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HB3146 • 2026

Modifies provisions for ballot summary statements

Modifies provisions for ballot summary statements

Elections
Passed Legislature

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Sponsor
Simmons, John (109)
Last action
2026-05-07
Official status
05/07/2026 - Placed on Informal Calendar
Effective date
2026-08-28

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Modifies provisions for ballot summary statements

Modifies provisions for ballot summary statements

What This Bill Does

  • Modifies provisions for ballot summary statements

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HA 1

6934H01.03H • Simmons

Adopted

Plain English: 6934H01.03H HB 3146 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 2 1 AMEND House Bill No.

  • 6934H01.03H HB 3146 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 2 1 AMEND House Bill No.
  • 3146, Pages 5-6, Section 116.190, Lines 6-9, by deleting all of said 2 lines and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 3 4 "accordance with the provisions of this chapter."; and 5 6 Further amend said bill, page, and section, Line 33, by inserting after the word "days" the 7 following: 8 9 "if the action was originated in a year ending in an odd number, but within three days if the 10 action was originated in a year ending in an even number"; and 11 12 Further amend said bill, page, and section, Line 41, by inserting after the word "days" the 13 following: 14 15 "if the action was originated in a year ending in an odd number, but within two days if the action 16 was originated in a year ending in an even number"; and 17 18 Further amend said bill and section, Page 7, Line 49, by inserting after the word "days" the 19 following: 20 21 "if the action was originated in a year ending in an odd number, but within one day if the action 22 was originated in a year ending in an even number"; and 23 24 Further amend said bill, page and section, Line 66, by deleting all of said line and inserting in 25 lieu thereof the following: 26 27 "(g) a.
  • In any appeal of any decision of a circuit court finding a summary statement to 28 be sufficient and fair pursuant to this subdivision, if the appellate court concludes that the 29 summary statement was in fact insufficient or unfair, the appellate court shall remand the 30 summary statement to the circuit for further proceedings consistent with this subdivision.
  • If the 31 appellate court finds the summary statement insufficient or unfair, the court may offer suggested 32 revisions for the summary statement to remedy the legal flaws, but the appellate court shall not 33 have authority to itself modify or rewrite the summary statement.
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Filed

Plain English: UNOFFICIAL COPY SECOND REGULAR SESSION 103rd General Assembly State of Missouri - House of Representatives HBs FOR PERFECTION HB 3146 HA 1 SIMMONS (109) BALLOT SUMMARY STATEMENTS 6934H01.03H 3/9/2026Date :Session Day : 34 Roll Call : 11 Y - ALLEN Y - DURNELL Y - LEWIS Y - SEITZ Y - AMATO @ - EALY Y - LOY @ - SELF N - ANDERSON Y - ELLIOTT Y - LUCAS N - SHARP 37 N - APPELBAUM @ - FALKNER @ - MACKEY Y - SHARPE 4 N - AUNE Y - FARNAN N - MANSUR Y - SHIELDS Y - BANDERMAN N - FOGLE Y - MARTIN Y - SIMMONS N - BARNES N - FOUNTAIN HENDERS Y - MATTHIESEN N - SMITH 46 Y - BILLINGTON @ - FOWLER @ - MAYHEW N - SMITH 68 N - BLACK N - FUCHS Y - MCGAUGH N - SMITH 74 Y - BOGGS Y - GALLICK Y - MCGIRL N - STEINHOFF N - BOSLEY Y - GRAGG Y - MEIRATH N - STEINMETZ N - BOYKIN @ - GRIFFITH Y - MILLER Y - STEINMEYER N - BOYKO Y - HADEN N - MOSLEY Y - STINNETT Y - BROMLEY N - HALES Y - MURPHY N - STRICKLER Y - BROWN Y - HALEY N - MURRAY Y - TAYLOR 48 N - BURTON Y - HARBISON Y - MYERS N - TAYLOR 84 N - BUSH @ - HARDWICK Y - NOLTE N - TERRY @ - BUSICK Y - HAUSMAN Y - OEHLERKING N - THOMAS N - BUTZ N - HEIN Y - OVERCAST Y - THOMPSON Y - BYRNES Y - HEWKIN Y - OWEN Y - TITUS Y - CASTEEL Y - HINMAN N - PARKER Y - VANSCHOIACK @ - CATON Y - HOVIS Y - PERKINS N - VEIT Y - CHAPPELL Y - HRUZA Y - PETERS Y - VERNETTI Y - CHRIST Y - HURLBERT Y - PHELPS Y - VIOLET Y - CHRISTENSEN N - INGLE N - PLANK Y - VOSS N - CLEMENS Y - IRWIN Y - POLLITT N - WALSH MOORE @ - COLEMAN N - JACOBS Y - POUCHE Y - WARWICK N - COLLINS N - JAMISON N - PRICE N - WEBER Y - COOK N - JOBE N - PROUDIE @ - WELLENKAMP @ - COSTLOW N - JOHNSON @ - REED @ - WEST N - CROSSLEY Y - JONES 12 Y - REEDY Y - WHALEY @ - CUPPS Y - JONES 88 Y - REUTER Y - WILLIAMS Y - DAVIDSON Y - JORDAN Y - RIGGS Y - WILSON Y - DAVIS Y - JUSTUS Y - RILEY Y - WOLFIN N - DEAN Y - KALBERLOH Y - ROBERTS N - WOODS Y - DEATON @ - KEATHLEY @ - RUSH Y - WRIGHT @ - DIEHL Y - KELLEY Y - SASSMANN N - YOUNG Y - DOLAN N - KIMBLE Y - SCHMIDT N - ZIMMERMANN N - DOLL Y - KNIGHT Y - SCHULTE Y - MR SPEAKER N - DOUGLAS Y - LAUBINGER Total Yes : 88 Total Present : 0 Total No : 51 Total Absent : 19 Vacancies : 5

  • UNOFFICIAL COPY SECOND REGULAR SESSION 103rd General Assembly State of Missouri - House of Representatives HBs FOR PERFECTION HB 3146 HA 1 SIMMONS (109) BALLOT SUMMARY STATEMENTS 6934H01.03H 3/9/2026Date :Session Day : 34 Roll Call : 11 Y - ALLEN Y - DURNELL Y - LEWIS Y - SEITZ Y - AMATO @ - EALY Y - LOY @ - SELF N - ANDERSON Y - ELLIOTT Y - LUCAS N - SHARP 37 N - APPELBAUM @ - FALKNER @ - MACKEY Y - SHARPE 4 N - AUNE Y - FARNAN N - MANSUR Y - SHIELDS Y - BANDERMAN N - FOGLE Y - MARTIN Y - SIMMONS N - BARNES N - FOUNTAIN HENDERS Y - MATTHIESEN N - SMITH 46 Y - BILLINGTON @ - FOWLER @ - MAYHEW N - SMITH 68 N - BLACK N - FUCHS Y - MCGAUGH N - SMITH 74 Y - BOGGS Y - GALLICK Y - MCGIRL N - STEINHOFF N - BOSLEY Y - GRAGG Y - MEIRATH N - STEINMETZ N - BOYKIN @ - GRIFFITH Y - MILLER Y - STEINMEYER N - BOYKO Y - HADEN N - MOSLEY Y - STINNETT Y - BROMLEY N - HALES Y - MURPHY N - STRICKLER Y - BROWN Y - HALEY N - MURRAY Y - TAYLOR 48 N - BURTON Y - HARBISON Y - MYERS N - TAYLOR 84 N - BUSH @ - HARDWICK Y - NOLTE N - TERRY @ - BUSICK Y - HAUSMAN Y - OEHLERKING N - THOMAS N - BUTZ N - HEIN Y - OVERCAST Y - THOMPSON Y - BYRNES Y - HEWKIN Y - OWEN Y - TITUS Y - CASTEEL Y - HINMAN N - PARKER Y - VANSCHOIACK @ - CATON Y - HOVIS Y - PERKINS N - VEIT Y - CHAPPELL Y - HRUZA Y - PETERS Y - VERNETTI Y - CHRIST Y - HURLBERT Y - PHELPS Y - VIOLET Y - CHRISTENSEN N - INGLE N - PLANK Y - VOSS N - CLEMENS Y - IRWIN Y - POLLITT N - WALSH MOORE @ - COLEMAN N - JACOBS Y - POUCHE Y - WARWICK N - COLLINS N - JAMISON N - PRICE N - WEBER Y - COOK N - JOBE N - PROUDIE @ - WELLENKAMP @ - COSTLOW N - JOHNSON @ - REED @ - WEST N - CROSSLEY Y - JONES 12 Y - REEDY Y - WHALEY @ - CUPPS Y - JONES 88 Y - REUTER Y - WILLIAMS Y - DAVIDSON Y - JORDAN Y - RIGGS Y - WILSON Y - DAVIS Y - JUSTUS Y - RILEY Y - WOLFIN N - DEAN Y - KALBERLOH Y - ROBERTS N - WOODS Y - DEATON @ - KEATHLEY @ - RUSH Y - WRIGHT @ - DIEHL Y - KELLEY Y - SASSMANN N - YOUNG Y - DOLAN N - KIMBLE Y - SCHMIDT N - ZIMMERMANN N - DOLL Y - KNIGHT Y - SCHULTE Y - MR SPEAKER N - DOUGLAS Y - LAUBINGER Total Yes : 88 Total Present : 0 Total No : 51 Total Absent : 19 Vacancies : 5

Bill History

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

    Placed on Informal Calendar

  2. 2026-04-28 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Reported Do Pass (S)

  3. 2026-04-08 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Held (S)

  4. 2026-04-08 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Voted Do Pass (S)

  5. 2026-03-25 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Public Hearing Held (S)

  6. 2026-03-24 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 8:15 a.m., Senate Lounge - 3rd Floor

  7. 2026-03-23 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

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

  8. 2026-03-11 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Taken Up for Third Reading (H)

  9. 2026-03-11 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 90 NOES: 55 PRESENT: 0

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

    Reported to the Senate and First Read (S)

  11. 2026-03-09 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Taken Up for Perfection (H)

  12. 2026-03-09 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Title of Bill - Agreed To

  13. 2026-03-09 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Perfected with Amendments (H) - HA 1, adopted

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

    Executive Session Completed (H)

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

    Voted Do Pass (H)

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

    Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 7 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0

  17. 2026-02-19 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Rules - Administrative(H)

  18. 2026-02-17 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Completed (H)

  19. 2026-02-17 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Voted Do Pass (H)

  20. 2026-02-17 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 10 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0

  21. 2026-02-10 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Public Hearing Completed (H)

  22. 2026-02-03 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Elections(H)

  23. 2026-02-02 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Read Second Time (H)

  24. 2026-01-29 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Introduced and Read First Time (H)

Official Summary Text

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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
HB 3146
SIMMONS (109)
BALLOT SUMMARY STATEMENTS
6934H.01P
3/11/2026Date :Session Day : 36
Roll Call : 6
Y - ALLEN Y - DURNELL Y - LEWIS Y - SEITZ
N - AMATO @ - EALY Y - LOY Y - SELF
N - ANDERSON Y - ELLIOTT Y - LUCAS @ - SHARP 37
@ - APPELBAUM Y - FALKNER N - MACKEY Y - SHARPE 4
N - AUNE @ - FARNAN N - MANSUR Y - SHIELDS
Y - BANDERMAN N - FOGLE Y - MARTIN Y - SIMMONS
N - BARNES N - FOUNTAIN HENDERS Y - MATTHIESEN N - SMITH 46
Y - BILLINGTON Y - FOWLER Y - MAYHEW N - SMITH 68
N - BLACK N - FUCHS Y - MCGAUGH N - SMITH 74
Y - BOGGS Y - GALLICK Y - MCGIRL N - STEINHOFF
@ - BOSLEY Y - GRAGG Y - MEIRATH N - STEINMETZ
N - BOYKIN @ - GRIFFITH Y - MILLER N - STEINMEYER
N - BOYKO Y - HADEN N - MOSLEY Y - STINNETT
Y - BROMLEY N - HALES Y - MURPHY N - STRICKLER
Y - BROWN Y - HALEY N - MURRAY Y - TAYLOR 48
N - BURTON N - HARBISON Y - MYERS N - TAYLOR 84
N - BUSH Y - HARDWICK Y - NOLTE N - TERRY
@ - BUSICK Y - HAUSMAN Y - OEHLERKING N - THOMAS
N - BUTZ N - HEIN Y - OVERCAST Y - THOMPSON
Y - BYRNES Y - HEWKIN Y - OWEN Y - TITUS
N - CASTEEL Y - HINMAN N - PARKER Y - VANSCHOIACK
Y - CATON Y - HOVIS Y - PERKINS @ - VEIT
Y - CHAPPELL Y - HRUZA Y - PETERS Y - VERNETTI
Y - CHRIST Y - HURLBERT Y - PHELPS Y - VIOLET
Y - CHRISTENSEN N - INGLE N - PLANK Y - VOSS
N - CLEMENS Y - IRWIN Y - POLLITT N - WALSH MOORE
Y - COLEMAN N - JACOBS Y - POUCHE Y - WARWICK
N - COLLINS N - JAMISON @ - PRICE N - WEBER
Y - COOK N - JOBE N - PROUDIE N - WELLENKAMP
Y - COSTLOW N - JOHNSON N - REED @ - WEST
N - CROSSLEY Y - JONES 12 Y - REEDY Y - WHALEY
Y - CUPPS Y - JONES 88 @ - REUTER Y - WILLIAMS
Y - DAVIDSON Y - JORDAN Y - RIGGS Y - WILSON
Y - DAVIS Y - JUSTUS Y - RILEY N - WOLFIN
N - DEAN Y - KALBERLOH Y - ROBERTS N - WOODS
Y - DEATON Y - KEATHLEY @ - RUSH Y - WRIGHT
Y - DIEHL Y - KELLEY Y - SASSMANN N - YOUNG
N - DOLAN N - KIMBLE @ - SCHMIDT N - ZIMMERMANN
N - DOLL Y - KNIGHT Y - SCHULTE Y - MR SPEAKER
N - DOUGLAS Y - LAUBINGER
Total Yes : 90 Total Present : 0
Total No : 55 Total Absent : 13
Vacancies : 5