Missouri HB2422: Revises fees charged for recording instruments and producing records and authorizes the department of agriculture to establish user fees through rule promulgation

What the bill says

From the engrossed text:

SECOND REGULAR SESSION [PERFECTED] HOUSE BILL NO. 2422 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE HALEY. 5449H.01P JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk To repeal sections 59.319 and 60.590, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof two new sections relating to user fees for recording instruments. Section A. Sections 59.319 and 60.590, RSMo, are repealed and two new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 59.319 and 60.590, to read as follows: 59.319. 1. A user fee of [four] five dollars shall be charged and collected by every recorder in this state, over and above any other fees required by law, as a condition precedent to the recording of any instrument. The state portion of the fee shall be forwarded monthly by each recorder of deeds to the state director of revenue, and the fees so forwarded shall be deposited by the director in the state treasury. Two dollars of such fee shall be retained by the recorder and deposited in a recorder's fund and not in county general revenue for record storage, microfilming, and preservation, including anything necessarily pertaining thereto. The recorder's funds shall be kept in a special fund by the treasurer and shall be budgeted and expended at the direction of the recorder and shall not be used to substitute for or subsidize any allocation of general …

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Sponsors

• Willard Haley (R, 058) · primary sponsor
• John Hewkin (R, 120)

Latest actions

1. April 30, 2026: Voted Do Pass (S)
2. April 30, 2026: Executive Session Held (S)
3. April 28, 2026: Executive Session Scheduled - Thursday, April 30, 2026, 8:30 a.m., Senate Committee Room 1 - 1st Floor
4. April 28, 2026: Public Hearing Held (S)
5. April 24, 2026: Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Tuesday, April 28, 2026, 9:00 a.m., SCR 2 - 1st Floor
6. April 21, 2026: Second read and referred: Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources(S)
7. April 13, 2026: Reported to the Senate and First Read (S)
8. April 13, 2026: Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 131 NOES: 6 PRESENT: 1
9. April 13, 2026: Taken Up for Third Reading (H)
10. April 8, 2026: Perfected (H)

Votes

• Third Read and Passed (H) (April 13, 2026): 131 yea, 6 nay, passed
• Reported Do Pass (H) (March 5, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Reported Do Pass (H) (February 5, 2026): 18 yea, 0 nay, passed

Common questions

What is HB2422?

HB2422 is a bill in the Missouri Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Revises fees charged for recording instruments and producing records and authorizes the department of agriculture to establish user fees through rule promulgation.

What is the status of HB2422?

In committee as of April 30, 2026. Latest action: Voted Do Pass (S) (April 30, 2026).

Who sponsored HB2422?

Willard Haley (R, 058), with 1 co-sponsor.

Where is the official record for HB2422?

On the Missouri Legislature website: https://house.mo.gov/BillContent.aspx?bill=HB2422&year=2026&code=R