May 15, 2026
The End of Session
Hello from your favorite Senator Angela Mosley!
I wanted to take a moment and discuss the Missouri Supreme Court’s ruling on the congressional map. I am very disappointed in the decision they came to, especially in combination with the United States Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the Voting Rights Act of 1965. I believe this is a large setback for all minorities but especially our community. However, we cannot be discouraged. Now is the time to become even more engaged, active and vocal. I encourage you to be involved in politics at every level and to have your voice heard by going out each election and voting. We can show that we are still strong as a community.
This final week of the Senate session two of my bills made great progress.
The first, Senate Bill 1613 marks November 24 as Frankie Muse Freeman Day here in Missouri. This historic woman worked in St. Louis as an American civil rights attorney and acted as the first woman on the United States Commission on Civil Rights. This bill commemorates her life and work by naming her birthday, November 24, after her. I am proud to share the language from this bill passed out of both chambers in House Bill 2576.
The second, Senate Bill 1652 establishes the Office of Missing and Murdered African American Women and Girls within the Department of Public Safety and creates the Phoenix alert system. Both of these provisions help protect girls and women in our community and prevent further tragedy. Protecting these vulnerable women has been a top priority of mine my entire time in office. This bill, unfortunately, did not make it out of the House of Representatives. With this in mind, I will continue to fight for this bill in future sessions.
The state treasurer informed me that the Unclaimed Property Database indicates they currently hold $42,349,635.02 belonging to approximately 426,489 owners in the 13th district. You can check to see if you have unclaimed property free of charge on ShowMeMoney.com. The Treasurer’s Office is also willing to send paper forms on request. I encourage you to see if the state is holding on to property that belongs to you and to share this information with others.
Finally, I have included the bills that made it across the finish line this week below.
Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed This Week:
Senate Bill 835: Changes how garnishments in the case of bankruptcy proceed.
Senate Bill 878: Allows pharmacies to administer vaccines and other medical devices and prescriptions.
Senate Bill 890: Repeals a number of obsolete and expired laws.
Senate Bill 903: Creates a crime for damaging a critical infrastructure facility and for possessing certain materials used in these facilities without proper authorization.
Senate Bill 905: Creates the Missouri Rangers to specifically work in schools to ensure safety and order and creates a training program for them.
Senate Bill 913: Removes the sunset from a number of tax credits for various Missouri industries and encourages improvements to the states railroad infrastructure.
Senate Bill 916: Provides protection to contractors working on behalf of MODOT.
Senate Bill 953: Addresses funding issues for the Department of Natural Resources and changes the requirements of the Clean Water Commission.
Senate Bill 973: Modifies provisions relating to real estate and land taxes and agreements.
Senate Bill 975: Changes how ambulance district elections operate.
Senate Bill 977: Creates the “No Foreign Laws Act” to prevent the rule of any foreign law or rules from international bodies that contradicts constitutional law.
Senate Bill 999: Establishes the “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act.”
Senate Bill 1002: Changes school board elections in St. Charles County to be in November and any school district taxes must be on that same ballot.
Senate Bill 1019: Raises the amount of money hospitals may invest and establishes several health care provisions related to telehealth and licensing.
Senate Bill 1033: Removes emission requirements for farm vehicles over 10 years old, removes certain construction requirements for cotton gins and allows the Department of Natural Resources to keep budget surplus starting in 2027.
Senate Bill 1067: Creates the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act to prevent needless lawsuits that would limit citizens First Amendment rights to free speech.
Senate Bill 1135: Creates “Bentley and Mason’s Law,” which requires drunk drivers who’s actions result in the death of a parent to pay a fee to help raise the children of said deceased parent.
Senate Bill 1408: Increases the speed limit from 70 to 75 on rural interstates and freeways.
Senate Bill 1470: Modifies how the Joint Committee on Legislative Research operates and publishes copies of legislation.
Senate Bill 1544: Removes the Kansas City Chiefs designation as the official professional football team of Missouri if they leave the state.
Senate Bill 1553: Provides tax exemptions for critical resources and pharmaceutical ingredients to encourage these industries in Missouri.
Senate Bill 1572: Makes changes to several public retirement systems such as MOSERS and police retirement system.
Senate Bill 1576: Creates the Missouri Ireland Trade Commission in the Department of Economic Development.
House Bill 1696: If a minor dies while having a court-appointed guardian, that guardian will have the right of sepulcher, and stipulates that beliefs must be considered when disposing of human remains.
House Bill 1740: Increases the criminal severity of driving while intoxicated but also makes it easier for these drivers to pay for required car breathalyzers that test their blood alcohol level before the car can be started.
House Bill 1825: Changes the salary schedule for county officials and prosecuting attorneys.
House Bill 1839: Requires adult websites to verify users on their websites are at least 18 years old.
House Bill 1840: Establishes the Purple Alert System and Mason’s Law, to help find missing people with developmental disabilities and allow for a designation for individuals who would struggle to communicate with officers due to a disability or condition.
House Bill 1867: Allows cities and counties to impose tourism-related taxes.
House Bill 1871: Changes laws around elections, extending the distance of campaigning near polling places from 25 feet to 50 feet, limiting accepted write-in ballots and expands the use of provisional ballots.
House Bill 1940: Allows new newspapers to publish public advertisements sooner and changes the requirements for elections to publish notices in newspapers.
House Bill 2057: Creates an entertainment district in Osage Beach and Chesterfield.
House Bill 2292: Makes animal control officers mandated reporters for child abuse and neglect cases and requires they receive training in relation to this.
House Bill 2372: A health care omnibus bill which includes the language from my Senate Bill 1499 which establishes the “Food is Medicine Act.”
House Bill 2397: Changes the voter requirements to dissolve a public water supply.
House Bill 2474: Allows schools and government entities in smaller communities to hire companies for design-build projects.
House Bill 2508: Allows the Secretary of State to provide certificates of good standing to limited liability companies.
House Bill 2576: Creates a number of designations including Frankie Muse Freeman Day as described in my Senate Bill 1613.
House Bill 2596: Requires multiple employer self-insured health plans to establish a surplus account and requires them to file with the Department of Commerce.
House Bill 2636: Creates the Uniform Mortgage Modification Act to establish certain requirements to modify a mortgage.
House Bill 2818: Allows St. Joseph to annex their city airport within the city boundaries.
House Bill 2819: Allows cash transactions to be rounded to the nearest five cents.
House Bill 2885: Requires boaters to have a boating safety identification card.
House Bill 2896: Mandates that financial transactions of public schools be publicized on a database and establishes the Workplace Diploma Program.
House Bill 3080: Changes certain provisions in relation to historical buildings.
House Bill 3231: Creates Missouri Innovation Zones to help revitalize downtowns and provide jobs by incentivizing projects through tax incentives.
Senate Joint Resolution 87: If approved by voters, sheriffs shall be elected by each county for four years. Does not apply to St. Louis City, St. Louis County or St. Charles County.
Senate Joint Resolution 95: If approved by voters, creates the “Show-Me Prosperity Fund,” to create a long-term investment portfolio for the state.
For more information on Sen. Angela Mosley’s legislative actions, please visit her official Senate website at senate.mo.gov/Mosley. If you, or a loved one, are struggling with thoughts of suicide or self-harm please call the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988.