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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri bill shortens statute of limitations for contract, property, personal injury, and fraud claims to two years
Last action · May 7, 2026: Second Read and Referred S General Laws CommitteeSponsor: Curtis Trent
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What This Bill Would Do
Senate Bill 1799 reduces the time limit for filing various civil lawsuits—including contract disputes, property damage, personal injury, and fraud claims—from five years down to two years.
People filing civil lawsuits in Missouri will face a significantly shorter window to take legal action after an incident or contract breach occurs.
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.
Plaintiffs filing civil lawsuits
Civil plaintiffs face a reduced timeframe of two years instead of five years to initiate lawsuits for contracts, property damage, personal injury, and fraud.
Defendants in civil litigation
Defendants are exposed to potential liability for a shorter window of two years following the occurrence of an actionable event.
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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
2 actions- May 7, 2026SenateFloorSecond Read and Referred S General Laws Committee
- Feb 26, 2026SenateIntroducedS First Read
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy60Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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