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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri House Bill 2496 requires sales price disclosure on real estate deeds
Last action · May 15, 2026: Referred: Emerging Issues(H)Sponsor: Emily Weber
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What This Bill Would Do
House Bill 2496 requires individuals to disclose the sales price of real estate on any conveyance instrument filed for record with the county recorder of deeds. Purchasers failing to include the price face a civil penalty equal to five percent of the property's sales price. Conveyances limited solely to s are exempt from this requirement.
Real estate buyers who record deeds without stating the transaction price face financial penalties enforced by state or county prosecutors. The measure changes recording requirements across every county recorder's office in the state.
- Missouri House Bill 2496 was introduced during the 2026 Regular Session by Representative Emily Weber. context
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.
real estate purchasers
Purchasers must disclose the sales price on recorded conveyance instruments or face a civil penalty equal to five percent of the sales price.
county recorders of deeds
Recorders must handle conveyance instruments under the new statutory requirement regarding sales price disclosures.
attorney general and county prosecuting attorneys
Attorneys general and prosecuting attorneys are authorized to bring lawsuits to recover civil penalties for violations.
Key Facts
- Deeds and instruments conveying real estate under a contract for sale cannot be recorded with a county recorder of deeds unless the instrument discloses the sales price.
- Real estate purchasers who record an instrument without disclosing the sales price are liable for a civil penalty equal to five percent of the property's sales price.
- Suits to recover the civil penalty may be brought by the attorney general or the prosecuting attorney of the county where the real estate is located.
- Instruments conveying only a mineral interest in real estate are exempt from the sales price disclosure requirement.
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens if a real estate deed is recorded without the sales price?
Who is authorized to sue to recover the civil penalty?
Are all types of real estate conveyances subject to this disclosure rule?
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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
4 actions- May 15, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Emerging Issues(H)
- Jan 8, 2026HouseFloorRead Second Time (H)
- Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroducedRead First Time (H)
- Dec 17, 2025HouseIntroducedPrefiled (H)
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