MissouriState agencies would report public bodies inactive for three years
State departments would report inactive public bodies to legislators each year, including what they were meant to do and whether another group could do that work.
What it does
State departments must report advisory bodies and other entities that have not met or done public business for three years, and say whether another entity could do their work.
Missouri would provide regional arthritis programs for adults, focused on arthritis education and access to ways to manage the condition, if money is available.
The economic development department would manage state research money, with fixed shares for research capacity and commercialization grants and limits on construction spending and eligible projects.
Argument forLegislators could spot inactive advisory groups and decide whether their work still matters, using a yearly report that identifies duplicate duties.
Argument againstAdults with arthritis could lose a statewide network of regional centers and local access points, while new programs depend on available state funding.
More detail
Every state department overseeing an administrative entity must report entities that have been inactive for three years. The report covers entities that held no public meeting or conducted no public business during the most recent three-year period. The first report is due to every legislator by October 1, 2026, with another report due each October 1 after that.
The health department shall establish regional arthritis programs for adults with arthritis. The programs are for adults with arthritis and are intended to improve knowledge and access to arthritis management. The programs are subject to available appropriations. They must provide education for patients, families, and the public. The provision states a start date of October 1, 2026.
The department of economic development administers appropriated life sciences research trust fund money and related research grants. The provisions cover life sciences research at public and private nonprofit institutions, including research projects receiving public funds. In any fiscal year, 80% of appropriated money is for research capacity and 20% for technology transfer and commercialization grants. No more than 10% may be used for construction; 20% of research-capacity money is for research on tobacco-related illness. Projects receiving public funds may not involve abortion services, human cloning, or prohibited human research.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Jul 13Signed by Governor Mike KehoeBecame Law
- May 28Reported Duly Enrolled Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics CommitteeTo Governor
- May 28Signed by Senate President Pro Tem
- May 28Signed by House Speaker
- May 28Delivered to Governor
- May 15Voted Do Pass H Fiscal ReviewMinor
- May 15Reported Do Pass H Fiscal ReviewMinor
- May 15HCS H defeated
- May 15H Third Read and PassedMajor
- May 15Truly Agreed To and Finally PassedMajor
- May 14Bill Placed on H Informal Calendar
- May 14Executive Session Action postponed H Fiscal Review
- May 13HCS Voted Do Pass H Rules - LegislativeMinor
- May 13Reported Do Pass H Rules - LegislativeMinor
- May 13Referred H Fiscal Review CommitteeMinor
- May 11Executive Session Action postponed H Rules - Legislative
- Apr 27Executive Session Action postponed H Rules - Legislative
- Apr 16Referred H Rules - LegislativeMinor
- Apr 13HCS Reported Do Pass H Corrections and Public InstitutionsMinor
- Apr 8HCS Voted Do Pass H Corrections and Public InstitutionsMinor
- Mar 30Hearing Conducted H Corrections and Public Institutions
- Feb 27Referred H Corrections and Public InstitutionsMinor
- Feb 16H Second ReadMinor
- Feb 12Voted Do Pass S Fiscal Oversight CommitteeMinor
- Feb 12Reported from S Fiscal Oversight Committee
- Feb 12S Third Read and PassedPassed House
- Feb 12H First ReadMinor
- Feb 10Reported Truly Perfected S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee
- Feb 10Referred S Fiscal Oversight CommitteeMinor
- Feb 9SA 4 to SS for SCS S defeated
- Feb 9SS for SCS, as amended, S adoptedPassed Senate
- Feb 9Perfected
- Feb 4SS for SCS S offered (Coleman)--(4254S.06F)
- Feb 4SA 1 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Coleman)--(4254S06.05S)
- Feb 4SA 2 to SS for SCS S offered & ruled out of order (Roberts)--(4254S06.02S)
- Feb 4SA 3 to SS for SCS S offered & ruled out of order (Webber)--(4254S06.03S)
- Feb 4SA 4 to SS for SCS S offered (Beck)--(4254S06.04S)
- Feb 4Bill Placed on Informal Calendar
- Jan 29Reported from S Government Efficiency Committee w/SCS
- Jan 14SCS Voted Do Pass S Government Efficiency Committee (4254S.04C)Minor
- Jan 12Hearing Conducted S Government Efficiency Committee
- Jan 8Second Read and Referred S Government Efficiency CommitteeMinor
- Jan 7S First ReadMinor
- 2025
- Dec 1PrefiledIntroduced
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