HB 1871 Missouri House · 2026 Regular Session

Modifies provisions relating to elections

HB 1871 revises Missouri's election laws by replacing 14 existing sections with 22 new provisions. It standardizes election dates (e.g., general elections on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November) while creating exceptions for bond elections due to disasters, school district tax elections during revenue declines, and presidential preference primaries in March. The bill updates notice requirements, mandating written election notices 10 Tuesdays before most elections and allowing email/fax submissions for some notices. These changes directly affect all Missouri public elections - including local, state, and school board elections - and apply to election officials and authorities statewide.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2025

Committee Review

May 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

Jul 2026

Introduced Dec 1, 2025 Signed Jul 13, 2026

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Senate Committee Substitute → Senate Substitute (Senate Floor Substitute) · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill underwent significant reformatting and structural changes, shifting from a Senate Committee Substitute to a Senate Floor Substitute. The primary substantive change is the addition of a requirement for election officials to notify the specific authorities responsible for conducting the election in writing, clarifying the notification process. Other changes involve minor formatting adjustments, such as removing explanatory notes about omitted text and updating the header information.

REQUIREMENT

Added a requirement that election notification must be in writing and specify the name of the officer or agency responsible for conducting the election.

TECHNICAL

Removed explanatory notes regarding omitted matter and updated the document header to reflect the new Senate Floor Substitute status.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Amendments

Jul 13, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor (G)

lower

May 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed - AYES: 101 NOES: 47 PRESENT: 0

lower

May 12, 2026

Introduced

House Adopts (H) - SS SCS, as amended

lower

May 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 7 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

lower

May 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

Voted Do Pass (H)

lower

May 12, 2026

Committee

Referred: Fiscal Review(H)

lower

May 12, 2026

Introduced

Reported to the House with... (H) - SS SCS, as amended

lower

May 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

Third Read and Passed with Amendments (S) - SA 2 to SA 2, SA 3 to SA 2, SA 2, as amended, SA 1 To SA 3, SA 3, as amended, HA 4, adopted - AYES: 25 NOES: 6 PRESENT: 0

upper

May 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

SS Adopted (S)

upper

May 11, 2026

Introduced

SS Offered

lower

Apr 28, 2026

Upper · Passed

SCS Reported Do Pass (S)

upper

Apr 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

SCS Voted Do Pass (S)

upper

Apr 8, 2026

Committee

Second read and referred: Local Government, Elections and Pensions(S)

upper

Apr 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 128 NOES: 17 PRESENT: 0

lower

Mar 31, 2026

Lower · Passed

Perfected with Amendments (H) - HA 1, HA 2, HA3, adopted

lower

Mar 31, 2026

Lower · Passed

HCS Adopted (H)

lower

Mar 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 8 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 0

lower

Mar 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

Voted Do Pass (H)

lower

Feb 24, 2026

Committee

Referred: Rules - Administrative(H)

lower

Jan 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 13 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 2

lower

Jan 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

HCS Voted Do Pass (H)

lower

Jan 8, 2026

Committee

Referred: Elections(H)

lower

Dec 1, 2025

Introduced

Prefiled (H)

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor