---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modifies provisions for voter identification"
description: "Modifies provisions for voter identification"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mo"
legislature: "Missouri General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 1878"
citation: "Missouri HB 1878 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Simmons, John"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 56
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2021-12-08T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-06-29T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/20fe4461-f2e0-449d-b39b-dd07dd53d7d3"
source_url: "http://www.house.mo.gov/BillActions.aspx?bill=HB1878&year=2022&code=R"
source_hash: "4737b13ecd580680f8f2032360cefb0dd15fcb5816a7a26f5e98f293bb9d8bf0"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mo"]
---

# Missouri HB 1878 (2022) — Modifies provisions for voter identification

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://www.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills221/hlrbillspdf/4557H.01I.pdf)
2. **Amendment 4557S05.01F (Distributed)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills221/amendpdf/4557S05.01F.pdf)
3. **Perfected** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills221/hlrbillspdf/4557H.01P.pdf)
4. **Senate Comm Sub** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills221/hlrbillspdf/4557S.02C.pdf)
5. **Senate Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills221/hlrbillspdf/4557S.05F.pdf)
6. **Truly Agreed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills221/hlrbillspdf/4557S.05T.pdf)

## Votes

- Reported Do Pass (H) - — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed - — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Third Read and Passed with Amendments (S) - SA 2, SA 1 to SA 3, SA 3, as amended, SA 1 to SA 6, SA 6, as amended, SA 7, SA 8, SA 9, and SA 10, adopted. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Reported Do Pass (H) - — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Reported Do Pass (H) - — **pass** (pass) · lower
- House Adopts (H) - SS SCS, as amended — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Third Read and Passed (H) - — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Simmons, John — primary (person)
- Chuck Basye — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Stacy — cosponsor (person)
- Hardy Billington — cosponsor (person)
- Kurtis Gregory — cosponsor (person)
- Mitch Boggs — cosponsor (person)
- Nick Schroer — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Walsh — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-12-08T06:00:00+00:00** Prefiled (H)
- **2022-01-05T06:00:00+00:00** Read First Time (H)
- **2022-01-06T06:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time (H) `reading-2`
- **2022-01-27T06:00:00+00:00** Referred: Elections and Elected Officials(H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-10T06:00:00+00:00** Public Hearing Completed (H)
- **2022-02-16T06:00:00+00:00** Action Postponed (H)
- **2022-02-23T06:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Completed (H)
- **2022-02-23T06:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass (H) `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-23T06:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 8 NOES: 4 PRESENT: 0 `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-23T06:00:00+00:00** Referred: Rules - Administrative Oversight(H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-28T06:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Completed (H)
- **2022-02-28T06:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass (H) `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-01T06:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 9 NOES: 4 PRESENT: 0 `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-07T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)
- **2022-03-08T06:00:00+00:00** Taken Up for Perfection (H)
- **2022-03-08T06:00:00+00:00** Title of Bill - Agreed To
- **2022-03-08T06:00:00+00:00** Perfected (H)
- **2022-03-10T06:00:00+00:00** Taken Up for Third Reading (H) `reading-3`
- **2022-03-10T06:00:00+00:00** Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 96 NOES: 35 PRESENT: 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-10T06:00:00+00:00** Reported to the Senate and First Read (S) `reading-1`
- **2022-03-31T05:00:00+00:00** Second read and referred: Local Government and Elections(S)
- **2022-04-04T05:00:00+00:00** Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Wednesday, April 6, 2022, 12:00 p.m., Senate Committee Room 1.
- **2022-04-06T05:00:00+00:00** Public Hearing Held (S)
- **2022-04-14T05:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Held (S)
- **2022-04-14T05:00:00+00:00** SCS Voted Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2022-04-20T05:00:00+00:00** SCS Reported Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2022-04-25T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on Informal Calendar
- **2022-04-26T05:00:00+00:00** Referred: Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight(S) `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-28T05:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Scheduled - Monday, May 2, 2022, 1:30 p.m., Senate Committee Room 2.
- **2022-05-02T05:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Held (S)
- **2022-05-02T05:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2022-05-02T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2022-05-03T05:00:00+00:00** Taken Up for Third Reading (S) `reading-3`
- **2022-05-03T05:00:00+00:00** SS Offered `introduction`
- **2022-05-03T05:00:00+00:00** SS Adopted (S) - SA 2, SA 1 to SA 3, SA 3, as amended, SA 1 to SA 6, SA 6, as amended, SA 7, SA 8, SA 9, and SA 10, adopted.
- **2022-05-03T05:00:00+00:00** Referred: Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight(S) `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-09T05:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Scheduled - Monday, May 9, 2022, 1:00 p.m., Senate Committee Room 2.
- **2022-05-09T05:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Held (S)
- **2022-05-09T05:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2022-05-09T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2022-05-09T05:00:00+00:00** Taken Up
- **2022-05-09T05:00:00+00:00** Third Read and Passed with Amendments (S) - SA 2, SA 1 to SA 3, SA 3, as amended, SA 1 to SA 6, SA 6, as amended, SA 7, SA 8, SA 9, and SA 10, adopted. AYES: 23 NOES: 11 PRESENT: 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-05-09T05:00:00+00:00** Reported to the House with... (H) - SS, as amended
- **2022-05-09T05:00:00+00:00** Referred: Fiscal Review(H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-10T05:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Completed (H)
- **2022-05-10T05:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass (H) `committee-passage`
- **2022-05-10T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 5 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0 `committee-passage`
- **2022-05-12T05:00:00+00:00** Taken Up
- **2022-05-12T05:00:00+00:00** House Adopts (H) - SS SCS, as amended AYES: 97 NOES: 47 PRESENT: 0
- **2022-05-12T05:00:00+00:00** Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed - AYES: 97 NOES: 47 PRESENT: 0 `passage`
- **2022-05-11T05:00:00+00:00** House Message (H)
- **2022-05-18T05:00:00+00:00** Signed by House Speaker (H)
- **2022-05-18T05:00:00+00:00** Signed by President Pro Tem (S)
- **2022-05-18T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor
- **2022-06-29T05:00:00+00:00** Approved by Governor (G) `executive-signature`
- **2022-06-29T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Secretary of State (G)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/20fe4461-f2e0-449d-b39b-dd07dd53d7d3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Missouri legislature records).