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HB3205 • 2026

Establishes provisions relating to the funding of legal actions, including foreign funding and litigation funding agreements

Establishes provisions relating to the funding of legal actions, including foreign funding and litigation funding agreements

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Casteel, David (097)
Last action
2026-05-12
Official status
05/12/2026 - Placed on Informal Calendar - SA 1, adopted/SA 3, SS pending
Effective date
2026-08-28

Plain English Breakdown

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Establishes provisions relating to the funding of legal actions, including foreign funding and litigation funding agreements

Establishes provisions relating to the funding of legal actions, including foreign funding and litigation funding agreements

What This Bill Does

  • Establishes provisions relating to the funding of legal actions, including foreign funding and litigation funding agreements

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. 2026-05-12 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Taken Up for Third Reading (S)

  2. 2026-05-12 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    SS Offered

  3. 2026-05-12 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Placed on Informal Calendar - SA 1, adopted/SA 3, SS pending

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

    Executive Session Held (S)

  5. 2026-05-07 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Voted Do Pass (S)

  6. 2026-05-07 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Reported Do Pass (S)

  7. 2026-05-07 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Placed on Informal Calendar

  8. 2026-04-29 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Fiscal Oversight(S)

  9. 2026-04-28 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Reported Do Pass (S)

  10. 2026-04-08 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Held (S)

  11. 2026-04-08 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Voted Do Pass (S)

  12. 2026-04-01 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Public Hearing Held (S)

  13. 2026-03-31 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Wednesday, April 1, 2026, 11:00 p.m., Senate Committee Room 2 - 1st Floor

  14. 2026-03-23 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Second read and referred: General Laws(S)

  15. 2026-03-11 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Completed (H)

  16. 2026-03-11 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Voted Do Pass (H)

  17. 2026-03-11 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

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

  18. 2026-03-11 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Taken Up for Third Reading (H)

  19. 2026-03-11 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 144 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 0

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

    Reported to the Senate and First Read (S)

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

    Referred: Fiscal Review(H)

  22. 2026-03-09 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Taken Up for Perfection (H)

  23. 2026-03-09 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Title of Bill - Agreed To

  24. 2026-03-09 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Perfected (H)

  25. 2026-03-02 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Completed (H)

  26. 2026-03-02 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Voted Do Pass (H)

  27. 2026-03-02 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

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

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

    Referred: Rules - Legislative(H)

  29. 2026-02-24 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Completed (H)

  30. 2026-02-24 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Voted Do Pass (H)

  31. 2026-02-24 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

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

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

    Public Hearing Completed (H)

  33. 2026-02-12 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Legislative Review(H)

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

    Read Second Time (H)

  35. 2026-02-04 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Introduced and Read First Time (H)

Official Summary Text

Establishes provisions relating to the funding of legal actions, including foreign funding and litigation funding agreements

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 3205
CASTEEL (097)
FUNDING OF LEGAL ACTIONS
6791H.01P
3/11/2026Date :Session Day : 36
Roll Call : 5
Y - ALLEN Y - DURNELL Y - LEWIS Y - SEITZ
Y - AMATO @ - EALY Y - LOY Y - SELF
Y - ANDERSON Y - ELLIOTT Y - LUCAS @ - SHARP 37
@ - APPELBAUM Y - FALKNER Y - MACKEY Y - SHARPE 4
Y - AUNE @ - 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 @ - MCGAUGH Y - SMITH 74
Y - BOGGS Y - GALLICK Y - MCGIRL Y - STEINHOFF
@ - BOSLEY Y - GRAGG Y - MEIRATH Y - STEINMETZ
Y - BOYKIN @ - GRIFFITH Y - MILLER Y - STEINMEYER
Y - BOYKO Y - HADEN Y - MOSLEY Y - STINNETT
Y - BROMLEY @ - HALES Y - MURPHY Y - STRICKLER
Y - BROWN Y - HALEY Y - MURRAY @ - TAYLOR 48
Y - BURTON Y - HARBISON Y - MYERS Y - TAYLOR 84
Y - BUSH Y - HARDWICK Y - NOLTE Y - TERRY
@ - BUSICK Y - HAUSMAN Y - OEHLERKING N - THOMAS
Y - BUTZ Y - HEIN Y - OVERCAST Y - THOMPSON
Y - BYRNES Y - HEWKIN Y - OWEN Y - TITUS
Y - CASTEEL Y - HINMAN Y - PARKER Y - VANSCHOIACK
Y - CATON Y - HOVIS Y - PERKINS Y - VEIT
Y - CHAPPELL Y - 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 @ - JACOBS Y - POUCHE Y - WARWICK
Y - COLLINS Y - JAMISON @ - PRICE Y - WEBER
Y - COOK Y - JOBE Y - 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
Y - DAVIS Y - JUSTUS Y - RILEY Y - WOLFIN
Y - DEAN Y - KALBERLOH Y - ROBERTS Y - WOODS
Y - DEATON Y - KEATHLEY @ - RUSH Y - WRIGHT
Y - DIEHL Y - KELLEY Y - SASSMANN Y - YOUNG
Y - DOLAN Y - KIMBLE Y - SCHMIDT Y - ZIMMERMANN
Y - DOLL Y - KNIGHT Y - SCHULTE Y - MR SPEAKER
Y - DOUGLAS Y - LAUBINGER
Total Yes : 144 Total Present : 0
Total No : 1 Total Absent : 13
Vacancies : 5