MASL Legislative Update

• What's New in Legislation
• Legislative Dates of Interest
• Legislative Spotlight
• Bill Tracking
• MASL Legislative Committee Members

• Pre filing of bills began on December 1.
  • 1,381 were introduced in the House and 738 in the Senate.

• Education was listed as a top priority.
• Funding recommendations fell short of the funding requests by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for the foundation formula.
• Kehoe reiterated plans to modernize the funding formula and his support for vouchers, school choice, and open enrollment.

• MLA/MASL Legislative Advocacy Day: February 3, 9:30 a.m. @ 600 W. Main, Jefferson City, MO
• State of the Judiciary Address: January 28, 10:30 a.m.
• Legislative spring break: March 16-20
• Easter Holiday: April 16
• Last Day of Session: May 15

• Bill introduced in House or Senate. Bills can be prefiled as early as Dec. 1 and can be filed 60 days into legislative session
• 1st Reading: Only Bill Title & Number Read
• 2nd Reading: Read, Added to Calendar & assigned to a committee
  • Public Hearing before the Committee
  • Committee Votes "do pass" or no recommendation
• Perfection of Bill: Debate on House or Senate floor
• 3rd Reading: Vote for final passage
• Sent to second chamber for 1st & 2nd readings, committee referral, public hearing and vote
• Sent to Governor

MASL will testify for the bills in bold.

• HB1767 (Lewis): Enacts the Missouri Educators and Parental Empowerment and Rights Act (Read Second Time)
• HB1792 (Murphy): Establishes the “Media Literacy and Critical Thinking Act” (Read Second Time)
• HB2217 (Riggs): Establishes transparency requirements for textbooks and curricula (Referred to Committee 1/8/2026)
• HB2230 (Byrnes): Limits the use of technology for student learning practices in elementary schools (Referred to Committee 1/22/2026)
• HB2272 (Lewis): Modifies provisions governing certificates of license to teach (Read Second Time)
• HB2580 (Coleman): Prohibits public school staff members from encouraging students in their social transition to being perceived as a member of the opposite biological sex (Referred to Committee 1/8/2026)
• HB2872 (Loy): Creates, repeals, and modifies provisions relating to literacy of elementary school students (Referred to Committee 1/15/2026)
• HB2878 (Gragg): Modifies Provisions Governing the School Calendar (Read Second Time)
• HJR114 (Costlow): Proposes a constitutional amendment to assert the rights of parents to participate in and direct the education of their children free from government interference (Referred to Committee 1/8/2026)
• HJR137 (Sharp): Proposes a constitutional amendment that adds employees of school districts to the list of allowed employment for members of the general assembly (Read Second Time)
  
• SB1028 (Brattin): Establishes Provisions Regarding Elementary and Secondary Education (Referred to Committee 1/15/2026)
• SB1123 (Schroer): Modifies provisions relating to providing sexual material to a student (Referred to Committee 1/15/2026)
  
• SB1442 (Hudson): Creates, repeals, and modifies provisions relating to literacy of elementary school students (Read First Time)

• HB1922 (Murray): Authorizes income tax deductions for educators and first responders (Read Second Time)
• HB2112 (Steinhoff): Establishes the “Missouri Teachers Matter Grant Program” (Read Second Time)
• HB2247 (Wolfin): Reduces and eliminates the personal income tax over a period of 10 years. (Read Second Time)
• HB2252 (Zimmerman): Establishes the “Missouri Teachers Classroom Supply Assistance Program (Read Second Time)

• HB2426 (Keathley): Establishes provisions related to parental rights (Read Second Time)
• HB3005 (Justus): Establishes provisions relating to the reconsideration of materials in a public library or public school library (Read First Time)
• SB1136 (Henderson): Establishes provisions relating to the reconsideration of materials in a public library or public school library (Referred to Committee 1/15/2026)
• SB1280 (Coleman): Creates and modifies provisions related to pornographic materials (Read First Time)

• HB1830 (Violet): Modifies provisions governing city-county library boards of trustees in St. Charles County (Read Second Time)
• HB2392 (Murray): Establishes the “Missouri Social Media Safety for Minors Act” (Read Second Time)

Sarah Colbert (Committee Chair)

Rebecca Marcum Parker (Committee Past Chair)

Stephanie Hayes

Kendra Helsel

Jonathan Mansfield

Nathan Miller

Jenn Baldwin (MASL President)

Hope Hunter (MASL 1st Vice-President)

Elizabeth Hoskins (MASL 2nd Vice-President)

Andrea Sumy (MASL AASL Delegate)

Matt King (MASL Past President)

Email: info@maslonline.org