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Missouri · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1298: Modifies provisions relating to abuse and neglect reporting, including a requirement to report companion animal abuse

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1298 is a bill introduced in the Missouri House on February 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Modifies provisions relating to abuse and neglect reporting, including a requirement to report companion animal abuse. Primary sponsor: Holly Jones (Republican). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 5, 2025): Public Hearing Held (S).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Holly JonesPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse88
Jo DollCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse91
George HruzaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse89
Mark SharpCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse37

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Public Hearing Held (S)
  2. Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Monday, May 5, 2025, 2:30 p.m., Senate Committee Room 2 - 1st Floor
  3. Second read and referred: Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources(S)
  4. Reported to the Senate and First Read (S)
  5. Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 143 NOES: 4 PRESENT: 0
  6. Taken Up for Third Reading (H)
  7. Perfected (H)
  8. Title of Bill - Agreed To
  9. Taken Up for Perfection (H)
  10. Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)
  11. Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 9 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0
  12. Voted Do Pass (H)

Showing 12 most recent of 21 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source