Social Services

22 bills
HB1835 Requires the department of social services to provide caseworkers with specialized training for persons aging out of the foster care system
Sponsor Rep. Ann Kelley (R)
Progress
House: In Committee
Last Action
05/15/2026
H - Referred to committee - House-Emerging Issues
HB1837 Requires the children's division to ensure that case workers have no more than twenty active cases
Sponsor Rep. Ann Kelley (R)
Progress
House: In Committee
Last Action
05/15/2026
H - Referred to committee - House-Emerging Issues
HB1838 Modifies provisions relating to motor vehicle safety inspections
Sponsor Rep. Ann Kelley (R)
Progress
Senate: In Committee
Last Action
03/30/2026
S - Voted Do Pass as substituted - Senate-Transportation, Infrastructure, and Public Safety
HB1889 Instructs the department of social services to apply for a waiver to the USDA to allow SNAP to prioritize the purchase of healthy food and discourage the purchase of highly processed foods
Sponsor Rep. Wendy Hausman (R)
Progress
House: In Committee
Last Action
05/15/2026
H - Referred to committee - House-Emerging Issues
HB1918 Expands the definition of special victim to include staff members of the division of youth services and registered nurses
Sponsor Rep. David Casteel (R)
Progress
House: In Committee
Last Action
05/15/2026
H - Referred to committee - House-Emerging Issues
HB2044 Provides that a grandparent shall be given priority if it is in the best interest of the child to be placed in the custody of a third party
Sponsor Rep. Marlene Terry (D)
Progress
House: In Committee
Last Action
02/11/2026
H - Reported Do Pass as substituted - House-Children and Families
HB2241 Establishes a registration process for certain children's homes
Sponsor Rep. Jamie Gragg (R)
Progress
House: In Committee
Last Action
02/25/2026
H - Public hearing completed - House-Professional Registration and Licensing
HB2275 Adds penalties for violations of provisions relating to compassionate care visits in health care facilities
Sponsor Rep. Ed Lewis (R)
Progress
House: In Committee
Last Action
05/15/2026
H - Referred to committee - House-Emerging Issues
HB2355 Creates provisions relating to a MO HealthNet waiver for nutrition services
Sponsor Rep. Holly Jones (R)
Progress
Senate: In Committee
Last Action
05/07/2026
S - Placed on Informal Calendar
HB2373 Creates provisions relating to children's access to health care services
Sponsor Rep. Brad Christ (R)
Progress
House: In Committee
Last Action
05/15/2026
H - Referred to committee - House-Emerging Issues
HB2374 Creates provisions relating to children's access to health care services
Sponsor Rep. Holly Jones (R)
Progress
House: In Committee
Last Action
05/15/2026
H - Referred to committee - House-Emerging Issues
HB2399 Creates a bill of rights for the unhoused
Sponsor Rep. Marty Joe Murray (D)
Progress
House: In Committee
Last Action
05/15/2026
H - Referred to committee - House-Emerging Issues
SB844 Modifies provisions regarding the State Legal Expense Fund as it relates to foster care contractors
Sponsor Sen. Lincoln Hough (R)
Progress
House: In Committee
Last Action
03/09/2026
S - Voted Do Pass - Senate-General Laws
SB875 Establishes a "Restaurant Meals Program" as part of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Sponsor Sen. Angela Mosley (D)
Progress
House: In Committee
Last Action
03/04/2026
S - Hearing Conducted - Senate-Families, Seniors and Health
SB911 Establishes a registration process for certain children's homes
Sponsor Sen. Adam Schnelting (R)
Progress
Senate: In Committee
Last Action
01/08/2026
S - Referred to committee - Senate-Families, Seniors and Health
SB1075 Creates the "Food is Medicine Act"
Sponsor Sen. Brad Hudson (R)
Progress
House: In Committee
Last Action
03/04/2026
S - Hearing Conducted - Senate-Families, Seniors and Health
SB1092 Modifies provisions relating to professional licensure
Sponsor Sen. Patty Lewis (D)
Progress
House: In Committee
Last Action
04/28/2026
H - Reported Do Pass - House-Rules-Administrative
SB1236 Requires physicians to make certain disclosures to patients of benefits received from manufacturers
Sponsor Sen. Nick Schroer (R)
Progress
Senate: In Committee
Last Action
01/27/2026
S - Referred to committee - Senate-Families, Seniors and Health
SB1347 Modifies provisions relating to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Sponsor Sen. Jill Carter (R)
Progress
Senate: In Committee
Last Action
01/27/2026
S - Referred to committee - Senate-Families, Seniors and Health
SB1401 Modifies provisions of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Sponsor Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman (R)
Progress
Senate: In Committee
Last Action
01/27/2026
S - Referred to committee - Senate-Families, Seniors and Health
SB1417 Modifies the length of supervision for certain social work supervisors
Sponsor Sen. Curtis Trent (R)
Progress
Senate: In Committee
Last Action
02/05/2026
S - Referred to committee - Senate-Emerging Issues and Professional Registration
SJR103 Modifies provisions relating to MO HealthNet
Sponsor Sen. Jill Carter (R)
Progress
House: In Committee
Last Action
02/11/2026
S - Hearing Conducted - Senate-Families, Seniors and Health