On January 27, a Missouri House legislative committee deleted provisions for the return of presidential primaries from an omnibus election law bill. The sponsor of the bill, Representative Peggy McGaugh, said she will try to restore the provision when her bill, HB 1871, is being debated on the House floor.

Primaries would cost $9,000,000, and some legislators don’t want to spend the money. Missouri stopped holding presidential primaries in 2022.