Removes references to House and Senate bills in the Revised Statutes of Missouri

2026 Regular Session Introduced by Dean VanSchoiack

Missouri HB 3057 would remove references to specific House and Senate bill numbers from the Revised Statutes to create bill-number-agnostic, more stable citations.

Referred: Emerging Issues(H)

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Summary of HB 3057 (2026) — Missouri

Purpose and intent

HB 3057 aims to standardize references in the Revised Statutes of Missouri by removing references to specific House and Senate bills. The underlying goal appears to be to reduce and simplify cross-references that tie statutory provisions to particular legislative bills, which can become outdated as bills are enacted or fail to pass.

Key provisions and changes

Elimination of references: The bill would strike or remove language in the Missouri Revised Statutes that explicitly cite or rely on House or Senate bill numbers.

Statutory modernization: By removing these references, the statute book would become less dependent on identifiers that are tied to the legislative process (i.e., bill numbers) rather than the substantive statute text itself.

Clarification of citations: The change may necessitate or accompany edits to ensure remaining cross-references to statutes are clear and refer to current codified sections rather than to external bill identifiers.

Who/what would be affected

State statutes: The primary impact is on the text of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, specifically sections that currently reference particular House or Senate bill numbers.

Legislators and legal practitioners: Judges, lawyers, lobbyists, and state agency staff who rely on statutory text and historical cross-references may experience changes in how certain provisions are cited or cited-to.

General public: Individuals researching Missouri law could encounter more stable and bill-number-agnostic citations within the codified statutes.

Procedural and timeline aspects

Introduction and readings:

Introduced and read First Time: January 21, 2026
Read Second Time: January 22, 2026

Committee referral:

Referred to Emerging Issues (H) on May 15, 2026

Status: Awaiting committee consideration and potential amendments or further floor action.

Additional notes

Sponsorship: Co-sponsor is Dean VanSchoiack.

Details on specific sections to be amended, exact bill text changes, and the scope (which references to remove) are not provided in the summary. The committee process will determine the precise language and any transitional provisions needed to implement the change without disrupting existing statutory interpretations.

If you’d like, I can tailor this summary to focus on particular statutory titles likely affected or provide a side-by-side example of current versus proposed wording once the bill text is available.