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SB 1578 - This act creates the "Real Estate Fund" in the state treasury, which shall consist of money received from the sale of real property owned by the State of Missouri. The fund shall be administered by the Commissioner of Administration or his or her designee for the purposes of acquiring interest in real property to be used to support state operations. The following moneys shall be deposited to this fund, unless required by statute or constitutional provision to be deposited in some other specifically named fund: • Any money or proceeds resulting from a real property transaction involving State-owned property; and • Any funds appropriated to the fund by the General Assembly or otherwise credited to the fund. The Commissioner of Administration shall prepare an annual report of all receipts and expenditures from the fund. This act is identical to SB 536 (2025) and similar to HB 2289 (2026). SCOTT SVAGERA

SCS/SB 976 - Current law requires any person who registers as a lobbyist to dissolve any candidate committee the person may have in existence. This act allows any person who has registered as a lobbyist and also has a candidate committee for the purpose of seeking a county, municipal, or school board office to maintain the candidate committee, provided the person is not lobbying the county, municipality, or school board for which the candidate committee is designated to seek office. Nothing in this act shall prohibit a person from changing the designated office sought by his or her candidate committee, provided such person is never simultaneously registered to lobby the public office for which such person's committee is designated to seek office. This act is identical to a provision in the truly agreed to SS/SCS/HCS/HB 1871 (2026) and a provision in SCS/HCS/HB 1788 (2026). SCOTT SVAGERA

SB 1406 - This act establishes the "Missouri Defense and Energy Independence Act". For all tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, this act authorizes a qualified company to claim a tax credit not to exceed $6 million for qualified conversion costs incurred by the qualified company for converting such company to produce chemicals, metals, gases, or rare earth minerals that will be used for projects designed to decrease or eliminate reliance on foreign-produced materials. Tax credits authorized by the act shall be issued to a qualified company in four equal annual installments. Tax credits shall not be refundable or carried forward, and shall not be transferred, sold, or assigned. This act also establishes the "Grants for Independence from Foreign Influence Fund", which shall consist of at least $10 million in appropriated moneys. The fund shall be used by the Department of Economic Development to provide grants to qualified companies in an amount not to exceed $500,000. Grant funds shall be used solely for qualified conversion costs incurred before the completion of the conversion of the qualified company. This act shall sunset on August 28, 2032, unless reauthorized by the General Assembly. This act is identical to SB 537 (2025) and HB 1511 (2025), and is substantially similar to SS/SB 1553 (2026), HB 3027 (2026), SB 1360 (2024), and HB 1834 (2024), and to a provision in HCS/HB 1935 (2024). JOSH NORBERG

SCS/SB 961 - This act makes several technical changes to provisions of law relating to facilities of historic significance. This act contains an emergency clause. This act is substantially similar to HCS/HB 3080 (2026). JOSH NORBERG

SB 1082 - Current law authorizes a tax credit for donations of cash or food to local food pantries, local soup kitchens, and local homeless shelters in an amount equal to fifty percent of the value of the donation. For all tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, this act also authorizes a tax credit for donations of cash or food to local food banks, as defined in the act, and increases the tax credit amount to seventy percent of the value of the donation. Additionally, the total amount of tax credits that may be authorized in a fiscal year shall not exceed $1.75 million. This act increases such amount to $3.5 million. Finally, the act extends the sunset date from December 31, 2026, to December 31, 2032, unless reauthorized by the General Assembly. This act is substantially similar to HCS/HBs 2461, 2457 & 1782 (2026) and to a provision in SCS/SB 1547 (2026), and is similar to a provision in CCS/HCS/SB 994 (2026). JOSH NORBERG

SS/SB 1000 - Current law establishes the Division of Tourism Supplemental Revenue Fund, and provides for appropriations to the fund from certain tourism-related taxes. This act repeals such language and provides that the fund shall consist of any moneys appropriated by the General Assembly and any gifts, contributions, grants, or bequests from federal, private, or other sources. This act is identical to SB 555 (2025) and SB 1456 (2024), and to a provision in HCS/HB 967 (2025) and SCS/HB 2719 (2024), and is substantially similar to HB 1671 (2026). JOSH NORBERG

SB 1184 - For any proposed administrative rule submitted by a state agency that will result in the expenditure of public funds by a state entity or political subdivision of greater than $250,000, or will result in a loss of income to an individual or business of greater than $250,000, this act requires the state agency to notify the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules. The Committee may hold hearings on the proposed rule. Such proposed rule shall not become effective until approved by the General Assembly through passage of a concurrent resolution. The provisions of this act will not apply to emergency rules or rules required by federal law or for federal funding. A state agency shall not file any final order of rulemaking with the Secretary of State until at least 30 days after such final order of rulemaking has been received by the Committee. Further, a state agency shall not file any notice of proposed rulemaking with the Secretary of State without first receiving from, and including a copy of, the written approval of the Governor. This act is similar to SCS/SB 350 (2025) and HB 2554 (2024). JIM ERTLE

HCS/SS/SB 889 - The act repeals and reassigns duties for a number of administrative entities. The Division of Workforce Development within the Department of Economic Development is renamed and moved to the Office of Workforce Development within the Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development. The Board for Certification of Interpreters is repealed and its duties assigned to the Missouri Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. The Life Sciences Research Board is repealed and its duties assigned the Department of Economic Development. The act repeals the Missouri Quality Home Care Council as well as all duties of the Council. The act repeals the following entities: the AgriMissouri Advisory Commission for Marketing Missouri Agricultural Products; the Coordinating Board for Early Childhood; the Minority Environmental Literacy Advisory Committee; the Missouri Cybersecurity Commission; the Small Business Compliance Advisory Committee; and the Commission on the Special Health, Psychological and Social Needs of Minority Older Individuals the Joint Committee on Disaster Preparedness and Awareness; the Missouri Task Force on Fair, Nondiscriminatory Local Taxation Concerning Motor Vehicles, Trailers, Boats, and Outboard Motors; the Study Commission on State Tax Policy; the Electric Vehicle Task Force; the Career Readiness Course Task Force; the Infection Control Advisory Panel; the Missouri Arthritis Advisory Board and the Arthritis Program Review Committee; the Missouri Task Force on the Prevention of Infant Abuse and Neglect; the Trauma-Informed Care for Children and Families Task Force; the Sentencing and Corrections Oversight Commission; the Advisory Board of Vocational Enterprises Program; the Task Force on the Petroleum Storage Tank Insurance Fund; the Joint Task Force on Radiologic Technologist Licensure; the Missouri Electronic Prior Authorization Committee; the Task Force on Fair, Nondiscriminatory Local Taxation Concerning Solar Energy Systems; the Missouri Rights of Victims of Sexual Assault Task Force; and the Ozark Exploration Bicentennial Commission. Currently, the Joint Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect expired on January 15, 2023. This act extends the expiration to August 28, 2031, and requires the Committee to send copies of its reports to leadership in the General Assembly. The act additionally repeals the Missouri Economic Diversification and Afforestation Act of 1990. These provisions are identical to SB 790 (2025). Further, this act repeals a number of provisions of law concerning the acquisition of one insurance company by another, the payment of dividends by insurance companies, required deposits by life insurance companies; assessment plan life insurance and stipulated premium plan life insurance, mutual insurance companies other than for life and fire, and required cash reserves for reciprocal or interinsurance exchanges. The act repeals a provision of current law prohibiting the establishment of a state-based health benefit exchange under certain circumstances. This provision is identical to SB 848 (2026). This act also repeals a number of expired, terminated, sunset, and obsolete statutes and references to such statutes contained in other statutes. Many provisions of this act are identical to HRB 1 (2024), which is a bill prepared by the Joint Committee on Legislative Research as required by current law. These provisions are also contained in SS/SB 889 (2026). This act is substantially similar to HCS/SS/SCS/SB 890 (2026) and SB 729 (2025). JIM ERTLE

CCS/HCS/SB 994 - This act modifies provisions relating to taxation. TAX CREDITS This act repeals several expired tax credits, including: 1) Distressed Areas Land Assemblage Tax Credit (Section 99.1205); 2) Charcoal Producers Tax Credit (Section 135.313); 3) Missouri Certified Capital Company Law (Section 135.500 to 135.529); 4) Tax credit for relocating business to distressed communities (Section 135.535); 5) Tax credit for investing in the transportation development of distressed communities (Section 135.545 and 135.546); 6) Qualified Beef Tax Credit (Section 135.679); 7) Qualified Equity Investment Tax Credit (Section 135.680 and 135.682); 8) Grape and Wine Producers Tax Credit (Section 135.700); 9) Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property and Electric Vehicle Recharging Property Tax Credit (Section 135.710); 10) Small Business Guaranty Fees Tax Credit (Section 135.766); 11) Enhanced Enterprise Zones Program (Section 135.950 to 135.973); 12) Unmet Health, Hunger, and Hygiene Needs of Children in School Tax Credit (Section 135.1125); 13) Higher Education Scholarship Donation Program (Section 173.196); 14) Tax Credit for purchasing dry fire hydrants or providing water storage for dry fire hydrants (Section 320.093); 15) Contributions to Innovation Centers Tax Credit (Section 348.300 to 348.318); 16) Missouri New Enterprise Creation Act (Section 620.635 to 620.653); 17) Missouri Quality Jobs Act (Section 620.1875 to 620.1890); and the 18) Innovation Campus Tax Credit (Section 620.2600). The act also makes several corresponding technical corrections to other tax credits in current law. These provisions are identical to HB 3329 (2026) and to provisions in SB 1188 (2026), and are substantially similar to HCS/HB 3092 (2026) and to provisions in HCS/SS/SB 889 (2026). DONATED FOOD TAX CREDIT Current law authorizes a tax credit for donations of cash or food made to certain organizations, with such credit scheduled to sunset on December 31, 2026. This act extends the sunset date to December 31, 2032. (Section 135.647) This provision is similar to SB 1082 (2026), HCS/HBs 2461, 2457 & 1782 (2026), and to a provision in SCS/SB 1547 (2026). MILITARY INCOME TAX DEDUCTION Current law authorizes an income tax deduction for income received for military service while the taxpayer serves in a combat zone. For all tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, this act modifies such deduction to apply to all military income, as defined in the act, regardless of duty status or filing status. (Section 143.121) This provision has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027. These provisions are identical to HB 3294 (2026). BEGINNING FARMER INCOME TAX DEDUCTION Current law authorizes an income tax deduction for certain income received for the sale or lease of farmland to beginning farmers. This act adds a definition of "taxpayer" to such deduction. (Section 143.121) This provision is substantially similar to SCS/SB 1291 (2026), HB 3324 (2026), SB 682 (2025), and HB 1042 (2025), and to a provision in HCS/SS/SB 67 (2025), HCS/HB 828 (2025), and HCS/SS/SCS/SB 466 (2025). This provision has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027. TAX RETURNS Current law provides that the date for filing income tax returns shall be the fifteenth day of the fourth month following the close of the taxpayer's taxable year. This act provides that such date shall be the date prescribed for the filing of federal tax returns. (Section 143.511) This provision is substantially similar to a provision in HCS/SS/SB 67 (2025), HCS/SS/SCS/SB 466 (2025), and HCS/HB 828 (2025). Current law requires withholding tax returns to be submitted electronically by employers with at least two hundred fifty employees. Beginning January 1, 2027, this act requires such electronic returns for employers with at least ten employees. (Section 143.591) This provision is identical to HB 1919 (2026) and is substantially similar to SB 1429 (2026). Current law requires a taxpayer to indicate on the taxpayer's return the school district in which the taxpayer is a resident. This act repeals such provision and instead requires the Department of Revenue to submit an annual report to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education including the average Missouri adjusted gross income per return for the state, as well as the average Missouri adjusted gross income per return for each school district in the state. (Section 143.998) TAX DEFICIENCIES This act provides that if a taxpayer has a state income tax balance due resulting from the full or partial denial of a tax credit, the taxpayer shall not be held liable for any addition to tax, penalty, or interest on such amount of income tax due if the reason for the denial of a tax credit was the cumulative maximum amount of allowable tax credits being exceeded for the tax year, if the balance due is paid or payment arrangements have been made within sixty days of receiving notice of the balance due, and the addition to tax or penalty is not due to fraud or fraudulent intent. (Section 143.512) This provision is substantially similar to SB 1203 (2026) and HB 1771 (2026), and to a provision in HB 2754 (2026), HCS/SS/SB 67 (2025), HCS/SS/SCS/SB 466 (2025), and HCS/HB 828 (2025). This act provides that a taxpayer that has paid a deficiency and any interest, additions to tax, or penalties attributable to such deficiency that is subsequently found to be erroneous, regardless of whether such taxpayer has timely filed a protest with the Director of Revenue, shall be entitled to a refund in the amount of the deficiency and any interest, additions to tax, or penalties attributable to such deficiency that were paid by the taxpayer. Such refund shall be paid as provided in current law. (Section 143.621) This provision is identical to SB 1377 (2026). SEVERABILITY This act contains a severability clause. JOSH NORBERG

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

SCS/SB 1126 - This act requires the Commissioner of Administration to submit an annual report to the General Assembly detailing each parcel of state property or leases that has been abandoned or not utilized during the three year period ending on August 28th of such year. The Governor is authorized to convey any such state property or lease identified in the report. The conveyance of property owned or utilized by the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission shall be subject to provisions of current law specific to the Commission. This act is similar to SB 720 (2025). JIM ERTLE

SCR 11 - This concurrent resolution urges the Missouri Congressional delegation to uphold the principles of federalism with regard to the ability of states to govern their election processes and enact policies regarding campaign finance and election influence. JIM ERTLE

SB 1537 - This act authorizes a tax credit for one hundred percent of the costs incurred by a taxpayer for enrolling the taxpayer's qualified youth in a qualified firearm safety course, as such terms are defined in the act. No tax credit shall exceed $100 per eligible youth per tax year. Tax credits authorized by the act shall be refundable, and shall not be transferred, sold, or assigned. A taxpayer shall submit documentation to the Department of Public Safety verifying completion of a course, as well as all incurred costs. The Department shall maintain a list of qualifying courses on its website. This act shall sunset on December 31, 2032, unless reauthorized by the General Assembly. This act is identical to SB 1434 (2026). JOSH NORBERG

SB 1801 - This act provides that a state representative shall not introduce more than five bills or joint resolutions during a regular session of the General Assembly. A state senator shall not introduce more than ten bills or joint resolutions during a regular session of the General Assembly. The provisions of this act may be waived with the approval of at least two-thirds of the members of the chamber in which the person is a member. The provisions of this act shall not apply to appropriation bills. JIM ERTLE

SB 902 - This act provides that an enrollee's health benefit plan shall not deny coverage of a nonopioid prescription drug in favor of an opioid drug, require the enrollee to try an opioid drug before covering the nonopioid prescription drug, or require a higher level of cost-sharing for a nonopioid prescription drug than for an opioid drug. This act shall apply to health benefit plans delivered, issued for delivery, continued, or renewed in this state on or after January 1, 2027. This act is identical to HB 1680 (2026), HB 1966 (2026), and similar to SCS/SB 841 (2026), the truly agreed to and finally passed HCS/SB 1019 (2026), SB 1449 (2026), SB 158 (2025), the truly agreed to and finally passed HCS/HB 2372 (2026), HCS/HBs 2642, 2296, 1966 & 1680 (2026), SB 158 (2025), HB 804 (2025), and provisions in HCS/SS/SB 7 (2025). TAYLOR MIDDLETON

SB 1565 - Currently, for products liability claims, a defendant may plead and prove the fault of the plaintiff as an affirmative defense. This act provides that the defendant may plead and prove the fault of the plaintiff or any other person or entity as an affirmative defense in any products liability claim, including strict liability claims. Furthermore, any fault chargeable to any other person or entity, in addition to the plaintiff, shall diminish proportionately an award of compensatory damages but shall not bar recovery. This act repeals the current limited circumstances of which fault of the plaintiff may consist of and provides that fault instead shall mean any actionable breach of legal duty or act or omission proximately causing or contributing to cause in any way the accident or harm for which recovery of damages is sought. Finally, this act provides that liability of each defendant in a products liability claim is several and is not joint. Thus, each defendant shall be liable only for the amount of damages allocated to that defendant in direct proportion to that defendant's percentage of fault. In assessing percentages of fault, the trier of fact shall consider the fault of all persons or entities who contributed to the accident or harm, regardless of whether such persons or entities were named as parties to the suit. The relative degree of fault of the plaintiff, defendants, and nonparties shall be determined and apportioned as a whole at one time by the trier of fact. KATIE O'BRIEN

SB 1277 - This act requires each state department, within fifteen days of receiving a guidance document from the federal government, to publish the guidance document on a website designated by the department director. Each guidance document shall be published in a conspicuous manner with a hyperlink that provides access to the guidance documents. Within 15 days of a guidance document being rescinded, a state department shall maintain the rescinded guidance document on the website and indicate that the document has been rescinded along with the date that the guidance document was rescinded. SCOTT SVAGERA

SB 900 - This act modifies provisions relating to assisted reproductive technology. DEFINITION OF UNBORN CHILD (Section 1.205) This act modifies the definition of "unborn child" or "unborn children" to exclude human embryos created through assisted reproductive technology, including in vitro fertilization, prior to successful implantation in the uterus. These provisions are identical to SB 605 (2025) and HB 3244 (2026), and substantially similar to SB 1486 (2024), and similar to HB 2845 (2024). DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF INFERTILITY (Section 376.1211) This act requires certain health benefit plans providing pregnancy-related benefits to include coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility, as described in the act. These provisions contain an exception for health benefit plans issued by or to religious institutions or organizations. These provisions are identical to HB 2724 (2026) and HB 3244 (2026), and substantially similar to HB 487 (2025). TAYLOR MIDDLETON

SB 1310 - Current law authorizes the establishment of a medical malpractice joint underwriting association upon a determination that medical malpractice liability insurance is not reasonably available in the voluntary market. This act authorizes the directors of the board of the association to suspend the operations of the association if such directors determine that medical malpractice insurance is reasonably available. The suspension shall be in accordance with the plan of operations, and shall include provisions for the administration of association funds. During any suspension of operations, the association shall not collect dues or fees from its members, unless authorized by the Director of the Department of Commerce and Insurance. This act is identical to provisions in the truly agreed to and finally passed SS/SCS/HCS/HB 2372 (2026), and similar to HB 2071, and provisions in HCS/HB 3314 (2026). TAYLOR MIDDLETON

SB 1098 - This act provides that county officers, mayors, and members of any school board in this state shall serve no more than twelve years total. Any term of a person elected before August 28, 2026, shall not be counted or any term of less than two years of a person completing the term of another shall not be counted. This act is identical to SB 193 (2025). TRISTAN BENSON, JR.