 334.1860) This act establishes the PA Licensure Compact ("Compact"), which allows for the interstate licensure of physician assistants. The Compact sets forth the requirements to be met in order for a state to join and maintain membership in the Compact. Additionally, the Compact provides the requirements for a physician assistant to obtain and exercise the ability to practice in the remote participating states. A compact privilege expires when the licensee's qualifying license in the participating state from which the licensee applied for the compact privilege expires. A participating state in which a licensee is licensed shall have exclusive power to impose adverse actions against the license issued by that state. A remote state shall have the authority to take adverse action to remove the compact privilege within that state for a physician assistant. Participating states may also conduct joint investigations with other participating states. Participating states shall report licensure data along with any adverse action and significant investigative information to the data system established in the Compact. Additionally, the Compact creates the PA Licensure Compact Commission ("Commission"), which is a joint government agency of participating states with the power to administer and implement the Compact. Each participating state shall be entitled to one delegate, who shall be selected by the state's licensing authority for physician assistants and who shall either be a current physician assistant, physician, or member or administrator of the licensing board. The Commission shall meet at least once a year. Additionally, there shall be an Executive Committee to act on behalf of the Commission, including on day-to-day activities related to the administration of the Compact. The Executive Committee shall be composed of seven members from the current Commission and two of members from national professional and certification organizations. The Commission may levy and collect an annual assessment from each participating state and impose fees on licensees to whom it grants compact privileges to cover the costs of the operations and activities of the Commission and its staff. Commissioners, officers, executive directors, employees, and agents of the Commission shall be immune from liability, both personally and in their official capacity, for any claim for damages arising out of any acts or omissions that occurred within the scope of the Commission's employment, duties, or responsibilities, except for those damages caused by intentional or willful or wanton misconduct. The procurement of insurance by the Commission shall not limit such immunity. For any actions by or against the Commission, venue is proper in a court of competent jurisdiction where the principal office of the Commission is located. Upon enactment, the Compact shall be reviewed by the Commission to determine if it is materially different from the Model Compact and whether the state qualifies for participation in the Compact. Any state that adopts the Compact subsequent to the Commission's initial adoption of the rules and bylaws shall be subject to the rules and bylaws existing on the date on which the Compact becomes law. Finally, the Compact shall be binding upon participating states and shall supersede any conflict with state law. These provisions are identical to provisions in HCS/SS#2/SB 1233 (2026), in HCS/HB 2300 (2026), and HCS/HB 3129 (2026), and are substantially similar to a provision in SCS/SB 1492 (2026), in SCS/HB 1961 (2026), and in the truly agreed to and finally passed SS/HCS/HB 2974 (2026), and are similar to HB 1388 (2025). LENGTH OF SUPERVISION FOR SOCIAL WORK (SECTION 337.600) This act modifies the definitions of a "qualified advanced macro supervisor," "qualified baccalaureate supervisor," and "qualified clinical supervisor" to provide that such person is a licensed social worker who has practiced social work for which he or she is supervising the applicant for a minimum of three, instead of five, years. This provision is identical to a provision in the perfected SS/SB 895 (2026), in HCS/SS/SB 1083 (2026), in the truly agreed to and finally agreed to HCS/SS#2/SB 1233 (2026), SB 1417 (2026), HB 1963 (2026), in HCS/HB 2300 (2026), in the truly agreed to and finally passed SS/SCS/HCS/HB 2372 (2026), in SCS/HB 2591 (2026), SB 479 (2025), and SB 563 (2025), and is substantially similar to HB 886 (2025). SPEECH PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS (SECTION 345.050) This act modifies the requirements for licensure as a speech pathologist or audiologist by providing for completion of a clinical fellowship under the direct supervision of a licensed speech-language pathologist in good standing in any state, rather than under the direct supervision of a person licensed by the state of Missouri in the profession in which the applicant seeks to be licensed. This provision is identical to a provision in HCS/SB 1019 (2026), in HCS/SS/SB 1083 (2026), in the truly agreed to and finally passed HCS/SS#2/SB 1233 (2026), in HCS/HB 2300 (2026), and in SCS/HB 2591 (2026) and is substantially similar to a provision in the perfected SS/SB 895 (2026), SB 1405 (2026), in the truly agreed to and finally passed SS/SCS/HCS/HB 2372 (2026), in HCS/SS/SB 7 (2025), in the perfected SS/SB 61 (2025), in the perfected HCS/HB 268 (2025), SB 431 (2025), in the perfected HB 478 (2025), in HB 765 (2025), and in SCS/HB 834 (2025). KATIE O'BRIEN · Passed One Chamber · May 15, 2026
• SB 1328 SB 1328 - This act designates every month of January as "Blood Donor Awareness Month" in Missouri. JIM ERTLE · Passed One Chamber · May 15, 2026
• SB 1705 SB 1705 - This act requires health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2026, to provide coverage for certain preventative health care services without cost-sharing. Such services shall be consistent with the recommendations and guidelines of the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Health Resources and Services Administration, and related federal rules or guidance issued as of December 31, 2025. The Director of the Department of Commerce and Insurance shall, by rule, adopt regulations to require health benefit plans to provide coverage for preventative health care services without cost-sharing requirements consistent with the recommendations and guidance of such entities issued after December 31, 2025. Additionally, this act establishes the "Health Insurance Preventative Health Care Services Advisory Committee" within the Department, which shall consist of 5 members, three of whom will represent health care providers and two of whom will represent health carriers and health benefit plans. The advisory committee shall meet at least once a year to consider any updates or modifications to the preventative health care services described in this act and shall submit a report of any recommendations to the Department, the General Assembly, and the Governor by November first each year. This act is identical to HB 3452 (2026), and substantially similar to HB 3450 (2026). TAYLOR MIDDLETON · May 7, 2026
• SJR 120 SJR 120 - This constitutional amendment creates the "Stop Socialism Act". This constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, prohibits any county from receiving a proportion of total state general revenue appropriations, as defined in the amendment, in excess of the county's proportional contribution of total state income and state sales taxes received by the state for any given fiscal year. Total state general revenue appropriations shall be deemed to be allocated to a county if such moneys are directly appropriated to such county or to a political subdivision within such county, or are in any other way distributed through an agency of the state to any resident taxpayer of such county. If in any given fiscal year a county receives less than its proportional share of total state general revenue appropriations, the difference shall be refunded to the residents of such county pro rata based on state income tax returns filed following the close of such fiscal year. This amendment is identical to SJR 47 (2023). JOSH NORBERG · May 7, 2026
• SB 1744 SB 1744 - This act prohibits trains exceeding eight thousand five hundred feet in total length from operating on any main track or branch line in this state. This act is identical to HB 3350 (2026) and HB 3463 (2026). TAYLOR MIDDLETON · May 7, 2026
• SB 1742 SB 1742 - This act requires a railroad train or light engine used in connection with the movement of freight be operated by a crew consisting of not fewer than two qualified crew members. This two person requirement shall not apply to helper services, as defined in the act, hostler services, as defined in the act, or movement of a train for the purpose of loading or unloading a freight, provided the train is operated at a speed not exceeding ten miles per hour. Any person or railroad carrier who willfully violates this act shall be subject to fines as described in the act. This act shall become effective only upon a final judgment that affirms the validity of the Federal Railroad Administration's two-person crew rule has been entered. This act is identical to HB 3349 (2026), HB 3462 (2026), and provisions contained in HB 2385 (2026). TAYLOR MIDDLETON · May 7, 2026
• SB 1743 SB 1743 - This act requires the redaction of personally identifying information of train crew members and engineers contained in reports or communications from any publicly released documents related to railroad incidents involving motor vehicles. Unredacted copies of reports or communications may only be available to the employing railroad or its authorized representatives, by court order, or to law enforcement agencies, the Attorney General's office, or the Department of Transportation if the information is necessary. This act is identical to HB 3348 (2026), HB 2385 (2026), HB 3464 (2026). TAYLOR MIDDLETON · May 7, 2026
• SB 1745 SB 1745 - Under current law, all peace officers and first responders are required to have a mental health check-in with a program service provider once every three to five years. This act allows a department to satisfy this requirement if they have an established behavioral health or mental health program that meets enumerated requirements. This act also adds first responder commanding officers to the list of people approved to receive notification that the check-in requirement has been met. This act is identical to SB 1731 (2026), and to a provision contained in CCS/HCS/SS/SB 975 (2026), and the Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed SS/SCS/HCS/HB 2372 (2026). TRISTAN BENSON, JR. · May 7, 2026
• SB 1706 SB 1706 - This act provides that the General Assembly shall appropriate funding that equals the amount Kansas City appropriated in the previous fiscal year to the Board of Police Commissioners for the operation of the Kansas City Police Department. TRISTAN BENSON, JR. · May 7, 2026
• SJR 119 SJR 119 - This Constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, repeals provisions relating to the right to bear arms and provides that in accordance with the laws of the United States, any county, St. Louis City, or Kansas City, may enact ordinances regulating permits for the possession of a firearm and requiring background checks. Any such ordinance shall exempt any active duty or retired law enforcement officer, any full-time judge, or any person required to be armed as a condition of employment. Any penalty shall not exceed $1,000 or one year imprisonment. This amendment is identical to SJR 119 (2026), SJR 49 (2025), SJR 36 (2025), HJR 144 (2024), and HJR 140 (2024). TRISTAN BENSON, JR. · May 7, 2026
• SB 1805 SB 1805 - Under this act, certain school districts shall no longer receive hold-harmless state aid payments or Small Schools Grant payments. Additionally, certain school districts shall have their foundation formula payments calculated using a new definition of the term "local effort" that is based on 2024 property values and local revenue from fiscal year 2025, rather than the 2004 property values and fiscal year 2005 revenue as provided under current law. The following school districts shall not receive hold-harmless state aid payments or Small Schools Grant payments: Northwestern, Keytesville, Blackwater, Cooper County, Otterville, Pilot Grove, and Higbee. (Subsection 1) The following school districts shall receive foundation formula payments calculated using a definition of the term "local effort" based on 2024 property values and fiscal year 2025 local revenue receipts, as provided in the act: Prairie Home, Brunswick, New Franklin, and Glasgow. Additionally, these school districts shall not receive state aid under hold harmless adjustments or the Small Schools Grant. (Subsection 2) The following school districts shall receive foundation formula payments calculated using a definition of the term "local effort" based on 2024 property values and fiscal year 2025 local revenue receipts, as provided in the act: Salisbury, Boonville, Fayette, and Westran. None of these school districts shall receive state aid under hold harmless adjustments. (Subsection 3) This act is identical to SB 1736 (2026). OLIVIA SHANNON · May 7, 2026
• SB 1519 SB 1519 - This act establishes the Respiratory Care Interstate Compact ("Compact"), which allows for the interstate practice of respiratory therapy. The Compact sets forth the requirements to be met in order for a state to join and maintain membership in the Compact. Additionally, the Compact provides the requirements for a respiratory therapist to obtain and exercise the ability to practice in the remote participating states. The compact privilege of a licensee shall be valid until the expiration or revocation of the home state license. The Compact further provides that a respiratory therapist with compact privilege shall function within the scope of practice of the remote participating state. Respiratory therapists shall also be subject to that remote state's regulatory authority, which has the authority to impose adverse action on licenses issued by that state. A member state may also participate with other member states in joint investigations of a licensee. Participating states shall report licensure data along with any adverse action and significant investigative information to the data system established in the Compact. Additionally, the Compact creates the Respiratory Care Interstate Compact Commission ("Commission"), which is a joint government agency of member states with the power to administer and implement the Compact. Each participating state shall be entitled to one commissioner, who shall be selected by the state's licensing authority for respiratory therapists and shall be an administrator or staff member of such authority. The Commission shall meet at least once a year. Additionally, there shall be an Executive Committee, composed of nine members, to act on behalf of the Commission, including on day-to-day activities related to the administration of the Compact. The Commission may levy and collect an annual assessment from each member state and impose fees on licensees to whom it grants compact privileges to cover the costs of the operations and activities of the Commission and its staff. Member states and commissioners, officers, executive directors, employees, and agents of the Commission shall be immune from liability, both personally and in their official capacity, for any claim for damages arising out of any acts or omissions that occurred within the scope of the Commission's employment, duties, or responsibilities, except for those damages caused by intentional or willful or wanton misconduct. The procurement of insurance by the Commission shall not limit such immunity. For any actions by or against the Commission, venue is proper in a court of competent jurisdiction where the principal office of the Commission is located. Furthermore, the Compact shall come into effect on the date in which the seventh state enacts the Compact into law. Any participating state may withdraw from the Compact by repealing the Compact, but such withdrawal shall not take effect until 180 days after the enactment of the repeal. If a state defaults in the performance of its obligations or responsibilities under the Compact or its rules, the Commission, after notifying state officials and upon a majority vote of the Commission, may terminate membership of the defaulting state. Finally, the Compact shall be binding upon participating states and shall supersede any conflict with state law. KATIE O'BRIEN · Apr 21, 2026
• SB 1693 SB 1693 - This act provides that a person commits the offense of unlawful transfer of weapons if he or she knowingly sells, leases, loans, gives away, or delivers a firearm to any person who is on the Terrorist Screening Center's No Fly List or to any person who is a member of an international or domestic terrorist group. This offense shall be a class A misdemeanor. Additionally, this act modifies the offense of unlawful possession of a firearm by adding a person who appears on the Terrorist Screening Center's No fly List and a person who is a member of an international or domestic terrorist group to people who are prohibited from possessing firearms. This offense shall be a class A misdemeanor. This act is identical to SB 544 (2025), SB 1034 (2024), SB 142 (2023), SB 895 (2022), SB 186 (2021), and HB 1496 (2020). TRISTAN BENSON, JR. · Apr 16, 2026
• SB 1675 SB 1675 - This act authorizes the board of trustees of an urban library district to change the dates of the fiscal year. This act is identical to provisions in SCS/HB 3000 (2026) and in HCS/SS#2/SCS/SB 1023 (2026), and is substantially similar to HB 3321 (2026). OLIVIA SHANNON · Apr 16, 2026
• SB 1692 SB 1692 - This act repeals provisions relating to abortion regulation, including, but not limited to prohibitions on certain abortions, abortion facility licensing, informed consent procedures, waiting periods, requirements that only physicians can perform or induce an abortion, certain reporting requirements, and certain criminal penalties relating to abortion. This act is identical to SB 696 (2025). SARAH HASKINS · Apr 16, 2026
• SB 1562 SB 1562 - This act requires dealers of mobile telecommunications services to collect a charge of $0.65 for each retail transaction involving wireless telecommunication devices or services for the purpose of the Department of Mental Health's operating of crisis and open access services, as such terms are defined in the act. All such charges shall be imposed and remitted with the dealers sales tax remittance to the Department of Revenue. This act is identical to HB 2763 (2026) and HB 3098 (2026). JOSH NORBERG · Apr 15, 2026
• SB 1444 SCS/SB 1444 - The act provides that no person or entity that develops or deploys artificial intelligence (AI) shall advertise or represent to the public that the AI is or is able to act as a mental health professional, as defined in the act, or is capable of providing therapy services, psychotherapy services, or a mental health diagnosis. A violation under the act shall be considered an unlawful practice under the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act. The Attorney General shall enforce the provisions of the act. Any individual may report violations of the act to the Attorney General. If the Attorney General finds that a violation occurred, the Attorney General shall commence a civil action. If the court finds that a violation occurred, the court may grant relief as described in the act. The act is substantially similar to provisions in HCS/HBs 1887, 2361, 1913, 2862 & 2321 (2026). JULIA SHEVELEVA · Apr 7, 2026
• SB 1016 SB 1016 - This act modifies provisions relating to the practice of advanced practice registered nursing. Specifically, prescription medications prescribed by advanced practice registered nurses ("APRNs") may include Schedule II stimulants for behavioral health patients. Under current law, collaborative practice arrangements between physicians and registered professional nurses may delegate to an APRN the authority to administer, dispense, or prescribe certain controlled substances. This act provides that the section of law providing for such agreements shall not apply to APRNs, excluding certified registered nurse anesthetists ("CRNAs"), who have been in a collaborative practice arrangement for a cumulative 2000 documented hours with a collaborating physician and whose license is in good standing. APRNs applying for licensure by endorsement may demonstrate to the Missouri State Board of Nursing completion of such hours. Additionally, any such APRN shall not be required to enter into or remain in such arrangement to practice in this state. This act also provides that an APRN's prescriptive authority shall include authority to prescribe, dispense, and administer controlled substances as provided in current law. Furthermore, the provision on prescriptive authority shall also apply to good-standing APRNs who have been in collaborative practice arrangements for a cumulative 2000 documented hours with collaborating physicians and who are no longer required to hold collaborative practice arrangements. This act is identical to SB 979 (2026), provisions in SB 1719 (2026), HB 3040 (2026), SCS/SBs 144 & 179 (2025), contains provisions identical to SB 809 (2025), and is substantially similar to HB 1875 (2024). KATIE O'BRIEN · Mar 31, 2026
• SB 1637 SB 1637 - Under this act, the Missouri Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing shall establish a statewide communication access services program to improve compliance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act for agencies and businesses by coordinating resources, filling service gaps, and assisting with costs related to accommodations. The Commission shall develop a statewide registry of service providers, establish training and equipment standards, maintain an informational website, provide training, conduct outreach, and submit an annual report to the Governor and General Assembly, as described in the act. The Commission shall also, subject to appropriation, finance requests for assistance in providing communication access services and administer scholarships for professional development, internships, and certification testing. This act is similar to SB 766 (2025). SARAH HASKINS · Mar 25, 2026
• SB 1607 SCS/SB 1607 - This act modifies the professional sports teams for which a person can receive a special license plate to include the National Women's Soccer League and the Women's National Basketball Association. The Kansas City Current shall forward all emblem-use fees received, less an amount not in excess of five percent of the costs of administration to the Kansas City Current Foundation or a team designated nonprofit that benefits youth in the Kansas City area. This act is identical to provisions in the perfected SB 1477 (2026), and similar to HB 2446 (2026), HB 3273 (2026), and HB 3325 (2026). TAYLOR MIDDLETON · Mar 12, 2026
• SB 1445 SB 1445 - This act provides that a certified registered nurse anesthetist ("CRNA") may select, issue orders for, and administer certain controlled substances for and during the course of providing anesthesia care to a patient in a licensed facility pursuant to state law. This act shall not be construed as authorizing a CRNA to prescribe such controlled substances and a CRNA shall not be required to obtain a certificate of controlled substance prescriptive authority from the Board of Nursing in order to exercise this prescriptive authority. This act is identical to SB 1247 (2026), SB 545 (2025), and SB 522 (2025), is substantially similar to a provision in HB 1981 (2026), in HB 831 (2025), and is similar to a provision in SB 910 (2024), HB 1561 (2024), and HB 1881 (2024). KATIE O'BRIEN · Mar 10, 2026
• SB 928 SCS/SB 928 - This act modifies provisions relating to criminal offenses. ATTORNEY GENERAL (SECTION 27.117) This act gives the Attorney General concurrent jurisdiction to prosecute certain offenses that occurred in more than one jurisdiction. PROTECTIVE ORDERS (SECTION 455.050) Under current law, a person that petitions for a full or ex parte protective order is protected from certain offenses if the order is granted. This act adds cyberstalking to the list of offenses. RELEASE FROM JAIL (SECTION 544.667) Currently, a person can be released from jail upon recognizance or bond. This act provides that a person that has been released under such circumstances that fails to comply with the conditions of such release that imposes no contact with the victim shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor and shall forfeit any security that was pledged for their release. CRIMINAL OFFENSES (SECTIONS 565.002, 565.050, 565.052, 565.054, 565.056, 565.072, 565.073, 565.074, 565.090, 565.091, 565.225, 565.227, 565.260, 565.400, 565.405, 573.570, & 573.575) This act modifies the offenses of assault in the first, second, third, and fourth degrees and the offenses of domestic violence in the first, second, third, and fourth degrees by removing the defined terms of "serious physical injury" and "physical injury" and providing for the following harms: • Great bodily harm: Bodily injury which creates a high probability of death, or which causes serious permanent or protracted loss or impairment of function of any bodily member or organ, or other serious bodily harm; • Substantial bodily harm: Bodily harm which involves a temporary but substantial disfigurement, or which causes temporary but substantial loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ, or which causes a fracture of any bodily member; and • Bodily harm: Physical pain or injury, illness, or any impairment of physical condition. Under current law, the first offense of harassment in the first degree is a class E felony. This act provides that a second or subsequent conviction of harassment in the first degree shall be a class D felony where the individual has previously been found guilty of harassment in the first or second degree. Currently, a first offense of harassment in the second degree is a class A misdemeanor. Under this act, provisions relating to a second or subsequent conviction of harassment in the second degree are modified to include a conviction of harassment in the first degree as a previous conviction in which case it is a class E felony. This act modifies the offense of stalking in the first degree by repealing the elements of such offense and providing that a person commits the offense of stalking in the first degree when the person knowingly, through a course of conduct that is directed at another person or through technological abuse, as defined in the act, engages in conduct that would cause a reasonable person under similar circumstances to: • Fear death or bodily injury, as defined in this act; • Fear that an offense will be committed against a member of the person's family, household members, or an individual with whom the person has a dating relationship; • Fear that an offense will be committed against the person's property; or • Feel harassed, terrified, or intimidated. This act modifies the offense of stalking in the second degree by repealing the elements of such offense and providing that a person commits the offense of stalking in the second degree when the person knowingly, through a course of conduct that is directed at another person or through technological abuse, as defined in the act, engages in conduct that would cause a reasonable person under similar circumstances to feel harassed, terrified, or intimidated. This act creates the offense of unlawful tracking of a motor vehicle. A person is guilty of this offense if he or she knowingly installs, conceals, or otherwise places an electronic tracking device in or on a motor vehicle. This offense shall be a class A misdemeanor for a first offense and a class E felony for a second or subsequent offense. This act creates the offense of cyberharassment. A person commits this offense if he or she purposely or knowingly engages in a threatening, aggressive, or otherwise fear-inducing, course of conduct by using digital technology, internet service providers, electronic service providers or other electronic communications and devices cause reasonable fear, alarm, anxiety, undo stress, or terror to others by repeated contact with no legitimate purpose. This offense shall be a class B misdemeanor upon a first offense and a class A misdemeanor for second or subsequent offenses. A person commits the offense of cyberstalking if such person purposely or knowingly engages in a threatening, aggressive, or otherwise fear-inducing, course of conduct by using digital technology, internet service providers, electronic service providers or other electronic communications and devices to enhance the ability to intimidate, track, follow or cause reasonable fear, alarm, anxiety, undo stress, or terror to another person. A first offense shall be a class A misdemeanor and a second or subsequent offense shall be a class E felony. This act creates the offense of disclosure of an intimate digital depiction. A person shall be guilty of such offense if he or she discloses or threatens to disclose an intimate digital depiction with the intent to harass or threaten another person. A violation of such offense is a class D felony if the person discloses an intimate digital depiction and a class E felony if the person threatens to disclose an intimate digital depiction. Any second or subsequent violation of such offense is a class C felony. Additionally, it shall be a class C felony if the disclosure interferes with a government proceeding or causes violence. This act creates the offense of sadistic online exploitation. A person commits this offense where he or she uses the internet to coerce a victim into committing certain acts. This offense shall be a class E felony. This act is substantially similar to HB 3426 (2026). TRISTAN BENSON, JR. · Mar 4, 2026
• SB 1017 SCS/SBs 1017 & 1239 - 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. (Section 144.014) This provision 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 SB 1656 (2026), 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 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). The act also provides that, of the 4% state sales tax rate, the revenue derived from a rate of 0.2% shall be deposited in the School District Trust Fund. (Section 144.020) These provisions are identical to provisions in SS/SCS/SB 1534 (2026). JOSH NORBERG · Feb 25, 2026
• SB 1606 SB 1606 - This act requires health benefit plans that are delivered, issued for delivery, continued, or renewed in this state on or after January 1, 2027 to provide coverage for the treatment of obesity and severe obesity for persons between the ages of two and twenty years old, and the diseases and ailments caused by obesity and severe obesity. Health care services required by this act shall not be subject to any greater deductible or co-payment than any other health care service provided by the health benefit plan. Provisions of this act shall not apply to a supplemental insurance policy as determined by the director of the Department of Commerce and Insurance. This act is substantially similar to HB 292 (2023). TAYLOR MIDDLETON · Feb 12, 2026
• SB 1638 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 · Feb 12, 2026
• SB 1571 SB 1571 - Under this act, the MO Healthnet program and health benefit plans shall include coverage for orthotic, prosthetic, and assistive devices, supplies, and services furnished under an order by a prescribing physician or licensed health care provider, including those customized to the enrollee's daily living needs and essential job-related activities, including wheelchairs. This coverage shall include repair and replacement, which may be subject to prior authorization, and any denial of coverage shall contain specified language regarding enrollee rights, as described in the act. MO Healthnet managed care plans and health benefit plans shall ensure access to medically necessary clinical care and to prosthetic, custom orthotic, and assistive devices and technology from at least two providers in the plan's provider network in this state or refer the participant to an out-of-network provider and fully reimburse the out-of-network provider at a mutually agreed-upon rate less participant cost sharing determined on an in-network basis. A health benefit plan may limit the benefits for, or alter the financial requirements for, out-of-network coverage of orthotic, prosthetic, and assistive devices, but the restrictions and requirements shall not be more restrictive than the out-of-network financial requirements that apply to other out-of-network coverage for basic health care services provided under the health benefit plan. Coverage shall not be subject to any limitations for preexisting conditions. Before October 1, 2027, each health carrier that issues a health benefit plan providing coverage required under this act shall report to the Director of the Department of Commerce and Insurance certain claims data regarding coverage under this act. The Director shall aggregate the data and submit a report to the General Assembly before December 1, 2027. The provisions of this act shall apply to a Medicare supplement policy. This act is substantially similar to HB 2034 (2026). TAYLOR MIDDLETON · Feb 5, 2026
• SB 1569 SB 1569 - This act requires health benefit plans delivered, issued for delivery, continued, or renewed in this state on or after January 1, 2027, to provide coverage for the treatment of perimenopause, menopause, and post-menopause, as described in the act. The coverage shall be limited to those drugs and medications that have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and shall not be subject to any greater deductible or co-payment than other similar health care services provided by the health benefit plan. TAYLOR MIDDLETON · Feb 5, 2026
• SB 1570 SB 1570 - Under current law, a birth certificate may be amended by a court order to reflect a surgical sex change. This act repeals that provision of law. Under this act, the State Registrar shall amend the birth certificate of a person born in this state to indicate a male, female, or X sex designation upon receipt of a statement signed by the person attesting to a gender identity other than that which is recorded on the birth certificate. SARAH HASKINS · Feb 5, 2026
• SB 1091 SB 1091 - For all tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, this act authorizes a taxpayer to claim a tax credit for each qualified child, defined as a dependent of the taxpayer for federal tax purposes who is under 18 years of age, did not provide more than half of the costs of his or her own support, and lived with the taxpayer for more than half of the taxpayer. In order to qualify for a tax credit, a taxpayer shall have a Missouri adjusted gross income of $75,000 or less if filing single, or $150,000 if filing combined. The amount of the tax credit shall be equal to $7,200 for each qualified child under the age of seven, and $3,600 for each qualified child aged seven or older, provided that a taxpayer shall not claim more than six tax credits in a tax year. Tax credits shall not be carried forward or transferred, but are refundable. The Department of Revenue shall establish a program for making monthly advance payments of the tax credit to taxpayers, as described in the act. This act shall sunset on August 28, 2032, unless reauthorized by the General Assembly. This act is identical to HB 813 (2025). JOSH NORBERG · Jan 28, 2026
• SB 1217 SB 1217 - Current law requires an excuse in order to vote absentee beginning the 6th Tuesday prior to the election. This act repeals the need for an excuse and instead allows voting absentee with no excuse beginning on the 6th Tuesday prior to the election. This act is identical to SB 470 (2025) and substantially similar to HB 1883 (2024). SCOTT SVAGERA · Jan 27, 2026
• SB 1297 SB 1297 - This act extends provisions relating to telemarketing practices to business subscribers, as defined in the act. The Attorney General shall develop literature to help consumers understand their options with regard to telephone solicitations no later than January 1, 2027, instead of January 1, 2001 as provided in current law. The act is identical to SB 469 (2025), SB 963 (2024), similar to HB 292 (2025), HB 1932 (2024), HB 2188 (2024), HB 2353 (2024). JULIA SHEVELEVA · Jan 27, 2026
• SB 1261 SB 1261 - Currently, the COVID-19 vaccination status of a potential organ donor or organ transplant recipient, with some exceptions, shall not be considered in any part of the organ transplant process. This act repeals this provision of law. This act is identical to SB 471 (2025) and HB 2368 (2024). SARAH HASKINS · Jan 27, 2026
• SB 1298 SB 1298 - This act repeals provisions of law relating to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), including, but not limited to, provisions relating to: · Payment by the Department of Health and Senior Services for the costs of HIV testing for certain victims of crime (changed under this act to testing for sexually transmitted infections or diseases and limited to two rounds of testing); · Those authorized to conduct HIV testing and disclosure of information relating to HIV testing and individual test results; · HIV testing of prisoners by the Department of Corrections, HIV testing of persons participating in certain drug treatment programs by the Department of Mental Health or individuals in the Department's custody, and conducting HIV testing without the individual's right to refuse testing; · Insurance coverage of persons who test positive for HIV or HIV-related conditions; · Nuisance laws relating to persons who build, maintain, use, own, or lease any building or other place used for lewdness, assignation, or illegal purpose involving sexual or other contact through which HIV transmission can occur; · Notice given by the Department of Health and Senior Services to schools on the identity of any child reported to have HIV or parents or guardians confirmed to have HIV; · Rule promulgation authority for mandatory premarital HIV testing; · Definitions of psychologically impacted real property; and · Enhanced penalties for the offense of prostitution for persons knowing in advance that they were infected with HIV. Additionally, this act modifies a provision of law that requires certain persons to undergo HIV testing prior to incarceration without the right to refuse. Under this act, such persons shall instead be screened for sexually transmitted diseases prior to incarceration, with the costs for juveniles tested to be paid for by the county in which the offense occurred. This act modifies several provisions of law relating to infection control procedures by replacing HIV or HBV (hepatitis B virus) with "serious infectious or communicable diseases". Finally, this act modifies the practice of pharmacy to include the dispensing of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis. This act is identical to SB 609 (2025). SARAH HASKINS · Jan 27, 2026
• SB 1262 SB 1262 - Current law requires the earnings tax imposed in the City of St. Louis and Kansas City to be submitted to the voters for renewal every five years. This act requires such submission to voters in Kansas City to occur every ten years. This act is identical to SB 546 (2025), SB 962 (2024), SB 1041 (2022), SB 486 (2021), and HB 149 (2021), and to a provision in SCS/SB 344 (2023). JOSH NORBERG · Jan 27, 2026
• SB 1218 SB 1218 - 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. 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 to a motivating factor. The act changes which employers are subject to the MHRA. Currently, corporations and associations owned or operated by religious or sectarian organizations are exempt from the MHRA. This act only exempts corporations and associations owned and operated by religious or sectarian organizations. Additionally, the act repeals an exemption for individuals employed an employer. This act is identical to SB 608 (2025) and substantially similar to certain provisions in SB 1633 (2026), HB 3425 (2026), SB 732 (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). SCOTT SVAGERA · Jan 27, 2026
• SB 1260 SB 1260 - This act changes "epinephrine auto-injector" to "epinephrine delivery device" throughout statute. This act adds child care facilities to the definition of "authorized entity" in current law permitting such entities to stock a supply of epinephrine delivery devices for use in an emergency. Finally, this act establishes "Elijah's Law". Before July 1, 2028, each licensed child care provider shall adopt a policy on allergy prevention and response with a focus on potentially deadly food-borne allergies, as specified in the act. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education shall develop a model policy or policies before July 1, 2027. This act is substantially similar to provisions in the truly agreed to and finally passed SS/SCS/HCS/HB 2372 (2026), SS/SCS/SB 841 (2026), HCS/HBs 1826 et al (2026), HCS/SS/SB 7 (2025), HCS/SB 94 (2025), SB 783 (2025), SCS/HCS/HB 943 (2025), and HB 580 (2025). SARAH HASKINS · Jan 27, 2026
• SB 1219 SB 1219 - Under this act, any entity registered with the Department of Health and Senior Services that possesses, distributes, or delivers hypodermic needles or syringes for the purposes of operating a syringe exchange program or otherwise mitigating health risks associated with unsterile injection drug use shall be exempt from the offense of unlawful distribution, delivery, or sale of drug paraphernalia, if such entity is not located within 500 feet of a school building, as well as the offense of unlawful manufacturing with intent to deliver drug paraphernalia. This act is identical to SB 472 (2025), SB 997 (2024), SB 623 (2023), provisions in CCS/HCS/SS/SB 690 (2022), and CCS#2/HCS/SS/SB 64 (2021), substantially similar to HB 1486 (2020), SB 668 (2020), HCS/SS/SB 580 (2020), and HCS/HB 168 (2019), and similar to SCS/HB 1620 (2019). SARAH HASKINS · Jan 27, 2026
• SB 1296 SB 1296 - Current law authorizes state agencies to set off all or a portion of a taxpayer's income tax refund to repay debts owed to such state agency. This act modifies the definition of "state agency" to include any municipality with a population over 250,000 for debts arising on or after January 1, 2027. This act is identical to SB 468 (2025) and HB 1884 (2024). JOSH NORBERG · Jan 27, 2026
• SB 1093 SB 1093 - This act provides that a person commits the offense of endangering the welfare of a child when a person knowingly fails to secure a readily available firearm in the presence of a child under 17 years of age or in a residence where a child under 17 years of age resides. This offense shall be a class D felony, unless the offense causes physical harm or death to a child then it shall be a higher penalty. This act is identical to SB 464 (2025) and HB 1877 (2024) and substantially similar to SB 996 (2024). TRISTAN BENSON, JR. · Jan 15, 2026
• SB 1159 SB 1159 - This act provides that a person shall not sell or transfer a firearm unless the person is: • A licensed firearms dealer; • Selling or transferring to a licensed firearms dealer; or • If neither party is a licensed firearms dealer, the parties to the transaction complete the sale or transfer through a licensed firearms dealer, as provided in the act. If a firearm is to be transferred through a trust, the transfer shall be completed through a firearms dealer. If the heir or devisee is prohibited from receiving the firearm, the heir or devisee may authorize the transfer to a specific individual or the dealer may be authorized to sell the firearm and have the proceeds given to the heir or devisee. This act provides that neither the state nor any political subdivision shall require a firearms dealer to supply a list of transactions conducted. A firearms dealer shall not be required for transactions involving: • Law enforcement officers or corrections officers in the scope of their duty; • U.S. Marshals, members of the Armed Forces, National Guard, or federal officials within the scope of their duties; • Gunsmiths performing service or repairs; • Persons engaged in the business of transportation or storage, to the extent the receipt of the firearm is in the ordinary course of business; and • Persons loaned a firearm by a relative. Any person violating any of the provisions relating to firearms dealers shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor. A person guilty of such an offense shall be guilty of a separate offense for each and every day during any portion of which a violation of this provision is committed or continued. Law enforcement agencies shall report any violation of this act to the Attorney General, who shall report to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives within the United States Department of Justice. This act is identical to SB 543 (2025), HB 356 (2025), and HB 1878 (2024), and similar to SB 731 (2022). TRISTAN BENSON, JR. · Jan 15, 2026
• SB 1158 SB 1158 - This act creates the "Firearm Violence Prevention Act", which establishes an extreme risk protection order to prevent a person who is found to pose an extreme risk to him or herself or others from possessing, controlling, or owning a firearm. This act provides that a family or household member may file a petition with the court for a temporary extreme risk order of protection. If the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the respondent poses a significant risk of causing personal injury to self or others by possessing a firearm, the court shall issue the temporary extreme risk order of protection as provided in the act. The court shall next schedule a hearing within 7 days after the issuance of the temporary extreme risk order of protection to determine if a full extreme risk order of protection should be issued for a period of 182 days. If the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the respondent poses a significant risk of causing personal injury to self or others by possessing a firearm, the court shall issue the extreme risk order of protection as provided in the act. The order may be renewed if the court finds the respondent continues to pose significant risk. Additionally, a law enforcement officer or agency may also file a petition for an extreme risk order of protection. This act also provides that the respondent may submit one written request for a hearing to terminate an extreme risk protection order. The hearing shall occur no sooner than 14 days and no later than 28 days after the petitioner is served with a hearing request. The court shall terminate the order if the respondent establishes by clear and convincing evidence that the respondent does not continue to pose a significant risk of personal injury to self or others. Upon the issuance of an extreme risk protection order, the court shall order the respondent to surrender all firearms as provided in the act. The law enforcement officer or agency taking possession of the firearms shall issue a receipt identifying all firearms and any permit that is surrendered. The court may issue a warrant to search and seize any firearm in possession of a person subject to a temporary or full extreme risk order of protection if probable cause exists the respondent failed to surrender all firearms. By December 1, 2026, the POST Commission shall establish policies for the storage of any firearms surrendered pursuant to this act. Once an extreme risk order of protection has expired, the law enforcement agency storing the firearm shall confirm the respondent is currently eligible to possess the firearm and return such firearm. This act provides that the court clerk shall forward a copy of an extreme risk protection order to the Highway Patrol. The order shall be entered into the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) and the Missouri Uniform Law Enforcement System (MULES). Finally, any person found in possession of a firearm in violation of an extreme risk order of protection shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor. This act is substantially similar to SB 463 (2025) and HB 1876 (2024). SARAH HASKINS · Jan 15, 2026
• SB 1160 SB 1160 - This act repeals the provision that the penalty for murder in the first degree may be death. This act also repeals all provisions relating to jury trials in which the death penalty is not waived. This act is identical to HB 2521 (2026), SB 465 (2205), HB 843 (2025), and HB 1882 (2024) and is substantially similar to HB 2153 (2026), HB 2623 (2026), HB 118 (2025) and HB 994 (2025). TRISTAN BENSON, JR. · Jan 15, 2026
• SR 545 SR 545 - This resolution honors the legacy of Alice Kitchen, who fought for equality, advocated for women and children and left an everlasting impact on all she knew. JIM ERTLE · Introduced · Jan 15, 2026
• SB 930 SB 930 - Under this act, no health carrier or health benefit plan shall establish, implement, or enforce any policy that imposes a time limit for the payment of anesthesia services provided during a medical or surgical procedure, as described in the act. This provision is identical to provisions in HCS/SB 94 (2025), HCS/HBs 1126 & 932 (2025), and SCS/HCS/HB 94 (2025), and similar to provisions contained in SCS/SB 841 (2026), HB 2570 (2026), the truly agreed to and finally passed SS/SCS/HCS/HB 2372 (2026), HCS/HBs 1945 & 2570, and HB 1944 (2026). TAYLOR MIDDLETON · Jan 8, 2026
• SB 929 SB 929 - Under this act, current law requiring certain health benefit plans to provide coverage for contraceptives lasting up to 90 days, or 180 days for generic self-administered hormonal contraceptives, shall no longer be in effect after December 31, 2026. Instead, certain health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2027, shall be required to cover a supply of self-administered hormonal contraceptives, including brand-name and generic contraceptives, intended to last up to one year. This act is substantially similar to provisions in the truly agreed to and finally passed SS/SCS/HCS/HB 2372 (2026), the truly agreed to and finally passed CCS/SS/HCS/HB 2596 (2026), and HB 2370 (2026), and similar to a provision in SCS/SB 178 (2025), HCS/SS/SB 7 (2025), HCS/SB 94 (2025), the perfected HCS/HB 2413 (2024), SB 821 (2024), and SB 1321 (2024). TAYLOR MIDDLETON · Jan 8, 2026
• SB 1018 SB 1018 - This act authorizes a person to waive such person's right to purchase a firearm by submitting a request to the Department of Public Safety. The Department shall verify a person's identity prior to accepting the voluntary waiver. While such waiver is in effect, no person shall sell or otherwise transfer a firearm to a person who voluntarily waived the right to purchase a firearm. A person with a voluntary waiver may designate one or more contact persons, who shall be contacted by the Department if the person attempts to purchase a firearm while the waiver is in effect or if the person revokes the waiver. All forms and records related to a voluntary waiver shall be closed records and shall be destroyed upon the revocation of the waiver. Any voluntary waiver shall remain in effect for thirty days after the Department accepts the revocation of the waiver. The submission of a voluntary waiver shall be made only by the person to whom the voluntary waiver shall apply. Any person that attempts to submit a voluntary waiver on behalf of another person shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor. This act is identical to HB 2492 (2026), and is similar to SB 96 (2025), HB 1205 (2025), SB 1327 (2024), and HB 1872 (2024). TRISTAN BENSON, JR. · Jan 8, 2026
• HB 1882 Abolishes the death penalty and specifies that any person sentenced to death must be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole · May 17, 2024
• HJR 140 Proposes a constitutional amendment relating to firearms · Introduced · May 17, 2024
• HB 2370 Requires school districts to provide "period products" at no cost in charter schools and public middle and high schools · Introduced · May 17, 2024
• HB 2368 Repeals provisions relating to COVID-19 vaccination status with respect to organ transplant procedures · Introduced · May 17, 2024
• HB 2188 Allows businesses to register for the no-call list · Introduced · May 17, 2024
• HB 1885 Modifies provisions relating to guardian ad litem fees · May 17, 2024
• HB 1875 Modifies provisions relating to advanced practice registered nurses · May 17, 2024
• HB 1877 Specifies that a person commits the offense of endangering the welfare of a child if he or she fails to secure a firearm · May 17, 2024
• HB 1883 Creates no-excuse absentee voting · May 17, 2024
• HB 1881 Modifies provisions relating to certified registered nurse anesthetists · May 17, 2024
• HB 1872 Creates a voluntary process for an individual to restrict the individual's ability to purchase a firearm · May 17, 2024
• HB 1884 Modifies provisions relating to income tax refunds · May 17, 2024
• HB 1876 Establishes the "Firearm Violence Prevention Act" · May 17, 2024
• HB 2369 Prohibits providers of medical malpractice insurance from denying coverage to a health care professional solely because he or she provides or assists in the provision of abortions · Introduced · May 17, 2024
• HB 1878 Requires that all sales or transfers of firearms be processed through a licensed firearms dealer · May 17, 2024
• HB 1874 Enacts provisions relating to continuous insurance coverage of self-administered hormonal contraceptives · May 17, 2024
• HB 2187 Modifies provisions of the diaper bank tax credit and authorizes a sales tax exemption for the purchase of diapers, feminine hygiene products, & incontinence products · Introduced · May 17, 2024
• HB 1879 Modifies provisions relating to expedited partner therapy · Feb 27, 2024
• HB 1873 Modifies provisions relating to telehealth services · Feb 26, 2024
• HB 1880 Requires health benefit plans to provide coverage for the treatment of obesity · Jan 25, 2024
• HB 423 Requires that all sales or transfers of firearms be processed through a licensed firearms dealer · May 12, 2023
• HB 292 Requires health benefit plans to provide coverage for the treatment of obesity · May 12, 2023
• HB 287 Enacts provisions relating to continuous insurance coverage of prescription contraceptives · May 12, 2023
• HB 289 Repeals provisions relating to COVID-19 vaccination status with respect to organ transplant procedures · May 12, 2023
• HB 841 Modifies provisions relating to guardian ad litem fees · Introduced · May 12, 2023
• HB 839 Abolishes the death penalty and specifies that any person sentenced to death must be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole · Introduced · May 12, 2023
• HB 838 Modifies provisions relating to abortion · Introduced · May 12, 2023
• HB 288 Requires school districts to provide "period products" at no cost in charter schools and public middle and high schools · May 12, 2023
• HB 291 Modifies provisions relating to expedited partner therapy · May 12, 2023
• HB 284 Modifies provisions relating to health care professionals · May 12, 2023
• HB 840 Creates no-excuse absentee voting · Introduced · May 12, 2023
• HB 290 Exempts diapers from sales tax · May 12, 2023
• HB 422 Specifies that a person commits the offense of endangering the welfare of a child if he or she fails to secure a firearm · May 12, 2023
• HB 1241 Modifies provisions relating to income tax refunds · Introduced · May 12, 2023
• HB 1179 Creates provisions relating to a graduate medical education grant program · Introduced · May 12, 2023
• HB 969 Prohibits providers of medical malpractice insurance from denying coverage to a health care professional solely because he or she provides or assists in the provision of abortions · Introduced · May 12, 2023
• HB 421 Establishes the "Firearm Violence Prevention Act" · May 12, 2023
• HB 285 Establishes Missouri as a member of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact · Mar 2, 2023
• HB 286 Modifies provisions relating to health care services for pregnant and postpartum women · Feb 28, 2023
• HB 2651 Modifies provisions relating to guardian ad litem fees · Introduced · May 13, 2022
• HB 1807 Requires that all sales or transfers of firearms be processed through a licensed firearms dealer · May 13, 2022
• HB 2383 Modifies provisions relating to health care professionals · Introduced · May 13, 2022
• HB 2384 Exempts diapers from sales tax · Introduced · May 13, 2022
• HB 2386 Modifies provisions relating to expedited partner therapy · Introduced · May 13, 2022
• HB 2385 Requires health benefit plans to provide coverage for the treatment of obesity · Introduced · May 13, 2022
• HB 1808 Creates no-excuse absentee voting · May 13, 2022
• HB 1806 Specifies that a person commits the offense of endangering the welfare of a child if he or she fails to secure a firearm · May 13, 2022
• HB 1805 Establishes the "Firearm Violence Prevention Act" · May 13, 2022
• HB 1102 Creates no-excuse absentee voting · Introduced · May 14, 2021
• HB 1190 Establishes the "Firearm Violence Prevention Act" · Introduced · May 14, 2021
• HB 1148 Requires state works and people doing business with state employees to wear masks in accordance with Department of Health and Senior Services guidelines · Introduced · May 14, 2021
• HB 1189 Requires that all sales or transfers of firearms be processed through a licensed firearms dealer · Introduced · May 14, 2021
• HB 1188 Specifies that a person commits the offense of endangering the welfare of a child if he or she fails to secure a firearm · Introduced · May 14, 2021
• HB 1187 Modifies provisions relating to guardian ad litem fees · Introduced · May 14, 2021
• HB 889 Creates provisions relating to insurance coverage for mental health conditions · Introduced · Apr 22, 2021

Bills this legislator coauthored or cosponsored. Data from OpenStates.

• HB 348 Establishes Missouri as a member of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact · May 5, 2023
• HB 271 Modifies provisions relating to advanced practice registered nurses · May 5, 2023
• HB 1162 Creates provisions relating to a graduate medical education grant program · Passed One Chamber · Apr 27, 2023
• HB 2580 Modifies provisions relating to unlawful discriminatory practices · Introduced · May 13, 2022
• HB 1727 Requires organizations that provide pregnancy-related services to provide medically accurate information regarding reproductive health options in order to receive state funding · May 13, 2022
• HB 1868 Establishes the "Respect People's Abortion Decisions Act" · May 13, 2022
• HB 2261 Establishes the "Truth in Medicine Act" · Introduced · May 13, 2022
• HB 2434 Modifies provisions relating to health care professionals · Introduced · May 9, 2022
• HB 1737 Modifies provisions relating to unlawful discriminatory practices · Apr 11, 2022
• HB 1679 Reduces the tax on diapers and feminine hygiene products · Apr 7, 2022
• HCR 27 Urges the governor to encourage racial equity with an understanding of racism as a public health crisis · Introduced · May 14, 2021
• HCR 10 Urges Senator Josh Hawley to resign · Introduced · May 14, 2021
• HB 1049 Allows the Pan-African flag to be flown at state buildings during the month of February · Introduced · May 14, 2021
• HB 542 Establishes the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact · Passed One Chamber · May 10, 2021
• HB 404 Designates April as Limb Loss Awareness Month · Passed One Chamber · Apr 15, 2021
• HB 100 Establishes a Negro Leagues Baseball Museum special license plate · Passed One Chamber · Apr 15, 2021