Overview

• Gov. Mike Kehoe says he will sign House Bill 1 in a private event on Sunday, Sept. 28, with photos to be released afterward.
• The plan splits Kansas City into three districts and is projected to favor Republicans in seven of Missouri’s eight U.S. House seats, including by reconfiguring Rep. Emanuel Cleaver’s 5th District.
• The Missouri NAACP and other plaintiffs have filed suits challenging the special session’s legality and the constitutionality of a mid‑decade redraw.
• A separate court filing alleges a duplicated voting‑district designation in the bill; Kehoe says any numbering issue stems from mapping data and should not invalidate the map.
• Opponents are also pursuing a referendum, with a Dec. 11 signature deadline to suspend the map, as lawmakers’ companion measure to tighten the initiative process advances toward the ballot with a proposal to require district‑by‑district majorities.