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Missouri · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 38: Creates provisions relating to educational institutions and establishes the "Missouri Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (Missouri CROWN) Act" governing discrimination against protective hairstyles in educational institutions

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

SB 38 is a bill introduced in the Missouri Senate on December 1, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Creates provisions relating to educational institutions and establishes the "Missouri Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (Missouri CROWN) Act" governing discrimination against protective hairstyles in educational institutions. Primary sponsor: Barbara Washington (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (April 24, 2025): HCS Reported Do Pass H Rules - Legislative.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Creates provisions relating to educational institutions and establishes the "Missouri Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (Missouri CROWN) Act" governing discrimination against protective hairstyles in educational institutions

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Barbara WashingtonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate9

“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. HCS Reported Do Pass H Rules - Legislative
  2. HCS Voted Do Pass H Rules - Legislative
  3. Referred H Rules - Legislative
  4. HCS Reported Do Pass H Emerging Issues
  5. HCS Voted Do Pass H Emerging Issues
  6. Hearing Conducted H Emerging Issues
  7. Referred H Emerging Issues
  8. H Second Read
  9. H First Read
  10. S Third Read and Passed
  11. Reported Truly Perfected S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee
  12. Perfected

Showing 12 most recent of 19 actions. Full history

Sources

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