KLS Keeping Law Simple Legislation in plain English

Straight-ahead summaries built from the official bill text. We keep the source links front and center and leave the decision up to you.

Back to Missouri

SB1420 • 2026

Modifies provisions relating to mail sent by state entities

Modifies provisions relating to mail sent by state entities

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Bernskoetter, Mike; House handler: N/A
Last action
2026-02-05
Official status
Second Read and Referred S Government Efficiency Committee
Effective date
2026-08-28

Plain English Breakdown

The plain English breakdown is still being put together. The official documents below are already here.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-05 S304

    Second Read and Referred S Government Efficiency Committee

  2. 2026-01-07 S90

    S First Read

  3. 2025-12-09 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Prefiled

Official Summary Text

The following summaries of this bill are available:

Print All Summaries

Introduced

Print

SB 1420 - This act modifies provisions relating to mail sent by state entities.

The act requires the executive director of the Missouri Ethics Commission to notify the candidate or treasurer of a campaign committee by any means, rather than just registered mail, if the committee has failed to file any campaign finance report required by Missouri law.

The act modifies the notice due to taxpayers in the case of a tax deficiency by requiring a notice of deficiency to be mailed by regular first class mail, rather than certified or registered mail as required by current law, to the taxpayer at his last known address or delivered electronically at the taxpayer's request.

Pursuant to current law, any notice served on an applicant or recipient of a blind pension shall be sent by certified mail. This act repeals the requirement that the mail be sent certified, except in the case of notices of adverse actions being taken against the applicant or recipient.

This act is identical to HB 2180 (2026) and substantially similar to SB 666 (2025), HB 520 (2025), SB 1134 (2024), HB 2585 (2024), HCS/SS/SB 378 (2023), HB 79 (2023), and the perfected HB 510 (2023).
SCOTT SVAGERA