Social Services

HB1835 - Rep. Ann Kelley (R) - Requires the department of social services to provide caseworkers with specialized training for persons aging out of the foster care system
Progress: House: Filed
Last Action:
01/08/2026 
H - Read Second Time

HB1837 - Rep. Ann Kelley (R) - Requires the children's division to ensure that case workers have no more than twenty active cases
Progress: House: Filed
Last Action:
01/08/2026 
H - Read Second Time

HB1838 - Rep. Ann Kelley (R) - Exempts certain farm vehicles from motor vehicle safety inspections
Progress: House: Filed
Last Action:
01/08/2026 
H - Referred to committee - House-Government Efficiency

HB1889 - Rep. Wendy Hausman (R) - 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
Progress: House: Filed
Last Action:
01/08/2026 
H - Read Second Time

HB1918 - Rep. David Casteel (R) - Expands the definition of special victim to include staff members of the division of youth services and registered nurses
Progress: House: Filed
Last Action:
01/08/2026 
H - Read Second Time

HB2044 - Rep. Marlene Terry (D) - 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
Progress: House: Filed
Last Action:
01/08/2026 
H - Read Second Time

HB2241 - Rep. Jamie Gragg (R) - Establishes a registration process for certain children's homes
Progress: House: Filed
Last Action:
01/08/2026 
H - Read Second Time

HB2275 - Rep. Ed Lewis (R) - Adds penalties for violations of provisions relating to compassionate care visits in health care facilities
Progress: House: Filed
Last Action:
01/08/2026 
H - Read Second Time

HB2355 - Rep. Holly Jones (R) - Creates provisions relating to a MO HealthNet waiver for nutrition services
Progress: House: Filed
Last Action:
01/08/2026 
H - Read Second Time

HB2373 - Rep. Brad Christ (R) - Creates provisions relating to children's access to health care services
Progress: House: Filed
Last Action:
01/08/2026 
H - Read Second Time

HB2374 - Rep. Holly Jones (R) - Creates provisions relating to children's access to health care services
Progress: House: Filed
Last Action:
01/08/2026 
H - Read Second Time

HB2399 - Rep. Marty Joe Murray (D) - Creates a bill of rights for the unhoused
Progress: House: Filed
Last Action:
01/08/2026 
H - Read Second Time

SB844 - Sen. Lincoln Hough (R) - Modifies provisions regarding the State Legal Expense Fund
Progress: Senate: Filed
Last Action:
01/08/2026 
S - Referred to committee - Senate-General Laws

SB875 - Sen. Angela Mosley (D) - Establishes a "Restaurant Meals Program" as part of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Progress: Senate: Filed
Last Action:
01/08/2026 
S - Referred to committee - Senate-Families, Seniors and Health

SB911 - Sen. Adam Schnelting (R) - Establishes a registration process for certain children's homes
Progress: Senate: Filed
Last Action:
01/08/2026 
S - Referred to committee - Senate-Families, Seniors and Health

SB1075 - Sen. Brad Hudson (R) - Creates the "Food is Medicine Act"
Progress: Senate: Filed
Last Action:
01/07/2026 
S - Read First Time

SB1092 - Sen. Patty Lewis (D) - Modifies the length of supervision for certain social work supervisors
Progress: Senate: Filed
Last Action:
01/07/2026 
S - Read First Time

SB1236 - Sen. Nick Schroer (R) - Requires physicians to make certain disclosures to patients of benefits received from manufacturers
Progress: Senate: Filed
Last Action:
01/07/2026 
S - Read First Time

SB1347 - Sen. Jill Carter (R) - Modifies provisions relating to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Progress: Senate: Filed
Last Action:
01/07/2026 
S - Read First Time

SB1401 - Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman (R) - Modifies provisions of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Progress: Senate: Filed
Last Action:
01/07/2026 
S - Read First Time

SB1417 - Sen. Curtis Trent (R) - Modifies the length of supervision for certain social work supervisors
Progress: Senate: Filed
Last Action:
01/07/2026 
S - Read First Time

SJR103 - Sen. Jill Carter (R) - Modifies provisions relating to MO HealthNet
Progress: Senate: Filed
Last Action:
01/07/2026 
S - Read First Time