republic-os/legislation/us/states/mo/2026/hb-2180.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modifies provisions relating to mail sent by state agencies"
description: "Modifies provisions relating to mail sent by state agencies"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mo"
legislature: "Missouri General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 2180"
citation: "Missouri HB 2180 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dave Griffith"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 47
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2025-12-04T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-05-06T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9ce937f8-8e90-4234-a9f5-cc7e698ca929"
source_url: "https://house.mo.gov/billactions.aspx?bill=HB2180&year=2026&code=R"
source_hash: "16fa55f33c03882ac2ccd5f69053ee42bea74e42c9ec19c571b37cf7f354411c"
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 2180 (2026) — Modifies provisions relating to mail sent by state agencies

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/5542H.02I.pdf)
2. **Amendment 5542H02.01H (Distributed)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/amendpdf/5542H02.01H.pdf)
3. **Amendment HA 1 (Adopted)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/amendpdf/5542H02.03H.pdf)
4. **Perfected** (committee substitute) — [source](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/5542H.02P.pdf)
5. **Senate Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/5542S.03C.pdf)
6. **Truly Agreed and Finally Passed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/5542S.03T.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 146 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 10 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed - AYES: 148 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 0 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 15 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Third Read and Passed (S) - AYES: 25 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 7 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 0 — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dave Griffith — primary (person)
- Bill Irwin — cosponsor (person)
- Brian Seitz — cosponsor (person)
- Burt Whaley — cosponsor (person)
- Carolyn Caton — cosponsor (person)
- Danny Busick — cosponsor (person)
- David Dolan — cosponsor (person)
- Donna Barnes — cosponsor (person)
- Ed Lewis — cosponsor (person)
- Jamie Ray Gragg — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Vernetti — cosponsor (person)
- John Hewkin — cosponsor (person)
- Kem Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Boyko — cosponsor (person)
- Phil Amato — cosponsor (person)
- Terri Violet — cosponsor (person)
- Yolanda Young — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-12-04T06:00:00+00:00** Prefiled (H)
- **2026-01-07T06:00:00+00:00** Read First Time (H)
- **2026-01-08T06:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time (H) `reading-2`
- **2026-01-08T06:00:00+00:00** Referred: Local Government(H) `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-14T06:00:00+00:00** Public Hearing Completed (H)
- **2026-01-21T06:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Completed (H)
- **2026-01-21T06:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass (H) `committee-passage`
- **2026-01-22T06:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 15 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 `committee-passage`
- **2026-01-29T06:00:00+00:00** Referred: Rules - Administrative(H) `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-03T06:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Completed (H)
- **2026-02-03T06:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass (H) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-03T06:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 10 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-10T06:00:00+00:00** Taken Up for Perfection (H)
- **2026-02-10T06:00:00+00:00** Title of Bill - Agreed To
- **2026-02-10T06:00:00+00:00** Perfected with Amendments (H) - HA 1, adopted
- **2026-02-12T06:00:00+00:00** Taken Up for Third Reading (H) `reading-3`
- **2026-02-12T06:00:00+00:00** Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 146 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-17T06:00:00+00:00** Reported to the Senate and First Read (S) `reading-1`
- **2026-02-26T06:00:00+00:00** Second read and referred: Government Efficiency(S)
- **2026-02-27T06:00:00+00:00** Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Monday, March 2, 2026, 3:00 p.m., SCR 2 - 1st Floor
- **2026-03-02T06:00:00+00:00** Public Hearing Held (S)
- **2026-03-23T05:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Held (S)
- **2026-03-23T05:00:00+00:00** SCS Voted Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-25T05:00:00+00:00** SCS Reported Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2026-04-01T05:00:00+00:00** Referred: Fiscal Oversight(S) `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-13T05:00:00+00:00** Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Monday, April 13, 2026, 3:30 p.m., SCR 2 - 1st Floor
- **2026-04-13T05:00:00+00:00** Public Hearing Held (S)
- **2026-04-13T05:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Held (S)
- **2026-04-13T05:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2026-04-13T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2026-04-15T05:00:00+00:00** Taken Up for Third Reading (S) `reading-3`
- **2026-04-15T05:00:00+00:00** SCS Adopted (S)
- **2026-04-15T05:00:00+00:00** Third Read and Passed (S) - AYES: 25 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-04-16T05:00:00+00:00** Reported to the House with... (H) - SCS
- **2026-04-16T05:00:00+00:00** Referred: Fiscal Review(H) `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-20T05:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Completed (H)
- **2026-04-20T05:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass (H) `committee-passage`
- **2026-04-20T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 7 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 0 `committee-passage`
- **2026-04-20T05:00:00+00:00** Taken Up
- **2026-04-20T05:00:00+00:00** House Adopts (H) - SS
- **2026-04-20T05:00:00+00:00** Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed - AYES: 148 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-20T05:00:00+00:00** House Message (H)
- **2026-04-23T05:00:00+00:00** Signed by House Speaker (H)
- **2026-04-23T05:00:00+00:00** Signed by President Pro Tem (S)
- **2026-04-23T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor
- **2026-05-06T05:00:00+00:00** Approved by Governor (G) `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-06T05:00:00+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/9ce937f8-8e90-4234-a9f5-cc7e698ca929`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Missouri legislature records).