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HB1977 • 2026

Modifies provisions relating to civil detention procedures

Modifies provisions relating to civil detention procedures

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Cook, Bennie (143)
Last action
2026-04-15
Official status
04/15/2026 - Voted Do Pass (S)
Effective date
2026-08-28

Plain English Breakdown

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Modifies provisions relating to civil detention procedures

Modifies provisions relating to civil detention procedures

What This Bill Does

  • Modifies provisions relating to civil detention procedures

Limits and Unknowns

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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

    Voted Do Pass (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, 8:15 a.m., Senate Lounge - 3rd Floor

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

    Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - CANCELLED: Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 8:15 a.m., Senate Lounge-3rd Floor

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

    Second read and referred: Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence(S)

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

    Taken Up for Third Reading (H)

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

    Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 137 NOES: 9 PRESENT: 0

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

    Reported to the Senate and First Read (S)

  10. 2026-02-25 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Taken Up for Perfection (H)

  11. 2026-02-25 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Title of Bill - Agreed To

  12. 2026-02-25 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Perfected (H)

  13. 2026-02-11 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)

  14. 2026-02-09 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Completed (H)

  15. 2026-02-09 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Voted Do Pass (H)

  16. 2026-02-09 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 12 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

  17. 2026-01-29 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Rules - Legislative(H)

  18. 2026-01-22 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Completed (H)

  19. 2026-01-22 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Voted Do Pass (H)

  20. 2026-01-22 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 12 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

  21. 2026-01-15 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Public Hearing Completed (H)

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

    Read Second Time (H)

  23. 2026-01-08 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Health and Mental Health(H)

  24. 2026-01-07 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Read First Time (H)

  25. 2025-12-01 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Prefiled (H)

Official Summary Text

Modifies provisions relating to civil detention procedures

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 1977
COOK (143)
DETENTION FOR EVALUATION AND TREATMENT FOR
MENTAL HEALTH
3/2/2026Date :Session Day : 30
Roll Call : 8
Y - ALLEN @ - DURNELL Y - LEWIS Y - SEITZ
Y - AMATO Y - EALY N - LOY Y - SELF
Y - ANDERSON N - 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 Y - MARTIN Y - 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 @ - 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 N - 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 N - 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
@ - DEATON N - 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 : 137 Total Present : 0
Total No : 9 Total Absent : 12
Vacancies : 5