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Changes the law regarding advertisements and orders of publication in newspapers

MO · session 2026 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Dec 1, 2025

Latest action (Jul 13, 2026) Delivered to Secretary of State (G)

Sponsor (1)
3 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (43)
  1. Dec 1, 2025 Prefiled (H) · lower
  2. Jan 7, 2026 Read First Time (H) · lower
  3. Jan 8, 2026 Read Second Time (H) · lower
  4. Jan 8, 2026 Referred: Local Government(H) · lower
  5. Jan 21, 2026 Public Hearing Completed (H) · lower
  6. Jan 28, 2026 Executive Session Completed (H) · lower
  7. Jan 28, 2026 Voted Do Pass - Consent (H) · lower
  8. Feb 2, 2026 Reported Do Pass - Consent (H) - AYES: 16 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 · lower
  9. Feb 2, 2026 Referred: Consent and Procedure(H) · lower
  10. Feb 10, 2026 Executive Session Completed (H) · lower
  11. Feb 10, 2026 Voted Do Pass - Consent (H) · lower
  12. Feb 11, 2026 Reported Do Pass - Consent (H) - AYES: 8 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 · lower
  13. Mar 4, 2026 Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H) · lower
  14. Mar 9, 2026 Taken Up for Perfection (H) · lower
  15. Mar 9, 2026 Title of Bill - Agreed To · lower
  16. Mar 9, 2026 Perfected (H) · lower
  17. Mar 11, 2026 Taken Up for Third Reading (H) · lower
  18. Mar 11, 2026 Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 145 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 0 · lower
  19. Mar 11, 2026 Reported to the Senate and First Read (S) · upper
  20. Mar 23, 2026 Second read and referred: Local Government, Elections and Pensions(S) · upper
  21. Apr 2, 2026 Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 1:30 p.m., Senate Committee Room 2 - 1st Floor · upper
  22. Apr 7, 2026 Public Hearing Held (S) · upper
  23. Apr 13, 2026 Executive Session Held (S) · upper
  24. Apr 13, 2026 SCS Voted Do Pass (S) · upper
  25. Apr 16, 2026 SCS Reported Do Pass (S) · upper
  26. May 7, 2026 Placed on Informal Calendar · lower
  27. May 7, 2026 Taken Up for Third Reading (S) · upper
  28. May 7, 2026 SCS Adopted (S) · upper
  29. May 7, 2026 Third Read and Passed with Amendments (S) - SA 1 - AYES: 29 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 · upper
  30. May 11, 2026 Reported to the House with... (H) - SCS, as amended · lower
  31. May 11, 2026 Referred: Fiscal Review(H) · lower
  32. May 12, 2026 Executive Session Completed (H) · lower
  33. May 12, 2026 Voted Do Pass (H) · lower
  34. May 12, 2026 Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 5 NOES: 3 PRESENT: 0 · lower
  35. May 12, 2026 Taken Up · lower
  36. May 12, 2026 House Adopts (H) - SCS, as amended · lower
  37. May 12, 2026 Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed - AYES: 142 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 2 · lower
  38. May 12, 2026 House Message (H) · lower
  39. May 28, 2026 Signed by House Speaker (H) · lower
  40. May 28, 2026 Signed by President Pro Tem (S) · upper
  41. May 28, 2026 Delivered to Governor · executive
  42. Jul 13, 2026 Approved by Governor (G) · lower
  43. Jul 13, 2026 Delivered to Secretary of State (G) · lower
Subjects
AUDITOR, STATECITIES, TOWNS, AND VILLAGESCOUNTIESCOURTSELECTIONSNEWSPAPERS AND PUBLICATIONS

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