# Missouri HB2366: Modifies provisions relating to employment of unauthorized aliens Missouri HB2366, Modifies provisions relating to employment of unauthorized aliens, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jeff Vernetti (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-HB2366-2026 - As of: 2026-11-04 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Missouri HB2366 - State: Missouri - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Modifies provisions relating to employment of unauthorized aliens - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-12-11 - Last action: 2026-07-13, Delivered to Secretary of State (G) - Sponsor: Jeff Vernetti (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (228 yes, 6 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Reporting employers gain protection from liability: benefit, low. Employers that report an alleged violation to Missouri's attorney general receive immunity under the law's specified unauthorized-employment provisions. This protection applies to reporting employers, not to liability under unrelated laws. - Employers face steep unauthorized hiring penalties: cost, high. Missouri employers cannot knowingly hire or keep workers who lack authorization to work in the state. The attorney general can investigate suspected violations; complaints must include a sworn statement made under penalty of perjury. In court, the state must show that a knowing violation is more li… - Contractors face liability for known violations: cost, low. General contractors and subcontractors face liability when they know their direct subcontractor violated Missouri's ban on knowingly employing unauthorized workers. The law uses the federal standard for knowledge. After notice of a suspected violation, contractors must fully cooperate with the atto… - Employer work checks bring legal protection: mixed, low. All Missouri public employers must join and actively use a federal work authorization program; other employers may join voluntarily. Businesses must participate for covered workers when receiving state or local contracts or grants over $5,000, or state-administered or subsidized tax credits, tax ab… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jeff Vernetti (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Scott Miller (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-29 | Senate | Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed | pass | 31 | 0 | | | 2026-04-29 | House | Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed | pass | 31 | 0 | | | 2026-04-02 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 8 | 0 | | | 2026-04-02 | House | Third Read and Passed | pass | 139 | 6 | 1 | | 2026-03-11 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 10 | 0 | | | 2026-03-03 | House | HCS Reported Do Pass | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (45) - 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) - 2026-04-29: Senate Message (Senate) - 2026-04-29: Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed - AYES: 31 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (Senate) - 2026-04-29: Taken Up for Third Reading (Senate) - 2026-04-28: Reported Do Pass (Senate) - 2026-04-28: Voted Do Pass (Senate) - 2026-04-27: Executive Session Scheduled - Tuesday, April 28, 2026, 12:45 p.m., Senate Lounge - 3rd Floor - 2026-04-16: Referred: Fiscal Oversight (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Reported Do Pass (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Voted Do Pass (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Executive Session Held (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Public Hearing Held (Senate) - 2026-04-13: Public Hearing Scheduled - Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 10:30 a.m., or Upon Adjournment of Gubernatorial Appointments, Senate Lounge - 3rd Floor (Senate) - 2026-04-08: Second read and referred: Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics (Senate) - 2026-04-07: Reported to the Senate and First Read (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Third Read and Passed - AYES: 139 NOES: 6 PRESENT: 1 (House) - 2026-04-02: Taken Up for Third Reading (House) - 2026-04-02: Placed on the Informal Third Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-04-02: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 8 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (House) - 2026-04-02: Voted Do Pass (House) - 2026-04-02: Executive Session Completed (House) - 2026-04-01: Referred: Fiscal Review (House) - 2026-03-31: Perfected (House) - 2026-03-31: HCS Adopted (House) - 2026-03-31: Title of Bill - Agreed To (House) - 2026-03-31: Taken Up for Perfection (House) - 2026-03-25: Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (House) - 2026-03-11: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 10 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (House) - 2026-03-10: Voted Do Pass (House) - 2026-03-10: Executive Session Completed (House) - 2026-03-04: Referred: Rules - Legislative (House) - 2026-03-03: HCS Reported Do Pass - AYES: 9 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (House) - 2026-03-02: HCS Voted Do Pass (House) - 2026-03-02: Executive Session Completed (House) - 2026-02-25: Action Postponed (House) - 2026-02-25: Executive Session Continued - 2026-01-27: Public Hearing Completed (House) - 2026-01-08: Referred: Commerce (House) - 2026-01-08: Read Second Time (House) - 2026-01-07: Read First Time (House) - 2025-12-11: Prefiled (House) ## Bill text - Truly Agreed, 2026-04-29: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/5876H.02T.pdf) - Perfected, 2026-03-31: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/5876H.02P.pdf) - Committee Substitute, 2026-03-03: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/5876H.02C.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-07: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/5876H.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/5876H.02T.pdf) - [Perfected (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/5876H.02P.pdf) - [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/5876H.02C.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/5876H.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-HB2366-2026 (as of 2026-11-04).