HB 2404 Missouri House · 2026 Regular Session

Prohibits a political subdivision from adopting policies for property transferred by political subdivisions from being used for lawful education purposes by a charter school

HB 2404 prohibits political subdivisions (like cities, counties, and school districts) from creating policies or restrictions that block charter schools from using property they’ve sold, leased, or transferred for lawful education. Specifically, it bans deed restrictions, local ordinances, or policies that prevent charter schools from using such property for classrooms, programs, or other educational purposes. The bill also requires school districts to offer unused school buildings (those not used for academic or school activities within two years) to charter schools first, with specific notice and 60-day right-of-first-refusal rules. This directly affects charter schools seeking facilities and local governments managing property transfers.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 15, 2025 Last action May 7, 2026
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What changed between versions

Perfected Senate Committee Substitute · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was revised from a House draft to a Senate Committee Substitute, primarily updating the bill number and clerk's name while retaining the core policy. The substantive text regarding property restrictions and unused school facilities remains largely the same, though minor formatting adjustments and a slight reorganization of the 'unused facility' definition were made to improve readability.
TECHNICAL

Updated the bill header to reflect it is now a 'Senate Committee Substitute' instead of a 'House Committee Substitute' and changed the bill number from 4426H.04P to 4426S.06C.

Standardized the capitalization of 'State' in the enacting clause from lowercase to uppercase.

Adjusted line breaks and spacing throughout the text to align with Senate formatting standards, without altering the legal meaning of the provisions.

DEFINITION

Reformatted the definition of 'Unused facility' to remove the specific two-year timeline for a school-board-approved plan, simplifying the language while keeping the requirement for a future use plan.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
28
Key actions
8
Committee
9
Apr 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
SCS Reported Do Pass (S)
upper
Apr 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
SCS Voted Do Pass (S)
upper
Mar 23, 2026
Committee
Second read and referred: Education(S)
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 91 NOES: 54 PRESENT: 0
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
HCS Adopted (H)
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 8 NOES: 3 PRESENT: 0
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Voted Do Pass (H)
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Committee
Referred: Rules - Legislative(H)
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 10 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
lower
Jan 8, 2026
Committee
Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
lower
Dec 15, 2025
Introduced
Prefiled (H)
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors