# Missouri SB844: Modifies provisions regarding the State Legal Expense Fund as it relates to foster care contractors

Missouri SB844, Modifies provisions regarding the State Legal Expense Fund as it relates to foster care contractors, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Lincoln Hough (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-09 (Voted Do Pass S General Laws Committee) (as of 2026-11-06).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri SB844
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Modifies provisions regarding the State Legal Expense Fund as it relates to foster care contractors
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-12-01
- Last action: 2026-03-09, Voted Do Pass S General Laws Committee
- Sponsor: Lincoln Hough (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Lincoln Hough (Republican), Senate

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://www.senate.mo.gov/26info/pdf-bill/intro/SB844.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB835: Modifies provisions relating to court procedures (signed)
- 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)

## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.senate.mo.gov/26info/pdf-bill/intro/SB844.pdf)

## Related
- [SB835: Modifies provisions relating to court procedures](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB835-2026)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB844-2026 (as of 2026-11-06).