Missouri legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Missouri SB1718: Modifies provisions relating to workers' compensation
Status: In committee, May 7, 2026
SB 1718 - This act modifies provisions relating to workers' compensation. The act provides that a construction industry employer who erects, demolishes, alters, or repairs improvements is considered an employer for purposes of workers' compensation law if they have five or more, rather than one or more, employees. Current law provides that any employer who knowingly fails to insure his liability pursuant to the workers' compensation law shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor. This act provides that any employer who knowingly fails to insure his or her liability shall result in a written warning for the first violation and upon a second violation or any additional subsequent violations thereafter shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor. Moreover, the act repeals a provision that stipulates that a person who has previously been found guilty of any unlawful acts with respect to the workers' compensation law, as described in the act, and who subsequently commits any such unlawful act shall be guilty of a class E felony. This act is identical to HB 3032 (2026). SCOTT SVAGERA
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
SECOND REGULAR SESSION SENATE BILL NO. 1718 103RD GENERA L ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED BY SENATOR HUDSON. 7366S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary To repeal sections 287.030 and 287.128, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof two new sections relating to workers' compensation, with penalty provisions. Section A. Sections 287.030 and 287.128, RSMo, are repealed and two new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 287.030 and 287.128, to read as follows: 287.030. 1. The word "employer" as used in this chapter shall be construed to mean: (1) Every person, partnership, association, corporation, limited liability partnership or company, trustee, receiver, the legal representatives of a deceased employer, and every other person, including any person or corporation operating a railroad and any public service corporation, using the service of another for pay; (2) The state, county, municipal corporation, township, school or road, drainage, swamp and levee districts, or school boards, board of education, regents, curators, managers or control commission, board or any other political subdivision, corporation, or quasi-corporation, or cities under special charter, or under the commission form of government; (3) Any of the above-defined employers must have five or more employees to be deemed an employer for the purposes EXPLANATION-Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in this bill is not enacted and is intended to be omitted in the law. SB …