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MO SB1085 (2026)
Prohibits public school staff members from encouraging students in their social transition to being perceived as a gender different from their biological sex
Anti-LGBTQ+
Summary
Prohibits public school staff members from encouraging students in their social transition to being perceived as a member of the opposite biological sex
- Jurisdiction
- Missouri
- Session
- 2026 Regular Session
- Stage reported
- Introduced Session adjourned
- First recorded action
- Latest action
- : Informal Calendar S Bills for Perfection
- Record retrieved
Bill types
As labelled in the project's tracker.
Social Transition Ban: K12Forced Outing By SchoolsPronoun Ban: K12Trans Bathroom Ban: K12Sports Ban: K12
Links
- As introduced (PDF, hosted here)
- LegiScan record(opens another site)
- Official legislature page(opens another site)
- Introduced text (Dec 2, 2025) at senate.mo.gov(opens another site)PDF, external
- Comm Sub text (Feb 17, 2026) at senate.mo.gov(opens another site)PDF, external
- Comm Sub text (Apr 1, 2026) at senate.mo.gov(opens another site)PDF, external
- Bill page on this site
Recorded actions
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Prefiled | |
| Senate | S First Read | |
| Senate | Second Read and Referred S Education Committee | |
| Senate | Hearing Conducted S Education Committee | |
| Senate | SCS Voted Do Pass S Education Committee (4425S.03C) | |
| Senate | Reported from S Education Committee w/SCS | |
| Senate | SS for SCS S offered (Nicola)--(4425S.04F) | |
| Senate | SA 1 to SS for SCS S offered & ruled out of order (Williams)--(4425S04.02S) | |
| Senate | Bill Placed on Informal Calendar | |
| Senate | Informal Calendar S Bills for Perfection |
Legislative status and legal enforcement are different. See the policy areas and the court sources they cite for enforcement.
Bill data and text from LegiScan (legiscan.com), licensed CC BY 4.0 and used in modified form. LegiScan does not endorse the Trans Data Initiative. Used here in modified form.