Missouri legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Missouri HB2281: Modifies fees for recording or copying certain documents presented for recording
Status: In committee, May 15, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
SECOND REGULAR SESSION HOUSE BILL NO. 2281 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE NOLTE. 5774H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk To repeal section 59.310, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to documents presented for recording. Section A. Section 59.310, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 59.310, to read as follows: 59.310. 1. The county recorder of deeds may refuse any document presented for recording that does not meet the following requirements: (1) The document shall consist of one or more individual pages printed only on one side and not permanently bound nor in a continuous form. The document shall not have any attachment stapled or otherwise affixed to any page except as necessary to comply with statutory requirements, provided that a document may be stapled together for presentation for recording; a label that is firmly attached with a bar code or return address may be accepted for recording; (2) The size of print or type shall not be smaller than eight-point type and shall be in black or dark ink. Should any document presented for recording contain type smaller than eight-point type, such document shall be accompanied by an exact typewritten copy not smaller than eight-point type to be recorded contemporaneously as additional pages of the …
Sponsors
- Mark Nolte (R, 051) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
- : Read Second Time (H)
- : Read First Time (H)
- : Prefiled (H)
Common questions
- What is HB2281?
- HB2281 is a bill in the Missouri Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Modifies fees for recording or copying certain documents presented for recording.
- What is the status of HB2281?
- In committee as of May 15, 2026. Latest action: Referred: Emerging Issues(H) (May 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2281?
- Mark Nolte (R, 051).
- Where is the official record for HB2281?
- On the Missouri Legislature website: https://house.mo.gov/BillContent.aspx?bill=HB2281&year=2026&code=R
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