Establishes the "Act Against Abusive Website Access Litigation"

HB 1842 allows Missouri website owners and the state Attorney General to challenge lawsuits alleging website accessibility violations (under laws like the ADA) if those lawsuits are deemed "abusive." It defines abusive litigation as primarily seeking payment from defendants rather than fixing accessibility issues, requiring courts to consider factors like the plaintiff's history of similar lawsuits and the defendant's resources. If litigation is found abusive, the suing party must pay the defendant's legal fees and potentially up to three times those fees as punitive damages. The law includes a 30-day window for defendants to correct accessibility issues to avoid a presumption of abusive litigation.