Missouri legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Missouri HB1610: Lowers the statute of limitations for certain actions
Status: In committee, February 25, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
SECOND REGULAR SESSION HOUSE BILL NO. 1610 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE BILLINGTON. 5052H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk To repeal section 516.120, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to the statute of limitations for certain actions. Section A. Section 516.120, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 516.120, to read as follows: 516.120. Within [five] three years: (1) All actions upon contracts, obligations or liabilities, express or implied, except those mentioned in section 516.110, and except upon judgments or decrees of a court of record, and except where a different time is herein limited; (2) An action upon a liability created by a statute other than a penalty or forfeiture; (3) An action for trespass on real estate; (4) An action for taking, detaining or injuring any goods or chattels, including actions for the recovery of specific personal property, or for any other injury to the person or rights of another, not arising on contract and not herein otherwise enumerated; (5) An action for relief on the ground of fraud, the cause of action in such case to be deemed not to have accrued until the discovery by the aggrieved party, at any time within ten years, of the facts constituting the fraud. ✔ EXPLANATION …
Sponsors
- Hardy Billington (R) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 6 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 0
- : HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
- : Executive Session Completed (H)
- : Public Hearing Completed (H)
- : Referred: Commerce(H)
- : Read Second Time (H)
- : Read First Time (H)
- : Prefiled (H)
Votes
- HCS Reported Do Pass (H) (February 25, 2026): 6 yea, 1 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB1610?
- HB1610 is a bill in the Missouri Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Lowers the statute of limitations for certain actions.
- What is the status of HB1610?
- In committee as of February 25, 2026. Latest action: HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 6 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 0 (February 25, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1610?
- Hardy Billington (R).
- Where is the official record for HB1610?
- On the Missouri Legislature website: https://house.mo.gov/BillContent.aspx?bill=HB1610&year=2026&code=R
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