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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri creates oversight committee and sets new participation rules for minority and women-owned state contractors
Last action · January 27, 2026: Second Read and Referred S Government Efficiency CommitteeSponsor: Barbara Washington
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What This Bill Would Do
Senate Bill 1375 establishes the and Women's Business Enterprise Oversight Review Committee, requires separate marketplace availability studies by December 31, 2027, and December 31, 2028, and sets new notification requirements for contractors using subcontractors on state projects.
State contractors must send written notices to certified minority and women-owned businesses when seeking subcontractors and keep records of those notices, while state agencies gain a centralized database of certified vendors to alert about upcoming contracts.
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.
Minority business enterprises
Certified minority business enterprises gain inclusion in a centralized database for state contracts, receive required written notices from prime contractors seeking subcontractors, and are the focus of new marketplace availability and participation studies.
Women's business enterprises
Certified women-owned businesses gain inclusion in a centralized database for state contracts, receive required written notices from prime contractors seeking subcontractors, and are the focus of new marketplace availability and participation studies.
State contractors
Prime contractors working with state agencies must comply with new mandatory subcontractor notification rules, send written notices to certified vendors, keep records of those notices, and face potential sanctions for noncompliance.
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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
3 actions- Jan 27, 2026SenateFloorSecond Read and Referred S Government Efficiency Committee
- Jan 7, 2026SenateIntroducedS First Read
- Dec 1, 2025SenatePrefiled
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance60How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy35Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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