2026 Legislative Calendar and Updates
December 2025
1 - Pre-filing of Bills
January 2026
7 - First Day of Session
*13 – Governor Mike Kehoe’s State of the State Address at 3 pm
19 - Martin Luther King Holiday -- No Session
February 2026
27 - Last Day to file Senate Bills (Rule 48)
March 2026
13 - Last Day to Place Senate Consent Bills on the Senate Calendar (Rule 45)
13 - Spring Break Begins
23 - Return from Spring Break: Session Reconvenes
*25 – Child Advocacy Day at the Capitol (Kids Win, MONA, MASN and more)
April 2026
6 - Easter Holiday
15 - Last Day to Place House Consent Bills on the Senate Calendar (Rule 45)
May 2026
8 - Last Day for Floor Action on Appropriation Bills
15 - Last Day of Session (Article III, Section 20(a), Const.)
September 2026
16 – Veto Session
Currently the MASN legislative committee is following:
HB 1662 - Requires public schools to provide free breakfasts and lunches to all students attending classes in such school
Bill Text: https://legiscan.com/MO/text/HB1662/2026
Sponsor: Brian Seitz [R]
*HB 1826- Modifies provisions relating to epinephrine delivery devices
Bill Text: https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/3915H.01I.pdf
Sponsor: Representative Terri Violet [R]. HB 2560 is identical to 1826 – HR George Hruza [R]
*KIDs WIN and MONA also support this legislation
HB 1855 - Creates provisions relating to noncommunicable disease surveillance conducted by the department of health and senior services (add Alpha-gal and Lyme Disease to MODHSS surveillance)
Bill Text: https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4267H.02I.pdf
Sponsor: Overcast [R]
HB 1989 (Hinson [R]), HB 1635 (Overcast [R]) similar bills SB 979 (Senator Schroer [R]), SB 1016 (Senator Lewis [D])
Modifies provisions relating to advanced practice registered nurses
Text:https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4605H.01I.pdf
HB 1821- Creates provisions relating to automatic enrollment in the supplemental nutrition assistance program for certain MO HealthNet participants
Bill Text: https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/3912H.01I.pdf
Sponsor: Representative Tiffany Price (D)
HB 1831- Establishes provisions relating to child safety on motorcycles and motortricycles
Summary: No person shall be stopped, inspected, or detained solely to determine 26 compliance with this subsection, except that a person may be stopped, inspected, or 27 detained when there is a reasonable basis to suspect that a violation of this subsection 28 involves a child passenger under ten years of age
Text: https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/5494H.01I.pdf
Sponsor: House Rep. Terri Violet (R) Co-sponsor: Marty Joe Murray (D)
HB 1846 – Establishes the "Sudden Cardiac Arrest Screening Act
Summary: 2027-2028 school, require cardiac education materials related to diseases that can lead to cardiac arrest and pre-screening of athletes
Text: https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4921H.01I.pdf
Sponsor: Sherri Gallick (R)
HB 2120 - Establishes antibullying requirements for school districts
Bill Text: https://legiscan.com/MO/text/HB2120/2026
Sponsor: Representative John Black [R]
HB 2560- Modifies provisions relating to epinephrine delivery devices, was pre-filed by House Representative Dr. George Hruza. Read the full bill HERE (identical to HB 1826)
SB 874 - Requires public schools to provide free breakfast and lunch to all students
Bill Text: https://www.senate.mo.gov/26info/BTS_Web/Bill.aspx?SessionType=R&BillID=670
Sponsor: Angela Mosley [D]
SB 886 - Creates the "Keep Our Schools Safe Act" regarding school safety
Bill Text: https://www.senate.mo.gov/26info/BTS_Web/Bill.aspx?SessionType=R&BillID=324
Sponsor: Senator Nick Schroer [R]
SB 887 - Establishes the "Missouri Lyme Disease Eradication Act"
Bill text: add Lyme Disease to reportable to MODHSS, plus…. https://www.senate.mo.gov/26info/BTS_Web/Summary.aspx?SessionType=R&SummaryID=106&BillID=325 Sponsor: Senator Nick Schroer [R]
SB- 978 – Requires school districts and charter schools to provide instruction on human growth and development
Summary: https://www.senate.mo.gov/26info/BTS_Web/Summary.aspx?SessionType=R&SummaryID=260&BillID=328
Sponsor: Senator Nick Schroer [R]
SB 990– Requires all motorcycle operators and passengers to wear protective headgear
Summary: Current law allows any qualified motorcycle operator who is aged 26 or older to operate a motorcycle or motortricycle without wearing protective headgear.
Sponsor: Senator Tracy McCreery [R]
SB 979 (Senator Schoer), SB 1016 (Senator Lewis),- Modifies provisions relating to advanced practice registered nurses
Summary - https://www.senate.mo.gov/26info/BTS_Web/Bill.aspx?SessionType=R&BillID=329
SB 1014 - Modifies the "Jason Flatt/Avery Reine Cantor Act" and repeals and modifies provisions relating to mental health efforts in public schools
Summary: add at least 2 hours suicide prevention education for all licensed school staff https://www.senate.mo.gov/26info/BTS_Web/Bill.aspx?SessionType=R&BillID=523
Sponsor: Senator Maggie Nurrenbern
SB 1156 -enacts provisions relating to insurance coverage for prescription insulin drugs
Summary: https://legiscan.com/MO/supplement/SB1156/id/626622
Sponsor: Senator Maggie Nurrenbern [D]
SB 1260 - Requires child care facilities to adopt allergy policies
Text: https://legiscan.com/MO/supplement/SB1260/id/626784 each licensed child care provider shall adopt a policy on allergy prevention and response with a focus on potentially deadly food-borne allergies, as specified in the act.
Sponsor: Patty Lewis [D]
SB 1270 - Requires public schools and charter schools to provide free feminine hygiene products to female students in grades 4-12 (no fiscal note found)
Text: https://www.senate.mo.gov/26info/BTS_Web/Bill.aspx?SessionType=R&BillID=651
Sponsor: Senator Barbara Washington [D]
SB 1300- Creates and modifies provisions relating to school safety
Bill Summary: any employee of a school district or charter school, rather than only teachers and administrators in school districts, may be designated as school protection officers. https://www.senate.mo.gov/26info/BTS_Web/Bill.aspx?SessionType=R&BillID=501
Sponsor: Senator Rick Brattin [R]
SB 1347- Modifies provisions relating to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Bill Summary: https://www.senate.mo.gov/26info/BTS_Web/Bill.aspx?SessionType=R&BillID=589
Sponsor: Senator Jill Carter [R]
Please look for future legislative messages to learn more about important legislation and how you can make a difference in the health and wellbeing of the children in Missouri.
Respectfully,
Tamara Smith-Hinchey and Linda Neumann - Legislative Chair Co-Chairs