HB 2412 Missouri House · 2026 Regular Session

Prohibits the foreign remittance transfer of funds to unauthorized aliens

HB 2412 requires money transfer businesses in Missouri to verify that senders of international money transfers are not "unauthorized aliens" (individuals without legal U.S. work authorization). Businesses must confirm this verification with the state division of finance quarterly and face a 25% penalty on the transfer amount for violations. The bill directly affects licensed money transfer companies, mandating new verification procedures before sending funds abroad. Penalties collected fund the Missouri disaster relief fund, and the division may audit businesses to enforce compliance starting in 2027.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 15, 2025 Last action May 14, 2026
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Introduced House Committee Substitute · 5 edits
MODERATE
The bill was updated from an introduced version to a House Committee Substitute, which significantly altered the definitions and enforcement rules regarding unauthorized aliens and remittance transfers. The most critical change is the redefinition of 'unauthorized alien' to align strictly with federal immigration laws, removing previous ambiguous references. Additionally, the bill was modified to direct collected penalty funds to the county public school fund instead of the disaster fund, and specific reporting deadlines were changed to a fixed date in mid-July.
Scope change
The bill's scope regarding who is considered an 'unauthorized alien' was narrowed to strictly match federal definitions, and the scope of fund allocation was shifted from disaster relief to public education.
DEFINITION

The definition of 'unauthorized alien' was rewritten to explicitly reference federal immigration statutes, replacing the previous definition that relied on the right to work.

FISCAL

Penalty funds collected from licensees are now required to be deposited into the county public school fund instead of the state disaster fund.

TIMELINE

The deadline for submitting penalty payments and verification forms was changed from a quarterly schedule to a fixed deadline of the 45th day after June 30th and December 31st.

REQUIREMENT

New record-keeping requirements were added to mandate the preservation of sender data (name, date of birth, address) for penalty reporting purposes.

Minor technical corrections were made to the list of required records, such as changing 'asset' to 'assets' and adding a new category for records designed to prevent unauthorized transfers.

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Total actions
15
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Mar 25, 2026
Committee
Referred: Rules - Legislative(H)
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 10 NOES: 5 PRESENT: 0
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
lower
Jan 15, 2026
Committee
Referred: Financial Institutions(H)
lower
Dec 15, 2025
Introduced
Prefiled (H)
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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