Scope: State (Missouri)
Branch: Legislative
Severity: Amber
Date occurred: April 8, 2026
Missouri SB 1616 would create new provisions restricting the availability of public benefits to U.S. citizens. The Senate General Laws Committee voted do pass on April 8, 2026. The bill has not received a floor vote in either chamber.
Constitutional basis: State bill conditioning public benefits on citizenship status, an alienage classification implicating equal protection; still in committee with no floor vote or enactment.