# Missouri HB2610: Modifies provisions regarding the State Legal Expense Fund

Missouri HB2610, Modifies provisions regarding the State Legal Expense Fund, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jim Murphy (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-05-07 (Placed on Informal Calendar) (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri HB2610
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Modifies provisions regarding the State Legal Expense Fund
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-30
- Last action: 2026-05-07, Placed on Informal Calendar
- Sponsor: Jim Murphy (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (170 yes, 3 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jim Murphy (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-12 | House | Third Read and Passed | pass | 139 | 3 |   |
| 2026-03-12 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-26 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 6 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | House | HCS Reported Do Pass | pass | 17 | 0 |   |

## Actions (37)

- 2026-05-07: Placed on Informal Calendar (Senate)
- 2026-05-07: Reported Do Pass (Senate)
- 2026-05-07: Voted Do Pass (Senate)
- 2026-05-07: Executive Session Held (Senate)
- 2026-04-28: Referred: Fiscal Oversight (Senate)
- 2026-04-28: Reported Do Pass (Senate)
- 2026-04-22: Voted Do Pass (Senate)
- 2026-04-22: Executive Session Held (Senate)
- 2026-04-15: Public Hearing Held (Senate)
- 2026-04-13: Public Hearing Scheduled - Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 8:30 a.m., Senate Lounge - 3rd Floor (Senate)
- 2026-03-31: Second read and referred: Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Reported to the Senate and First Read (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: Delivered to the Senate
- 2026-03-12: Third Read and Passed - AYES: 139 NOES: 3 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2026-03-12: Taken Up for Third Reading (House)
- 2026-03-12: Placed on the Informal Third Reading Calendar (House)
- 2026-03-12: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 8 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2026-03-12: Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2026-03-12: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2026-03-11: Referred: Fiscal Review (House)
- 2026-03-10: Perfected with Amendments - HA 1, adopted (House)
- 2026-03-10: HCS Adopted (House)
- 2026-03-10: Title of Bill - Agreed To (House)
- 2026-03-10: Taken Up for Perfection (House)
- 2026-03-09: Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-26: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 6 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2026-02-26: Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2026-02-26: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2026-02-18: Referred: Rules - Administrative (House)
- 2026-02-17: HCS Reported Do Pass - AYES: 17 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2026-02-17: HCS Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2026-02-17: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2026-02-10: Public Hearing Completed (House)
- 2026-02-05: Referred: Children and Families (House)
- 2026-01-08: Read Second Time (House)
- 2026-01-07: Read First Time (House)
- 2025-12-30: Prefiled (House)

## Bill text

- Perfected, 2026-03-10: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/6115H.03P.pdf)
- Committee Substitute, 2026-02-17: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/6115H.03C.pdf)
- Introduced, 2026-01-07: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/6115H.01I.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB2586: Revises the par value of membership shares and allows for participation in board meetings by telephone or electronic means (signed)
- HB2596: Modifies provisions relating to health benefit plans (signed)
- 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)

## Sources
- [Perfected (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/6115H.03P.pdf)
- [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/6115H.03C.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/6115H.01I.pdf)

## Related
- [HB2586: Revises the par value of membership shares and allows for participation in boar…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2586-2026)
- [HB2596: Modifies provisions relating to health benefit plans](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2596-2026)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2610-2026 (as of 2026-11-04).