MO HB1694

Creates new Section 537.1250 allowing Missouri residents or the Attorney General to file civil actions against parties who initiate "abusive" website accessibility lawsuits under the ADA or state law

Courts must evaluate whether litigation is abusive by considering factors including: high volume of similar lawsuits by the same plaintiff/attorney, failure to provide pre-suit notice, history of sanctions, and whether the primary purpose is obtaining payment rather than improving accessibility

Defendants who receive notice of an alleged website accessibility violation and begin good-faith corrective steps within 90 days receive a rebuttable presumption that subsequent claims are abusive

Courts may award reasonable attorney's fees and costs to defendants in abusive litigation cases, plus punitive damages or sanctions up to three times the attorney's fees awarded

The law automatically expires if the federal Department of Justice issues website accessibility standards under Title III of the ADA