Sen. Mike Moon

SR 546 - This Senate resolution modifies Senate Rule 50 so that the referral of a bill to a committee by the President Pro Tem of the Senate shall be to a committee designated by the sponsor of the bill. This resolution is identical to SR 85 (2025). JIM ERTLE

Maddy summaryBased on the provided context, SB 1101 is currently in the early stages of the legislative process (prefiled and first read) with no substantive details available about its specific provisions. The official abstract only states it "modifies provisions relating to emergency powers" without describing what changes are proposed or who would be affected. No key mechanisms, affected groups, or concrete policy changes are specified in the given information. Since the bill has not advanced beyond initial committee referral and lacks a detailed description, a meaningful summary of its content cannot be provided from the current context.

Maddy summarySB 1102 automatically restores the right to own, transport, or possess firearms for most individuals after they complete their sentence (including probation or parole) for a felony conviction. This replaces prior law that required separate applications for restoration. The bill excludes individuals convicted of violent felonies (as specifically defined, including murder, assault, or violating protection orders), those required to register as sex offenders (unless removed from the registry), or certain other offenses listed in the law. It directly affects Missouri residents with felony convictions who have finished their sentences but were previously barred from firearm ownership.

Maddy summaryThis bill (SR 541) amends Senate Rule 12 to change how committee chairs are selected. It allows members of a standing Senate committee to directly elect their committee chair, rather than having the chair appointed by Senate leadership. This procedural change affects only the internal operations of Senate committees and does not alter public policy or impact citizens. The bill focuses solely on modifying the committee selection process within the Senate.

SR 542 - This Senate resolution modifies Senate Rule 50 to provide that the chair of each committee shall be authorized to report no more than three bills when the Senate is on the order of business of reports of standing committees. The President Pro Tem of the Senate may receive additional bills from the chair at the discretion of the President Pro Tem. This resolution is identical to SR 87 (2025) and SR 562 (2024). JIM ERTLE

Maddy summarySCR 12 is a non-binding resolution urging the U.S. Congress to reinstate mandatory country of origin labeling (COOL) for meat products. It does not create new law but calls on Congress to restore requirements that would require meat labels to state the country where the animal was born, raised, and slaughtered. This would primarily affect consumers seeking transparency about meat sources and retailers selling meat products. The resolution has been referred to a committee but has no direct legal effect.

SB 951 - This act establishes the "Equal Protection Act". Under this act, the intent of the General Assembly is to acknowledge the sanctity of innocent human life, which should be protected from the beginning of biological development to natural death. This act also provides that any person accused of committing any criminal offense against a person under the laws of this state where the victim is an unborn child shall be prosecuted in a venue as provided in the act. The affirmative defense of duress for the offense of murder shall be available where the victim is an unborn child and the defendant is the child's mother. This act also provides it shall be a justifiable defense if a medical procedure is performed by a licensed physician on a pregnant female to avert the death of the female which the results in the accidental or unintentional death of the unborn child and all reasonable alternatives to save the life of the unborn child were unavailable or were unsuccessful. Finally, this act adds the definition of person in the criminal code to include a human being, including an unborn child at every stage of development from the moment of fertilization until birth. This act contains a referendum clause. This act is identical to SB 619 (2025), and to provisions in SB 775 (2024) and SB 356 (2023), and is substantially similar to HB 1682 (2026), HB 1417 (2026), and HB 1072 (2025). TRISTAN BENSON, JR.

SB 950 - This act modifies several provisions relating to taxation. INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX For all tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, this act reduces the top rate of tax by 0.17%. Such reduction in the top rate of tax shall only occur if one or more institutions is subject to the tax on the endowments of higher education institutions imposed under this act. (Section 143.011) HIGHER EDUCATION ENDOWMENT TAX For all tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, this act imposes a tax on the endowments of qualifying institutions of higher education at a rate of 1.9% of the aggregate fair market value of the assets of such endowments. The tax shall apply to the endowments, as defined in the act, of higher education institutions that 1) are affiliated with, or provide medical faculty to, any abortion facility, 2) offer specific medical residencies or fellowships that offer training in performing or inducing abortions, or 3) support in any manner any abortion facility where abortions are performed or induced when not necessary to save the life of the mother. Any institution that becomes a qualifying institution of higher education on or after January 1, 2027, shall remain subject to the tax imposed by the act regardless of whether such institution no longer meets the definition of qualifying institution of higher education as defined in the act. All revenues generated by the endowment tax shall be deposited in the General Revenue Fund. (Section 146.200) This act is identical to HB 3444 (2026), SB 27 (2025), SB 1143 (2024), HB 2114 (2024), SB 290 (2023), SB 892 (2022), HB 1874 (2022), SB 451 (2021), and HB 302 (2021), and is substantially similar to HB 1332 (2023), SCS/SB 574 (2020), and SCS/SB 188 (2019). JOSH NORBERG

Maddy summaryThis constitutional amendment, if approved by Missouri voters in 2026, would prohibit state and local income taxes on individuals for tax years beginning in 2030 (with a temporary 3% cap until 2029) and replace them with a new sales tax structure. The new sales tax would cap rates at 5% for most goods (4% for food) before 2030, then rise to 7% for non-food and 5.5% for food after 2030, with exemptions for essentials like groceries, healthcare, and education. It also requires the state to maintain property tax relief for seniors and disabled individuals and mandates that a portion of sales tax revenue fund public schools at 2022-2026 funding levels. The amendment would directly affect all Missouri residents and businesses by shifting the primary tax burden from income to sales.

Maddy summarySJR 6 proposes a constitutional amendment to Missouri's Article XII, changing how future constitutional amendments are processed. It prohibits foreign nationals or entities connected to them from funding, sponsoring, or influencing amendment initiatives (including contributions, ads, or petitions), and requires proposed amendments to be voted on separately with specific newspaper publication rules. This directly affects citizens and groups seeking to propose constitutional changes, mandating that amendments must be approved by majority votes statewide and in most legislative districts. The bill does not create new policies but modifies the procedural framework for amending Missouri's constitution.