Missouri legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Missouri HB2347: Exempts state legislators from paying labor costs associated with responding to sunshine law requests
Status: In committee, May 15, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
SECOND REGULAR SESSION HOUSE BILL NO. 2347 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE PROUDIE. 5688H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk To repeal section 610.026, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to the sunshine law. Section A. Section 610.026, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 610.026, to read as follows: 610.026. 1. Except as otherwise provided by law, each public governmental body shall provide access to and, upon request, furnish copies of public records subject to the following: (1) Fees for copying public records, except those records restricted under section 32.091, shall not exceed ten cents per page for a paper copy not larger than nine by fourteen inches, with the hourly fee for duplicating time not to exceed the average hourly rate of pay for clerical staff of the public governmental body. Research time required for fulfilling records requests may be charged at the actual cost of research time. Based on the scope of the request, the public governmental body shall produce the copies using employees of the body that result in the lowest amount of charges for search, research, and duplication time. Prior to producing copies of the requested records, the person requesting the records may request the public governmental body to provide an estimate …
Sponsors
- Raychel Proudie (D, 073) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
- : Read Second Time (H)
- : Read First Time (H)
- : Prefiled (H)
Common questions
- What is HB2347?
- HB2347 is a bill in the Missouri Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Exempts state legislators from paying labor costs associated with responding to sunshine law requests.
- What is the status of HB2347?
- In committee as of May 15, 2026. Latest action: Referred: Emerging Issues(H) (May 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2347?
- Raychel Proudie (D, 073).
- Where is the official record for HB2347?
- On the Missouri Legislature website: https://house.mo.gov/BillContent.aspx?bill=HB2347&year=2026&code=R
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