# Missouri HB2180: Modifies provisions relating to mail sent by state agencies

Missouri HB2180, Modifies provisions relating to mail sent by state agencies, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Dave Griffith (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-05-06 (Delivered to Secretary of State (G)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2180-2026
- As of: 2026-11-04
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Missouri HB2180
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Modifies provisions relating to mail sent by state agencies
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-04
- Last action: 2026-05-06, Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
- Sponsor: Dave Griffith (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 16
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 7 (498 yes, 3 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Certified notices protect blind pension recipients: benefit, low. Missouri sends blind-pension notices through USPS to the applicant’s or recipient’s address on record. For adverse actions, including hearing dates or ending payments, the state must also send the notice by certified mail.
- Fewer delivery safeguards for ethics filers: cost, low. The Missouri Ethics Commission no longer needs certified or registered mail for late campaign-report and financial-interest filing notices. The law also removes the requirement to use another method that proves actual notice. This affects candidates, committee treasurers, and financial-interest fil…
- Tax notices get new delivery rules: mixed, low. Missouri’s Department of Revenue can use first-class mail instead of certified or registered mail, and electronic messages satisfy delivery requirements. For income-tax deficiency notices, electronic delivery requires the taxpayer’s request; otherwise, the department uses first-class mail to the la…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Dave Griffith (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bill Irwin (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Brian Seitz (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Burt Whaley (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Carolyn Caton (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Danny Busick (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David Dolan (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Donna Barnes (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ed Lewis (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jamie Ray Gragg (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jeff Vernetti (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John Hewkin (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kem Smith (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mark Boyko (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Phil Amato (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Terri Violet (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Yolanda Young (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-20 | House | Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed | pass | 148 | 1 |   |
| 2026-04-20 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 7 | 1 |   |
| 2026-04-20 | House | House Adopts - SS | pass | 147 | 1 |   |
| 2026-04-15 | Senate | Third Read and Passed | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | House | Third Read and Passed | pass | 146 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-03 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 10 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-22 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 15 | 0 |   |

## Actions (47)

- 2026-05-06: Delivered to Secretary of State (G) (House)
- 2026-05-06: Approved by Governor (G) (House)
- 2026-04-23: Delivered to Governor (House)
- 2026-04-23: Signed by President Pro Tem (Senate)
- 2026-04-23: Signed by House Speaker (House)
- 2026-04-20: House Message (House)
- 2026-04-20: Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed - AYES: 148 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2026-04-20: House Adopts - SS AYES: 147 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2026-04-20: Taken Up (House)
- 2026-04-20: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 7 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2026-04-20: Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2026-04-20: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2026-04-16: Referred: Fiscal Review (House)
- 2026-04-16: Reported to the House with... - SCS (House)
- 2026-04-15: Third Read and Passed - AYES: 25 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (Senate)
- 2026-04-15: SCS Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-04-15: Taken Up for Third Reading (Senate)
- 2026-04-13: Reported Do Pass (Senate)
- 2026-04-13: Voted Do Pass (Senate)
- 2026-04-13: Executive Session Held (Senate)
- 2026-04-13: Public Hearing Held (Senate)
- 2026-04-13: Public Hearing Scheduled - Monday, April 13, 2026, 3:30 p.m., SCR 2 - 1st Floor (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Referred: Fiscal Oversight (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: SCS Reported Do Pass (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: SCS Voted Do Pass (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Executive Session Held (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Public Hearing Held (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Public Hearing Scheduled - Monday, March 2, 2026, 3:00 p.m., SCR 2 - 1st Floor (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Second read and referred: Government Efficiency (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Reported to the Senate and First Read (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Third Read and Passed - AYES: 146 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2026-02-12: Taken Up for Third Reading (House)
- 2026-02-10: Perfected with Amendments - HA 1, adopted (House)
- 2026-02-10: Title of Bill - Agreed To (House)
- 2026-02-10: Taken Up for Perfection (House)
- 2026-02-03: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 10 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2026-02-03: Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2026-02-03: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2026-01-29: Referred: Rules - Administrative (House)
- 2026-01-22: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 15 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2026-01-21: Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2026-01-21: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2026-01-14: 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)
- 2025-12-04: Prefiled (House)

## Bill text

- Truly Agreed, 2026-04-20: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/5542S.03T.pdf)
- Perfected, 2026-02-10: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/5542H.02P.pdf)
- Committee Substitute, 2026-01-22: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/5542S.03C.pdf)
- Introduced, 2026-01-07: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/5542H.02I.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB1871: Modifies provisions relating to elections (signed)
- HB1867: Authorizes Joplin to increase a transient guest tax for tourism to no more than six percent upon a vote of the people (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)
- 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)
- 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/5542S.03T.pdf)
- [Perfected (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/5542H.02P.pdf)
- [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/5542S.03C.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/5542H.02I.pdf)

## Related
- [HB1871: Modifies provisions relating to elections](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1871-2026)
- [HB1867: Authorizes Joplin to increase a transient guest tax for tourism to no more than…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1867-2026)
- [HB1827: Adds licensed occupational therapists to the definition of "other authorized he…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1827-2026)
- [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)
- [SB1408: Increases the maximum speed limit from 70 to 75 miles per hour on rural interst…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB1408-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2180-2026 (as of 2026-11-04).