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| Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 6, 2022 | MO | HB 2012 | Establishes Protections for "Infants Born Alive" | Bill Passed - House (91 - 37) |
| March 29, 2022 | MO | HB 2485 | Prohibits Any Person from Operating a Solid Waste Area Without a Permit | Bill Passed - House (82 - 45) |
| March 24, 2022 | MO | HB 2502 | Authorizes Sports Betting in Missouri | Bill Passed - House (115 - 33) |
| March 10, 2022 | MO | HB 1878 | Authorizes Secretary of State to Audit List of Registered Voters | Bill Passed - House (97 - 46) |
| March 10, 2022 | MO | HB 1481 | Establishes New Provisions for School Protection Officers | Bill Passed - House (98 - 17) |
| March 9, 2022 | MO | HB 1552 | Amends the State Charter School Funding Formula | Bill Passed - House (103 - 48) |
| Feb. 24, 2022 | MO | HB 3014 | Appropriates Funds for the 2022 State Budget | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (133 - 12) |
| Feb. 10, 2022 | MO | HJR 79 | Specifies Constitutional Amendment Process | Bill Passed - House (98 - 53) |
| Jan. 19, 2022 | MO | HB 2117 | Establishes New Congressional Districts | Bill Passed - House (95 - 55) |
| May 14, 2021 | MO | SB 86 | Prohibits Any Public Funds from Being Used by School Districts for Supporting or Opposing Ballot Measures or Candidates | Conference Report Adopted - House (100 - 35) |
| May 14, 2021 | MO | SB 51 | Establishes Protections for Various Organizations from COVID-19 Related Lawsuits | Bill Passed - House (97 - 57) |
| May 13, 2021 | MO | SCR 6 | Establishes Disapproval of SCOTUS Expansion | (103 - 30) |
| May 11, 2021 | MO | SB 63 | Establishes a Statewide Prescription Drug Monitoring Program | Bill Passed - House (91 - 64) |
| May 6, 2021 | MO | SB 330 | Authorizes College Athletes to Receive Compensation for the Use of their Likeness | Bill Passed - House (141 - 6) |
| May 4, 2021 | MO | SB 26 | Prohibits Any Person from Using Pesticides that are Cancelled or Suspended | Bill Passed - House (98 - 50) |
| April 29, 2021 | MO | HB 508 | Increases Penalties for Knowingly Releasing Feral Hogs Into the Wild | Bill Passed - House (108 - 38) |
| March 25, 2021 | MO | HB 738 | Establishes New Voter ID Laws | Bill Passed - House (109 - 48) |
| March 11, 2021 | MO | HB 554 | Requires Companies Charge Sales Tax for Online Shopping | Bill Passed - House (96 - 59) |
| March 11, 2021 | MO | HB 75 | Requires City Council Approval of Extended Business Closures | Bill Passed - House (108 - 47) |
| March 8, 2021 | MO | HB 52 | Establishes That Those With Concealed Carry Permits May Bring Their Guns On Public Transportation | Bill Passed - House (124 - 32) |
| Feb. 25, 2021 | MO | HB 349 | Establishes the Missouri Empowerment Scholarship Program | Bill Passed - House (82 - 71) |
| Feb. 25, 2021 | MO | HB 345 | Restructures Arbitration Award Guidelines | Bill Passed - House (110 - 47) |
| Feb. 24, 2021 | MO | HB 334 | Requires Photo ID to Cast a Ballot | Bill Passed - House (109 - 46) |
| Feb. 11, 2021 | MO | HB 574 | Limits Law Enforcement and Regulators Ability to Inspect Farm and Dog Breeding Operations | Bill Passed - House (109 - 43) |
| Feb. 4, 2021 | MO | HB 85 | Prohibits Enforcement of Federal Gun Laws | Bill Passed - House (103 - 43) |
| Aug. 25, 2020 | MO | HB 66 | Establishes a Pre-Trial Witness Protection Services Fund | Bill Passed - House (118 - 31) |
| Aug. 25, 2020 | MO | HB 46 | Repeals Residency Requirement for Law Enforcement in St. Louis | Bill Passed - House (113 - 38) |
| Aug. 25, 2020 | MO | HB 11 | Classifies the Crime of Child Endangerment as a First-Degree Felony | Bill Passed - House (111 - 39) |
| Aug. 25, 2020 | MO | HB 16 | Classifies Knowingly Transferring a Firearm to a Minor for the Purpose of Avoiding an Arrest or Investigation as a Felony | Bill Passed - House (99 - 49) |
| May 15, 2020 | MO | SB 631 | Authorizes Mail-In Voting During COVID-19 Pandemic | Conference Report Adopted - House (121 - 24) |
| May 15, 2020 | MO | HB 1963 | Authorizes Licensed Motorcyclists to Ride without a Helmet | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (121 - 31) |
| May 15, 2020 | MO | HB 1682 | Authorizes Free COVID-19 Testing | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (127 - 21) |
| May 15, 2020 | MO | SB 600 | Amends and Expands Provisions Relating to Dangerous Felonies | Bill Passed - House (97 - 51) |
| May 14, 2020 | MO | HB 1414 | Establishes a State Birth Certificate Program and Medicaid Health Coverage for Missouri's Homeless Youth | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (138 - 4) |
| May 14, 2020 | MO | HB 1896 | Requires Employees of Medical Marijuana Businesses to Submit Fingerprints for Criminal Background Checks | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (124 - 21) |
| May 14, 2020 | MO | SB 739 | Prohibits State Contracts with Businesses that Boycott Israel | Bill Passed - House (95 - 40) |
| May 13, 2020 | MO | HB 1693 | Establishes a Prescription Drug Monitoring Program | Conference Report Adopted - House (94 - 59) |
| May 13, 2020 | MO | SJR 38 | Amends Provisions Regulating the Legislature to Limit the Influence of Partisan Interests | Joint Resolution Passed - House (98 - 56) |
| May 12, 2020 | MO | SB 591 | Limits Punitive Damage Payouts | Bill Passed - House (98 - 51) |
| May 12, 2020 | MO | SB 569 | Requires Forensic Testing of Rape Kits Upon Request of Victim | Bill Passed - House (150 - 3) |
| May 8, 2020 | MO | HB 2011 | Appropriates Funds for the Department of Social Services | Conference Report Adopted - House (105 - 44) |
| May 8, 2020 | MO | HB 2002 | Appropriates Education Funding for Fiscal Year 2021 | Conference Report Adopted - House (120 - 28) |
| May 8, 2020 | MO | HB 2007 | Appropriates Funds to the Departments of Economic Development, Commerce & Insurance and Labor & Industrial Relations | Conference Report Adopted - House (128 - 21) |
| May 7, 2020 | MO | SB 676 | Exempts Federal Government Stimulus Checks from State Taxable Income | Bill Passed - House (105 - 39) |
| May 7, 2020 | MO | HB 1403 | Establishes an Alternative Highway Commission | Bill Passed - House (114 - 33) |
| April 8, 2020 | MO | HB 2014 | Establishes a Supplemental Budget to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (147 - 4) |
| March 9, 2020 | MO | HJR 103 | Amends the State Constitution to Create a State Department of Defense | Joint Resolution Passed - House (117 - 30) |
| March 9, 2020 | MO | HB 1604 | Repeals the Residency Requirement for Municipal Police Forces | Bill Passed - House (106 - 43) |
| Feb. 27, 2020 | MO | HB 1559 | Authorizes for State Minimum Wage Exemption for Private School Employees | Bill Passed - House (94 - 53) |
| Feb. 24, 2020 | MO | HB 1387 | Authorizes Electronic Monitoring Devices for Patients in Long-Term Care Centers | Bill Passed - House (147 - 7) |
| May 17, 2019 | MO | HB 604 | Authorizes Funding to Under-performing Schools | Bill Passed - House (116 - 25) |
| May 14, 2019 | MO | SB 391 | Prohibits Local Officials from Regulating Industrial Farms | Bill Passed - House (103 - 44) |
| April 29, 2019 | MO | HJR 48 | Establishes a Constitutional Amendment to Amend Campaign Finance and State Election Laws | Bill Passed - House (104 - 49) |
| April 24, 2019 | MO | HB 923 | Authorizes Film Tax Credit Incentives | Bill Passed - House (84 - 38) |
| April 8, 2019 | MO | HB 575 | Authorizes Concealed Carry on College Campuses | Bill Passed - House (98 - 52) |
| April 4, 2019 | MO | HB 352 | Authorizes Opportunities for Parole for Inmates Aged 65 and Older | Bill Passed - House (90 - 60) |
| March 25, 2019 | MO | HB 267 | Authorizes Public Schools to Offer Bible Courses | Bill Passed - House (95 - 52) |
| March 11, 2019 | MO | HB 487 | Increases Access to Birth Control | Bill Passed - House (105 - 45) |
| March 6, 2019 | MO | HB 161 | Prohibits Schools from Enacting Early Start Dates in the Fall | Bill Passed - House (86 - 64) |
| Feb. 26, 2019 | MO | HB 126 | Prohibits Abortion if Roe v Wade is Overturned by the Supreme Court | Bill Passed - House (110 - 37) |
| Feb. 7, 2019 | MO | HB 445 | Prohibits Lobbyist Gifts to Government Officials | Bill Passed - House (103 - 47) |
| May 17, 2018 | MO | HB 1413 | Amends Regulations on Labor Unions | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (87 - 62) |
| May 17, 2018 | MO | SB 1007 | Authorizes Restrictions on Public-Sector Unions and Reduces Civil Service Law Coverage | Bill Passed - House (98 - 38) |
| May 14, 2018 | MO | HJR 79 | Amends Constitution to Include Right-to-Work Provision | Bill Passed - House (93 - 54) |
| May 11, 2018 | MO | HJR 100 | Prohibits Counting Non-Citizens for Redistricting Purposes | Bill Passed - House (90 - 34) |
| May 8, 2018 | MO | SB 743 | Amends Open Records Laws | Bill Passed - House (85 - 59) |
| April 30, 2018 | MO | HB 2179 | Prohibits State Contracts with Businesses that Support BDS | Bill Passed - House (111 - 35) |
| April 30, 2018 | MO | HB 2499 | Amends Parole Hearing Procedures | Bill Passed - House (114 - 30) |
| April 19, 2018 | MO | HB 2155 | Authorizes State to Regulate Powdered Alcohol | Bill Passed - House (117 - 30) |
| April 17, 2018 | MO | HB 2540 | Amends Various Tax Laws | Bill Passed - House (91 - 61) |
| April 3, 2018 | MO | HB 1266 | Prohibits Abortion After 22 Weeks of Pregnancy | Bill Passed - House (117 - 31) |
| April 3, 2018 | MO | HB 1486 | Establishes Work Requirements for SNAP Benefits | Bill Passed - House (107 - 43) |
| March 15, 2018 | MO | HB 1578 | Limits Circumstances Under Which Lawsuits May Be Joined | Bill Passed - House (104 - 47) |
| March 15, 2018 | MO | HB 1443 | Increases Penalties for Unauthorized Use of TANF or SNAP Benefits | Bill Passed - House (100 - 46) |
| Feb. 19, 2018 | MO | HB 1630 | Increases Minimum Age for Marriage to 16 | Bill Passed - House (95 - 50) |
| June 20, 2017 | MO | SB 5 | Amends Abortion Regulations | Bill Passed - House (110 - 38) |
| May 8, 2017 | MO | SB 43 | Requires Certain Changes to Discrimination Lawsuit Proceedings | Bill Passed - House (98 - 30) |
| April 27, 2017 | MO | HB 608 | Prohibits Local Governments from Prohibiting Residential Dwelling Rentals | Bill Passed - House (90 - 49) |
| April 24, 2017 | MO | HB 194 | Prohibits Donation of Fetal Tissue | Bill Passed - House (110 - 45) |
| April 6, 2017 | MO | HB 2 | Appropriates Education Funds | Bill Passed - House (119 - 34) |
| April 3, 2017 | MO | HB 90 | Establishes Prescription Drug Monitoring Program | Bill Passed - House (102 - 54) |
| April 3, 2017 | MO | HB 275 | Prohibits Use of Red-Light Cameras for Issuing Traffic Tickets | Bill Passed - House (125 - 30) |
| March 30, 2017 | MO | HB 104 | Repeals Prevailing Wage Requirements for Public Construction Projects | Bill Passed - House (89 - 60) |
| March 30, 2017 | MO | HB 151 | Requires REAL ID Compliance | Bill Passed - House (99 - 40) |
| March 30, 2017 | MO | HB 174 | Prohibits Local Governments from Enacting Ordinances that Oppose State Law | Bill Passed - House (118 - 36) |
| March 13, 2017 | MO | HB 441 | Establishes Protections for Student Journalists | Bill Passed - House (148 - 6) |
| March 9, 2017 | MO | HB 1194 | Prohibits Local Minimum Wages | Bill Passed - House (112 - 46) |
| Feb. 23, 2017 | MO | HB 288 | Requires Term of Unemployment Benefits be Pegged to Unemployment Rate | Bill Passed - House (100 - 56) |
| Feb. 16, 2017 | MO | HB 57 | Requires Increased Penalties for Assault on Law Enforcement Officers | Bill Passed - House (120 - 35) |
| Feb. 16, 2017 | MO | HB 302 | Establishes "Blue Alert" System | Bill Passed - House (146 - 6) |
| Feb. 2, 2017 | MO | SB 19 | Prohibits Mandatory Union Fees | Bill Passed - House (100 - 59) |
| Sept. 14, 2016 | MO | SB 656 | Authorizes Concealed Carry Without a Permit | Veto Override Passed - House (112 - 41) |
| Sept. 14, 2016 | MO | HB 1870 | Reauthorizes Small Business Tax Deductions | Veto Override Passed - House (113 - 43) |
| Sept. 14, 2016 | MO | SB 641 | Establishes Income Tax Deduction for Agricultural Disaster Aid Payments | Veto Override Passed - House (112 - 38) |
| Sept. 14, 2016 | MO | HB 1631 | Requires Individuals to Present Certain Identification to Vote | Veto Override Passed - House (115 - 41) |
| Sept. 14, 2016 | MO | HB 1414 | Establishes Regulations for the Release of Certain Agricultural Data | Veto Override Passed - House (111 - 46) |
| May 13, 2016 | MO | SB 656 | Authorizes Concealed Carry Without a Permit | Conference Report Adopted - House (114 - 36) |
| May 4, 2016 | MO | HB 1891 | Prohibits the Collection of Union Dues without Written Authorization | Veto Override Passed - House (109 - 47) |
| May 4, 2016 | MO | HB 1631 | Requires Individuals to Present Certain Identification to Vote | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (112 - 38) |
| May 3, 2016 | MO | SCR 46 | Prohibits a Wage Range Increase for Personal Care Attendants | Veto Override Passed - House (119 - 36) |