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Prohibits the manufacture, sale, and distribution of cultivated meat

Modifies provisions relating to public health services

Requires the State Board of Education to convene a work group to develop a curriculum framework of instruction on the dehumanization of marginalized groups

Modifies provisions relating to property tax assessments

Modifies several provisions relating to health care

SB 1670 - Under current law, a fire protection district must publish a notice for bids on all construction or purchase contracts for work, material, or both, if it involves an expense of ten thousand dollars or more. This act increases the amount to fifty thousand dollars or more. This act is identical HB 3296 (2026), and to a provision contained in SCS/HB 3000 (2026). TRISTAN BENSON, JR.

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

Adds additional options for photo identification needed to vote

Modifies provisions relating to property taxes

Creates provisions relating to health insurance reimbursement of doula services

Repeals The Missouri Economic Diversification and Afforestation Act of 1990

Creates provisions relating to insurance coverage of anesthesia services

Insurers to submit long-term care insurance premium rate filings to the Department of Commerce and Insurance on or after August 28, 2026, and includes director of DCI's responsibility to approve or disapprove the rates

Modifies provisions governing state aid to school districts with an operating levy for school purposes of at least one dollar and fifty cents

Renames the state tax commission to the "State Assessment Commission" and revises related statutory citations to such name

Creates the "Clear Skies Act" prohibiting geoengineering, cloud seeding and other atmospheric interventions, authorizing DNR to investigate violations, and includes penalty provisions

Expands the definition of special victim to include sports officials at a sporting event

Exempts corporations contracted with the state to provide dental care in correctional centers from the requirements for corporation licensure to practice dentistry

Creates the "Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act"

SB 951 - This act establishes the "Equal Protection Act". Under this act, the intent of the General Assembly is to acknowledge the sanctity of innocent human life, which should be protected from the beginning of biological development to natural death. This act also provides that any person accused of committing any criminal offense against a person under the laws of this state where the victim is an unborn child shall be prosecuted in a venue as provided in the act. The affirmative defense of duress for the offense of murder shall be available where the victim is an unborn child and the defendant is the child's mother. This act also provides it shall be a justifiable defense if a medical procedure is performed by a licensed physician on a pregnant female to avert the death of the female which the results in the accidental or unintentional death of the unborn child and all reasonable alternatives to save the life of the unborn child were unavailable or were unsuccessful. Finally, this act adds the definition of person in the criminal code to include a human being, including an unborn child at every stage of development from the moment of fertilization until birth. This act contains a referendum clause. This act is identical to SB 619 (2025), and to provisions in SB 775 (2024) and SB 356 (2023), and is substantially similar to HB 1682 (2026), HB 1417 (2026), and HB 1072 (2025). TRISTAN BENSON, JR.