# Missouri HB2007: 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 Missouri HB2007, 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, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Deaton, Dirk (159); status signed, last action 2026-06-30 (Delivered to Secretary of State (G)) (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2007-2026 - As of: 2026-11-04 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Missouri HB2007 - State: Missouri - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: 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 - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-22 - Last action: 2026-06-30, Delivered to Secretary of State (G) - Sponsor: Deaton, Dirk (159) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (502 yes, 74 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 31 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Funding for victim claims and legal help: benefit, medium. 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 allo… - Funding for injured workers’ special claims: benefit, medium. 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: benefit, medium. 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 existi… - Credit assistance funding for small businesses: benefit, medium. 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 appr… - Communities get development and disaster funding: benefit, medium. 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 Fun… - Funding for deaf relay and equipment: benefit, low. 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: benefit, low. 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 individ… - Funding pays consumer restitution and claims: benefit, low. 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… - Funding for Medicare insurance counseling: benefit, low. 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, no… - Funding for affordable housing assistance: benefit, low. 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: benefit, low. 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: benefit, low. 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: benefit, low. 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 tha… - Funding for Human Rights Commission operations: benefit, low. 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: benefit, low. 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… - Police officers’ organization gets state funding: benefit, low. 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… - Grant funds medication access assessment software: benefit, low. 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… - Broadband grants support internet access projects: benefit, low. 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 g… - Funding for Missouri hardwood promotion: benefit, low. 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… - Funding for Missouri military communities: benefit, low. 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: benefit, low. 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 touris… - Funding for technology and healthcare innovation: benefit, low. 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 Ge… - Funding for tourism events and conventions: benefit, low. 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 E… - Funding for visitor projects and public spaces: benefit, low. 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 welcom… - University gets drug ingredient manufacturing funding: benefit, low. 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, t… - Funding for downtown and redevelopment projects: benefit, low. 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 Stimu… - Colleges get funding for nursing education: benefit, low. 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… - Funding for worker training and credentials: benefit, low. 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 t… - Funding for worker training and integration: benefit, low. 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.… - Grant supports Mid-Missouri science startups: benefit, low. 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… - Refund offsets pay debts instead: mixed, low. 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… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Deaton, Dirk (159) ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-06 | House | House Adopts Conference Committee Report | pass | 126 | 25 | | | 2026-05-06 | Senate | Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed | pass | 31 | 1 | | | 2026-05-06 | House | Third Read and Passed | pass | 127 | 25 | | | 2026-05-06 | Senate | Senate Adopts Conference Committee Report | pass | 31 | 1 | | | 2026-04-22 | Senate | Third Read and Passed | pass | 29 | 2 | | | 2026-03-26 | House | Third Read and Passed | pass | 128 | 20 | | | 2026-03-12 | House | HCS Reported Do Pass - with a time limit of five and a half hours of debate on Perfection pursuant to Rule 24(4)(d) | pass | 30 | 0 | 1 | ## Actions (57) - 2026-06-30: Delivered to Secretary of State (G) (House) - 2026-06-30: Vetoed in Part 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) - 2026-05-07: Senate Message (Senate) - 2026-05-06: Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed - AYES: 31 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 0 (Senate) - 2026-05-06: Senate Adopts Conference Committee Report - AYES: 31 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 0 (Senate) - 2026-05-06: Senate Submits Conference Committee Report (Senate) - 2026-05-06: House Message (House) - 2026-05-06: Third Read and Passed - AYES: 127 NOES: 25 PRESENT: 0 (House) - 2026-05-06: House Adopts Conference Committee Report - AYES: 126 NOES: 25 PRESENT: 0 (House) - 2026-05-06: House Submits Conference Committee Report (House) - 2026-05-05: House Distributes Conference Committee Report (House) - 2026-04-28: Senate Message (Senate) - 2026-04-28: Senate Conference Committee Appointed - SENATORS BLACK, HUDSON, CIERPIOT, MAY, WASHINGTON (Senate) - 2026-04-27: House Message (House) - 2026-04-27: House Conference Committee Appointed - REPRESENTATIVES DEATON, DAVIDSON, BOGGS, FOGLE, TAYLOR(84) (House) - 2026-04-23: Senate Message (Senate) - 2026-04-23: Senate Refuses to Recede, Grants Conference (Senate) - 2026-04-23: House Message (House) - 2026-04-23: House Refuses to Adopt, Requests Senate to Recede or Grant Conference (House) - 2026-04-23: Taken Up (House) - 2026-04-23: Reported to the House with... - SS SCS (House) - 2026-04-22: Third Read and Passed - AYES: 29 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0 (Senate) - 2026-04-22: SS Adopted (Senate) - 2026-04-22: SS Offered (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Taken Up for Third Reading (Senate) - 2026-04-20: SCS Reported Do Pass (Senate) - 2026-04-15: SCS Voted Do Pass (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Executive Session Held (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Public Hearing Held (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Public Hearing Scheduled - CANCELLED: Friday, April 17, 2026, 8:30 a.m., Senate Committee Room 2 - 1st Floor (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Public Hearing Scheduled - CANCELLED: Thursday, April 16, 2026, 8:30 a.m., Senate Committee Room 2 - 1st Floor (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Public Hearing Scheduled - AMENDED: Wednesday, April 15, 2026 9:30 a.m., Senate Committee Room 1 - 1st Floor (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Public Hearing Scheduled - Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 8:30 a.m., Senate Committee Room 2 - 1st Floor (Senate) - 2026-03-31: Second read and referred: Appropriations (Senate) - 2026-03-30: Reported to the Senate and First Read (Senate) - 2026-03-26: Third Read and Passed - AYES: 128 NOES: 20 PRESENT: 0 (House) - 2026-03-26: Taken Up for Third Reading (House) - 2026-03-24: Perfected with Amendments - HA 1, HA 2, HA 3, HA 6 (House) - 2026-03-24: HCS Adopted (House) - 2026-03-24: Taken Up (House) - 2026-03-24: Laid Over - HA 6, adopted (House) - 2026-03-24: Taken Up (House) - 2026-03-24: Laid Over - HA 1, HA 2, HA 3, adopted (House) - 2026-03-24: Taken Up (House) - 2026-03-23: Laid Over (House) - 2026-03-23: Title of Bill - Agreed To (House) - 2026-03-23: Taken Up for Perfection (House) - 2026-03-12: HCS Reported Do Pass - with a time limit of five and a half hours of debate on Perfection pursuant to Rule 24(4)(d) AYES: 30 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 1 (House) - 2026-03-11: HCS Voted Do Pass (House) - 2026-03-11: Executive Session Completed (House) - 2026-02-12: Public Hearing Completed (House) - 2026-01-27: Referred: Budget (House) - 2026-01-27: Read Second Time (House) - 2026-01-22: Introduced and Read First Time (House) ## Bill text - Truly Agreed, 2026-05-06: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/2007H.06T.pdf) - Perfected, 2026-03-24: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/2007H.03P.pdf) - Committee Substitute, 2026-03-12: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/2007H.03C.pdf), [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/2007S.04C.pdf) - Senate Substitute, 2026-03-12: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/2007H.06S.pdf), [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/2007S.05F.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-22: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/2007H.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/2007H.06T.pdf) - [Perfected (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/2007H.03P.pdf) - [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/2007H.03C.pdf) - [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/2007S.04C.pdf) - [Senate Substitute (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/2007H.06S.pdf) - [Senate Substitute (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/2007S.05F.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/2007H.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) - 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