SB1277 • 2026

Creates new provisions relating to federal guidance

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Schroer, Nick; House handler: N/A
Last action: 2026-01-27
Official status: Second Read and Referred S Government Efficiency Committee
Effective date: 2026-08-28

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Creates new provisions relating to federal guidance

The following summaries of this bill are available: Print All Summaries Introduced Print SB 1277 - This act requires each state department, within fifteen days of receiving a guidance document from the federal government, to publish the guidance document on a website designated by the department director.

What This Bill Does

The following summaries of this bill are available: Print All Summaries Introduced Print SB 1277 - This act requires each state department, within fifteen days of receiving a guidance document from the federal government, to publish the guidance document on a website designated by the department director.
Each guidance document shall be published in a conspicuous manner with a hyperlink that provides access to the guidance documents.
Within 15 days of a guidance document being rescinded, a state department shall maintain the rescinded guidance document on the website and indicate that the document has been rescinded along with the date that the guidance document was rescinded.
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Bill History

2026-01-27 S241
Second Read and Referred S Government Efficiency Committee
2026-01-07 S77
S First Read
2025-12-01 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
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Official Summary Text

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SB 1277 - This act requires each state department, within fifteen days of receiving a guidance document from the federal government, to publish the guidance document on a website designated by the department director. Each guidance document shall be published in a conspicuous manner with a hyperlink that provides access to the guidance documents. Within 15 days of a guidance document being rescinded, a state department shall maintain the rescinded guidance document on the website and indicate that the document has been rescinded along with the date that the guidance document was rescinded.
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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 1277
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR SCHROER.
5660S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
AN ACT
To amend chapter 1, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to federal guidance.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 1, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto 1
one new section, to be known as section 1.600, to read as 2
follows:3
1.600. 1. Within fifteen days of receiving a guidance 1
document from the federal government, a state department 2
shall publish the guidance document in accordance with the 3
requirements of subsection 2 of this section. 4
2. (1) All guidance documents required to be published 5
under subsection 1 of this section shall be published on a 6
website designated by the department director under 7
subdivision (2) of this subsection. 8
(2) Not later than ninety days after the date of 9
enactment of this section, the director of each state 10
department shall designate a website on which guidance 11
documents shall be published. 12
(3) Each state department shall, for guidance 13
documents required to be published by the department under 14
subsection 1 of this section, publish in a conspicuous 15
manner a hyperlink on the department's website that provides 16
access to the guidance documents at the location described 17
in subdivision (1) of this subsection. 18
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3. Within fifteen days of a guidance document being 19
rescinded, a state department shall maintain the rescinded 20
guidance document at the location described in subsection 2 21
of this section and indicate that the document has been 22
rescinded along with the date that the guidance document was 23
rescinded. 24
4. For purposes of this section, the term "guidance 25
document" means a federal agency statement of general 26
applicability, other than a rule that has the force and 27
effect of law promulgated in accordance with the notice and 28
comment procedures under 5 U.S.C. Section 553, that is 29
designated by an agency official as setting forth a policy 30
or interpretation on a statutory, regulatory, or technical 31
issue. This may include but is not limited to a memorandum, 32
notice, bulletin, directive, news release, letter, blog 33
post, or no-action letter. The term guidance document shall 34
be construed broadly to effectuate the purpose and intent of 35
this section. 36
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