https://mobillwatch.com/ Missouri legislation, plainly explained, sourced and dated: all tracked bills and hearings. en-us Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://mobillwatch.com/committees/joint-government-accountability https://mobillwatch.com/hearings#joint-government-accountability-2026-08-26 Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT August 26, 2026, 10:00 AM, Joint Committee Room 117. Election of committee chair and vice chair, followed by review of Children's Division policies on relative placements, fatalities, reunification rates, and DSS legislation implementation since 2020. https://mobillwatch.com/bills/sb-842 https://mobillwatch.com/bills/sb-842 Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Committee: Second Read and Referred to Senate Insurance and Banking Committee. This bill, known as Cindi's Law, would require that when a lab tests a sample of abnormal endometrial tissue, the test must also check for abnormalities in the p53 protein, a marker that can help doctors catch and manage uterine cancer earlier. https://mobillwatch.com/bills/sb-859 https://mobillwatch.com/bills/sb-859 Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Committee: Hearing Conducted in Senate General Laws Committee. This bill declares that artificial intelligence systems are not sentient and have no legal personhood, meaning an AI cannot own property or serve as a company officer. Any harm an AI system causes would legally be the responsibility of its human owner or operator, and the bill specifically voids any attempt to blame the AI itself. Owners would be required to maintain oversight of their AI systems and report serious incidents to authorities. https://mobillwatch.com/bills/sb-874 https://mobillwatch.com/bills/sb-874 Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Committee: Second Read and Referred to Senate Education Committee. Starting with the 2026-27 school year, this bill would require every public school in Missouri to provide free breakfast and lunch to all students who attend, regardless of family income. Similar proposals have been introduced in prior sessions without passing. https://mobillwatch.com/bills/sb-888 https://mobillwatch.com/bills/sb-888 Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Truly Agreed: Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed; Governor's action on the bill is logged only as "Message from Governor" (4/8/2026) as of 2026-07-26, with no further detail on the official page about the final disposition (signed, vetoed, or partial veto). This wide-ranging criminal justice bill changes fingerprinting requirements for juveniles accused of certain felonies, updates the process for certifying juveniles to be tried as adults, adjusts coordination between counties on juvenile detention, changes parole eligibility percentages for various felony classes, increases penalties for some sexual offenses and crimes against children, and restricts conditional release for certain serious felonies. https://mobillwatch.com/bills/sb-1747 https://mobillwatch.com/bills/sb-1747 Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Committee: Second Read and Referred to Senate Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee. This bill extends workplace protections that currently exist for domestic and sexual violence victims to people experiencing cyberharassment, cyberstalking, or online stalking, and creates a Cybercrime Survivors' Bill of Rights requiring notification from police, prosecutors, and medical providers. It also creates new crimes for cyberharassment, unlawful vehicle tracking, and sharing intimate images without consent, sets up an Elder Abuse Task Force focused on romance scams, requires phone carriers to adopt caller-ID authentication technology by August 2027, and lets courts bar firearm possession during active protective orders. https://mobillwatch.com/bills/hb-3231 https://mobillwatch.com/bills/hb-3231 Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Signed: Signed by Governor; effective August 28, 2026. This bill expands several state economic-development incentive programs at once: it broadens and extends the Missouri Downtown and Rural Economic Stimulus Act (project length up to 30 years, wider eligibility), raises available Missouri Works tax credits for larger capital investments, creates "innovation zone" designations with streamlined permitting, and adds new tax credits for converting offices to housing, employer relocation, and angel investment, plus a new Missouri Opportunity Zone program. Most of the incentive programs are set to expire after 10 years unless renewed. https://mobillwatch.com/bills/hb-2637 https://mobillwatch.com/bills/hb-2637 Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Signed: Signed by Governor. This combined public-safety bill touches many parts of the criminal justice system: it changes prosecuting attorney pay structures, updates juvenile detention procedures, tightens parole eligibility for certain felony classes, and expands the sex offender registry with new offense tiers. It also creates new crimes for cyberstalking and unauthorized vehicle tracking, increases penalties for some sex offenses, allows lifetime protective orders for people convicted of dangerous felonies, and updates the legal definitions used in assault and harassment cases. Most provisions take effect January 1, 2028, though some took effect immediately upon the Governor's signature. https://mobillwatch.com/bills/hb-2372 https://mobillwatch.com/bills/hb-2372 Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Signed: Signed by Governor; effective August 28, 2026. This large health care bill bundles together many separate provisions: it creates several health-awareness observance weeks (including one for Lyme disease and pediatric cancer), establishes a Lyme disease research fund and task force, relaxes some telehealth rules around the physician-patient relationship, expands the state's Pregnancy-Associated Mortality Review Board, adds doula services to MO HealthNet (Missouri's Medicaid program) coverage, requires health insurers to build electronic systems for faster prior-authorization decisions, expands what pharmacists are allowed to prescribe and administer, and requires insurance coverage for home blood pressure monitors for pregnant and postpartum women. https://mobillwatch.com/committees/senate-task-force-substance-abuse https://mobillwatch.com/hearings#task-force-substance-abuse-2026-07-23 Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT July 23, 2026, 9:00 AM, House Hearing Room 3. Witness testimony from Dr. Heidi Miller, Adam Koenigsfeld, Jim Willfred, Art Deno, Precious Jones, and Joseph Lowry. https://mobillwatch.com/committees/senate-task-force-substance-abuse https://mobillwatch.com/hearings#task-force-substance-abuse-2026-07-22 Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT July 22, 2026, 1:00 PM, House Hearing Room 3. Witness testimony from Dr. Dani Adams, Dr. Ginger Nicol, Dr. Angeline Stanislaus, a representative of Indivior Pharmaceuticals, and Adam Koenigsfeld.