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HB2610 • 2026

Modifies provisions regarding the State Legal Expense Fund

Modifies provisions regarding the State Legal Expense Fund

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Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Murphy, Jim (094)
Last action
2026-05-07
Official status
05/07/2026 - Placed on Informal Calendar
Effective date
2026-08-28

Plain English Breakdown

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Modifies provisions regarding the State Legal Expense Fund

Modifies provisions regarding the State Legal Expense Fund

What This Bill Does

  • Modifies provisions regarding the State Legal Expense Fund

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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HA 1

6115H03.01H • Murphy

Adopted

Plain English: 6115H03.01H HB 2610 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 1 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No.

  • 6115H03.01H HB 2610 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 1 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No.
  • 2610, Page 2, Section 105.711, Lines 2 32-36, by deleting said lines and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 3 4 "or state law or local ordinance;"; and 5 6 Further amend said bill by amending the title, enacting clause, and intersectional references 7 accordingly.
6115H03.02H

6115H03.02H • Bosley

Distributed

Plain English: 6115H03.02H HB 2610 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 7 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No.

  • 6115H03.02H HB 2610 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 7 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No.
  • 2610, Page 5, Section 150.711, Line 2 131, by deleting the word "[or]" and inserting in lieu of the word "or"; and 3 4 Further amend said bill, page, and section, Line 136, by deleting the word "; or" and inserting in 5 lieu thereof a period "."; and 6 7 Further amend said bill, page, and section, Lines 137 to 145, by deleting said lines and inserting 8 in lieu thereof the following: 9 10 "3.
  • Moneys in the state legal expense fund shall be available for the payment of any 11 claim or any amount required by any final judgment rendered by a court of competent 12 jurisdiction for the purposes of paying judgments arising from claims under section 506.400."; 13 and 14 15 Further amend said bill and section, Pages 5 to 7, Lines 146 to 234, by renumbering all 16 subsequent subsections accordingly; and 17 18 Further amend said bill and section, Page 8, Line 242, by inserting after all said section and line 19 the following: 20 21 "506.400.
  • 1.
6115H03.03H

6115H03.03H • Bosley

Distributed

Plain English: 6115H03.03H HB 2610 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 7 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No.

  • 6115H03.03H HB 2610 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 7 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No.
  • 2610, Page 5, Section 105.711, Line 2 131, by deleting the word "[or]" and inserting in lieu of the word "or"; and 3 4 Further amend said bill, page, and section, Lines 136-145, by deleting said lines and inserting in 5 lieu thereof the following 6 7 "revenue and in the manner required by state law or department of revenue rules.
  • 8 3.
  • Moneys in the state legal expense fund shall be available for the payment of any claim 9 or any amount required by any final judgment rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction for 10 the purposes of paying judgments arising from claims under section 506.400."; and 11 12 Further amend said bill and section, Pages 5-7, by renumbering all subsequent subsections 13 accordingly; and 14 15 Further amend said bill and section, Page 8, Line 242, by inserting after all said section and line 16 the following: 17 18 "506.400.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-07 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Held (S)

  2. 2026-05-07 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Voted Do Pass (S)

  3. 2026-05-07 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Reported Do Pass (S)

  4. 2026-05-07 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Placed on Informal Calendar

  5. 2026-04-28 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Reported Do Pass (S)

  6. 2026-04-28 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Fiscal Oversight(S)

  7. 2026-04-22 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Held (S)

  8. 2026-04-22 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Voted Do Pass (S)

  9. 2026-04-15 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Public Hearing Held (S)

  10. 2026-04-13 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 8:30 a.m., Senate Lounge - 3rd Floor

  11. 2026-03-31 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Second read and referred: Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence(S)

  12. 2026-03-19 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Reported to the Senate and First Read (S)

  13. 2026-03-16 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Delivered to the Senate

  14. 2026-03-12 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Completed (H)

  15. 2026-03-12 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Voted Do Pass (H)

  16. 2026-03-12 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 8 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

  17. 2026-03-12 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Placed on the Informal Third Reading Calendar (H)

  18. 2026-03-12 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Taken Up for Third Reading (H)

  19. 2026-03-12 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 139 NOES: 3 PRESENT: 0

  20. 2026-03-11 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Fiscal Review(H)

  21. 2026-03-10 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Taken Up for Perfection (H)

  22. 2026-03-10 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Title of Bill - Agreed To

  23. 2026-03-10 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    HCS Adopted (H)

  24. 2026-03-10 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Perfected with Amendments (H) - HA 1, adopted

  25. 2026-03-09 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)

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

    Executive Session Completed (H)

  27. 2026-02-26 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Voted Do Pass (H)

  28. 2026-02-26 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 6 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

  29. 2026-02-18 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Rules - Administrative(H)

  30. 2026-02-17 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Completed (H)

  31. 2026-02-17 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    HCS Voted Do Pass (H)

  32. 2026-02-17 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 17 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

  33. 2026-02-10 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Public Hearing Completed (H)

  34. 2026-02-05 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Children and Families(H)

  35. 2026-01-08 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Read Second Time (H)

  36. 2026-01-07 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Read First Time (H)

  37. 2025-12-30 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Prefiled (H)

Official Summary Text

Modifies provisions regarding the State Legal Expense Fund

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
HCS HB 2610
MURPHY (094)
STATE LEGAL EXPENSE FUND
6115H.03P
3/12/2026Date :Session Day : 37
Roll Call : 15
Y - ALLEN Y - DURNELL Y - LEWIS Y - SEITZ
Y - AMATO Y - EALY Y - LOY Y - SELF
Y - ANDERSON Y - ELLIOTT @ - LUCAS Y - SHARP 37
@ - APPELBAUM Y - FALKNER Y - MACKEY Y - SHARPE 4
Y - AUNE Y - FARNAN Y - MANSUR Y - SHIELDS
Y - BANDERMAN Y - FOGLE Y - MARTIN Y - SIMMONS
Y - BARNES Y - 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
@ - BROMLEY Y - HALES Y - MURPHY Y - STRICKLER
Y - BROWN Y - HALEY Y - 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 Y - THOMAS
Y - BUTZ Y - HEIN Y - OVERCAST @ - THOMPSON
Y - BYRNES Y - HEWKIN Y - OWEN Y - TITUS
Y - CASTEEL @ - HINMAN @ - 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 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
N - DAVIS @ - JUSTUS Y - RILEY N - WOLFIN
Y - DEAN Y - KALBERLOH Y - ROBERTS Y - WOODS
N - DEATON Y - KEATHLEY @ - 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 : 139 Total Present : 0
Total No : 3 Total Absent : 16
Vacancies : 5