Sen. Justin Brown

Maddy summarySB 1023 would add specific counties to the current list of counties permitted to collect a sales tax dedicated to public library services. This bill expands the existing authorization without changing the tax rate, funding requirements, or how library funds are used. It directly affects the newly added counties by allowing them to implement this tax method for library funding. The bill is currently under review by the Senate Local Government Committee.

Maddy summarySB 942 allows trucks transporting construction materials (like asphalt or concrete) or raw materials (like sand or gravel) to exceed standard weight limits by up to 10% when moving directly between production sites and construction projects or material-processing facilities. This applies only if vehicles are properly maintained, do not exceed the manufacturer's weight rating, and avoid the interstate highway system, bridges with lower weight limits, or speeds over 30 mph on bridges with posted limits. The bill directly affects construction companies and trucking firms hauling these materials within Missouri. It does not change general weight regulations for other freight or vehicles.

Maddy summaryMissouri Senate Bill 1723 modifies fees and taxes for excursion gambling boats. It increases the admission fee from $2 to $5 per person, with $1 paid to the home dock city/county, $4 split between the Missouri Department of Mental Health's developmental disabilities fund and the Veterans Commission Capital Improvement Trust Fund, and $1 deposited into the gaming commission fund. Licensees must pay this fee for all passengers, including free passes, and can still charge higher ticket prices. The bill also clarifies that licensees remain subject to standard state taxes but cannot be charged additional fees exclusively for their gambling boat operations.

Maddy summarySB 1724 reclassifies xylazine as a Schedule III controlled substance under Missouri law. This change subjects xylazine to state regulations governing controlled substances, including penalties for unauthorized possession or distribution. The bill amends Missouri's controlled substances schedule to include xylazine in Schedule III, which applies to substances with moderate abuse potential and accepted medical uses. This reclassification directly affects individuals who possess or distribute xylazine without authorization in Missouri. The bill does not alter federal scheduling of xylazine.

Maddy summarySB 1672 defines "the practice of medicine" in Missouri law to include examining, diagnosing, treating, prescribing, or performing surgery for any health condition (including cosmetic procedures), evaluating patients for legal cases, consulting physician responsibilities, using medical titles like "Dr." or "M.D.", and conducting human subject research without proper review board approval. It directly affects physicians, healthcare providers, and anyone using medical titles or offering medical services within the state. Key provisions clarify that licensed professionals may perform medical activities only within their authorized scope, but physicians must remain the primary responsible decision-maker for each patient's care and cannot delegate this core responsibility to others. The bill aims to establish clear boundaries for medical practice without creating new regulations or funding. (Based on Section 334.011 of the bill text, introduced February 17, 2026.)

Maddy summarySB 848 repeals Missouri's existing law requiring state agencies to obtain specific legislative approval (via bill, initiative, or referendum) before establishing health benefit exchanges under the federal Affordable Care Act. This change removes barriers that previously prevented state agencies from creating or operating such exchanges without explicit state law, including prohibitions on using executive orders for this purpose. The bill directly affects Missouri state departments, agencies, and officials responsible for health care programs, allowing them to implement federal health exchange requirements without needing new legislative action. It also eliminates provisions enabling lawsuits by taxpayers or legislators to challenge non-compliance with the prior rules. The repeal simplifies Missouri's administrative process for health exchange operations but does not alter federal law or the Affordable Care Act itself.

Maddy summarySB 1022 updates Missouri's rules for self-storage facilities, affecting both facility operators and customers who store personal property. It requires operators to provide 14 days' written notice (via mail, email, or in person) before selling stored items due to unpaid rent, and mandates clear disclosure of liens on stored property in rental agreements. The bill also prohibits using storage units for residential purposes, sets rules for how operators can sell property (either publicly or privately in a fair manner), and specifies that any sale proceeds must first cover unpaid fees before being held for the customer for one year. These changes aim to clarify rights and procedures for both parties when disputes arise over unpaid storage fees.

SB 847 - Current law prohibits the state lottery from approving any lottery game based on the outcome of sporting events. This act repeals such prohibition, provided that the maximum ticket price shall not exceed five dollars per ticket. Additionally, the act authorizes the Lottery Commission to use an internet application to sell electronic scratcher games, draw games, and pull-tab games where a player may access such application using a personal device. JOSH NORBERG

SB 941 - This act modifies provisions relating to gaming. ILLEGAL GAMING This act establishes the "Illegal Gaming Enforcement Fund", which shall consist of a portion of revenues generated from an administrative fee imposed on video lottery terminals authorized by the act. Moneys in the fund shall be used by the Attorney General, prosecutors, and law enforcement to investigate, enforce, charge, and prosecute illegal gaming in this state. (Section 27.180) Current law authorizes the superintendent of the Highway Patrol to enter into an agreement with the Missouri Gaming Commission to enforce laws relating to gaming. This act authorizes the superintendent to also enter into such an agreement with the Missouri Lottery Commission. (Section 43.050) The act modifies the definition of "advance gambling activity" to include conduct directed toward the creation or establishment of a gambling device. The act also provides that the term "gambling" does not include video lottery gaming authorized by the act. (Sections 572.010 and 572.100) This act provides that, for constitutionally authorized raffles, such raffles shall use tickets, a device, or a machine where a person or persons buy one or more changes from a finite number of draws for a prize. Such machine shall be certified as provided in the act. (Section 572.015) This provision is substantially similar to a provision in SB 643 (2022), SB 764 (2022), SB 906 (2022), HB 2080 (2022), and HB 2541 (2022), and is similar to a provision in SB 632 (2022), SB 1237 (2022), and HB 2910 (2022). This act establishes the "Missouri Gaming Bureau" within the Department of Public Safety. The director of the Bureau shall be a uniformed member of the Highway Patrol, and the Bureau may contract with the Missouri Gaming Commission and the Missouri Lottery Commission for criminal and regulatory investigations involving excursion gambling boats and video lottery gaming authorized by the act. Members of the Bureau shall be paid from funds designated as administrative within the State Lottery Fund. (Section 650.930) STATE LOTTERY Current law prohibits the state lottery from approving any lottery game based on the outcome of sporting events. This act repeals such prohibition, provided that the maximum ticket price shall not exceed five dollars per ticket. Additionally, the act authorizes the Lottery Commission to use an internet application to sell electronic scratcher games, draw games, and pull-tab games where a player may access such application using a personal device. (Sections 313.205 and 313.230) VIDEO LOTTERY GAMING This act establishes the Honoring Missouri Veterans and Supporting Missouri Education Act. This act allows the State Lottery Commission to implement a system of video lottery game terminals and to issue licenses to video lottery game manufacturers, distributors, operators, handlers, and retailers. The Commission shall not allow a single vendor or licensee to be responsible for implementing the program. (313.429.1) Video lottery game terminals may be placed in any video lottery game retailer's location, as such term is defined in the act. (Section 313.427) Video lottery game terminals shall be connected to a centralized computer system developed or procured by the Commission. No video lottery game terminal shall be placed in operation without first being connected to such centralized computer system. Video lottery game terminals shall meet the standards provided for in the act. (Section 313.429.2(14)) The Commission may impose a non-refundable application fee, as described in the act. The initial license shall be for a period of one year. Thereafter, the license renewal period shall be four years with the applicable license renewal fee paid for each year such license is renewed, as described in the act. In addition to such license fees, video lottery game operators shall pay the Commission an annual administrative fee of $1,000 for each video lottery game terminal placed in service. No license shall be issued to any person who has been convicted of a felony or crime involving illegal gambling. (Section 313.429.3) Video lottery game operators and video lottery game retailers shall enter into a use agreement for the placement of video lottery game terminals, as described in the act. The agreement shall specify an equal division of net terminal income after adjustments for taxes and administrative fees are made. Video lottery game operators and video lottery game retailers are prohibited from offering anything of value other than the percentage of adjusted gross receipts for the placement of video lottery terminals. (Section 313.429.4) Video lottery game operators shall pay winning tickets using a video lottery game ticket redemption terminal, which shall be located within the video lottery game retailer's establishment in direct proximity of where such video lottery games are offered. Unredeemed video lottery game tickets shall expire after 180 days of issue. (Section 313.429.8) The price of video lottery game terminal credits shall be determined by the Commission, and the maximum wager played per video lottery game shall not exceed $4.00. No cash award for the maximum wager played on any individual lottery game shall exceed one dollar less than the maximum amount allowable by federal law before tax withholding is required. (Section 313.429.10(1)) Operators shall not operate more than eight terminals at any one video lottery game retailer location. (Section 313.429.10(2)) A person under the age of twenty-one shall not play video lottery games. Video lottery game operators shall have a video surveillance system within the immediate area of the retailer's establishment where video lottery game terminals are located. (Section 313.429.11(1) and (2)) Video lottery game operators shall pay to the Commission thirty-four percent of the video lottery game adjusted gross gaming revenue. The Commission shall transfer ten percent of the adjusted gross gaming revenue tax to the cities and counties in which video lottery gaming terminals are located. (Section 313.429.12) The Commission shall procure a centralized computer system no later than 180 days following the effective date of the act, and shall establish start and operational dates as described in the act. (Section 313.431) Participation in the state lottery under this act shall not be construed to be a lottery or gift enterprise in violation of Article III, Section 39 of the Constitution of Missouri. (Section 313.433) This act allows municipalities and counties to adopt ordinances permitting or prohibiting video lottery game terminals within the municipality or the unincorporated area of the county. (Section 313.435) These provisions are identical to HCS/HB 970 (2025), are substantially similar to SB 16 (2025), SB 73 (2025), SB 112 (2025), SB 192 (2023), SB 557 (2023), SB 574 (2023), HB 699 (2023), SB 642 (2022), SB 686 (2022), SB 19 (2021), SB 319 (2021), HB 1014 (2021), SB 566 (2020), SB 43 (2019), and SB 452 (2017), and to provisions in SB 824 (2024), SB 1083 (2024), SB 1021 (2024), HB 2921 (2024), SB 1 (2023), SB 906 (2022), SS/HCS/HBs 2502 & 2556 (2022), HB 2080 (2022), SCS/SB 98 (2021), HB 915 (2021), SS#3/SCS/SB 44 (2019), and SS/SCS/SB 767 (2018), and are similar to HB 990 (2017). EXCURSION GAMBLING BOAT ADMISSION FEE Current law requires excursion gambling boat licensees to pay an admission fee of $2 per person, with $1 deposited to the Gaming Commission Fund and the remaining $1 paid to the home dock city or county. This act increases such fee to $4 per person, and allocates the additional $2 to the Missouri Veterans Commission. (Section 313.820) This act is substantially similar to HCS/HB 970 (2025). JOSH NORBERG

Maddy summarySB 1524 prevents state funds from moving any leftover money (balances) at the end of each two-year budget cycle (biennium) into the state's general revenue fund. It specifically applies to certain designated state funds, ensuring their unused balances remain within those funds rather than being redirected. The bill does not create new programs or alter spending, but changes how unspent state funds are handled. This is a procedural budget rule change, not a policy affecting public services or programs. The bill is currently in the early stages of review by the Appropriations Committee.