HB 1812 Missouri House · 2026 Regular Session

Requires the department of health and senior services to notify the secretary of state of all death certificates and the secretary of state to notify the relevant local election authority

HB 1812 requires the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to send monthly reports of death certificates to the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State then notifies local election authorities, who must remove those names from voter rolls. This bill directly affects deceased voters by automatically updating voter registration records. The key mechanism is a monthly data-sharing process between state health and election offices to maintain accurate voter rolls. The bill does not change voting eligibility or create new policies, but establishes a routine procedure for removing deceased individuals from voter lists.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 1, 2025 Last action May 4, 2026
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Introduced Perfected · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill added a ten-day deadline for the Secretary of State to notify local election authorities of deaths and for those authorities to remove names from voter rolls. This change ensures that voter rolls are updated promptly after a death is reported, preventing deceased individuals from remaining on the rolls longer than necessary.
Scope change
The bill's scope regarding the timing of voter roll updates was expanded to include specific time limits for both the state and local authorities.
TIMELINE

Added a requirement for the Secretary of State to notify local election authorities within ten days of receiving a death report.

Added a requirement for local election authorities to remove names from voter rolls within ten days of receiving notification.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
7
Committee
8
May 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Voted Do Pass (S)
upper
Mar 31, 2026
Committee
Second read and referred: Local Government, Elections and Pensions(S)
upper
Mar 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 143 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 2
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Perfected with Amendments (H) - HA 1, adopted
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 12 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Voted Do Pass (H)
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Committee
Referred: Rules - Legislative(H)
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 15 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Voted Do Pass (H)
lower
Jan 8, 2026
Committee
Referred: Elections(H)
lower
Dec 1, 2025
Introduced
Prefiled (H)
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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