THE POLICY LANDSCAPE
Rights, restrictions & the places between.
MO HB2273 (2026)
Modifies and establishes provisions relating to the protection of children and vulnerable persons
Anti-LGBTQ+
- Jurisdiction
- Missouri
- Session
- 2026 Regular Session
- Stage reported
- Passed / adopted
- First recorded action
- Latest action
- : Approved by Governor (G)
- Record retrieved
Bill types
As labelled in the project's tracker.
LGBTQ "Grooming" BillCensorship: Drag Ban
Links
- As introduced (PDF, hosted here)
- As enrolled or final (PDF, hosted here)
- LegiScan record(opens another site)
- Official legislature page(opens another site)
- Introduced text (Dec 8, 2025) at documents.house.mo.gov(opens another site)PDF, external
- Comm Sub text (Jan 27, 2026) at documents.house.mo.gov(opens another site)PDF, external
- Engrossed text (Feb 4, 2026) at documents.house.mo.gov(opens another site)PDF, external
- Comm Sub text (Mar 9, 2026) at documents.house.mo.gov(opens another site)PDF, external
- Substitute text (Mar 11, 2026) at documents.house.mo.gov(opens another site)PDF, external
- Enrolled text (Mar 16, 2026) at documents.house.mo.gov(opens another site)PDF, external
- Bill page on this site
Recorded actions
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| House | Prefiled (H) | |
| House | Read First Time (H) | |
| House | Read Second Time (H) | |
| House | Referred: Children and Families(H) | |
| House | Public Hearing Completed (H) | |
| House | Executive Session Completed (H) | |
| House | HCS Voted Do Pass (H) | |
| House | HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 17 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 | |
| House | Referred: Rules - Legislative(H) | |
| House | Executive Session Completed (H) | |
| House | Voted Do Pass (H) | |
| House | Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 12 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 | |
| House | Taken Up for Perfection (H) | |
| House | Title of Bill - Agreed To | |
| House | HCS Adopted (H) | |
| House | Perfected (H) | |
| House | Referred: Fiscal Review(H) | |
| House | Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H) | |
| House | Executive Session Completed (H) | |
| House | Voted Do Pass (H) | |
| House | Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 8 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 | |
| House | Taken Up for Third Reading (H) | |
| House | Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 148 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0 | |
| House | Reported to the Senate and First Read (S) | |
| Senate | Second read and referred: Families, Seniors and Health(S) | |
| Senate | Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 8:00 a.m, Senate Committee Room 1 | |
| Senate | Public Hearing Held (S) | |
| Senate | Executive Session Held (S) | |
| Senate | SCS Voted Do Pass (S) | |
| Senate | SCS Reported Do Pass (S) | |
| Senate | Referred: Fiscal Oversight(S) | |
| Senate | Executive Session Scheduled - Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 12:00 p.m., Senate Lounge-3rd Floor | |
| Senate | Executive Session Held (S) | |
| Senate | Voted Do Pass (S) | |
| Senate | Reported Do Pass (S) | |
| Senate | Taken Up for Third Reading (S) | |
| Senate | SS Offered | |
| Senate | SS Adopted (S) | |
| Senate | Third Read and Passed with Amendments (S) - SA 1, adopted AYES: 32 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 | |
| Senate | Reported to the House with... (H) - SS SCS, as amended | |
| House | Referred: Fiscal Review(H) | |
| House | Executive Session Completed (H) | |
| House | Voted Do Pass (H) | |
| House | Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 8 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 | |
| House | Taken Up | |
| House | House Adopts (H) - SS SCS, as amended AYES: 137 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0 | |
| House | Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed - AYES: 134 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0 | |
| House | House Message (H) | |
| House | Constitutional Objection Filed (H) | |
| House | Signed by House Speaker (H) | |
| House | Signed by President Pro Tem (S) | |
| House | Delivered to Governor | |
| House | Approved by Governor (G) | |
| House | Delivered to Secretary of State (G) |
Legislative status and legal enforcement are different. See the policy areas and the court sources they cite for enforcement.
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