HB 1728 Missouri House · 2026 Regular Session

Modifies provisions governing city-county library boards of trustees in St. Charles County

HB 1728 allows St. Charles County cities with matching library tax levies to merge their city libraries with the county library system. It establishes a new nine-member board of trustees whose composition depends on population comparisons between the city and county (e.g., county appoints 5 members if county is larger, city mayor appoints 5 if city is larger). The bill requires merging all funds, property, and tax systems into one library district by January 1, 2027, with the merged entity operating under Missouri's county library laws while maintaining separate budgeting and financial reporting.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2025

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Dec 1, 2025 Last action Apr 23, 2026

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Introduced → House Committee Substitute · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to combine three related bills (HB 1728, HB 2161, and HB 1830) into a single House Committee Substitute. This change consolidates the legislative text, likely to streamline the approval process for establishing a unified city-county library system.

Scope change

The scope of the bill now explicitly includes three separate bill numbers (1728, 2161, and 1830) instead of just one, indicating that the provisions of all three bills are now being considered together.

SCOPE

The bill title and header were updated to reflect that it is a substitute for three bills (1728, 2161, and 1830) rather than a single bill, merging their legislative scope.

TECHNICAL

The original introduction credit for Representative Costlow was removed, likely because the bill is now a committee substitute drafted by the House rather than an individual introduction.

The bill number identifier in the clerk's signature line was updated from '4110H.01I' to '4110H.02C' to match the new combined bill status.

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Committee

Apr 23, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 11 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

lower

Apr 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

Voted Do Pass (H)

lower

Mar 25, 2026

Committee

Referred: Rules - Legislative(H)

lower

Mar 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 12 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 0

lower

Mar 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

HCS Voted Do Pass (H)

lower

Mar 2, 2026

Committee

Referred: Local Government(H)

lower

Dec 1, 2025

Introduced

Prefiled (H)

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors