Missouri HB2736: Allows for same-day voter registration

What the bill says

From the introduced text:

SECOND REGULAR SESSION HOUSE BILL NO. 2736 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE WOODS. 5175H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk To repeal sections 115.133 and 115.135, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof two new sections relating to same-day voter registration. Section A. Sections 115.133 and 115.135, RSMo, are repealed and two new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 115.133 and 115.135, to read as follows: 115.133. 1. Except as provided in subsection 2 of this section, any citizen of the United States who is a resident of the state of Missouri and seventeen years and six months of age or older shall be entitled to register and to vote in any election which is held on or after his eighteenth birthday. 2. No person who is adjudged incapacitated shall be entitled to register or vote. No person shall be entitled to (2) While on probation or parole after conviction of a felony, until finally discharged from such probation or parole; or (3) After conviction of a felony or misdemeanor connected with the right of suffrage. 3. Except as provided in federal law or federal elections and in [section] sections 115.135 and 115.277, no person shall be entitled to vote if the person has not registered to vote in the jurisdiction of his or her residence prior …

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Sponsors

• Woods, Eric (D, 018) · primary sponsor

Latest actions

1. May 15, 2026: Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
2. January 8, 2026: Read Second Time (H)
3. January 7, 2026: Read First Time (H)
4. January 6, 2026: Prefiled (H)

Common questions

What is HB2736?

HB2736 is a bill in the Missouri Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Allows for same-day voter registration.

What is the status of HB2736?

In committee as of May 15, 2026. Latest action: Referred: Emerging Issues(H) (May 15, 2026).

Who sponsored HB2736?

Woods, Eric (D, 018).

Where is the official record for HB2736?

On the Missouri Legislature website: https://house.mo.gov/BillContent.aspx?bill=HB2736&year=2026&code=R