# Missouri HB1940: Changes the law regarding advertisements and orders of publication in newspapers Missouri HB1940, Changes the law regarding advertisements and orders of publication in newspapers, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Peggy McGaugh (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-07-13 (Delivered to Secretary of State (G)) (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1940-2026 - As of: 2026-11-04 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Missouri HB1940 - State: Missouri - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Changes the law regarding advertisements and orders of publication in newspapers - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-12-01 - Last action: 2026-07-13, Delivered to Secretary of State (G) - Sponsor: Peggy McGaugh (Republican) - Cosponsors: 3 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (487 yes, 6 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Peggy McGaugh (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bill Allen (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jim Kalberloh (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Marla Smith (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-12 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 5 | 3 | | | 2026-05-12 | House | House Adopts - SCS, as amended | pass | 142 | 1 | 2 | | 2026-05-12 | House | Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed | pass | 142 | 1 | 2 | | 2026-05-07 | Senate | Third Read and Passed with Amendments - SA 1 | pass | 29 | 0 | | | 2026-03-11 | House | Third Read and Passed | pass | 145 | 1 | | | 2026-02-11 | House | Reported Do Pass - Consent | pass | 8 | 0 | | | 2026-02-02 | House | Reported Do Pass - Consent | pass | 16 | 0 | | ## Actions (43) - 2026-07-13: Delivered to Secretary of State (G) (House) - 2026-07-13: Approved by Governor (G) (House) - 2026-05-28: Delivered to Governor (House) - 2026-05-28: Signed by President Pro Tem (Senate) - 2026-05-28: Signed by House Speaker (House) - 2026-05-12: House Message (House) - 2026-05-12: Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed - AYES: 142 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 2 (House) - 2026-05-12: House Adopts - SCS, as amended AYES: 142 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 2 (House) - 2026-05-12: Taken Up (House) - 2026-05-12: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 5 NOES: 3 PRESENT: 0 (House) - 2026-05-12: Voted Do Pass (House) - 2026-05-12: Executive Session Completed (House) - 2026-05-11: Referred: Fiscal Review (House) - 2026-05-11: Reported to the House with... - SCS, as amended (House) - 2026-05-07: Third Read and Passed with Amendments - SA 1 AYES: 29 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (Senate) - 2026-05-07: SCS Adopted (Senate) - 2026-05-07: Taken Up for Third Reading (Senate) - 2026-05-07: Placed on Informal Calendar (Senate) - 2026-04-16: SCS Reported Do Pass (Senate) - 2026-04-13: SCS Voted Do Pass (Senate) - 2026-04-13: Executive Session Held (Senate) - 2026-04-07: Public Hearing Held (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Public Hearing Scheduled - Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 1:30 p.m., Senate Committee Room 2 - 1st Floor (Senate) - 2026-03-23: Second read and referred: Local Government, Elections and Pensions (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Reported to the Senate and First Read (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Third Read and Passed - AYES: 145 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 0 (House) - 2026-03-11: Taken Up for Third Reading (House) - 2026-03-09: Perfected (House) - 2026-03-09: Title of Bill - Agreed To (House) - 2026-03-09: Taken Up for Perfection (House) - 2026-03-04: Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (House) - 2026-02-11: Reported Do Pass - Consent - AYES: 8 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (House) - 2026-02-10: Voted Do Pass - Consent (House) - 2026-02-10: Executive Session Completed (House) - 2026-02-02: Referred: Consent and Procedure (House) - 2026-02-02: Reported Do Pass - Consent - AYES: 16 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (House) - 2026-01-28: Voted Do Pass - Consent (House) - 2026-01-28: Executive Session Completed (House) - 2026-01-21: Public Hearing Completed (House) - 2026-01-08: Referred: Local Government (House) - 2026-01-08: Read Second Time (House) - 2026-01-07: Read First Time (House) - 2025-12-01: Prefiled (House) ## Bill text - Truly Agreed, 2026-05-12: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4851S.02T.pdf) - Perfected, 2026-03-09: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4851H.01P.pdf) - Committee Substitute, 2026-02-02: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4851S.02C.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-07: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4851H.01I.pdf) ## Related bills - HB1867: Authorizes Joplin to increase a transient guest tax for tourism to no more than six percent upon a vote of the people (signed) - HB1871: Modifies provisions relating to elections (signed) - HB1840: Establishes an alert system to assist in the location of missing persons with developmental disabilities (signed) - HB1825: Removes the prosecuting attorney and the sheriff from the county salary commission (signed) - HB1827: Adds licensed occupational therapists to the definition of "other authorized health care practitioner" for purposes of physician's statements required for disa… (signed) - SB1408: Increases the maximum speed limit from 70 to 75 miles per hour on rural interstates and freeways (signed) ## Sources - [Truly Agreed (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4851S.02T.pdf) - [Perfected (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4851H.01P.pdf) - [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4851S.02C.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4851H.01I.pdf) ## Related - [HB1867: Authorizes Joplin to increase a transient guest tax for tourism to no more than…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1867-2026) - [HB1871: Modifies provisions relating to elections](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1871-2026) - [HB1840: Establishes an alert system to assist in the location of missing persons with d…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1840-2026) - [HB1825: Removes the prosecuting attorney and the sheriff from the county salary commiss…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1825-2026) - [HB1827: Adds licensed occupational therapists to the definition of "other authorized he…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1827-2026) - [SB1408: Increases the maximum speed limit from 70 to 75 miles per hour on rural interst…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB1408-2026) - [Missouri bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/missouri/bills) - [Missouri state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/missouri) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1940-2026 (as of 2026-11-04).