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Missouri · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 255: Establishes the "Missouri Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act"

In committee 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 255 is a bill introduced in the Missouri House on December 2, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Establishes the "Missouri Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act". Primary sponsor: LaKeySha Bosley (Democratic). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 15, 2025): Referred: Emerging Issues(H).

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
LaKeySha BosleyPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse79
Tonya RushCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse67
Mark SharpCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse37
Kem SmithCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse68

“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. Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
  2. Read Second Time (H)
  3. Read First Time (H)
  4. Prefiled (H)

Sources

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