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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri HB 2422 increases recorder user fees to fund land surveys and local records preservation
Last action · April 30, 2026: Voted Do Pass (S)Sponsors: Willard Haley and 1 other
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What This Bill Would Do
Missouri HB 2422 raises the mandatory state user fee charged by county recorders for recording legal s from four dollars to five dollars, increasing allocations for the Missouri Land Survey Fund and local record preservation, while authorizing the Department of Agriculture to set fees for map and record production.
Property buyers and individuals recording legal s will pay an extra dollar per recording, with the increased revenue directed toward state land survey operations, local record preservation, and housing trust funds.
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.
recorders of deeds
Recorders must charge and collect the increased five-dollar fee, retain a portion for a special recorder's fund, and forward the state portion monthly to the state director of revenue.
Department of Agriculture
The department is authorized to produce, sell, and establish fees for maps, plats, reports, studies, and records, and deposit income into its revolving services fund.
individuals recording instruments
Individuals and entities recording legal instruments will pay a higher user fee per document.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Procedural history
26 actions- Apr 30, 2026SenateCommitteeVoted Do Pass (S)
- Apr 30, 2026SenateExecutive Session Held (S)
- Apr 28, 2026SenatePublic Hearing Held (S)
- Apr 28, 2026HouseExecutive Session Scheduled
- Apr 28, 2026SenatePublic Hearing Held (S)
- Apr 24, 2026SenatePublic Hearing Scheduled (S)
Show 20 earlier actions
- Apr 21, 2026SenateCommitteeSecond read and referred: Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources(S)
- Apr 13, 2026SenateReported to the Senate and First Read (S)
- Apr 13, 2026HouseFloorThird Read and Passed (H)
- Apr 13, 2026HouseTaken Up for Third Reading (H)
- Apr 8, 2026HousePerfected (H)
- Apr 8, 2026HouseTitle of Bill - Agreed To
- Apr 8, 2026HouseTaken Up for Perfection (H)
- Mar 23, 2026HousePlaced on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)
- Mar 5, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Do Pass (H)
- Mar 4, 2026HouseCommitteeVoted Do Pass (H)
- Mar 4, 2026HouseExecutive Session Completed (H)
- Feb 23, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Rules - Administrative(H)
- Feb 5, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Do Pass (H)
- Feb 3, 2026HouseCommitteeVoted Do Pass (H)
- Feb 3, 2026HouseExecutive Session Completed (H)
- Jan 27, 2026HousePublic Hearing Completed (H)
- Jan 15, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Agriculture(H)
- Jan 8, 2026HouseFloorRead Second Time (H)
- Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroducedRead First Time (H)
- Dec 15, 2025HouseIntroducedPrefiled (H)
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Increase in Recording Fees and Fund Allocations
The legislation raises recording fees from $4 to $5, explicitly reallocating the distribution shares toward land surveys and local document preservation.
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