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HB1948 • 2026

Establishes provisions relating to the "Missouri Fathership Project"

Establishes provisions relating to the "Missouri Fathership Project"

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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
Gragg, Jamie Ray (140)
Last action
2026-04-15
Official status
04/15/2026 - Motion to Do Pass Failed (S)
Effective date
2026-08-28

Plain English Breakdown

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Establishes provisions relating to the "Missouri Fathership Project"

Establishes provisions relating to the "Missouri Fathership Project"

What This Bill Does

  • Establishes provisions relating to the "Missouri Fathership Project"

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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4758H03.01H

4758H03.01H • Bosley

Distributed

Plain English: 4758H03.01H HB 1948 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 1 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No.

  • 4758H03.01H HB 1948 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 1 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No.
  • 1948, Page 1, Section A, Line 2, by 2 inserting after said section and line the following: 3 4 "9.390.
  • The month of June is hereby designated as "Immigrant Heritage Month" in 5 Missouri.
  • The citizens of this state are encouraged to participate in appropriate events and 6 activities to celebrate the accomplishments and contributions of immigrants and their children to 7 make Missouri a healthier, safer, more diverse, and more prosperous place.
HA 1

4758H03.04H • Dolan

Adopted

Plain English: 4758H03.04H HB 1948 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 1 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No.

  • 4758H03.04H HB 1948 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 1 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No.
  • 1948, Page 3, Section 210.1150, Line 2 74, by inserting after said line the following: 3 4 "6.
  • Any father participating in the project established under this section who has been 5 making regular child support payments in accordance with an agreement entered into with the 6 family support division or who has been complying with a court-ordered visitation and custody 7 order shall: 8 (1) Be eligible for limited driving privileges or the return of such participant's license as 9 described under section 302.309; and 10 (2) Not be subject to the suspension of a: 11 (a) Hunting and fishing license, as such procedure is described under section 454.1027; 12 or 13 (b) Professional or occupational license, as such procedure is described under section 14 454.1003."; and 15 16 Further amend said bill by amending the title, enacting clause, and intersectional references 17 accordingly.
4758H03.05H

4758H03.05H • Gragg

Distributed

Plain English: 4758H03.05H HB 1948 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 1 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No.

  • 4758H03.05H HB 1948 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 1 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No.
  • 1948, Page 1, In the Title, Line 3, by 2 deleting said line and inserting in lieu thereof the word "fatherhood."; and 3 4 Further amend said bill by amending the title, enacting clause, and intersectional references 5 accordingly.
4758H03.06H

4758H03.06H • Gragg

Distributed

Plain English: 4758H03.06H HB 1948 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 2 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No.

  • 4758H03.06H HB 1948 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 2 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No.
  • 1948, Page 1, Section 9.411, Line 1, 2 by deleting the word "Fathership" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "Fatherhood"; and 3 4 Further amend said bill and page, Section 210.1150, Line 2, by deleting the first instance of the 5 word "Fathership" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "Fatherhood"; and 6 7 Further amend said bill, page, section, and line, by deleting the second instance of the word 8 "fathership" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "fatherhood"; and 9 10 Further amend said bill, page, and section, Line 4, by deleting the word "fathership" and 11 inserting in lieu thereof the word "fatherhood"; and 12 13 Further amend said bill, page, and section, Line 5, by deleting the word "fathership" and 14 inserting in lieu thereof the word "fatherhood"; and 15 16 Further amend said bill, page, and section, Line 7, by deleting the word "fathership" and 17 inserting in lieu thereof the word "fatherhood"; and 18 19 Further amend said bil, page, and section, Line 11, by deleting the word "Fathership" and 20 inserting in lieu thereof the word "Fatherhood"; and 21 22 Further amend said bill and section, Page 2, Line 20, by deleting the word "fathership" and 23 inserting in lieu thereof the word "fatherhood"; and 24 25 Further amend said bill, page, and section, Line 24, by deleting the word "fathership" and 26 inserting in lieu thereof the word "fatherhood"; and 27 28 Further amend said bill, page, and section, Line 26, by deleting the word "Fathership" and 29 inserting in lieu thereof the word "Fatherhood"; and 30 31 Further amend said bill, page, and section, Line 28, by deleting the word "Fathership" and 32 inserting in lieu thereof the word "Fatherhood"; and 33 34 Further amend said bill, page, and section, Line 31, by deleting the word "Fathership" and 35 inserting in lieu thereof the word "Fatherhood"; and 36 4758H03.06H Page 2 of 2 1 Further amend said bill, page, and section, Line 42, by deleting the word "fathership" and 2 inserting in lieu thereof the word "fatherhood"; and 3 4 Further amend said bill, page, and section, Line 45, by deleting the word "fathership" and 5 inserting in lieu thereof the word "fatherhood"; and 6 7 Further amend said bill and section, Page 3, Line 51, by deleting the word "fathership" and 8 inserting in lieu thereof the word "fatherhood"; and 9 10 Further amend said bill, page, and section, Line 53, by deleting the word "Fathership" and 11 inserting in lieu thereof the word "Fatherhood"; and 12 13 Further amend said bill, page, and section, Line 72, by deleting the word "fathership" and 14 inserting in lieu thereof the word "fatherhood"; and 15 16 Further amend said bill by amending the title, enacting clause, and intersectional references 17 accordingly.
4758H03.07H

4758H03.07H • Bosley

Distributed

Plain English: 4758H03.07H HB 1948 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 1 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No.

  • 4758H03.07H HB 1948 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 1 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No.
  • 1948, Page 1, Section A, Line 2, by 2 inserting after said section and line the following: 3 4 "9.392.
  • December first each year is hereby designated as "Freeman Bosley, Sr.
  • Day" in 5 Missouri.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-15 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Held (S)

  2. 2026-04-15 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Motion to Do Pass Failed (S)

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

    Public Hearing Held (S)

  4. 2026-04-02 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

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

  5. 2026-03-30 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - CANCELLED: Wendesday, April 1, 2026, 8:00 a.m., Senate Committee Room 1 - 1st Floor

  6. 2026-03-12 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Second read and referred: Families, Seniors and Health(S)

  7. 2026-03-02 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Completed (H)

  8. 2026-03-02 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Voted Do Pass (H)

  9. 2026-03-02 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 7 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

  10. 2026-03-02 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Taken Up for Third Reading (H)

  11. 2026-03-02 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 141 NOES: 4 PRESENT: 0

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

    Reported to the Senate and First Read (S)

  13. 2026-02-26 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Fiscal Review(H)

  14. 2026-02-25 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Taken Up for Perfection (H)

  15. 2026-02-25 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Title of Bill - Agreed To

  16. 2026-02-25 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    HCS Adopted (H)

  17. 2026-02-25 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Perfected with Amendments (H) - HA 1, adopted

  18. 2026-02-24 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)

  19. 2026-02-17 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 10 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

  20. 2026-02-16 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Completed (H)

  21. 2026-02-16 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Voted Do Pass (H)

  22. 2026-02-11 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Rules - Legislative(H)

  23. 2026-02-03 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Completed (H)

  24. 2026-02-03 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    HCS Voted Do Pass (H)

  25. 2026-02-03 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 17 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

  26. 2026-01-27 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Public Hearing Completed (H)

  27. 2026-01-08 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Read Second Time (H)

  28. 2026-01-08 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Children and Families(H)

  29. 2026-01-07 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Read First Time (H)

  30. 2025-12-01 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Prefiled (H)

Official Summary Text

Establishes provisions relating to the "Missouri Fathership Project"

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
HCS HB 1948
GRAGG (140)
FATHERHOOD ENGAGEMENT
4758H.03P
3/2/2026Date :Session Day : 30
Roll Call : 10
Y - ALLEN @ - DURNELL Y - LEWIS Y - SEITZ
Y - AMATO Y - EALY Y - LOY Y - SELF
Y - ANDERSON Y - ELLIOTT Y - LUCAS @ - SHARP 37
Y - APPELBAUM Y - FALKNER Y - MACKEY Y - SHARPE 4
Y - AUNE Y - FARNAN Y - MANSUR Y - SHIELDS
Y - BANDERMAN Y - FOGLE @ - MARTIN @ - SIMMONS
Y - BARNES Y - FOUNTAIN HENDERS Y - MATTHIESEN @ - 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
@ - BOSLEY Y - GRAGG Y - MEIRATH @ - STEINMETZ
Y - BOYKIN Y - 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
Y - BUSICK Y - HAUSMAN Y - OEHLERKING @ - THOMAS
Y - BUTZ Y - HEIN Y - OVERCAST Y - THOMPSON
Y - BYRNES Y - HEWKIN Y - OWEN N - 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
N - 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
@ - CUPPS Y - JONES 88 Y - REUTER Y - WILLIAMS
Y - DAVIDSON @ - JORDAN Y - RIGGS Y - WILSON
N - DAVIS Y - JUSTUS Y - RILEY N - WOLFIN
Y - DEAN Y - KALBERLOH Y - ROBERTS Y - WOODS
Y - DEATON Y - KEATHLEY @ - RUSH Y - WRIGHT
Y - DIEHL Y - KELLEY Y - SASSMANN Y - YOUNG
Y - DOLAN Y - KIMBLE Y - SCHMIDT Y - ZIMMERMANN
Y - DOLL @ - KNIGHT Y - SCHULTE Y - MR SPEAKER
Y - DOUGLAS Y - LAUBINGER
Total Yes : 141 Total Present : 0
Total No : 4 Total Absent : 13
Vacancies : 5