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HB1756 • 2026

Designates the first week of June each year as "June's Week" in honor of rare pediatric diseases

Designates the first week of June each year as "June's Week" in honor of rare pediatric diseases

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Steinmeyer, Mike (020)
Last action
2026-04-28
Official status
04/28/2026 - Voted Do Pass (S)
Effective date
2026-08-28

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not specify the exact impact on individuals or provide details about activities during June's Week.

June's Week for Rare Pediatric Diseases

This law makes the first week of June each year 'June's Week' to honor rare pediatric diseases.

What This Bill Does

  • Designates the first week of June as a special time every year.
  • The designated week is called 'June's Week'.

Terms To Know

Rare Pediatric Diseases
Diseases that affect very few children and are not common.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not provide funding for activities during June's Week.
  • It is unclear what specific actions will be taken to honor rare pediatric diseases during this week.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

3948H01.01H

3948H01.01H • Bosley

Distributed

Plain English: The amendment adds three new designations to House Bill No. 1756: Immigrant Heritage Month in June, Wrongful Conviction Day on October 2nd, and Freeman Bosley, Sr. Day on December 1st.

  • Designates the month of June as 'Immigrant Heritage Month' to celebrate immigrants and their contributions to Missouri.
  • Establishes October 2nd each year as 'Wrongful Conviction Day' to raise awareness about wrongful convictions.
  • Declares December 1st as 'Freeman Bosley, Sr. Day' in honor of the retired St. Louis City politician.
  • The amendment does not specify how or if these designations will be officially recognized or celebrated beyond encouraging citizen participation.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-28 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Voted Do Pass (S)

  2. 2026-04-14 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Public Hearing Held (S)

  3. 2026-04-08 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Tuesday, April 8, 2026, 12:00 p.m., Senate Committee Room 1 - 1st Floor

  4. 2026-04-08 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - CORRECTED: Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 12:00 p.m., Senate Committee Room 1 - 1st Floor

  5. 2026-03-23 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Second read and referred: Progress and Development(S)

  6. 2026-03-11 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Taken Up for Third Reading (H)

  7. 2026-03-11 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 147 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

  8. 2026-03-11 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Reported to the Senate and First Read (S)

  9. 2026-03-09 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Taken Up for Perfection (H)

  10. 2026-03-09 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Title of Bill - Agreed To

  11. 2026-03-09 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Perfected (H)

  12. 2026-03-02 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)

  13. 2026-02-23 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Completed (H)

  14. 2026-02-23 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Voted Do Pass (H)

  15. 2026-02-23 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 11 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

  16. 2026-02-18 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Rules - Legislative(H)

  17. 2026-02-12 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 9 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

  18. 2026-02-11 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Completed (H)

  19. 2026-02-11 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Voted Do Pass (H)

  20. 2026-02-04 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Public Hearing Completed (H)

  21. 2026-01-29 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Special Committee on Tourism(H)

  22. 2026-01-08 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Read Second Time (H)

  23. 2026-01-07 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Read First Time (H)

  24. 2025-12-01 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Prefiled (H)

Official Summary Text

Designates the first week of June each year as "June's Week" in honor of rare pediatric diseases

Current Bill Text

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UNOFFICIAL COPY
SECOND REGULAR SESSION
103rd General Assembly
State of Missouri - House of Representatives
HBs FOR THIRD READING
HB 1756
STEINMEYER (020)
JUNE'S WEEK
3948H.01P
3/11/2026Date :Session Day : 36
Roll Call : 8
Y - ALLEN Y - DURNELL Y - LEWIS Y - SEITZ
Y - AMATO @ - EALY Y - LOY Y - SELF
Y - ANDERSON Y - ELLIOTT Y - LUCAS @ - SHARP 37
@ - APPELBAUM Y - FALKNER Y - MACKEY Y - SHARPE 4
Y - AUNE @ - FARNAN Y - MANSUR Y - SHIELDS
Y - BANDERMAN Y - FOGLE Y - MARTIN Y - SIMMONS
Y - BARNES Y - FOUNTAIN HENDERS Y - MATTHIESEN Y - SMITH 46
Y - BILLINGTON Y - FOWLER Y - MAYHEW Y - SMITH 68
Y - BLACK Y - FUCHS Y - MCGAUGH Y - SMITH 74
Y - BOGGS Y - GALLICK Y - MCGIRL Y - STEINHOFF
Y - BOSLEY Y - GRAGG Y - MEIRATH Y - STEINMETZ
Y - BOYKIN @ - GRIFFITH Y - MILLER Y - STEINMEYER
Y - BOYKO Y - HADEN Y - MOSLEY Y - STINNETT
Y - BROMLEY Y - HALES Y - MURPHY Y - STRICKLER
Y - BROWN Y - HALEY Y - MURRAY Y - TAYLOR 48
Y - BURTON Y - HARBISON Y - MYERS Y - TAYLOR 84
Y - BUSH Y - HARDWICK Y - NOLTE Y - TERRY
@ - BUSICK Y - HAUSMAN Y - OEHLERKING Y - THOMAS
Y - BUTZ Y - HEIN Y - OVERCAST Y - THOMPSON
Y - BYRNES Y - HEWKIN Y - OWEN Y - TITUS
Y - CASTEEL Y - HINMAN Y - PARKER Y - VANSCHOIACK
Y - CATON Y - HOVIS Y - PERKINS Y - VEIT
Y - CHAPPELL Y - HRUZA Y - PETERS Y - VERNETTI
Y - CHRIST Y - HURLBERT Y - PHELPS Y - VIOLET
Y - CHRISTENSEN Y - INGLE Y - PLANK Y - VOSS
Y - CLEMENS Y - IRWIN Y - POLLITT Y - WALSH MOORE
Y - COLEMAN Y - JACOBS Y - POUCHE Y - WARWICK
Y - COLLINS Y - JAMISON @ - PRICE Y - WEBER
Y - COOK Y - JOBE Y - PROUDIE Y - WELLENKAMP
Y - COSTLOW Y - JOHNSON Y - REED Y - WEST
Y - CROSSLEY Y - JONES 12 Y - REEDY Y - WHALEY
Y - CUPPS Y - JONES 88 @ - REUTER Y - WILLIAMS
Y - DAVIDSON Y - JORDAN Y - RIGGS Y - WILSON
Y - DAVIS Y - JUSTUS Y - RILEY @ - WOLFIN
Y - DEAN Y - KALBERLOH Y - ROBERTS Y - WOODS
Y - DEATON @ - KEATHLEY @ - RUSH Y - WRIGHT
Y - DIEHL Y - KELLEY Y - SASSMANN Y - YOUNG
Y - DOLAN Y - KIMBLE Y - SCHMIDT Y - ZIMMERMANN
Y - DOLL Y - KNIGHT Y - SCHULTE Y - MR SPEAKER
Y - DOUGLAS Y - LAUBINGER
Total Yes : 147 Total Present : 0
Total No : 0 Total Absent : 11
Vacancies : 5