Bill > HB2562

This bill modifies Missouri's sunshine law (a transparency law governing public meetings and records) by adding a new exemption to the existing list of situations where government bodies can keep certain information confidential. Specifically, the bill adds a 30th exemption that allows public governmental bodies to keep records related to security or travel for elected officials confidential if disclosing those records would potentially endanger the safety of the official or the general public. The bill maintains the existing comprehensive list of exemptions, which already includes scenarios like legal actions, personnel records, security measures, and personal health information. The new provision appears designed to protect elected officials from potential security risks by preventing the public disclosure of sensitive travel or security-related information. This modification continues the law's balancing act between maintaining government transparency and protecting legitimate safety concerns, giving public bodies another specific avenue to protect potentially sensitive information related to elected officials' movements and security arrangements.

https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB2562&year=2026&code=R