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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri bill limits unsolicited cash-offer real estate solicitations to once per year
Last action · May 7, 2026: Second Read and Referred S General Laws CommitteeSponsor: Barbara Washington
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What This Bill Would Do
Senate Bill 1739 prohibits individuals and entities from contacting property owners more than once per calendar year with s to buy their real property. Callers and marketers must provide their legal name, address, phone number, and email address before making any solicitation. The Missouri Attorney General is tasked with investigating complaints and enforcing of up to $2,000 per violation.
Property owners gain legal protection from recurring cold calls, mailers, and messages from prospective buyers, while real estate buyers face strict contact caps and mandatory disclosure rules backed by state-level and court actions.
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.
Property owners
Property owners receive new legal protections limiting the frequency of unsolicited purchase contacts and are entitled to written notices from the Attorney General regarding investigations.
Real estate buyers and investors
Buyers are restricted to a single unsolicited contact per calendar year per property owner and must disclose their legal identity and contact information prior to making an offer.
Attorney General
The office is required to receive reports, conduct investigations, issue two-stage written notices to property owners within specific timelines, and bring civil enforcement actions.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many times can someone contact me with an unsolicited offer to buy my home?
What information must a prospective buyer provide before making an unsolicited offer?
What happens if someone violates these contact restrictions?
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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 25, 2026SenateIntroducedS First Read
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. The text on record is the 6253S.01I - Introduced version. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
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Sources
www.senate.mo.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance60How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy35Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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