Missouri legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Missouri HB2853: Creates provisions requiring realtors and landlords to provide new residents with voter registration packets
Status: In committee, May 15, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
SECOND REGULAR SESSION HOUSE BILL NO. 2853 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE WEBER. 4360H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk To repeal sections 115.145 and 115.205, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof four new sections relating to voter registration of new residents. Section A. Sections 115.145 and 115.205, RSMo, are repealed and four new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 115.145, 115.205, 441.325, and 442.620, to read as follows: 115.145. Each election authority shall have the following duties with respect to registration: (1) To conduct registration at its office or offices throughout the entire year, including any four-week period prior to an election for the purpose of registration of persons for subsequent elections, on all usual business days and during its regular office hours in the manner required by this chapter; (2) To instruct and direct each deputy registration official in the performance of his or her duties including those agencies mandated and optional, including as optional any institution of higher education located in the state, under the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 and to supply each deputy with the proper registration forms and other necessary supplies; (3) To designate the times, dates and places or areas for additional voter registration by any deputy appointed pursuant to subsection 2 of section 115.143, and to publicize …
Sponsors
- Weber, Emily (D, 024) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
- : Read Second Time (H)
- : Introduced and Read First Time (H)
Common questions
- What is HB2853?
- HB2853 is a bill in the Missouri Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Creates provisions requiring realtors and landlords to provide new residents with voter registration packets.
- What is the status of HB2853?
- In committee as of May 15, 2026. Latest action: Referred: Emerging Issues(H) (May 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2853?
- Weber, Emily (D, 024).
- Where is the official record for HB2853?
- On the Missouri Legislature website: https://house.mo.gov/BillContent.aspx?bill=HB2853&year=2026&code=R
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