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HCS/SB 945 - This act modifies provisions relating to court operations. ATTORNEY FOR THE SHERIFF OF THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS (SECTION 57.540) Current law provides that compensation for the attorney for the sheriff of the City of St. Louis shall be not less than $3,000 and not more than $15,000 per year. This act provides that the sheriff shall set the rate of compensation for the attorney, and the attorney shall serve at the pleasure of the sheriff. This provision is identical to SCS/SB 944 (2026), a provision in HCS/SB 1067 (2026), and in the truly agreed to and finally passed CCS/SS/HCS/HBs 2637 & 3155 (2026). STATEWIDE COURT AUTOMATION (SECTIONS 476.055 & 483.005) This act modifies provisions of law related to the Statewide Court Automation Committee ("Committee"). Specifically, this act provides that the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri, the Executive Director of the Missouri Office of Prosecution Services, and the Director of the Missouri State Public Defender System shall now serve as ex-officio members. For the House and Senate members on the Committee, one shall be a member of the majority party and one shall be a member of the minority party. Furthermore, the appointed members of the Committee shall serve for terms of two years or until their successors are appointed. Members of the Committee may also be reimbursed from the Statewide Court Automation Fund for actual expenses related to the duties of the Committee. Furthermore, this act provides that the Committee shall maintain, rather than implement, a statewide court automation system. This act also defines "confidential judicial record" for purposes of the offenses related to releasing information from a confidential judicial record as defined by Missouri Supreme Court Rules. Currently, the Committee is required to file a report on the progress of the statewide court automation system with the chairs of certain House and Senate Committees on the February 1st, May 1st, August 1st, and November 1st of each year. Instead, this act provides that the report shall be filed electronically on January 15th of each year. Lastly, this act removes the expiration of the Committee upon completion of its duties. These provisions are identical to a provision contained in the truly agreed to and finally passed CCS/HCS/SS/SCS/SBs 835 & 1111 (2026), a provision in HCS/HB 3289 (2026), and in HCS/SB 1067 (2026). TREATMENT COURTS (SECTION 478.003) This act provides that in each treatment court division without a treatment court administrator or a treatment court commissioner, the court shall employ a treatment court administrator, subject to appropriations or other funds available. If other funds available are used, the source shall reimburse the state for the costs of the salary and benefits of the administrator. This provision is identical to a provision in the truly agreed to and finally passed CCS/HCS/SS/SCS/SBs 835 & 1111 (2026), in HCS/SB 1067 (2026) and in HCS/HB 3289 (2026) and is similar to HB 3468 (2026). 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (CLAY COUNTY) - CIRCUIT JUDGES (SECTION 478.385) Currently, the Seventh Judicial Circuit, located in Clay County, has four circuit judges. This act increase the number of circuit judges to five beginning in fiscal year 2028. This provision is identical to a provision in HCS/SB 1067 (2206) and is substantially similar to SB 1702 (2026), a provision in HCS/HBs 2968, 2427 & 3086 (2026), HB 3363 (2026), and HB 3448 (2026). 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (ST. LOUIS CITY) (SECTION 478.387) This act removes the city description for the 22nd judicial circuit, which consists of the City of St. Louis. This provision is identical to provision in HCS/SB 1067 (2026) and in HCS/HBs 2968, 2427 & 3086 (2026). 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (JEFFERSON COUNTY) - ASSOCIATE CIRCUIT JUDGES (SECTION 478.550) Currently, there are six associate circuit judges in the 23rd Judicial District, located in Jefferson County. This act provides for an additional associate circuit judge. The new judge shall be appointed by the Governor until a successor is elected in 2028 with a term beginning January 1, 2029. The new associate circuit judge position shall not be included in the automatic increases in the number of associate judge positions provided by the statutory formula based on population. This provision is identical to a provision in HCS/SB 1067 (2026), HB 2752 (2026), in HCS/HBs 2968, 2427 & 3086 (2026), in HCS/SS/SB 221 (2025), and in HCS/HB 93 & 1139 (2025). 11TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (ST. CHARLES COUNTY) - CIRCUIT AND ASSOCIATE CIRCUIT JUDGES (SECTION 478.600) Currently, there are six circuit judges and nine associate circuit judges in the 11th Judicial District, located in St. Charles County. This act provides for an additional circuit judges and an additional two associate circuit judges. The new circuit judge shall be elected in 2028 for a two year term and then for a full six year term in 2030. The associate circuit judge shall be elected in 2028. The new associate circuit judge position shall not be included in the automatic increases in the number of associate judge positions provided by the statutory formula based on population. This provision is identical to a provision in HCS/SB 1067 (2026) and in HCS/HBs 2968, 2427 & 3086 (2026) and is similar to SB 1393 (2026), a provision in SCS/HB 1625 (2026), HB 1890 (2026), in HCS/SS/SB 221 (2025), in SCS/HCS/HB 1259 (2025), HB 1390 (2025), HB 1426 (2025), HB 370 (2023), and HB 538 (2023). 20TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (FRANKLIN COUNTY) - ASSOCIATE CIRCUIT JUDGES (SECTION 478.630) Currently, Franklin County, located in the 20th Judicial District, has three associate circuit judges per the statutory formula. This act provides for an additional associate circuit judge for Franklin County to be appointed by the Governor until January 1, 2029, and elected thereafter. This provision is identical to a provision in HCS/SB 1067 (2026) and in HCS/HBs 2968, 2427 & 3086 (2026), and is substantially similar to SB 1587 (2026), a provision in SCS/HB 1625 (2026), and HB 2386 (2026). 25TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (MARIES, PHELPS, PULASKI & TEXAS) - CIRCUIT JUDGES (SECTION 478.700) This act codifies three circuit judges, including the circuit judge approved in the FY2026 appropriation and appointed by the Governor in 2026, in the 25th Judicial Circuit, consisting of the counties of Maries, Phelps, Pulaski & Texas. The circuit judge appointed in 2026 shall serve until January 1, 2029, and then the position shall be filled by an election of a four year term in 2028 and then a full six year term in 2032 and thereafter. This provision is identical to a provision in the truly agreed to and finally passed CCS/HCS/SS/SCS/SBs 835 & 1111 (2026), in HCS/SB 1067 (2026), in HCS/HBs 2968, 2427 & 3086 (2026), and HB 3229 (2026). 26TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (MILLER COUNTY) - ASSOCIATE CIRCUIT JUDGES (SECTION 478.705) Currently, Miller County, located in the 26th Judicial District, has one associate circuit judges per the statutory formula. This act provides for an additional associate circuit judge for Miller County to be appointed by the Governor until January 1, 2029, and elected thereafter. This provision is identical to a provision in HCS/SB 1067 (2026) and in HCS/HBs 2968, 2427 & 3086 (2026). COURT RECORDS (SECTIONS 483.005 & 483.082) This act provides that subject to the Missouri Supreme Court Rules and the supervisory authority of the Supreme Court of Missouri, the confidential information and confidential records in a case record shall be maintained so as to be inaccessible to the general public under Missouri Supreme Court Rules. The terms "case record," "confidential information," and "confidential judicial records" are defined in the act. This provision is identical to provisions in HCS/SB 1067 (2026) and HCS/HB 3289 (2026). 25TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (MARIES, PHELPS, PULASKI & TEXAS) - FAMILY COURT COMMISSIONERS (SECTION 487.020) Currently, the majority of the circuit and associate circuit judges en banc may appoint, in addition to those commissioners serving as commissioners of the juvenile division and the family court, no more than three additional commissioners to hear family court cases. This act provides that the judges of the 25th Judicial District, consisting of the counties of Maries, Phelps, Pulaski & Texas, may appoint no more than four additional commissioners beginning FY2028 (July 1, 2027). This provision is identical to a provision in HCS/SB 1067 (2026). 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (CLAY COUNTY) - FAMILY COURT COMMISSIONERS (SECTION 487.020) Currently, the state is reimbursed for the salaries of family court commissioners appointed after August 28, 1993. There is an exception for the 11th (St. Charles County), 13th (Callaway and Boone Counties), and 31st (Greene County) Judicial Circuits, which allows one family court commissioner to be compensated by the state without requiring reimbursement. This act applies the exception to the 7th Judicial Circuit, consisting of Clay County. This provision is identical to a provision in HCS/SB 1067 (2026), SB 1717 (2026), in HCS/HBs 2968, 2427 & 3086 (2026), HB 3387 (2026), and HB 3449 (2026). COURT AUTOMATION COURT FEE (SECTION 488.012 & 488.027) This act increases the fee amount in all circuit civil cases and in all criminal cases for the Statewide Court Automation Fund from $7 to $10. Beginning July 1, 2027, the fee for the Statewide Court Automation Fund shall be adjusted annually based on inflation. These provisions are identical to a provision in HCS/SB 1067 (2026) and HCS/HB 3443 (2026) and is similar to SB 455 (2021), SB 950 (2020), a provision in SCS/HCS/HB 67 (2019), in SCS/SB 270 (2019), and HB 2262 (2018). ST. LOUIS CITY CIVIL CASE FILING FEE (SECTION 488.426) Currently, any circuit court may collect a civil case filing surcharge of an amount not to exceed $15 for the maintenance of a law library, the county's or circuit's family services and justice fund, or courtroom renovation and technology enhancement. If the circuit court reimburses the state for salaries of family court commissioners or is the circuit court in Jackson County, the surcharge may be up to $20. This act provides that the circuit court in the City of St. Louis may charge a filing surcharge up to $20. This provision is identical to provision in the truly agreed to and finally passed CCS/HCS/SS/SCS/SBs 835 & 1111 (2026), in the perfected SS#2/SCS/SB 1023 (2026), in HCS/SB 1067 (2026), in SCS/SB 1468 (2026), in SCS/HB 3000 (2026), SB 18 (2025), in HCS/HB 83 (2025), in SCS/HCS/HB 176 (2025), in SB 352 (2025), in SCS/HCS/HB 615 (2025), SB 800 (2025), in HB 1512 (2024), and in SCS/HCS/HB 2064 & HCS#2/HB 1886 (2024), and is substantially similar to a provision in SCS/SB 897 (2024), SB 1023 (2024), CCS/HCS/SS/SCS/SB 72 (2023), SB 252 (2023), HB 787 (2023), in HCS/HB 986 (2023), in the perfected HCS/HBs 994, 52 & 984 (2023), SB 1209 (2022), HB 1963 (2022), HB 143 (2021), HB 1554 (2020), HB 1224 (2019), in the perfected HCS/HB 1083 (2019), HB 1891 (2018), SB 288 (2017), HB 391 (2017), and SB 812 (2016). EXCLUSION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION IN COURT DOCUMENTS (SECTION 509.520) Currently, certain information shall be excluded from pleadings, attachments, exhibits, judgments, orders, or other records of the court, but shall be included in a confidential information sheet filed with the court, which shall not be subject to public inspection or availability. This act reverts to the statutory language prior to the 2023 amendments and provides only the exclusion of Social Security numbers of parties or children subject to an order of custody or support and credit and financial information of any parties from pleadings, attachments, or exhibits filed with the court in any case, as well as judgments issued by the court. This provision is identical to a provision in HCS/SB 1067 (2026) and in HCS/HB 3289 (2026). MISSOURI EXPUNGEMENT FUND (SECTION 610.144) This act creates the "Missouri Expungement Fund" which shall be expended by the Office of State Courts Administrator (OSCA), the Department of Public Safety, and the Information Technology Services Division of the Office of Administration on the statewide court automation case management system and the Missouri criminal history record information system for purposes detailed in the act related to expungement or the closing of records or the cost of necessary personnel or contractors. This provision is identical to HCS/SB 1067 (2026) and HCS/HB 2967 (2026), is substantially similar to a provision in SCS/SBs 854 & 1494 (2026), in the truly agreed to and finally passed CCS/SS/SB 1421 (2026), in SB 1807 (2026), and in SCS/HCS/HBs 2747 & 2047 (2026), and is similar to a provision in HB 2954 (2026), in SB 19 (2025), in SB 424 (2025), in SB 435 (2025), in SB 763 (2024), in SB 1161 (2024), in SB 1194 (2024), in SB 347 (2023), in HB 352 (2023), in SB 531 (2023), and in HB 1168 (2023). KATIE O'BRIEN

SB 1121 - This act creates the "Missouri Higher Education Funding Policy Prioritization Act" and creates and modifies provisions relating to higher education workforce policy prioritization. The act modifies the Bright Flight Scholarship Program by modifying the scholarship amounts and by awarding additional scholarships to students who receive Bright Flight awards and are enrolled in eligible programs of study under the Fast Track Workforce Incentive Grant Program. For the 2027-28 academic year and all subsequent academic years, subject to appropriation, an eligible student under Bright Flight shall be offered academic scholarships in an amount equal to the actual in-state tuition charged for the first four semesters the student is enrolled at the approved institution. This provision shall also apply to a Bright Flight recipient in academic years prior to 2027-28 who has completed the first two semesters under the current iteration of the program, for such student's third and fourth semesters. Additionally, a Bright Flight renewal student who is enrolled in an eligible program of study under Fast Track may renew Bright Flight scholarships for up to six semesters in an amount equal to the actual in-state tuition charged. (Section 173.250) The "Missouri Higher Education Funding Policy Prioritization Act" is established to require the Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development (DHEWD) to develop a funding model for public institutions of higher education. The act sets forth criteria for the funding model, which shall be aligned to meet the professional and workforce needs for the state; shall provide sustainable resources for institutions; and shall be based on the 2023 performance funding study commissioned by DHEWD. The model shall include a process for allocating core appropriations to four-year institutions, community colleges, and State Technical College of Missouri, and shall use a cost-based approach, along with a performance component, as described in the act. The model shall also establish a plan for testing and implementation. After the plan has been reviewed and consented to by two members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House, as well as two senators appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the plan shall be approved by the Coordinating Board for Higher Education and submitted to the Governor and the General Assembly before August 31, 2026. DHEWD shall evaluate the effectiveness of the funding model test and submit a report to the Governor, the Speaker, and the President Pro Tempore before October 15, 2026. The funding model shall be presented to the Coordinating Board for Higher Education for final approval before November 1, 2026. However, the funding model shall not become effective unless approved by the General Assembly by concurrent resolution. For the 2028-29 fiscal year and all subsequent fiscal years, appropriations to four-year institutions, community colleges, and State Technical College of Missouri shall be in accordance with the funding model approved by the General Assembly. (Section 173.1541) This provision is similar to HB 1569 (2025), HB 2905 (2024), and to a provision in HCS/HB 2123 (2026). OLIVIA SHANNON

SS#3/SB 1062 - This act requires the Commissioner of Administration, prior to awarding any contract in an amount of $20 million or more, to obtain the consent of both the chair of the house budget committee and the chair of the senate appropriations committee. Under this act, the Missouri Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing shall establish a statewide communication access services program to improve compliance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act for agencies and businesses by coordinating resources, filling service gaps, and assisting with costs related to accommodations. The Commission shall develop a statewide registry of service providers, establish training and equipment standards, maintain an informational website, provide training, conduct outreach, and submit an annual report to the Governor and General Assembly, as described in the act. The Commission shall also, subject to appropriation, finance requests for assistance in providing communication access services and administer scholarships for professional development, internships, and certification testing. This provision is identical to SB 1637 (2026) and similar to SB 766 (2025). This act creates the "Charity Act" and the "Charity" program. The act requires the Department of Social Services to coordinate with various state agencies and a partner network to assist participants in achieving personal goals, self-sufficiency, community integration, and a prosperous future. Participation in the Charity program is limited to legal residents who are 18 years of age or older, except as otherwise provided in the act. State departments and agencies are required to participate in the Charity program at the direction of the Governor. In order to use government resources more effectively and efficiently, participating state departments and agencies shall use existing resources and personnel, to the extent possible, to operate the Charity program. This provision is substantially similar to SB 1803 (2026). SARAH HASKINS

The provided context does not include the bill's actual provisions, mechanisms, or specific policy details. It only states the title ("Veterans Mental Health Innovation Act") and indicates the bill is in early procedural stages (first and second reads referred to committee). Without the bill text or detailed abstract describing what the legislation would do, who it affects, or its key provisions, a substantive summary cannot be created. The context lacks the necessary information to explain the bill's concrete policy changes or who would be directly impacted.

Based solely on the provided context, this bill's specific policy details are not described. The official abstract only states it "Establishes the 'Hope Missouri' Act" without outlining its provisions, affected parties, or mechanisms. Recent actions indicate it has been prefilled and referred to the Government Efficiency Committee for review, but no substantive content is available. Without additional details on what the "Hope Missouri" Act actually proposes, a factual policy summary cannot be generated. The context lacks sufficient information to describe its concrete policy changes or key provisions.

SB 1752 - Higher Education and Workforce Development . Governor Senate GR $ 1,226,398,380 $ 1,242,101,336 FEDERAL 60,062,542 60,062,542 OTHER 111,181,220 111,181,220 . ______________ ______________ TOTAL $ 1,397,642,142 $ 1,413,345,098 . House Final GR FEDERAL OTHER . ______________ ______________ TOTAL ADAM KOENIGSFELD

SB 1760 - Social Services . Governor Senate GR $ 3,450,527,098 $ 3,416,485,251 FEDERAL 13,200,199,785 13,200,199,785 OTHER 1,911,235,309 1,911,235,309 . ______________ ______________ TOTAL $18,561,962,192 $18,527,920,345 . House Final GR FEDERAL OTHER . ______________ ______________ TOTAL ADAM KOENIGSFELD

SB 1754 - Office of Administration OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION . Governor Senate GR $ 393,349,161 $ 351,359,274 FEDERAL 144,050,144 144,050,144 OTHER 194,320,299 186,120,299 . _____________ _____________ TOTAL $ 731,719,604 $ 681,529,717 . House Final GR $ FEDERAL OTHER . _____________ _____________ TOTAL $ EMPLOYEE BENEFITS . Governor Senate GR $1,046,388,376 $1,088,281,376 FEDERAL 349,665,859 354,422,859 OTHER 355,137,528 355,137,528 . _____________ _____________ TOTAL $1,751,191,763 $1,797,841,763 . House Final GR $ FEDERAL OTHER . _____________ _____________ TOTAL $ ADAM KOENIGSFELD

HB 3331 requires state departments to share specific information with the House and Senate budget committees upon request. It mandates departments to provide: the names and count of nonprofit groups receiving state funds, copies of their IRS Form 990 tax filings, annual data on individuals served (including zip codes), and any agreements between the department and nonprofits. This bill directly affects state departments managing grant programs and the budget committees overseeing state spending. As a transparency measure, it focuses on procedural information sharing rather than altering funding rules. (Procedural bill; summary kept to 4 sentences as requested.)

This bill (SB 1758) allocates state funds to cover the Department of Corrections' (DOC) operational costs, including staff salaries, facility maintenance, and program expenses. It directly affects the DOC by providing the necessary budget authority for its day-to-day functions. The bill does not create new policies or programs but ensures existing DOC operations have required funding. (Procedural appropriations bill; summary limited to 2 sentences as no specific mechanisms or affected groups beyond DOC are detailed in the abstract.)