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HB1812 • 2026

Requires the department of health and senior services to notify the secretary of state of all death certificates and the secretary of state to notify the relevant local election authority

Requires the department of health and senior services to notify the secretary of state of all death certificates and the secretary of state to notify the relevant local election authority

Elections
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Nolte, Mark (051)
Last action
2026-05-04
Official status
05/04/2026 - Voted Do Pass (S)
Effective date
2026-08-28

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on the bill's intent regarding accuracy of voter rolls or consequences of delayed notifications.

Death Certificate Notification for Voter Rolls

This law requires the health department to tell the secretary of state about death certificates, and the secretary of state to inform local election officials.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the Department of Health and Senior Services to notify the Secretary of State of all death certificates.
  • Requires the Secretary of State to notify the relevant local election authority.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Department of Health and Senior Services
  • The Secretary of State's office
  • Local election authorities

Terms To Know

Death Certificate
A legal document that records the details of a person’s death.
Secretary of State
An official who is responsible for various administrative duties, including overseeing elections and maintaining voter registration lists.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how quickly the notifications must be made.
  • It is unclear what happens if there are delays in reporting death certificates.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

HA 1

5012H01.03H • Nolte

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment changes how quickly certain government departments must notify each other about death certificates.

  • Changes 'upon' to 'within ten days of' for when the department of health and senior services notifies the secretary of state about a death certificate.
  • Adds language requiring the secretary of state to notify local election authorities within ten days after receiving the notification from the department of health and senior services.
  • Removes reference to subsection 2 of this section in one place.
  • The exact impact on current processes is not detailed, so it's unclear how much change will be needed beyond updating timelines.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-04 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Public Hearing Held (S)

  2. 2026-05-04 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Held (S)

  3. 2026-05-04 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Voted Do Pass (S)

  4. 2026-04-23 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Monday, April 27, 2026, 2:00 p.m., Senate Lounge - 3rd Floor

  5. 2026-03-31 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Second read and referred: Local Government, Elections and Pensions(S)

  6. 2026-03-19 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Reported to the Senate and First Read (S)

  7. 2026-03-16 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Delivered to the Senate

  8. 2026-03-12 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Placed on the Informal Third Reading Calendar (H)

  9. 2026-03-12 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Taken Up for Third Reading (H)

  10. 2026-03-12 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 143 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 2

  11. 2026-03-10 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)

  12. 2026-03-10 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Taken Up for Perfection (H)

  13. 2026-03-10 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Title of Bill - Agreed To

  14. 2026-03-10 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Perfected with Amendments (H) - HA 1, adopted

  15. 2026-02-26 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Completed (H)

  16. 2026-02-26 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Voted Do Pass (H)

  17. 2026-02-26 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 12 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

  18. 2026-02-18 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Rules - Legislative(H)

  19. 2026-02-04 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 15 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

  20. 2026-02-03 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Completed (H)

  21. 2026-02-03 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Voted Do Pass (H)

  22. 2026-01-27 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Public Hearing Completed (H)

  23. 2026-01-08 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Read Second Time (H)

  24. 2026-01-08 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Elections(H)

  25. 2026-01-07 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Read First Time (H)

  26. 2025-12-01 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Prefiled (H)

Official Summary Text

Requires the department of health and senior services to notify the secretary of state of all death certificates and the secretary of state to notify the relevant local election authority

Current Bill Text

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UNOFFICIAL COPY
SECOND REGULAR SESSION
103rd General Assembly
State of Missouri - House of Representatives
HBs 3rd READ - INFORMAL
HB 1812
NOLTE (051)
MAINTENANCE OF VOTER ROLLS
5012H.01P
3/12/2026Date :Session Day : 37
Roll Call : 8
Y - ALLEN Y - DURNELL Y - LEWIS Y - SEITZ
Y - AMATO Y - EALY Y - LOY Y - SELF
Y - ANDERSON Y - ELLIOTT Y - LUCAS @ - SHARP 37
Y - APPELBAUM Y - FALKNER @ - MACKEY Y - SHARPE 4
Y - AUNE Y - FARNAN Y - MANSUR Y - SHIELDS
Y - 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 Y - SMITH 74
Y - BOGGS Y - GALLICK @ - MCGIRL Y - STEINHOFF
Y - BOSLEY Y - GRAGG Y - MEIRATH Y - STEINMETZ
Y - BOYKIN @ - GRIFFITH Y - MILLER Y - STEINMEYER
Y - BOYKO Y - HADEN Y - MOSLEY Y - STINNETT
Y - BROMLEY Y - HALES Y - MURPHY Y - STRICKLER
Y - BROWN Y - HALEY @ - MURRAY Y - TAYLOR 48
Y - BURTON @ - HARBISON Y - MYERS Y - TAYLOR 84
Y - BUSH Y - HARDWICK Y - NOLTE Y - TERRY
@ - 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 @ - HINMAN Y - PARKER Y - VANSCHOIACK
Y - CATON Y - HOVIS Y - PERKINS Y - VEIT
Y - CHAPPELL @ - HRUZA Y - PETERS Y - VERNETTI
Y - CHRIST Y - HURLBERT Y - PHELPS Y - VIOLET
Y - CHRISTENSEN Y - INGLE Y - PLANK Y - VOSS
Y - CLEMENS Y - IRWIN Y - POLLITT Y - WALSH MOORE
Y - COLEMAN Y - JACOBS Y - POUCHE Y - WARWICK
Y - COLLINS Y - JAMISON Y - PRICE Y - WEBER
Y - COOK Y - JOBE @ - PROUDIE Y - WELLENKAMP
Y - COSTLOW Y - JOHNSON P - 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 @ - ZIMMERMANN
Y - DOLL @ - KNIGHT Y - SCHULTE Y - MR SPEAKER
Y - DOUGLAS Y - LAUBINGER
Total Yes : 143 Total Present : 2
Total No : 0 Total Absent : 13
Vacancies : 5