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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri House Bill 2563 Authorizes Secretary of State to Update Agency Contact Information in State Regulations
Last action · April 23, 2026: Reported Do Pass (H)Sponsor: Ben Keathley
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What This Bill Would Do
Missouri House Bill 2563 expands the Secretary of State's authority to make nonsubstantive updates to the , including agency names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and website links resulting from statutory changes or executive orders.
State agencies and the public will see faster administrative updates to official rulebooks when department names, contact details, or websites change.
- House Bill 2563 was introduced during the 2026 Regular Session of the 103rd Missouri General Assembly. context
- The Code of State Regulations contains all active administrative rules enacted by Missouri state agencies. context
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.
Secretary of State
Gains explicit expanded authority to update contact and website details in the Code of State Regulations.
State agencies
Can request that their updated addresses, phone numbers, emails, and website URLs be reflected in official state regulations.
General public
Accesses updated contact information and corrected spelling or references within official state rules and registers.
Key Facts
- The Secretary of State is authorized to update state agency addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses, and website addresses in the Code of State Regulations upon receiving a request from a state agency and the joint committee on administrative rules.
- The Secretary of State retains the authority to correct typographical errors, spelling mistakes, and intersectional references in rules, notices of proposed rulemaking, or orders of rulemaking.
- Fees collected from the sale of the Missouri Register or the Code of State Regulations must be deposited into general revenue.
- The Secretary of State may charge the public for copies or subscriptions of the register or code, capped at the actual cost of publishing and delivery.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
12 actions- Apr 23, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Do Pass (H)
- Apr 20, 2026HouseCommitteeVoted Do Pass (H)
- Apr 20, 2026HouseExecutive Session Completed (H)
- Apr 2, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Rules - Legislative(H)
- Mar 12, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Do Pass (H)
- Mar 11, 2026HouseCommitteeVoted Do Pass (H)
Show 6 earlier actions
- Mar 11, 2026HouseExecutive Session Completed (H)
- Mar 4, 2026HousePublic Hearing Completed (H)
- Feb 26, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Special Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs(H)
- Jan 8, 2026HouseFloorRead Second Time (H)
- Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroducedRead First Time (H)
- Dec 22, 2025HouseIntroducedPrefiled (H)
Version history
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Expanded Administrative Updating Powers
HB 2563 expands the Secretary of State's ability to update administrative code outside of formal statutory changes or executive orders to include everyday operational details like email addresses and websites.
Sources
house.mo.gov
Analysis Score
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- Controversy5Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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