republic-os/legislation/us/states/mo/2020/hb-1655.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modifies provisions relating to official documents."
description: "Modifies provisions relating to official documents."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mo"
legislature: "Missouri General Assembly"
session: "2020"
identifier: "HB 1655"
citation: "Missouri HB 1655 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kelly, Hannah"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 48
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2019-12-09T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-07-06T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/05cdc1fb-5a16-45c1-8bae-acd02587f662"
source_url: "http://www.house.mo.gov/BillActions.aspx?bill=HB1655&year=2020&code=R"
source_hash: "976d78e6bff95e3b487a67fa81b6cdcde8ff689e6e6d9969cc9087e3b931df8a"
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 1655 (2020) — Modifies provisions relating to official documents.

## 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/bills201/hlrbillspdf/3955H.01I.pdf)
2. **Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills201/hlrbillspdf/3955H.02C.pdf)
3. **Perfected** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills201/hlrbillspdf/3955H.02P.pdf)
4. **Senate Comm Sub** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills201/hlrbillspdf/3955S.03C.pdf)
5. **Truly Agreed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills201/hlrbillspdf/3955S.03T.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Read and Passed (S) - — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Reported Do Pass (H) - — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Third Read and Passed (H) - — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Reported Do Pass (H) - — **pass** (pass) · lower
- HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - — **pass** (pass) · lower
- House Adopts (H) - SCS — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed - — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kelly, Hannah — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-12-09T06:00:00+00:00** Prefiled (H)
- **2020-01-08T06:00:00+00:00** Read First Time (H)
- **2020-01-09T06:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time (H) `reading-2`
- **2020-01-16T06:00:00+00:00** Referred: Elections and Elected Officials(H) `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-22T06:00:00+00:00** Public Hearing Completed (H)
- **2020-01-29T06:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Completed (H)
- **2020-01-29T06:00:00+00:00** HCS Voted Do Pass (H) `committee-passage`
- **2020-01-30T06:00:00+00:00** HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 5 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 0 `committee-passage`
- **2020-01-30T06:00:00+00:00** Referred: Rules - Legislative Oversight(H) `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-11T06:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Completed (H)
- **2020-02-11T06:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass (H) `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-11T06:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 10 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-18T06:00:00+00:00** Taken Up for Perfection (H)
- **2020-02-18T06:00:00+00:00** Title of Bill - Agreed To
- **2020-02-18T06:00:00+00:00** HCS Adopted (H)
- **2020-02-18T06:00:00+00:00** Perfected (H)
- **2020-02-20T06:00:00+00:00** Taken Up for Third Reading (H) `reading-3`
- **2020-02-20T06:00:00+00:00** Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 147 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 1 `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-02-20T06:00:00+00:00** Reported to the Senate and First Read (S) `reading-1`
- **2020-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Second read and referred: General Laws(S)
- **2020-04-28T05:00:00+00:00** Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - 8:00 am, Wednesday, April 29, 2020, Room 117
- **2020-04-29T05:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Scheduled - Fiscal Oversight pending referral - Thursday, April 30, 2020, 9:30 AM, Joint Committee Room
- **2020-04-29T05:00:00+00:00** Public Hearing Held (S)
- **2020-04-29T05:00:00+00:00** SCS Voted Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2020-04-29T05:00:00+00:00** SCS Reported Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2020-04-29T05:00:00+00:00** Referred: Fiscal Oversight(S) `referral-committee`
- **2020-04-30T05:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Held (S)
- **2020-04-30T05:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2020-04-30T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2020-04-30T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on Informal Calendar
- **2020-05-04T05:00:00+00:00** Taken Up
- **2020-05-04T05:00:00+00:00** SCS Adopted (S)
- **2020-05-04T05:00:00+00:00** Third Read and Passed (S) - AYES: 29 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-05-05T05:00:00+00:00** Reported to the House with... (H) - SCS
- **2020-05-05T05:00:00+00:00** Referred: Fiscal Review(H) `referral-committee`
- **2020-05-07T05:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Completed (H)
- **2020-05-07T05:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass (H) `committee-passage`
- **2020-05-07T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 10 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 `committee-passage`
- **2020-05-15T05:00:00+00:00** Taken Up
- **2020-05-15T05:00:00+00:00** House Adopts (H) - SCS AYES: 143 NOES: 5 PRESENT: 0
- **2020-05-15T05:00:00+00:00** Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed - AYES: 146 NOES: 5 PRESENT: 0 `passage`
- **2020-05-15T05:00:00+00:00** House Message (H)
- **2020-05-27T05:00:00+00:00** Constitutional Objection Filed (H)
- **2020-05-27T05:00:00+00:00** Signed by House Speaker(H)
- **2020-05-27T05:00:00+00:00** Signed by President Pro Tem (S)
- **2020-05-27T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor
- **2020-07-06T05:00:00+00:00** Approved by Governor (G) `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-06T05:00:00+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/05cdc1fb-5a16-45c1-8bae-acd02587f662`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Missouri legislature records).