republic-os/legislation/us/states/mo/2020/sb-631.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modifies provisions relating to elections"
description: "Modifies provisions relating to elections"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mo"
legislature: "Missouri General Assembly"
session: "2020"
identifier: "SB 631"
citation: "Missouri SB 631 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hegeman"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 46
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-12-02T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-06-04T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/33c4681e-350d-4a80-8ea8-7fd705a99548"
source_url: "http://www.senate.mo.gov/20info/BTS_Web/Bill.aspx?SessionType=R&BillID=26837998"
source_hash: "b5e31cbfbc8dcf5e6a0d68e15991d330033cc8c3a9234b6a88d660d99a48c5f2"
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 SB 631 (2020) — Modifies provisions relating to elections

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.senate.mo.gov/20info/pdf-bill/intro/SB631.pdf)
2. **3746S07.1SR - CCR SCS Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.senate.mo.gov/20info/BTS_Web/ShowAmendment.aspx?Id=3110)
3. **Perfected** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.senate.mo.gov/20info/pdf-bill/perf/SB631.pdf)
4. **Senate Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.senate.mo.gov/20info/pdf-bill/comm/SB631.pdf)
5. **Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.senate.mo.gov/20info/pdf-bill/tat/SB631.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Hegeman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-12-02T06:00:00+00:00** Prefiled
- **2020-01-08T06:00:00+00:00** S First Read--SB 631-Hegeman `reading-1`
- **2020-01-16T06:00:00+00:00** Second Read and Referred S Local Government and Elections Committee `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2020-01-29T06:00:00+00:00** Hearing Conducted S Local Government and Elections Committee
- **2020-02-12T06:00:00+00:00** SCS Voted Do Pass S Local Government and Elections Committee (3746S.02C) `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-13T06:00:00+00:00** Reported from S Local Government and Elections Committee w/SCS
- **2020-02-27T06:00:00+00:00** SCS S adopted `passage`
- **2020-02-27T06:00:00+00:00** Perfected
- **2020-03-02T06:00:00+00:00** Reported Truly Perfected S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee
- **2020-03-03T06:00:00+00:00** S Third Read and Passed - EC adopted `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-03-03T06:00:00+00:00** H First Read `reading-1`
- **2020-03-04T06:00:00+00:00** H Second Read `reading-2`
- **2020-03-05T06:00:00+00:00** Referred H Elections and Elected Officials `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Hearing Conducted H Elections and Elected Officials
- **2020-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass H Elections and Elected Officials `committee-passage`
- **2020-04-30T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass H Elections and Elected Officials `committee-passage`
- **2020-04-30T05:00:00+00:00** Referred H Rules - Legislative Oversight `referral-committee`
- **2020-05-08T05:00:00+00:00** Executive Session CANCELLED H Rules - Legislative Oversight
- **2020-05-11T05:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass H Rules - Legislative Oversight `committee-passage`
- **2020-05-11T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass H Rules - Legislative Oversight `committee-passage`
- **2020-05-14T05:00:00+00:00** HA 1 H offered & adopted (Shaul-113)--(3746S02.10H)
- **2020-05-14T05:00:00+00:00** HA 2 H offered & adopted (Shaul-113)--(3746S02.12H)
- **2020-05-14T05:00:00+00:00** HA 3 H offered & adopted (Chipman)--(3746S02.02H)
- **2020-05-14T05:00:00+00:00** Referred H Fiscal Review Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-05-14T05:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass H Fiscal Review `committee-passage`
- **2020-05-14T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass H Fiscal Review `committee-passage`
- **2020-05-14T05:00:00+00:00** H Third Read and Passed, as amended - EC adopted `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-05-14T05:00:00+00:00** S refuses to concur in HA 1, HA 2, & HA 3 and requests H recede or grant conference
- **2020-05-14T05:00:00+00:00** H refuses to recede and grants conference
- **2020-05-14T05:00:00+00:00** House conferees appointed: Shaul-113, Simmons, McGaugh, Windham, Price
- **2020-05-14T05:00:00+00:00** Senate conferees appointed: Hegeman, Crawford, Rowden, Rizzo, Sifton
- **2020-05-14T05:00:00+00:00** H distributes CCR--(3746S07.1SR)
- **2020-05-14T05:00:00+00:00** Referred H Fiscal Review Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-05-15T05:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass H Fiscal Review `committee-passage`
- **2020-05-15T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass H Fiscal Review `committee-passage`
- **2020-05-15T05:00:00+00:00** CCR S offered & adopted (Hegeman)--(3746S07.1SR)
- **2020-05-15T05:00:00+00:00** CCS S Third Read and Passed - EC adopted `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-05-15T05:00:00+00:00** H adopts CCR
- **2020-05-15T05:00:00+00:00** CCS H Third Read and Passed - EC adopted `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-05-15T05:00:00+00:00** Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed `passage`
- **2020-05-27T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Duly Enrolled Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee
- **2020-05-27T05:00:00+00:00** Signed by Senate President Pro Tem
- **2020-05-27T05:00:00+00:00** Signed by House Speaker
- **2020-05-27T05:00:00+00:00** Constitutional Objection filed in House
- **2020-05-27T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor
- **2020-06-04T05:00:00+00:00** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/33c4681e-350d-4a80-8ea8-7fd705a99548`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Missouri legislature records).