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HB1694 • 2026

Establishes the "Act Against Abusive Website Access Litigation"

Establishes the "Act Against Abusive Website Access Litigation"

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Christensen, Mazzie (002)
Last action
2026-03-25
Official status
03/25/2026 - Public Hearing Scheduled (S)
Effective date
2026-08-28

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details about the specific criteria for defining abusive website access litigation or court procedures for dismissing such cases.

Act Against Abusive Website Access Litigation

This act establishes rules to prevent unfair lawsuits about website access.

What This Bill Does

  • Establishes the Act Against Abusive Website Access Litigation.

Terms To Know

Abusive Website Access Litigation
Unfair or unnecessary legal actions related to accessing websites.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not provide specific details on what constitutes abusive website access litigation.
  • It is unclear how courts will apply the act in practice.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-25 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 12:00 p.m., Senate Committee Room-1st Floor

  2. 2026-02-26 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Second read and referred: General Laws(S)

  3. 2026-02-05 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Taken Up for Third Reading (H)

  4. 2026-02-05 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 149 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 2

  5. 2026-02-05 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Reported to the Senate and First Read (S)

  6. 2026-02-04 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Taken Up for Perfection (H)

  7. 2026-02-04 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Title of Bill - Agreed To

  8. 2026-02-04 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    HCS Adopted (H)

  9. 2026-02-04 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Perfected (H)

  10. 2026-02-03 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)

  11. 2026-01-29 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Completed (H)

  12. 2026-01-29 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Voted Do Pass (H)

  13. 2026-01-29 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

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

  14. 2026-01-27 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Rules - Legislative(H)

  15. 2026-01-22 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 14 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

  16. 2026-01-21 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Completed (H)

  17. 2026-01-21 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    HCS Voted Do Pass (H)

  18. 2026-01-14 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Public Hearing Completed (H)

  19. 2026-01-08 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Read Second Time (H)

  20. 2026-01-08 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: General Laws(H)

  21. 2026-01-07 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Read First Time (H)

  22. 2025-12-01 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Prefiled (H)

Official Summary Text

Establishes the "Act Against Abusive Website Access Litigation"

Current Bill Text

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UNOFFICIAL COPY
SECOND REGULAR SESSION
103rd General Assembly
State of Missouri - House of Representatives
HBs FOR THIRD READING
HCS HBS 1694, 1674, 1780, 2056, 2312 & 1755
CHRISTENSEN (002)
ABUSIVE WEBSITE ACCESS LITIGATION
3951H.05P
2/5/2026Date :Session Day : 16
Roll Call : 3
Y - ALLEN Y - DURNELL Y - LEWIS Y - SEITZ
Y - AMATO Y - EALY Y - LOY Y - SELF
Y - ANDERSON Y - ELLIOTT Y - LUCAS Y - SHARP 37
Y - APPELBAUM Y - FALKNER Y - MACKEY Y - SHARPE 4
Y - AUNE Y - FARNAN Y - MANSUR @ - SHIELDS
@ - BANDERMAN Y - FOGLE Y - MARTIN Y - SIMMONS
Y - BARNES @ - FOUNTAIN HENDERS Y - MATTHIESEN Y - SMITH 46
Y - BILLINGTON Y - FOWLER Y - MAYHEW Y - SMITH 68
Y - BLACK Y - FUCHS Y - MCGAUGH P - SMITH 74
Y - BOGGS Y - GALLICK Y - MCGIRL Y - STEINHOFF
Y - BOSLEY Y - GRAGG Y - MEIRATH Y - STEINMETZ
Y - BOYKIN Y - GRIFFITH Y - MILLER Y - STEINMEYER
@ - BOYKO Y - HADEN Y - MOSLEY Y - STINNETT
Y - BROMLEY Y - HALES Y - MURPHY Y - STRICKLER
Y - BROWN Y - HALEY Y - MURRAY Y - TAYLOR 48
@ - BURTON Y - HARBISON Y - MYERS Y - TAYLOR 84
Y - BUSH Y - HARDWICK Y - NOLTE Y - TERRY
Y - BUSICK Y - HAUSMAN Y - OEHLERKING P - THOMAS
Y - BUTZ Y - HEIN Y - OVERCAST Y - THOMPSON
Y - BYRNES Y - HEWKIN Y - OWEN Y - TITUS
Y - CASTEEL Y - HINMAN Y - PARKER Y - VANSCHOIACK
Y - CATON Y - HOVIS Y - PERKINS Y - VEIT
Y - CHAPPELL Y - HRUZA Y - PETERS Y - VERNETTI
Y - CHRIST Y - HURLBERT Y - PHELPS Y - VIOLET
Y - CHRISTENSEN Y - INGLE @ - PLANK Y - VOSS
Y - CLEMENS Y - IRWIN Y - POLLITT Y - WALSH MOORE
Y - COLEMAN Y - JACOBS Y - POUCHE Y - WARWICK
Y - COLLINS Y - JAMISON @ - PRICE Y - WEBER
Y - COOK Y - JOBE Y - PROUDIE Y - WELLENKAMP
Y - COSTLOW Y - JOHNSON Y - REED Y - WEST
Y - CROSSLEY Y - JONES 12 Y - REEDY Y - WHALEY
Y - CUPPS Y - JONES 88 Y - REUTER Y - WILLIAMS
Y - DAVIDSON Y - JORDAN Y - RIGGS Y - WILSON
Y - DAVIS Y - JUSTUS Y - RILEY Y - WOLFIN
Y - DEAN Y - KALBERLOH Y - ROBERTS Y - WOODS
Y - DEATON Y - KEATHLEY Y - RUSH Y - WRIGHT
Y - DIEHL Y - KELLEY Y - SASSMANN Y - YOUNG
Y - DOLAN Y - KIMBLE Y - SCHMIDT Y - ZIMMERMANN
Y - DOLL Y - KNIGHT Y - SCHULTE Y - MR SPEAKER
Y - DOUGLAS Y - LAUBINGER
Total Yes : 149 Total Present : 2
Total No : 0 Total Absent : 7
Vacancies : 5