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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri House Bill 2179 Allows Charter Counties to Publish Public Notices on Secretary of State Website
Last action · April 13, 2026: HCS Reported Do Pass (H)Sponsor: David Casteel
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What This Bill Would Do
Missouri House Bill 2179 permits counties with a to publish s either on the Secretary of State's website or in a newspaper, beginning on the bill's effective date.
Charter county governments and local residents gain an alternative digital method for fulfilling and accessing requirements outside of traditional print newspapers.
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.
Charter counties
Charter counties receive an alternative option to publish statutory public notices on the Secretary of State website rather than exclusively in a newspaper.
Office of the Secretary of State
The office must develop submission procedures and build a searchable webpage to host all public notices submitted under this section.
Newspapers and publications
Newspapers may see a reduction in mandatory public notice ad placements from charter counties choosing the digital publishing option.
Key Facts
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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
8 actions- Apr 13, 2026HouseCommitteeHCS Reported Do Pass (H)
- Mar 31, 2026HouseCommitteeHCS Voted Do Pass (H)
- Mar 31, 2026HouseExecutive Session Completed (H)
- Feb 10, 2026HousePublic Hearing Completed (H)
- Jan 29, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Legislative Review(H)
- Jan 8, 2026HouseFloorRead Second Time (H)
Show 2 earlier actions
- Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroducedRead First Time (H)
- Dec 4, 2025HouseIntroducedPrefiled (H)
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance45How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy25Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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