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HB2759 • 2026

Requires publication of a cost estimate and project completion date for any work on the state highway system at the time bidding for a contract on the work first closes

Requires publication of a cost estimate and project completion date for any work on the state highway system at the time bidding for a contract on the work first closes

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Pouche, Sean (013)
Last action
2026-03-12
Official status
03/12/2026 - Reported Do Pass (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.

Requires publication of a cost estimate and project completion date for any work on the state highway system at the time bidding for a contract on the work first closes

Requires publication of a cost estimate and project completion date for any work on the state highway system at the time bidding for a contract on the work first closes

What This Bill Does

  • Requires publication of a cost estimate and project completion date for any work on the state highway system at the time bidding for a contract on the work first closes

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-12 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

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

  2. 2026-03-11 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Completed (H)

  3. 2026-03-11 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Voted Do Pass (H)

  4. 2026-03-04 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Rules - Administrative(H)

  5. 2026-02-25 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 13 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 1

  6. 2026-02-24 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Completed (H)

  7. 2026-02-24 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    HCS Voted Do Pass (H)

  8. 2026-02-17 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Public Hearing Completed (H)

  9. 2026-02-05 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Transportation(H)

  10. 2026-01-08 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Read Second Time (H)

  11. 2026-01-07 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Read First Time (H)

  12. 2026-01-06 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Prefiled (H)

Official Summary Text

Requires publication of a cost estimate and project completion date for any work on the state highway system at the time bidding for a contract on the work first closes

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
HOUSE BILL NO. 2759
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
4662H.02C JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
T o amend chapter 227, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to contracts for
work on the state highway system.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 227, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be
2 known as section 227.101, to read as follows:
227.101 . 1. The commission shall publish on the department of transportation's
2 official public website its cost estimate and project completion date for any construction,
3 maintenance, or rep air work on the state highway system at the time a contract for the
4 work is awarded.
5 2. Upon action by the state highways and transportation commission on bids for
6 transportation impr ovements in a letting, the department of transportation shall
7 publish on the department's website within one business day the engineer's cost estimate
8 and pro jected completion date for every pro ject in that letting, whether awarded or
9 r ejected.
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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.