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SB 1062MISSOURISession 2026State Billdead
Did Not Advance

Missouri Requires Legislative Consent for $20M+ Contracts and Creates Disability and Charity Programs

Original title: Establishes the "Charity Act"

Last action · May 15, 2026: S Bills with H AmendmentsSponsor: Jill Carter

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What This Bill Proposed

Senate Substitute No. 3 for Senate Bill 1062 requires the Commissioner of Administration to obtain approval from legislative budget committee chairs before awarding state contracts of $20 million or more. It establishes a statewide communication access services program through the Missouri Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and creates the voluntary Charity program within the Department of Social Services.

Why it matters

The measure alters how large state contracts are approved by adding legislative oversight, mandates new statewide support infrastructure and accommodations for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, and sets up a coordinated social services network aimed at helping participants achieve self-sufficiency.

Who It Would Have Affected

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

Directly affected

State Contractors

State contracts valued at $20 million or more require legislative committee consent prior to being awarded by the commissioner of administration.

Directly affected

Individuals Who Are Deaf, Deaf-Blind, or Hard of Hearing

A statewide communication access services program is established to improve access to information, coordinate service providers, and provide financial assistance for accommodations.

Directly affected

Charity Program Participants

Voluntary participants receive coordinated case management and referral services through the Department of Social Services to address barriers to self-sufficiency.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is required before the state can award a contract worth $20 million or more?
The commissioner of administration must obtain the consent of both the chair of the house budget committee and the chair of the senate appropriations committee.
Who is eligible to participate in the new Charity program?
Participants must be legal residents of Missouri, U.S. citizens or permanent resident aliens, and either at least 18 years old, emancipated and at least 16 years old, or under 18 with written parental or guardian consent.
What services are provided under the communication access services program?
Services include qualified interpreters, CART services, notetakers, visual or Braille boards, open and closed captioning, for deaf-blind individuals, and other methods of making information accessible.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Withdrawn.

Procedural history

47 actions
  1. May 15, 2026Senate
    S Bills with H Amendments
  2. May 11, 2026Senate
    Motion to concur in HCS, as amended, S withdrawn
  3. May 7, 2026House
    HA 1 to HCS H offered & adopted (Schmidt)--(5396H08.03H)
  4. May 7, 2026House
    HA 2 to HCS H offered & withdrawn (Laubinger)--(5396H08.04H)
  5. May 7, 2026House
    HCS, as amended, H adopted --(5396H.08C)
  6. May 7, 2026HouseFloor
    H Third Read and Passed
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  1. May 6, 2026HouseCommittee
    Voted Do Pass H Fiscal Review
  2. May 6, 2026HouseCommittee
    Reported Do Pass H Fiscal Review
  3. May 5, 2026House
    Bill Placed on H Informal Calendar
  4. Apr 28, 2026HouseCommittee
    HCS Voted Do Pass H Rules - Administrative
  5. Apr 28, 2026HouseCommittee
    HCS Reported Do Pass H Rules - Administrative
  6. Apr 28, 2026HouseCommittee
    Referred H Fiscal Review Committee
  7. Apr 23, 2026HouseCommittee
    HCS Referred H Rules - Administrative
  8. Apr 16, 2026HouseCommittee
    HCS Reported Do Pass H General Laws
  9. Apr 15, 2026HouseCommittee
    HCS Voted Do Pass H General Laws
  10. Apr 8, 2026House
    Hearing Conducted H General Laws
  11. Apr 1, 2026HouseCommittee
    Referred H General Laws
  12. Mar 16, 2026HouseFloor
    H Second Read
  13. Mar 12, 2026SenateCommittee
    Voted Do Pass S Fiscal Oversight Committee
  14. Mar 12, 2026Senate
    Reported from S Fiscal Oversight Committee
  15. Mar 12, 2026SenateFloor
    S Third Read and Passed
  16. Mar 12, 2026HouseIntroduced
    H First Read
  17. Mar 10, 2026Senate
    Reported Truly Perfected S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee
  18. Mar 10, 2026SenateCommittee
    Referred S Fiscal Oversight Committee
  19. Mar 9, 2026Senate
    SS#2 S withdrawn
  20. Mar 9, 2026Senate
    SS#3 S offered (Carter)--(5396S.07F)
  21. Mar 9, 2026Senate
    SA 1 to SS#3 S offered & adopted (Lewis)--(5396S07.01S)
  22. Mar 9, 2026Senate
    SA 2 to SS#3 S offered & adopted (Hough)--(5396S07.01F)
  23. Mar 9, 2026SenateFloor
    SS#3, as amended S adopted
  24. Mar 9, 2026Senate
    Perfected
  25. Feb 25, 2026Senate
    SS S withdrawn
  26. Feb 25, 2026Senate
    SS#2 S offered (Carter)--(5396S.05F)
  27. Feb 25, 2026Senate
    SA 1 to SS#2 S offered & withdrawn (McCreery)--(5396S05.01S)
  28. Feb 25, 2026Senate
    SA 2 to SS#2 S offered & defeated (McCreery)--(5396S05.04S)
  29. Feb 25, 2026Senate
    SA 3 to SS#2 S offered & adopted (Lewis)--(5396S05.03S)
  30. Feb 25, 2026Senate
    SA 4 to SS#2 S offered (Washington)--(5396S05.02S)
  31. Feb 25, 2026Senate
    Bill Placed on Informal Calendar
  32. Feb 24, 2026Senate
    SS S offered S (Carter)--(5396S.04F)
  33. Feb 24, 2026Senate
    Point of order - SS goes beyond scope of bill (Lewis)
  34. Feb 24, 2026Senate
    Bill Placed on Informal Calendar
  35. Feb 12, 2026Senate
    Reported from S Government Efficiency Committee
  36. Feb 9, 2026SenateCommittee
    Voted Do Pass S Government Efficiency Committee
  37. Feb 2, 2026Senate
    Hearing Conducted S Government Efficiency Committee
  38. Jan 26, 2026Senate
    Hearing Cancelled S Government Efficiency Committee
  39. Jan 15, 2026SenateFloor
    Second Read and Referred S Government Efficiency Committee
  40. Jan 7, 2026SenateIntroduced
    S First Read
  41. Dec 1, 2025Senate
    Prefiled

Version history & redline

7 versions on file

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Comparing 3/9/2026 - SA 2 to SS#3 S offered & adopted (Hough)--(5396S07.01F) 3/9/2026 - Adopted → 5396S.07P - Perfected
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Lobbying Activity

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Full breakdown

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Sponsors

Jill CarterSenate · District 32RepublicanPrimary sponsor

Discoveries

1 pattern noticed across the record

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policy shift95% confidence

Legislative Oversight on Large Contracts

The measure shifts contracting authority by requiring specific legislative committee chair approval for state contracts over $20 million.

Commissioner of Administration

Connected Entities

Jill Carter, U.S. Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, Communication Access Services Fund and 2 more
PersonJill Carter“Senator, District 32”Map →
OrganizationU.S. Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services“Federal agency determining permanent resident alien status for program eligibili”Map →
otherCommunication Access Services Fund“Dedicated fund created in the state treasury”Map →
OrganizationMissouri Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing“State commission tasked with establishing the communication access services prog”Map →
OrganizationDepartment of Social Services“State department housing the new Charity program”Map →

Sources

Open source document

www.senate.mo.gov

Analysis Score

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  • Significance20
    Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 80)
  • Controversy45
    Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
  • Entertainment10
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  • Buzz30
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