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HB1967 • 2026

Requires members of the general assembly to stay present in a hearing when a bill they sponsor is being heard

Requires members of the general assembly to stay present in a hearing when a bill they sponsor is being heard

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Dean, Jeremy (132)
Last action
2026-05-15
Official status
05/15/2026 - Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
Effective date
2026-08-28

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Requires members of the general assembly to stay present in a hearing when a bill they sponsor is being heard

Requires members of the general assembly to stay present in a hearing when a bill they sponsor is being heard

What This Bill Does

  • Requires members of the general assembly to stay present in a hearing when a bill they sponsor is being heard

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-15 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Emerging Issues(H)

  2. 2026-01-08 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Read Second Time (H)

  3. 2026-01-07 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Read First Time (H)

  4. 2025-12-01 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Prefiled (H)

Official Summary Text

Requires members of the general assembly to stay present in a hearing when a bill they sponsor is being heard

Current Bill Text

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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 1967
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENT A TIVE DEAN.
5168H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
T o amend chapter 21, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to the general
assembly .
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 21, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be
2 known as section 21.489, to read as follows:
21.489. 1. The sponsor of a bill shall r emain present in the hearing room for the
2 entir ety of the public hearing on such bill.
3 2. Notwithstanding the prov isions of subsection 1 of this section, the bill sponsor
4 may leave the hearing r oom to attend to health or personal needs and shall r eturn to the
5 hearing ro om within ten minutes.
6 3. As used in this section, the term "health or personal needs" shall include
7 essential activities r equir ed to maintain an individual's physical well-being and shall not
8 include br eaks for meals or meetings.
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EXPLANA TION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is
intended to be omitted from the law . Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.