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MO SB1718
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/25/2026
Primary Sponsor
Brad Hudson
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AI Summary
- Construction industry employers must now have five or more employees to be subject to workers' compensation requirements, increased from the previous threshold of one employee
- Family members within the third degree of affinity or consanguinity are counted when determining the employer's total number of employees
- Employers who knowingly fail to insure workers' compensation liability receive a written warning for the first violation; second and subsequent violations result in a class A misdemeanor and penalties up to three times the annual premium or $50,000, whichever is greater
- Removes the provision that elevated repeat violations of failing to maintain insurance from a misdemeanor to a class E felony
Legislative Description
Modifies provisions relating to workers' compensation
Last Action
S First Read
2/25/2026
Full Bill Text
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