Prefiling Begins for 2026 Legislative Session in Missouri
It appears the 2026 legislative session for the Missouri House and Senate will be another busy one…that is, if the number of pre-filed bills already is any indication of things to come.
The prefiling began on Monday and, according to lake area Representative Jeff
Vernetti, the notion that a lower bill number attached to a piece of legislation is an advantage to getting the bill passed really doesn’t make a difference.
“There’s no difference between filing at the 1st and the OR the 4th or the 7th. You know, that first session of a two year cycle. A lot of people like to be first in line, so they get a low bill number. There’s really no difference between, you know, bill 42 and bill 242. It it just depends the context.”
Vernetti, who announced his re-election bid this week, got in on the prefiling with the introduction of seven bills…a synopsis of those bills can be seen below.
As of today, more than 500 bills have been pre-filed in both the House and Senate with the 2nd Regular Session of the 103rd General Assembly set to begin on Wednesday, January 7th.
Reporter Mike Anthony
