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HB3172 • 2026

Requires state departments to exhaust all available funds before spending money allocated from general revenue

Requires state departments to exhaust all available funds before spending money allocated from general revenue

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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
Chappell, Darin (137)
Last action
2026-05-15
Official status
05/15/2026 - Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
Effective date
2026-08-28

Plain English Breakdown

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Requires state departments to exhaust all available funds before spending money allocated from general revenue

Requires state departments to exhaust all available funds before spending money allocated from general revenue

What This Bill Does

  • Requires state departments to exhaust all available funds before spending money allocated from general revenue

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

    Read Second Time (H)

  3. 2026-02-03 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Introduced and Read First Time (H)

Official Summary Text

Requires state departments to exhaust all available funds before spending money allocated from general revenue

Current Bill Text

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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 3172
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENT A TIVE CHAPPELL.
6905H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
T o amend chapter 37, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to spending by state
departments.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 37, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be
2 known as section 37.1 1 10, to read as follows:
37.1 1 10. 1. This section shall be known and may be cited as the "State Fiscal
2 Responsibility Pr eservation Act".
3 2. All state departments shall exhaust all funding sources including, but not
4 limited to, federal funds, dedicated funds, or any other source of funding before
5 spending funds allocated fr om general r evenue.
6 3. The pr ovisions of this section shall not apply to federal funds that requ ire
7 matching funds to be allocated by the state.
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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.