# Missouri HB12: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of statewide elected officials, the Judiciary, the Office of the State Public Defender, and the General Assembly

Missouri HB12, Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of statewide elected officials, the Judiciary, the Office of the State Public Defender, and the General Assembly, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Deaton, Dirk (159); status signed, last action 2025-06-30 (Delivered to Secretary of State (G)) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri HB12
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of statewide elected officials, the Judiciary, the Office of the State Public Defender, and the General Assembly
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-19
- Last action: 2025-06-30, Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
- Sponsor: Deaton, Dirk (159)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 7 (346 yes, 197 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 36

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Funding to replace eligible state checks: benefit, medium. The law provides $13 million for duplicate checks or drafts and payments on checks legally classified as “outlawed.” Payments must be authorized under Missouri law. The money covers July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, and does not set individual payment amounts.
- Money to pay unclaimed property claims: benefit, medium. The law funds claims for abandoned property that businesses or other holders transferred to Missouri. It provides $68 million from the Abandoned Fund Account and $17.5 million from General Revenue. Claims follow Missouri’s abandoned property law, Chapter 447. Funding runs from July 1, 2025, through…
- Reimbursement funding for investment fraud victims: benefit, medium. The law provides $2 million from the Investor Restitution Fund for eligible victims of securities fraud and related violations. Reimbursements follow Missouri law, Section 409.6-603. Funding runs from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. The appropriation does not set individual awards or guarantee…
- Funding for students’ education scholarship accounts: benefit, medium. The law provides about $51.05 million for Missouri Empowerment Scholarship Accounts from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. Students must qualify under existing state law. Awards follow the state’s priority order, award formula, and required agreements. The law also transfers $50 million from Gen…
- Interest refunds for linked deposit participants: benefit, low. The law provides $2,500 for refunds of excess interest from Missouri’s Linked Deposit Program. Funding runs from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. Only recipients owed excess program interest qualify; individual refund amounts are not stated.
- Funding for refunds applied to debts: benefit, low. The law provides $2.45 million from the Debt Offset Escrow Fund for refunds applied to debts under Section 143.786. These refunds are used to cover debts, rather than necessarily becoming cash paid to the taxpayer. The appropriation does not state individual amounts or change the debt-offset rules.
- An additional judge serves Missouri’s 24th circuit: benefit, low. The law adds a circuit judge in Missouri’s 24th circuit. The Governor appoints the judge to serve until January 1, 2031. The judgeship is subject to an election in 2030 and every six years afterward.
- Funding for children’s court advocacy programs: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the law provides $1.24 million for the statewide court-appointed child advocacy office. Another $100,000 from the Missouri CASA Fund supports advocacy programs under existing law. A one-time $3 million funds building projects or grants to help these programs serve mo…
- Funding for children’s courts and lawyers: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the law provides about $17.77 million to counties for juvenile court staff salaries. Payments follow the existing statutory formula. A one-time $750,000 supports better legal representation for children and families in foster care, abuse, and neglect cases. This incl…
- Funding for civil and family-law help: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the law directs $5 million to basic civil legal services through the Supreme Court. That distribution is part of a roughly $5.13 million appropriation from the Basic Civil Legal Services Fund. Another $300,000 from the Domestic Relations Resolution Fund supports the…
- Funding for courthouse repairs and technology: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the law provides two one-time courthouse allocations from General Revenue. It provides $1.1 million for renovations or improvements in a city with more than 160,000 but fewer than 200,000 people. Another $3.5 million funds courthouse technology upgrades in a city tha…
- Funding for Missouri election administration: benefit, low. From July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, the law provides about $22.35 million for election administration. The money comes from the Election Administration Improvements Fund. It covers election reform grants, transaction costs, election improvements, and Help America Vote Act activities. It also…
- Funding for public defense and support: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the law provides about $59.97 million for Missouri’s public defender system. It adds $3 million for contracts and travel to reach underserved areas. Another $4.74 million covers violent-crime defense or outside legal representation under existing public defender law.…
- Funding for statewide pretrial pilot: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the law provides about $1.75 million for a statewide pretrial pilot program. The appropriation does not specify participant eligibility, services, or individual payments.
- Funding for violent-crime and county prosecutions: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the law provides about $1.03 million for the Attorney General’s Violent Crimes Task Force. That funding supports no more than 10 full-time-equivalent positions. Another $143,550 supports county prosecution services. The Office of Administration distributes the county…
- Funding preserves records and public access: benefit, low. The law provides $400,000 for local records preservation grants from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. Another $25,000 preserves legal, historical, and family-history materials and makes them available to the public. These funds support preservation work and access, not household payments.
- Funding supports statewide trafficking prevention work: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, the law provides $900,000 for statewide anti-trafficking work. The money comes from the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children Awareness and Education Fund. It funds the statewide council’s executive director, administrative support, public education, aw…
- Funding supports victims and legal services: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, the Attorney General receives $400,000 for child, family, and criminal legal services. The law also provides up to about $3.17 million in federal funding for law enforcement, domestic violence, and victim services. That funding also covers sexual-assault evi…
- Funding to preserve expunged court records: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the law funds preservation of records expunged under Missouri’s constitutional marijuana provisions. One allocation provides about $1.84 million from the Veterans, Health, and Community Reinvestment Fund and $60,000 from the court administration fund. A second provid…
- Grants preserve Black baseball history: benefit, low. The law provides $2 million for a museum honoring African Americans’ contributions to baseball. Of that amount, $1.5 million is one-time funding. An associated history education center receives $350,000, including $250,000 in one-time funding. Funding runs from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026;…
- Grants support Black and regional history: benefit, low. From July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, the law funds two qualifying museums. A $150,000 Humanities Council Trust Fund grant supports a museum preserving and sharing Black history, culture, and stories. That museum must be in, and have a regional connection to, a city outside any county. Another…
- Grants support public television and radio: benefit, low. The law provides about $2.1 million in grants to public television and radio stations. Grants follow Section 143.183 of Missouri law. Funding runs from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, and supports stations rather than household payments.
- Grants to preserve Missouri historical records: benefit, low. From July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, the law provides $50,000 for historical repository grants. The money comes from the Secretary of State Records–Federal Fund and supports groups preserving historical records. It does not establish household payments.
- One-time funding supports Missouri presidents museum: benefit, low. The law provides $2.5 million in one-time funding for a library and museum promoting awareness of presidents from Missouri. The institution must be in a city with more than 105,000 but fewer than 125,000 residents. Funding runs from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, and does not continue as ongo…
- One-time grant improves Churchill museum: benefit, low. The law provides $750,000 in one-time funding for improvements at a museum honoring Sir Winston Churchill’s life and career. The museum must be in a city with more than 12,500 but fewer than 14,000 residents. That city must be the county seat of a county with more than 40,000 but fewer than 50,000…
- One-time grants support performances and artists: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, the law provides one-time grants that do not become ongoing base funding. A $1 million grant supports opera infrastructure, sustainability, productions, sets, and related creative property. The recipient must be an experienced opera nonprofit in a city excee…
- Public defenders get operating and technology funds: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the law provides about $9.10 million for public defender expenses and equipment. It provides another $2 million once for computer upgrades and technology security, with no recurring funding after June 30, 2026. Both allocations come from the Public Defender Reinvestm…
- Funding for Medicaid fraud enforcement: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the law provides about $3.60 million for the Attorney General’s Medicaid fraud unit. This includes $849,601 from General Revenue, about $2.46 million in federal funds, and $292,086 from the fraud prosecution fund. Funding supports no more than 29 full-time-equivalent…
- Funding for treatment courts and recovery: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the law provides about $10.98 million for treatment court operations. Up to 25% flexibility is allowed between staff costs and expenses and equipment. Another $1 million from the Treatment Court Resources Fund and $250,000 from the opioid recovery fund support addict…
- Funding for libraries and online access: benefit, low. From July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, the law provides about $4.5 million in public library aid. It also provides $3.10925 million for the Remote Electronic Access for Libraries Program. Another $3.35 million supports library networking grants and other grants and donations. The money supports…
- Public schools receive transferred state money: benefit, low. The law transfers $5 million from the Abandoned Fund Account to Missouri’s State Public School Fund. The transfer supports public education for July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. It does not set school-by-school amounts or provide household checks.
- Sports funding supports underserved urban youth: benefit, low. The law provides $200,000 for Urban Academy sports programs targeting underserved youth. The academy must be in a home rule city exceeding 400,000 residents that spans more than one county. Funding runs from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. The appropriation does not set a benefit amount for ea…
- Payments for Attorney General-certified recipients: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the law authorizes $4 million in payments from the Attorney General Trust Fund. Individuals, organizations, or State Treasury accounts receive money only when the Attorney General certifies their entitlement. Distribution depends on resolving the conditions or develo…
- Capitol preservation transfer and repair spending: cost, medium. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the law authorizes a one-time transfer of about $577.55 million for Capitol preservation. The money moves from the Missouri State Capitol Commission Capitol Preservation Fund to the State Capitol Commission Fund. A separate one-time $4 million from the preservation f…
- Spending for lawmakers and legislative operations: cost, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the law funds Missouri lawmakers’ pay, travel, and legislative operations. Senate member pay and travel receive about $1.91 million; House member pay, travel, and expense vouchers receive about $11.12 million. Senate operations receive about $14.71 million, including…
- Spending for legislative research and oversight: cost, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, General Revenue provides $636,269 for legislative research administration and about $1.74 million for its Oversight Division. The Statutory Revision Fund provides $310,400 to publish the supplement to Missouri’s state laws. General Revenue also provides $199,800 for…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Deaton, Dirk (159)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-09 | House | House Adopts Conference Committee Report | pass | 82 | 54 | 6 |
| 2025-05-09 | Senate | Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed | pass | 19 | 14 |   |
| 2025-05-09 | House | Third Read and Passed | pass | 84 | 55 | 4 |
| 2025-05-09 | Senate | Senate Adopts Conference Committee Report | pass | 20 | 13 |   |
| 2025-04-29 | Senate | Third Read and Passed | pass | 27 | 7 |   |
| 2025-04-03 | House | Third Read and Passed | pass | 95 | 48 | 9 |
| 2025-03-26 | House | HCS Reported Do Pass - with a time limit of six hours of debate on Perfection pursuant to Rule 24(4)(d) | pass | 19 | 6 | 5 |

## Actions (55)

- 2025-06-30: Delivered to Secretary of State (G) (House)
- 2025-06-30: Vetoed in Part by Governor (G) (House)
- 2025-05-30: Delivered to Governor (House)
- 2025-05-30: Signed by President Pro Tem (Senate)
- 2025-05-29: Signed by House Speaker (House)
- 2025-05-09: Senate Message (Senate)
- 2025-05-09: Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed - AYES: 19 NOES: 14 PRESENT: 0 (Senate)
- 2025-05-09: Senate Adopts Conference Committee Report - AYES: 20 NOES: 13 PRESENT: 0 (Senate)
- 2025-05-09: Senate Submits Conference Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-05-09: House Message (House)
- 2025-05-09: Third Read and Passed - AYES: 84 NOES: 55 PRESENT: 4 (House)
- 2025-05-09: House Adopts Conference Committee Report - AYES: 82 NOES: 54 PRESENT: 6 (House)
- 2025-05-09: House Submits Conference Committee Report (House)
- 2025-05-08: House Distributes Conference Committee Report (House)
- 2025-05-01: Senate Message (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Senate Conference Committee Appointed - SENATORS WASHINGTON, NURRENBERN, FITZWATER, BLACK, HOUGH (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: House Message (House)
- 2025-05-01: House Conference Committee Appointed - REPRESENTATIVES DEATON, DAVIDSON, FOGLE, CHAPPELL, TERRY (House)
- 2025-04-30: Senate Message (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Senate Refuses to Recede, Grants Conference (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: House Message (House)
- 2025-04-30: House Refuses to Adopt, Requests Senate to Recede or Grant Conference (House)
- 2025-04-30: Taken Up (House)
- 2025-04-30: Reported to the House with... - SS SCS (House)
- 2025-04-29: Third Read and Passed - AYES: 27 NOES: 7 PRESENT: 0 (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: SS Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: SS Offered (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Taken Up for Third Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: SCS Reported Do Pass (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: SCS Voted Do Pass (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Executive Session Held (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Public Hearing Held (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Public Hearing Scheduled - CANCELLED: Thursday, April 17, 2025, 8:30 a.m., Senate Committee Room 2 - 1st Floor (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Public Hearing Scheduled - Wednesday, April 16, 2025, 9 AM, SCR 2 - 1st floor (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Public Hearing Scheduled - Tuesday, April 15, 2025, 30 minutes upon adjournment, Senate Committee Room 2 - 1st Floor (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Second read and referred: Appropriations (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Reported to the Senate and First Read (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Delivered to the Senate
- 2025-04-03: Third Read and Passed - AYES: 95 NOES: 48 PRESENT: 9 (House)
- 2025-04-03: Taken Up for Third Reading (House)
- 2025-04-01: Perfected with Amendments - HA 1 (House)
- 2025-04-01: HCS Adopted (House)
- 2025-04-01: Taken Up (House)
- 2025-04-01: Laid Over - HA 1 adopted (House)
- 2025-04-01: Taken Up (House)
- 2025-03-31: Laid Over (House)
- 2025-03-31: Title of Bill - Agreed To (House)
- 2025-03-31: Taken Up for Perfection (House)
- 2025-03-26: HCS Reported Do Pass - with a time limit of six hours of debate on Perfection pursuant to Rule 24(4)(d) AYES: 19 NOES: 6 PRESENT: 5 (House)
- 2025-03-24: HCS Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2025-03-24: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2025-02-24: Public Hearing Completed (House)
- 2025-02-20: Referred: Budget (House)
- 2025-02-20: Read Second Time (House)
- 2025-02-19: Introduced and Read First Time (House)

## Bill text

- Truly Agreed, 2025-05-09: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0012H.06T.pdf)
- Perfected, 2025-04-01: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0012H.03P.pdf)
- Committee Substitute, 2025-03-26: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0012H.03C.pdf), [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0012S.04C.pdf)
- Senate Substitute, 2025-03-26: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0012H.06S.pdf), [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0012S.05F.pdf)
- Introduced, 2025-02-19: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0012H.01I.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Truly Agreed (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0012H.06T.pdf)
- [Perfected (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0012H.03P.pdf)
- [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0012H.03C.pdf)
- [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0012S.04C.pdf)
- [Senate Substitute (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0012H.06S.pdf)
- [Senate Substitute (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0012S.05F.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0012H.01I.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB12-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).