Missouri HB2830: Changes a user fee collected by recorders of deeds for the Missouri housing trust fund from three dollars to nine dollars

What the bill says

From the introduced text:

SECOND REGULAR SESSION HOUSE BILL NO. 2830 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE COLLINS. 5788H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk To repeal section 59.319, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to a user fee collected by recorders of deeds. Section A. Section 59.319, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 59.319, to read as follows: 59.319. 1. A user fee of four 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 revenue for the operation of …

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Sponsors

• Collins, Kimberly-Ann (D, 077) · primary sponsor
• Marty Murray (D, 078)
• Marlene Terry (D, 066)
• John Black (R, 129)
• Rush, Tonya (D, 067)
• Hales, Jeff (D, 086)
• Nicholas Thomas (D, 019)
• Gregg Bush (D, 050)
• Holly Jones (R, 088)
• Aune, Ashley (D, 014)
• Taylor, Del (D, 084)
• Kem Smith (D, 068)

Latest actions

1. April 29, 2026: Placed Back on Formal Perfection Calendar (H)
2. April 13, 2026: Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)
3. April 9, 2026: Placed Back on Formal Perfection Calendar (H)
4. March 23, 2026: Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)
5. March 11, 2026: Placed Back on Formal Perfection Calendar (H)
6. March 2, 2026: Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)
7. February 23, 2026: Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 11 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0
8. February 23, 2026: Voted Do Pass (H)
9. February 23, 2026: Executive Session Completed (H)
10. February 18, 2026: Referred: Rules - Administrative(H)

Votes

• Reported Do Pass (H) (February 23, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Reported Do Pass (H) (February 18, 2026): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed

Common questions

What is HB2830?

HB2830 is a bill in the Missouri Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Changes a user fee collected by recorders of deeds for the Missouri housing trust fund from three dollars to nine dollars.

What is the status of HB2830?

In committee as of April 29, 2026. Latest action: Placed Back on Formal Perfection Calendar (H) (April 29, 2026).

Who sponsored HB2830?

Collins, Kimberly-Ann (D, 077), with 11 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for HB2830?

On the Missouri Legislature website: https://house.mo.gov/BillContent.aspx?bill=HB2830&year=2026&code=R