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Thousands of bills are filed every session. We read the text (not the talking points) and evaluate them based on Constitutional limits, family impact, and biblical values. Note bills will change as they move through the process, so will our recommendations. The status shown is based on the content of the bills as they are now. Check back often for updates!

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ELECTIONS SUPPORT

SB 1132

Paper Ballots & Hand Counting Elections

Moves Missouri elections away from electronic voting systems and toward paper ballots counted by hand. It repeals large blocks of current statutes tied to electronic tabulation and replaces them with a framework for hand-counting procedures.

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LIFE SUPPORT

SJR 107

Repeal of "Reproductive Freedom" Amendment

Proposed constitutional amendment to repeal Article I, Section 36. It removes the "fundamental right to reproductive freedom" (including abortion) to restore the General Assembly's ability to protect the unborn and regulate abortion.

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ELECTIONS OPPOSE

HB 2380

Closed Primaries & Voter Data

Mandates a closed primary system requiring early public party affiliation. Expands centralized state databases of partisan voting behavior and increases Secretary of State control over local election funding and cybersecurity.

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TAXES & ELECTIONS SUPPORT

HB 2356

Local Tax Ballot Questions

Bans misleading "no-tax-increase" labels on bond issues. Mandates plain-language disclosures of actual taxpayer obligations and home-value impacts, backed by State Auditor review.

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ELECTION INTEGRITY OPPOSE

SB 836

Elections Omnibus & Primary

Reinstates a state-funded presidential primary, doubles the no-excuse early voting window to four weeks, and pushes citizen oversight further back by expanding electioneering buffer zones to 50 feet.

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LAW ENFORCEMENT & CRIME OPPOSE

SB 1008

AG Investigators & Arrest Powers

Restructures the Attorney General's staffing statute to create a formal category of commissioned investigators with full peace-officer arrest powers, expanding centralized law enforcement authority in a statewide political office.

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SANCTITY OF LIFE SUPPORT

SJR 72

Constitutional Personhood & Right to Life

Proposes to amend Article I, Section 2 of the Missouri Constitution to define “person” as every human being with a unique DNA code, specifically including every in-utero human child from the moment of conception until birth.

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TAXES AND SPENDING OPPOSE

HJR 129

School District Debt Expansion

Proposes a constitutional amendment raising the school district debt ceiling from 15% to 20%. Allows for significantly more government debt and higher property tax risks without new taxpayer protections.

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RESTRAIN BUREAUCRACY SUPPORT

HB 2245

Administrative Rules "Two-for-One" Repeal

Mandates a "two-for-one" reduction in state regulations: no agency can issue a new rule without repealing two existing ones. Halts the growth of the administrative state.

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TECHNOLOGY & ETHICS SUPPORT

SB 859

AI Non-Sentience & Responsibility Act

Declares that artificial intelligence is non-sentient and can never be treated as a legal person, spouse, or property owner. Ensures humans and human institutions always remain responsible for AI actions.

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UTILITIES & ENERGY OPPOSE

SB 879

Electric Utility, Solar Permitting & Taxation Package

Tightens local control with new county solar permits and setbacks, but permanently locks in special tax breaks ($6,000/MW) and subsidies for utility-scale solar projects.

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HEALTH CARE & BUREAUCRACY OPPOSE

SB 841

Health Care Omnibus & Agency Expansion

Massive omnibus bill that creates a new Medicaid doula benefit and privileges national public-health NGOs. [cite_start]Critically, it grants unelected state health officials open-ended authority to issue standing medical orders for "any other purpose." [cite: 12, 13, 27]

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TAXATION & OVERSIGHT SUPPORT

SJR 90

Property Tax Oversight & Assessment Reform

Constitutional amendment that reshapes State Tax Commission oversight by banning international assessment standards (IAAO), establishing a Taxpayer Ombudsman, and restricting the Commission from mandating county-wide assessment increases.

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TAXATION & OVERSIGHT WATCH / MIXED

SB 1131

Property Tax Oversight & Assessment Reform

Reshapes State Tax Commission oversight by banning international assessment standards (IAAO), creates a Taxpayer Ombudsman, and caps assessment increases for vehicles under $50k.

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TAXATION & PROPERTY SUPPORT

SJR 96

Constitutional Ban on Wealth Taxes

Amends the Constitution to strictly prohibit taxes on unrealized gains on any asset prior to sale, protecting farms, homes, and small businesses from future "mark-to-market" tax schemes.

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ELECTION INTEGRITY OPPOSE

HB 1871

Elections Omnibus & Primary

Reinstates a state-funded presidential primary, doubles the no-excuse early voting window to four weeks, and pushes citizen oversight further back by expanding electioneering buffer zones to 50 feet.

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PROPERTY RIGHTS OPPOSE

SB 1273

School Property Preemption

Preempts local control by forbidding deed restrictions on sold school property, retroactively voids existing contracts blocking educational use, and creates a "right of first refusal" for public entities over private buyers.

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Education Freedom SUPPORT

HB 1704

Education Freedom Act

Restructures K-12 accountability by narrowing statewide testing to federal minimums, mandating local assessment systems with parent input, and opening a competitive path for national accreditation to break DESE's monopoly.

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Digital Privacy & Surveillance SUPPORT

HB 1676

Ban on State-Mandated Digital Identification

Prohibits Missouri from implementing state-sponsored digital ID systems or requiring digital ID for services, and repeals the authority for digital driver's licenses to protect citizen privacy.

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Tort Reform & Civil Justice OPPOSE

SB 916

Sovereign Immunity for MoDOT Contractors

Amends the sovereign immunity statute to grant private contractors working for MoDOT the same immunity as public entities, shielding them from lawsuits when their negligence injures Missourians.

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Elections & Ballot Measures OPPOSE

SB 935

Ballot Measure & Initiative Petition Changes

Revises procedures for challenging ballot titles, allowing courts to "extinguish" lawsuits after 180 days and enjoin petitions early if a 100-word summary is deemed impossible due to single-subject complexity.

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Taxes and Spending OPPOSE

SB 864

Omnibus Tax Credit Extensions

Removes sunset dates on multiple tax credit programs, locking the state into permanent subsidies for wood energy, biofuels, meat processing, and freight rail.

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UTILITIES STRONGLY OPPOSE

HB 1626

Nuclear Construction Pre-Charges

Shifts construction risks for new nuclear plants from investors to families by allowing charges on bills years before the plant produces power.

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SANCTITY OF LIFE SUPPORT

HB 1682

Prenatal Equal Protection Act

Establishes personhood for the unborn in Missouri's homicide code and challenges the "reproductive freedom" amendment.

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SANCTITY OF LIFE SUPPORT

HB 1701

School Instruction in Human Growth and Development

Rewrites Missouri’s human sexuality instruction statute and adds a new requirement that every public and charter school teach “human growth and development” and mandates that sex-ed classes watch the “Meet Baby Olivia” video from Live Action.

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EDUCATION STRONGLY OPPOSE

HB 1792

DESE Media Literacy Pilot

Expands DESE bureaucracy to create "Media Literacy" standards, giving the state power to define "misinformation" in schools.

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SANCTITY OF LIFE SUPPORT

HJR 109

Constitutional Personhood & Right to Life

Proposes to amend Article I, Section 2 of the Missouri Constitution to define “person” as every human being with a unique DNA code, specifically including every in-utero human child from the moment of conception until birth.

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Taxes and Spending SUPPORT

HJR 112

Residential Assessment Caps

It would cap how fast residential property assessments can go up in Missouri.

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Local Government OPPOSE

HB 1917

Water District Detachment

Creates a detachment process and debt-payoff rules for water districts, but is drafted as a constitutionally questionable "special law" targeting one county.

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PROPERTY RIGHTS OPPOSE

SB 843

Centralizing Land Bank Control

Centralizes power by allowing the county executive to appoint all seven land bank board members, removing local checks and balances.

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