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Missouri · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2685: Designates the week of September 24th to 30th each year as "Historically Black College and University Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Week"

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 2685 is a bill introduced in the Missouri House on January 5, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Designates the week of September 24th to 30th each year as "Historically Black College and University Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Week". Primary sponsor: Michael Johnson (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (May 15, 2026): Referred: Emerging Issues(H).

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Michael JohnsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse23
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