FIRST REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 267
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR TRENT.
0128S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
AN ACT
To amend chapter 507, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to foreign funding of
legal actions.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 507, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto 1
one new section, to be known as section 507.005, to read as 2
follows:3
507.005. 1. For those actions filed on or after 1
August 28, 2025, no party, including an intervening party, 2
shall receive funding from a foreign individual or foreign 3
legal entity that is not a party to the action for some or 4
all of the expenses, including any attorney's fees, for the 5
action, whether or not on a nonrecourse basis in exchange 6
for a contingent financial interest based upon the results 7
of the action or a nonmone tary result that is not in the 8
nature of a personal loan, bank loan, or insurance. 9
2. The provisions of this section shall not apply if: 10
(1) The party is an individual receiving funding for 11
the action from a foreign individual within the thir d degree 12
of affinity or consanguinity of the party; 13
(2) The party is a legal entity that is owned or 14
controlled, in whole or in part, by a foreign legal entity 15
which is providing funding for the action to the party; 16
(3) All parties agree to allow funding by foreign 17
individuals or foreign legal entities; or 18 SB 267 2
(4) The court determines that in the interest of 19
justice or in the interest of the parties there is good 20
cause for the funding of the action by a foreign individual 21
or foreign legal entity. 22
3. A party may seek discovery on information regarding 23
the funding of the action upon a showing of good cause. 24
4. Upon a showing that another party to the action has 25
received funding for expenses for the action in violation of 26
this section, the party may file a motion to dismiss. The 27
court shall conduct a hearing within thirty days of the 28
filing of a motion to determine whether the provisions of 29
this section have been violated. Upon a determination that 30
the provisions of this section have been violated, the court 31
shall dismiss the action without prejudice and may order any 32
other relief as may be appropriate. 33
5. As used in this section, the following terms mean: 34
(1) "Foreign individual", any individual, including a n 35
agent of an individual, who is not a citizen or national of 36
the United States, or any trust territory or protectorate of 37
the United States; 38
(2) "Foreign legal entity", any legal entity created 39
under the laws of: 40
(a) Any government other th an the government of the 41
United States or any state or political subdivision of the 42
United States; or 43
(b) The United States, or any state or territory of 44
the United States, if a majority of the ownership of the 45
stock of such legal entity is direc tly or indirectly owned, 46
legally or beneficially, by one or more governments other 47
than the government of the United States or any state or 48
territory of the United States, foreign individuals, or 49
legal entities created under the laws of any government 50 SB 267 3
other than the government of the United States or any state 51
or territory of the United States, or if a majority of the 52
membership of any such entity is composed of foreign 53
individuals or legal entities created under the laws of a 54
government other than the government of the United States or 55
any state or territory of the United States. 56
The term "foreign legal entity" shall include any agent of 57
any legal entity described in this subdivision. 58