HB 2967 Missouri House · 2026 Regular Session

Establishes the "Missouri Expungement Fund"

HB 2967 establishes the "Missouri Expungement Fund" to support clearing criminal records. The fund, managed by the state treasurer, accepts gifts, donations, and grants (not general tax revenue) and earns interest on investments. It directs three state agencies - the Office of State Courts Administrator, Department of Public Safety, and IT Services - to use appropriated funds for technology systems and personnel costs related to expunging or sealing criminal records, including bulk expungement efforts. Funds must remain in the dedicated account and cannot revert to general revenue at the end of each biennium.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Jan 14, 2026 Last action Apr 1, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced → House Committee Substitute · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to reclassify it as a House Committee Substitute and update the bill number. Substantively, the text was reorganized to clarify that three state agencies (State Courts Administrator, Department of Public Safety, and IT Services) must share any appropriated funds equally (one-third each) to support court automation and criminal history systems related to record expungement.

Scope change

The scope of the funding distribution was clarified to require an equal split among three specific agencies, whereas the original version did not explicitly state this allocation method.

TECHNICAL

The bill header was updated from 'Introduced' to 'House Committee Substitute' and the bill number was changed from 6729H.01I to 6729H.02C, reflecting its progression in the legislative process.

FISCAL

A new provision was added requiring the three designated agencies to each receive exactly one-third of any total amount appropriated from the fund for a fiscal year.

REQUIREMENT

The text was restructured to explicitly list the purposes for which the funds can be used, including technology for expungement and personnel costs, ensuring these agencies have the resources to maintain the necessary systems.

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Committee

Apr 1, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 10 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0

lower

Mar 26, 2026

Lower · Passed

Voted Do Pass (H)

lower

Mar 11, 2026

Committee

Referred: Rules - Legislative(H)

lower

Mar 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 15 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

lower

Mar 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

HCS Voted Do Pass (H)

lower

Feb 18, 2026

Committee

Referred: Financial Institutions(H)

lower

Jan 14, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Read First Time (H)

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors