SB1130 • 2026

Prohibits state colleges and universities from employing individuals or engaging contractors who hold H-1B nonimmigrant status

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Carter, Jill; House handler: N/A
Last action: 2026-02-24
Official status: Hearing Cancelled S Education Committee
Effective date: 2026-08-28

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Prohibits state colleges and universities from employing individuals or engaging contractors who hold H-1B nonimmigrant status

The following summaries of this bill are available: Print All Summaries Introduced Print SB 1130 - This act prohibits state colleges and universities from employing any individual who holds H-1B nonimmigrant status, defined in the act as an "H-1B visa".

What This Bill Does

The following summaries of this bill are available: Print All Summaries Introduced Print SB 1130 - This act prohibits state colleges and universities from employing any individual who holds H-1B nonimmigrant status, defined in the act as an "H-1B visa".
State colleges and universities are also prohibited from engaging the services of any contractor owned by an individual who possesses an H-1B visa or that employs an individual who holds an H-1B visa.
OLIVIA SHANNON

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Bill History

2026-02-24 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Hearing Cancelled S Education Committee
2026-01-15 S188
Second Read and Referred S Education Committee
2026-01-07 S63
S First Read
2025-12-01 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Prefiled

Official Summary Text

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SB 1130 - This act prohibits state colleges and universities from employing any individual who holds H-1B nonimmigrant status, defined in the act as an "H-1B visa". State colleges and universities are also prohibited from engaging the services of any contractor owned by an individual who possesses an H-1B visa or that employs an individual who holds an H-1B visa.
OLIVIA SHANNON

Current Bill Text

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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 1130
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR CARTER.
4796S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
AN ACT
To amend chapter 173, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to foreign workers at
state colleges and universities.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 173, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto 1
one new section, to be known as section 173.460, to read as 2
follows:3
173.460. 1. For purposes of this section, the 1
following terms mean: 2
(1) "H-1B visa", the nonimmigrant classification 3
authorized under 8 U.S.C. Section 1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b), 4
based on a petition approved by the United States 5
Citizenship and Immigration Services, that permits an 6
employer to temporarily employ foreign workers in specialty 7
occupations requiring theoretical or technical expertise in 8
specialized fields such as information technology, 9
engineering, or finance, subject to statutory caps, labor 10
condition application requirements, and a maximum duration 11
of generally six years, including extensions; 12
(2) "State college or university", any public 13
community college, public college, or public university 14
located in the state of Missouri. 15
2. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the 16
contrary, a state college or university shall not: 17
SB 1130 2
(1) Employ any individual who possesses an H-1B visa; 18
or 19
(2) Enter into a contract with, or otherwise engage 20
the services of, any contractor that is owned by an 21
individual who possesses an H-1B visa or that employs an 22
individual who possesses an H-1B visa. 23
3. The department of higher education and workforce 24
development may promulgate rules to implement the provisions 25
of this section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that 26
term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under 27
the authority delegated in this section shall become 28
effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of 29
the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 30
536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and 31
if any of the powers vested with the general assembly 32
pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective 33
date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently 34
held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking 35
authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 36
2026, shall be invalid and void. 37
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