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HB1931 • 2026

Prohibits arrest warrant information from being accessible on an electronic case management system until the warrant is executed

Prohibits arrest warrant information from being accessible on an electronic case management system until the warrant is executed

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Schmidt, Melissa (141)
Last action
2026-05-15
Official status
05/15/2026 - Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
Effective date
2026-08-28

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Prohibits arrest warrant information from being accessible on an electronic case management system until the warrant is executed

Prohibits arrest warrant information from being accessible on an electronic case management system until the warrant is executed

What This Bill Does

  • Prohibits arrest warrant information from being accessible on an electronic case management system until the warrant is executed

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-15 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Emerging Issues(H)

  2. 2026-01-08 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Read Second Time (H)

  3. 2026-01-07 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Read First Time (H)

  4. 2025-12-01 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Prefiled (H)

Official Summary Text

Prohibits arrest warrant information from being accessible on an electronic case management system until the warrant is executed

Current Bill Text

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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 1931
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENT A TIVE SCHMIDT .
4192H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
T o amend chapter 544, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to the
confidentiality of arrest warrants.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 544, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be
2 known as section 544.076, to read as follows:
544.076. 1. Notwithstanding any provi sion of law and unless determined
2 otherwise by a court, an arr est warrant issued for a criminal offense committed in this
3 state shall not be accessible thr ough an electr onic case management system until the
4 arr est warrant has been executed.
5 2. The pro visions of this section amend court operating rule 2.04 relat ing to
6 access to case r ecords, and the pr ovisions of this section shall govern if ther e is a conflict
7 between this section and court operating rule 2.04 as it rela tes to the confidentiality of
8 arr est warrant information.
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EXPLANA TION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is
intended to be omitted from the law . Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.