# Missouri HCR38: Urges the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to allow the state of Missouri to continue to utilize Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment funds

Missouri HCR38, Urges the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to allow the state of Missouri to continue to utilize Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment funds, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Louis Riggs (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-04-09 (HCS Reported Do Pass - AYES: 11 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0) (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri HCR38
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Urges the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to allow the state of Missouri to continue to utilize Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment funds
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-03
- Last action: 2026-04-09, HCS Reported Do Pass - AYES: 11 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0
- Sponsor: Louis Riggs (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (11 yes, 0 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: Louis Riggs (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-09 | House | HCS Reported Do Pass | pass | 11 | 0 |   |

## Actions (7)

- 2026-04-09: HCS Reported Do Pass - AYES: 11 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2026-04-08: HCS Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2026-04-08: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2026-04-01: Public Hearing Completed (House)
- 2026-03-09: Referred: Special Committee on Rural Issues (House)
- 2026-02-04: Read Second Time (House)
- 2026-02-03: Introduced and Read First Time (House)

## Bill text

- Committee Substitute, 2026-04-09: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/6954H.02C.pdf)
- Introduced, 2026-02-03: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/6954H.01I.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB3231: Establishes the "Missouri Innovation, Public Safety, and Accountability Act" (signed)
- HB3080: Modifies the historic preservation tax credit (signed)
- HB2974: Modifies provisions relating to licensure reciprocity (signed)
- HB2885: Requires all proceeds from boating registrations to be deposited in the water patrol division fund and used exclusively for the water patrol division (signed)
- HB2896: Modifies provisions relating to the governing bodies of certain public institutions of higher education (signed)
- HB2819: Modifies provisions relating to certain cash transactions requiring rounding to the nearest five cent denomination (signed)

## Sources
- [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/6954H.02C.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/6954H.01I.pdf)

## Related
- [HB3231: Establishes the "Missouri Innovation, Public Safety, and Accountability Act"](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB3231-2026)
- [HB3080: Modifies the historic preservation tax credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB3080-2026)
- [HB2974: Modifies provisions relating to licensure reciprocity](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2974-2026)
- [HB2885: Requires all proceeds from boating registrations to be deposited in the water p…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2885-2026)
- [HB2896: Modifies provisions relating to the governing bodies of certain public institut…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2896-2026)
- [HB2819: Modifies provisions relating to certain cash transactions requiring rounding to…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2819-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HCR38-2026 (as of 2026-11-04).