2026 Missouri Legislative Session

While the Senate has heard in committee a wide-reaching House bill on property taxes, it has yet to reach the Senate floor.

Missouri would keep the back-and-forth system unless Congress opts for permanent daylight saving time.

On Thursday, the House rejected the Senate version of the operating budget which will send it to a conference committee to work out a compromise.

Legislation approved by the House on Monday would target people who share deepfakes of a child and ban social media for children under 16 who don't have parental consent.

Supporters of the bill cited a February incident in which a semitruck driver went the wrong way on a Troy highway and could not pass an English proficiency test. Opponents say testing is subjective.

The resolution now goes back to the Missouri House. If the House passes the Senate version, it will appear on a ballot in a future election.

The House this session passed a major overhaul of how the state funds higher education institutions. Critics say it created winners and losers among the state's universities.

The Missouri House also passed legislation Thursday creating cross-reporting requirements for child and animal abuse cases as well as a bill to restrict SNAP and Medicaid eligibility to U.S. citizens.

Dozens of representatives reversed their votes on legislation to expand the state's program that allows adults to obtain their high school diplomas virtually.

Despite opposition from Democrats who say nuclear power is dangerous and the cost too burdensome, the legislation now heads to the Senate.