The civic record

Read. Follow. Verify.

SB 1380MISSOURISession 2026State Billin committee

Missouri SB 1380 bans foreign adversary lobbying and sets penalties up to $1,000

Original title: Creates new provisions relating to prohibiting foreign influence on lobbying activities

Last action · January 27, 2026: Second Read and Referred S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics CommitteeSponsor: Nick Schroer

Bill progressHistory & official text ↓

Introduced

Committee

Floor Vote

Passed

Law

Track this bill to get notified when it advances a stage. One tap to stop, anytime.

What This Bill Would Do

Missouri SB 1380 prohibits lobbyists from accepting compensation to lobby on behalf of foreign adversaries, foreign political parties, or clients. Violators face civil penalties of up to $1,000 per violation and of compensation, while the Attorney General is granted subpoena and enforcement authority.

Why it matters

Lobbyists registered in Missouri are barred from taking payments to represent specified foreign governments and associated clients, altering the scope of allowable representation and subjecting violators to financial penalties and state investigations.

Who It Would Affect

Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Registered lobbyists in Missouri

Lobbyists are prohibited from accepting compensation to represent foreign adversaries and face civil penalties, disgorgement, and Attorney General subpoenas if they violate the restriction.

Directly affected

Attorney General

The Attorney General is granted new investigative, subpoena, and civil enforcement powers specifically for monitoring and enforcing compliance with this act.

Key Facts

You don't have to trust us. Each fact below is taken straight from the official document - click any one to see the exact passage, highlighted in the original.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does SB 1380 prohibit lobbyists from doing?

The bill prohibits lobbyists from receiving or agreeing to receive compensation to carry out lobbying activities on behalf of a , a foreign political party of a foreign adversary, or a foreign adversary client.

Who investigates potential violations of this act?

The Attorney General is given investigative authority, including the power to issue subpoenas for documents and testimony and to file civil enforcement actions.

Does the Missouri Ethics Commission handle complaints under this act?

No, the provisions of law pertaining to the Missouri Ethics Commission and its role with respect to complaints and suspected lobbying violations do not apply to this act.

What else do you want to know?

News Coverage

No news coverage found yet. Articles are indexed twice daily.

Follow the record

Votes, people, money & the original source

Where This Stands

Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.

Procedural history

3 actions

Jan 27, 2026SenateFloor
Second Read and Referred S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee
Jan 7, 2026SenateIntroduced
S First Read
Dec 1, 2025Senate
Prefiled

Version history

Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. The text on record is the 5220S.01I - Introduced version. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.

View official text →

Lobbying Activity

No state lobbying filings in our records match this bill. Federal lobbying reports (LDA) cover Congress, so they are not listed on state bills.

Full breakdown

Who this bill affects and the strongest case for and against it, written only from the bill’s own text.

Discoveries

1 pattern noticed across the record

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

policy shift95% confidence

Exclusion of Ethics Commission Jurisdiction

The bill explicitly removes complaints and enforcement regarding foreign lobbying from the standard Missouri Ethics Commission process, routing authority directly through the Attorney General.

Attorney General

Connected Entities

Republic of Cuba, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Attorney General and 5 more

locationRepublic of Cuba“Defined as a foreign adversary under the act.”Map →

locationDemocratic People's Republic of Korea“Defined as a foreign adversary under the act.”Map →

OrganizationAttorney General“Given investigative and subpoena authority and empowered to file civil enforceme”Map →

locationRussian Federation“Defined as a foreign adversary under the act.”Map →

locationPeople's Republic of China“Defined as a foreign adversary under the act, including Hong Kong and Macau.”Map →

PersonNick Schroer“Missouri State Senator, District 2, who introduced SB 1380.”Map →

locationIslamic Republic of Iran“Defined as a foreign adversary under the act.”Map →

locationSyrian Arab Republic“Defined as a foreign adversary under the act.”Map →

Sources

Open source document

www.senate.mo.gov

Analysis Score

0–100

Significance65
How much this matters to a regular citizen
Controversy60
Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
Entertainment10
Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
Buzz45
Current news / social attention level

Publisher tools