2026 Missouri Legislative Session

A wide-ranging health care bill made it to Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe's desk Thursday, the second-to-last day of this year's legislative session.

Proponents of the bill say the legislation is necessary to protect those who survive an attempted abortion, while opponents say it creates a hostile environment for medical workers.

The legislation echoes a regulation put in place by the attorney general's office last year.

The legislation includes many changes to state elections, including restoring voting rights to some parolees and allowing the use of campaign dollars for child care.

The high court also rejected lawsuits contending that the new lines passed in 2025 were not compact as required by law.

Other legislation that could be considered in the last week of the 2026 session includes a wide-reaching education bill and measures to limit vehicle inspections and raise the rural highway speed limit.

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.