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MissouriHB20072026 Regular SessionHouse

Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Economic Development, the Department of Commerce and Insurance, and the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations

Sponsored By: Deaton, Dirk (159)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

31 provisions identified: 30 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Funding for victim claims and legal help

For July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the law provides $150 million to pay tort victims’ claims. It also transfers $1.3 million from the Tort Victims’ Compensation Fund to the Basic Civil Legal Services Fund. Another $1 goes to the State Legal Expense Fund for claims, premiums, and expenses allowed by existing law. These appropriations do not set individual awards or create new eligibility rules.

Funding for injured workers’ special claims

For July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the law provides $70.060833 million for special workers’ compensation claims. The money comes from the Workers’ Compensation Second Injury Fund. This appropriation does not set individual award amounts or eligibility rules.

Funding for line of duty compensation

For July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the law funds the Line of Duty Compensation Program. It transfers $1.2 million from General Revenue to the program’s fund and authorizes spending that same $1.2 million. This is not two separate payments totaling $2.4 million. Compensation follows the existing program law; individual awards are not stated.

Credit assistance funding for small businesses

For July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027, the law provides $57.99 million for the State Small Business Credit Initiative. The money comes from the Department of Economic Development Federal Stimulus – 2021 Fund. It supports small-business credit assistance, not a guaranteed payment to each business. The appropriation does not set business eligibility, award amounts, or financing terms.

Communities get development and disaster funding

The law funds three Community Development Block Grant programs for July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. It provides $47.68108 million for disaster recovery and $47.31892 million for the regular grant program. Both amounts come from the department’s Community Development Block Grant Pass-Through Fund. Another $18.39987 million comes from its Federal Stimulus Fund for local community development projects. These appropriations do not set individual household awards.

Funding for deaf relay and equipment

The law provides $495,886 for the Deaf Relay Service and Equipment Distribution Program. Funding covers July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. It supports relay services and equipment but does not specify individual equipment awards or eligibility details.

Funding for state agency refunds

The law provides $10,000 from the Economic Development Advancement Fund to refund overpayments or mistaken payments credited there. It separately provides $10,000 from the Public Service Commission Fund for refunds. The commission appropriation does not identify refund types, recipients, or individual amounts. Both appropriations cover July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027.

Funding pays consumer restitution and claims

The law provides $192,000 from the Manufactured Housing Consumer Recovery Fund to pay claims payable from that fund. It also provides $5,000 from the Consumer Restitution Fund for consumer restitution payments. These appropriations fund consumer payments but do not set individual award amounts. The restitution appropriation does not state who qualifies or when payments are made.

Funding for Medicare insurance counseling

The law provides $1.85 million for programs that counsel Medicare beneficiaries about health insurance coverage and benefits. This includes $1.65 million from the Missouri Department of Insurance Federal Fund and $200,000 from the Insurance Dedicated Fund. The money pays for counseling services, not cash benefits to Medicare enrollees.

Funding for affordable housing assistance

The law provides $6.5 million from the Missouri Housing Trust Fund to the Missouri Housing Development Commission. The money supports affordable housing administration and housing subsidy grants or loans. The appropriation does not set household eligibility or the amount any household receives.

Funding for military-related unemployment benefits

The law provides $35,000 for benefits under the War on Terror Unemployment Compensation Program. It also provides $5,000 for program expenses. Funding covers July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. Benefits follow the program’s eligibility rules; individual payment amounts are not stated.

Funding refunds workers’ compensation fund overpayments

The law sets aside $250,000 from the Workers’ Compensation Second Injury Fund to refund overpayments. Refunds cover eligible overpayments of taxes or other payments credited to that fund. The appropriation does not set the refund amount for any person or entity.

Funding for Black history and celebrations

The law provides $100,000 for a redevelopment authority supporting American Jazz history and art. It provides $300,000 for a museum whose archives highlight African-American history and cultural contributions in Missouri. Both recipients must be in a home rule city with more than 400,000 people that spans multiple counties. A one-time $100,000 funds June emancipation celebrations in a city meeting the same population and multiple-county requirements. All three appropriations come from the tourism supplemental fund for July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027.

Funding for Human Rights Commission operations

The law provides $740,974 from General Revenue and $956,111 from a federal fund for Human Rights Commission operations. The money pays for staff, expenses, and equipment from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. This appropriation does not create household payments or change individual eligibility.

Local museum gets an education grant

The law provides a one-time $50,000 General Revenue grant for a qualifying museum, covering July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027. The museum must collaborate with schools, colleges, and community groups on programs and exhibits. Subjects include math, science, natural resources, human relations, and the arts. Its city must have more than 3,400 but fewer than 3,800 people. Its county must have more than 25,000 but fewer than 30,000 people, with a county seat above 8,000 but below 12,000.

Police officers’ organization gets state funding

The law provides $500,000 from General Revenue to an organization of sworn law enforcement officers. The organization must work to improve officers’ working conditions and the safety of people they serve. Funding supports education, legislative work, information, community involvement, and employee representation. It runs from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, and does not pay households directly.

Grant funds medication access assessment software

The law provides $250,000 from the Board of Pharmacy Fund to a pharmacy-focused nonprofit association established in 1879. It must be in a city with more than 40,000 but fewer than 51,000 people. That city must lie partly in a county with more than 70,000 but fewer than 80,000 people. The software evaluates gaps in access to medications or other interventions for patients with chronic diseases or high-risk factors. The grant does not provide patient payments or expand medication coverage.

Broadband grants support internet access projects

For July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027, the law provides $9.45 million from the economic development department’s federal fund for broadband grants. The funding includes staff, operating, and equipment costs. Projects support broadband access, but the appropriation does not identify eligible locations or guarantee household service.

Funding for Missouri hardwood promotion

The law provides a one-time $500,000 General Revenue appropriation to promote Missouri hardwood forest products and educate the public. The department may contract with a statewide association dedicated to promoting those products. Funding runs from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. It supports industry promotion rather than direct household payments.

Funding for Missouri military communities

The law provides $300,000 from General Revenue for the Missouri Military Community Reinvestment Program. Funding runs from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. This appropriation does not name specific recipients or set household benefits or eligibility rules.

Funding for Missouri tourism marketing

The law transfers $26.237355 million from General Revenue to the Division of Tourism Supplemental Revenue Fund. It authorizes $5 million from that fund for the Cooperative Marketing Program. The Division of Tourism must also coordinate at least $70,000 in Missouri State Fair advertising. The tourism operating appropriation allows 10% shifts between staff spending and expenses and equipment. These provisions cover July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, and do not create direct household payments.

Funding for technology and healthcare innovation

The law transfers and authorizes $2.5 million for Missouri Technology Corporation administration and technology development, subject to existing statutory requirements. Supported work includes innovation centers and the Missouri Manufacturing Extension Partnership. A separate one-time $1 million General Revenue grant supports an organization promoting collaboration, emerging technology, and healthcare innovation. That organization must be in a city with more than 400,000 people that spans multiple counties. Funding runs from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, without direct household payments.

Funding for tourism events and conventions

The law provides $2 million from the tourism supplemental fund to sponsor events promoting Missouri tourism. It provides a one-time $150,000 from that fund for Great American State Fair expenses in Washington, D.C. It also transfers $1 million from General Revenue to the Major Economic Convention Event in Missouri Fund. Separately, it authorizes $2 million from that convention fund for the Meet in Missouri Act. Funding covers July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, and supports events rather than household payments.

Funding for visitor projects and public spaces

The law provides $2.5 million from General Revenue for qualifying tourism infrastructure projects. It also provides a one-time $200,000 grant to a qualifying 501(c)(3) nonprofit in a city not within a county. That nonprofit must support local grounds, nearby public spaces, and attractions as welcoming, well-supported resources. Another $1 supports a sports and entertainment community improvement district in a city not within a county. Funding runs from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, without direct household payments.

University gets drug ingredient manufacturing funding

The law provides $2.415855 million from General Revenue for a public university to establish active pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturing in Missouri. The university must have an established partnership with a nonprofit that received a similar state-funded grant. Funding runs from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. The appropriation does not guarantee lower medicine prices or better availability for individual patients.

Funding for downtown and redevelopment projects

The law provides $36.856615 million from the Missouri Supplemental Tax Increment Financing Fund for listed redevelopment projects. Each project must complete its application and receive a certificate of approval before payment. It also provides $3.848056 million for Missouri Downtown Economic Stimulus Act projects and $360,500 for Downtown Revitalization Preservation Program projects. The Missouri Main Street Program receives $950,000 from the Economic Development Advancement Fund. Funding covers July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, and supports projects rather than direct household payments.

Colleges get funding for nursing education

The law provides $3 million from the State Board of Nursing Fund for competitive grants to eligible higher education institutions. The State Board of Nursing and Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development jointly set the grant process and criteria. Funding covers July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. The grants go to institutions, not directly to students.

Funding for worker training and credentials

For July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027, the law provides $15.24 million for new or expanding industry training and basic industry retraining. That money comes from General Revenue and the Missouri One Start Job Development Fund. A separate $6 million from the Upskill Credential Training Fund supports job training that provides skill credentials. These funds support training programs, but the law does not set individual eligibility or award amounts.

Funding for worker training and integration

The law provides $20 million from the Missouri One Start Community College Training Fund for training by community college districts. It also provides a one-time $750,000 grant for an organization offering workforce integration and programs. That organization must be in a city not within a county. Funding runs from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. These appropriations do not guarantee workers a training place or direct payment.

Grant supports Mid-Missouri science startups

For July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027, the law provides a one-time $150,000 General Revenue grant to a startup-support organization. It must help create and grow science-based startups in Mid-Missouri using University of Missouri research assets. It must be in a city with more than 125,000 but fewer than 160,000 people. The funding supports jobs, talent retention, and innovation in agriculture and healthcare; it does not provide household payments.

Refund offsets pay debts instead

The law provides $10 million from the Debt Offset Escrow Fund for refunds applied to debts under existing state law. Applying a refund to debt reduces the debt but leaves less refund cash for the recipient. This appropriation funds that process; it does not set new offset rules. It does not specify individual amounts or identify covered debts beyond Section 143.786, RSMo.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Deaton, Dirk (159)

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 502 • No: 74

Senate vote • 5/6/2026

Senate Adopts Conference Committee Report

Yes: 31 • No: 1

House vote • 5/6/2026

Third Read and Passed

Yes: 127 • No: 25

Senate vote • 5/6/2026

Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed

Yes: 31 • No: 1

House vote • 5/6/2026

House Adopts Conference Committee Report

Yes: 126 • No: 25

Senate vote • 4/22/2026

Third Read and Passed

Yes: 29 • No: 2

House vote • 3/26/2026

Third Read and Passed

Yes: 128 • No: 20

House vote • 3/12/2026

HCS Reported Do Pass - with a time limit of five and a half hours of debate on Perfection pursuant to Rule 24(4)(d)

Yes: 30 • No: 0 • Other: 1

Actions Timeline

  1. Delivered to Secretary of State (G)

    6/30/2026House

  2. Vetoed in Part by Governor (G)

    6/30/2026House

  3. Delivered to Governor

    5/28/2026House

  4. Signed by President Pro Tem

    5/28/2026Senate

  5. Signed by House Speaker

    5/28/2026House

  6. Senate Message

    5/7/2026Senate

  7. Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed - AYES: 31 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 0

    5/6/2026Senate

  8. Senate Adopts Conference Committee Report - AYES: 31 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 0

    5/6/2026Senate

  9. Senate Submits Conference Committee Report

    5/6/2026Senate

  10. House Message

    5/6/2026House

  11. Third Read and Passed - AYES: 127 NOES: 25 PRESENT: 0

    5/6/2026House

  12. House Adopts Conference Committee Report - AYES: 126 NOES: 25 PRESENT: 0

    5/6/2026House

  13. House Submits Conference Committee Report

    5/6/2026House

  14. House Distributes Conference Committee Report

    5/5/2026House

  15. Senate Message

    4/28/2026Senate

  16. Senate Conference Committee Appointed - SENATORS BLACK, HUDSON, CIERPIOT, MAY, WASHINGTON

    4/28/2026Senate

  17. House Message

    4/27/2026House

  18. House Conference Committee Appointed - REPRESENTATIVES DEATON, DAVIDSON, BOGGS, FOGLE, TAYLOR(84)

    4/27/2026House

  19. Senate Message

    4/23/2026Senate

  20. Senate Refuses to Recede, Grants Conference

    4/23/2026Senate

  21. House Message

    4/23/2026House

  22. House Refuses to Adopt, Requests Senate to Recede or Grant Conference

    4/23/2026House

  23. Taken Up

    4/23/2026House

  24. Reported to the House with... - SS SCS

    4/23/2026House

  25. Third Read and Passed - AYES: 29 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0

    4/22/2026Senate

Bill Text

  • Truly Agreed

    5/6/2026

    PDF

  • Perfected

    3/24/2026

    PDF

  • Committee Substitute

    3/12/2026

    PDFPDF

  • Senate Substitute

    3/12/2026

    PDFPDF

  • Introduced

    1/22/2026

    PDF

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