# Missouri HB2397: Modifies requirements for a dissolution of a public water supply district Missouri HB2397, Modifies requirements for a dissolution of a public water supply district, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Bob Bromley (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-07-09 (Delivered to Secretary of State (G)) (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2397-2026 - As of: 2026-11-04 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Missouri HB2397 - State: Missouri - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Modifies requirements for a dissolution of a public water supply district - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-12-12 - Last action: 2026-07-09, Delivered to Secretary of State (G) - Sponsor: Bob Bromley (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (465 yes, 49 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Water district workers can get benefit support: benefit, low. Public water supply district boards may help pay for employees’ hospital, medical, life insurance, or similar benefits. Boards are not required to offer or fund a plan. Insurance contracts must be competitively bid at least every three years and awarded to the lowest and best bidder. - Some water districts need fewer approving votes: mixed, low. Dissolving a water district normally requires approval from two-thirds of voters voting on the question. The law allows three-fifths approval when four-fifths of directors voting and the circuit court approve the lower threshold. Immediately before board action, the district must have an unresolved… - Water district closures require service safeguards: mixed, low. Missouri water district dissolution petitions require a $50 cost deposit. Each subdistrict must supply signatures from one-fifth of registered voters or 50 registered voters, whichever is less. The petition must explain why continued operation harms public welfare and safety and identify a better w… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Bob Bromley (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-15 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 8 | 0 | | | 2026-05-15 | House | Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed | pass | 127 | 17 | | | 2026-05-15 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 8 | 0 | | | 2026-05-15 | House | House Adopts - SS, as amended | pass | 129 | 16 | | | 2026-05-14 | Senate | Third Read and Passed with Amendments - SA 1 | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2026-03-05 | House | Third Read and Passed | pass | 130 | 15 | 1 | | 2026-02-23 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 11 | 0 | | | 2026-01-28 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 19 | 1 | | ## Actions (44) - 2026-07-09: Delivered to Secretary of State (G) (House) - 2026-07-09: 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) - 2026-05-15: House Message (House) - 2026-05-15: Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed - AYES: 127 NOES: 17 PRESENT: 0 (House) - 2026-05-15: House Adopts - SS, as amended AYES: 129 NOES: 16 PRESENT: 0 (House) - 2026-05-15: Taken Up (House) - 2026-05-15: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 8 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (House) - 2026-05-15: Voted Do Pass (House) - 2026-05-15: Executive Session Completed (House) - 2026-05-14: Referred: Fiscal Review (House) - 2026-05-14: Reported to the House with... - SS, as amended (House) - 2026-05-14: Third Read and Passed with Amendments - SA 1 AYES: 33 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (Senate) - 2026-05-14: SS Adopted (Senate) - 2026-05-14: SS Offered (Senate) - 2026-05-14: Taken Up for Third Reading (Senate) - 2026-04-29: Placed on Informal Calendar (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Reported Do Pass (Senate) - 2026-04-08: Voted Do Pass (Senate) - 2026-04-08: Executive Session Held (Senate) - 2026-03-31: Public Hearing Held (Senate) - 2026-03-26: Public Hearing Scheduled - Tuesday, March 31, 2026, 10:00 a.m., Senate Lounted, 3rd Floor (Senate) - 2026-03-23: Second read and referred: Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Reported to the Senate and First Read (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Third Read and Passed - AYES: 130 NOES: 15 PRESENT: 1 (House) - 2026-03-05: Taken Up for Third Reading (House) - 2026-03-05: Placed on the Informal Third Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-03-02: Perfected (House) - 2026-03-02: Title of Bill - Agreed To (House) - 2026-03-02: Taken Up for Perfection (House) - 2026-02-23: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 11 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (House) - 2026-02-23: Voted Do Pass (House) - 2026-02-23: Executive Session Completed (House) - 2026-02-10: Referred: Rules - Administrative (House) - 2026-01-28: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 19 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 0 (House) - 2026-01-28: Voted Do Pass (House) - 2026-01-28: Executive Session Completed (House) - 2026-01-21: Public Hearing Completed (House) - 2026-01-08: Referred: Utilities (House) - 2026-01-08: Read Second Time (House) - 2026-01-07: Read First Time (House) - 2025-12-12: Prefiled (House) ## Bill text - Truly Agreed, 2026-05-15: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4332S.06T.pdf) - Perfected, 2026-03-02: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4332H.01P.pdf) - Senate Substitute, 2026-01-28: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4332S.06F.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-07: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4332H.01I.pdf) ## Related bills - HB2372: Modifies provisions relating to health care (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) - 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) ## Sources - [Truly Agreed (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4332S.06T.pdf) - [Perfected (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4332H.01P.pdf) - [Senate Substitute (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4332S.06F.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4332H.01I.pdf) ## Related - [HB2372: Modifies provisions relating to health care](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2372-2026) - [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) - [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-HB2397-2026 (as of 2026-11-04).