Scope: State (Missouri)
Branch: Legislative
Severity: Amber
Date occurred: March 3, 2026
Missouri HB 2511, which modifies provisions relating to the employment of unauthorized aliens, was reported do pass as a House Committee Substitute on a 9-0 committee vote. The bill has not received a floor vote in either chamber.
Constitutional basis: State regulation of unauthorized employment sits at the federal immigration preemption boundary; bill remains in committee stage with no enacted text or ruling.