HB 2559 Missouri House · 2026 Regular Session

Requires the general assembly to approve proposed administrative rules

HB 2559 requires state agencies to obtain legislative approval before implementing new administrative rules that would cost over $250,000 annually for government, businesses, or individuals. Agencies must notify the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules and the full legislature, which must pass a concurrent resolution approving the rule before it takes effect. Rules not approved this way become invalid, with exceptions for federal compliance or funding requirements. This directly affects state agencies creating significant-cost rules and shifts authority to the legislature for final approval.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 22, 2025 Last action Mar 23, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced Perfected · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill's status was updated from 'Introduced' to 'Perfected,' indicating it has passed all legislative stages and is ready for the governor's signature. A minor clerical error in the bill number was corrected from '4436H.01I' to '4436H.01P.' The substantive language regarding the rulemaking process remains unchanged, though line numbers were adjusted to reflect the new status.
TECHNICAL

The bill number was corrected from '4436H.01I' to '4436H.01P' to fix a clerical error.

The bill status header was changed from 'Introduced' to 'Perfected,' reflecting that the bill has completed all legislative requirements.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
29
Key actions
9
Committee
12
Mar 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Voted Do Pass (S)
upper
Mar 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Monday, March 23, 2026, 3:00 PM, Senate Committee Room 2 - 1st Floor
upper
Mar 12, 2026
Committee
Second read and referred: Government Efficiency(S)
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 103 NOES: 44 PRESENT: 3
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 5 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Voted Do Pass (H)
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Committee
Referred: Fiscal Review(H)
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 10 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Voted Do Pass (H)
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Committee
Referred: Rules - Legislative(H)
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 13 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Voted Do Pass (H)
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Committee
Referred: Special Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs(H)
lower
Dec 22, 2025
Introduced
Prefiled (H)
lower
1 primary · 58 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Ben Keathley
Ben Keathley
RRepublican
MO
101
Co
Photo of Alex Riley
Alex Riley
RRepublican
MO
134
Co
Photo of Bennie Cook
Bennie Cook
RRepublican
MO
143
Co
Photo of Bill Hardwick
Bill Hardwick
RRepublican
MO
121
Co
Photo of Bill Irwin
Bill Irwin
RRepublican
MO
55
Co
Photo of Bill Lucas
Bill Lucas
RRepublican
MO
115
Co
Photo of Bill Owen
Bill Owen
RRepublican
MO
131
Co
Photo of Bishop Davidson
Bishop Davidson
RRepublican
MO
130
Co
Photo of Bob Titus
Bob Titus
RRepublican
MO
139
Co
Photo of Brad Christ
Brad Christ
RRepublican
MO
96
Co
Photo of Brad Pollitt
Brad Pollitt
RRepublican
MO
52