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Missouri · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 49: Authorizes school districts and charter schools to employ or accept chaplains as volunteers

Passed both chambers 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 49 is a bill introduced in the Missouri Senate on December 1, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Authorizes school districts and charter schools to employ or accept chaplains as volunteers. Primary sponsor: Black. It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (May 30, 2025): Delivered to Governor.

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

Official summary

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

Authorizes school districts and charter schools to employ or accept chaplains as volunteers

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
BlackPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Karla MayCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate4

“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. Delivered to Governor
  2. Signed by Senate President Pro Tem
  3. Reported Duly Enrolled Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee
  4. Signed by House Speaker
  5. Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed
  6. H Third Read and Passed
  7. Bill Placed on Informal Calendar
  8. Reported Do Pass H Rules - Administrative
  9. Voted Do Pass H Rules - Administrative
  10. Referred H Rules - Administrative
  11. Reported Do Pass H Elementary and Secondary Education
  12. Voted Do Pass H Elementary and Secondary Education

Showing 12 most recent of 30 actions. Full history

Sources

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