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Missouri General Assembly · HB 1940 · 07/13/2026 - Delivered to Secretary of State (G)

Changes the law regarding advertisements and orders of publication in newspapers

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Became law
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2026 regular session

Where it is

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Prefiled (H) · Dec 1, 2025
Read First Time (H) · Jan 7, 2026
Read Second Time (H) · Jan 8, 2026
Referred: Local Government(H) · Jan 8, 2026
Public Hearing Completed (H) · Jan 21, 2026
Executive Session Completed (H) · Jan 28, 2026
Voted Do Pass - Consent (H) · Jan 28, 2026
Reported Do Pass - Consent (H) - AYES: 16 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 · Feb 2, 2026
Referred: Consent and Procedure(H) · Feb 2, 2026
Executive Session Completed (H) · Feb 10, 2026
Voted Do Pass - Consent (H) · Feb 10, 2026
Reported Do Pass - Consent (H) - AYES: 8 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 · Feb 11, 2026
Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H) · Mar 4, 2026
Taken Up for Perfection (H) · Mar 9, 2026
Title of Bill - Agreed To · Mar 9, 2026
Perfected (H) · Mar 9, 2026
Taken Up for Third Reading (H) · Mar 11, 2026
Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 145 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 0 · Mar 11, 2026
Reported to the Senate and First Read (S) · Mar 11, 2026
Second read and referred: Local Government, Elections and Pensions(S) · Mar 23, 2026
Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 1:30 p.m., Senate Committee Room 2 - 1st Floor · Apr 2, 2026
Public Hearing Held (S) · Apr 7, 2026
Executive Session Held (S) · Apr 13, 2026
SCS Voted Do Pass (S) · Apr 13, 2026
SCS Reported Do Pass (S) · Apr 16, 2026
Placed on Informal Calendar · May 7, 2026
Taken Up for Third Reading (S) · May 7, 2026
SCS Adopted (S) · May 7, 2026
Third Read and Passed with Amendments (S) - SA 1 AYES: 29 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 · May 7, 2026
Reported to the House with... (H) - SCS, as amended · May 11, 2026
Referred: Fiscal Review(H) · May 11, 2026
Executive Session Completed (H) · May 12, 2026
Voted Do Pass (H) · May 12, 2026
Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 5 NOES: 3 PRESENT: 0 · May 12, 2026
Taken Up · May 12, 2026
House Adopts (H) - SCS, as amended AYES: 142 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 2 · May 12, 2026
Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed - AYES: 142 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 2 · May 12, 2026
House Message (H) · May 12, 2026
Signed by House Speaker (H) · May 28, 2026
Signed by President Pro Tem (S) · May 28, 2026
Delivered to Governor · May 28, 2026
Approved by Governor (G) · Jul 13, 2026
Delivered to Secretary of State (G) · Jul 13, 2026

The numbers

1
sponsor on the bill

Sponsors

McGaugh, Peggy (007)

Recorded votes

Third Read and Passed (H)House · 2026-03-11 · AYES 145, NOES 1, PRESENT 0, ABSENT WITH LEAVE 12, VACANCIES 5
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Missouri legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Delivered to Secretary of State (G) (Jul 13, 2026).