Requires school districts to provide instruction in cursive writing
Requires school districts to provide instruction in cursive writing
Education
Passed Legislature
This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.
Sponsor
McGaugh, Peggy (007)
Last action
2026-04-29
Official status
04/29/2026 - Placed Back on Formal Perfection Calendar (H)
Effective date
2026-08-28
Plain English Breakdown
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Requires school districts to provide instruction in cursive writing
Requires school districts to provide instruction in cursive writing
What This Bill Does
Requires school districts to provide instruction in cursive writing
Limits and Unknowns
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Amendments
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Plain English: 4925H02.02H
HB 2115
House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____
Offered By
_____________________________________ ___________________________________
Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________
Page 1 of 1
1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill Nos.
4925H02.02H
HB 2115
House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____
Offered By
_____________________________________ ___________________________________
Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________
Page 1 of 1
1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill Nos.
2115 & 1876, Page 1, Section
2 170.025, Line 12, by inserting after all of the said section and line the following:
3
4 "170.373.
1.
The state board of education shall convene a work group to develop and
5 recommend academic performance standards relating to one unit of credit of Black history
6 education and one unit of credit of Black literature education required by the board.
Plain English: 4925H02.03H
HB 2115
House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____
Offered By
_____________________________________ ___________________________________
Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________
Page 1 of 1
1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill Nos.
4925H02.03H
HB 2115
House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____
Offered By
_____________________________________ ___________________________________
Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________
Page 1 of 1
1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill Nos.
2115 & 1876, Page 1, In the Title,
2 Lines 2-3, by deleting the phrase "in cursive writing"; and
3
4 Further amend said bill by amending the title, enacting clause, and intersectional references
5 accordingly.
Plain English: 4925H02.04H
HB 2115
House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____
Offered By
_____________________________________ ___________________________________
Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________
Page 1 of 1
1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill Nos.
4925H02.04H
HB 2115
House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____
Offered By
_____________________________________ ___________________________________
Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________
Page 1 of 1
1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill Nos.
2115 & 1876, Page 1, Section
2 170.025, Lines 2-3, by deleting all of the said lines and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
3
4 "(1) For any student in grades five to seven the school district or charter school shall
5 provide instruction that includes cursive writing, in a manner determined by the"; and
6
7 Further amend said bill, page, and section, Line 8, by deleting the phrase "in grade five" and
8 inserting in lieu thereof the phrase "as a graduation requirement before the completion of high
9 school"; and
10
11 Further amend said bill by amending the title, enacting clause, and intersectional references
12 accordingly.
Bill History
2026-04-29Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Placed Back on Formal Perfection Calendar (H)
2026-04-13Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)
2026-04-09Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Placed Back on Formal Perfection Calendar (H)
2026-03-23Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)
2026-03-11Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Placed Back on Formal Perfection Calendar (H)
2026-02-25Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)
2026-02-23Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Executive Session Completed (H)
2026-02-23Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Voted Do Pass (H)
2026-02-23Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 8 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 1
2026-02-12Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Referred: Rules - Administrative(H)
2026-02-04Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Executive Session Completed (H)
2026-02-04Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
2026-02-04Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
2026-01-21Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Public Hearing Completed (H)
2026-01-08Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Read Second Time (H)
2026-01-08Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education(H)
2026-01-07Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Read First Time (H)
2025-12-02Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Prefiled (H)
Official Summary Text
Requires school districts to provide instruction in cursive writing
Current Bill Text
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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
HOUSE BILL NOS. 21 15 & 1876
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
4925H.02C JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
T o amend chapter 170, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to instruction in
cursive writing.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 170, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be
2 known as section 170.025, to read as follows:
170.025. 1. Each school district and charter school shall ensur e that:
2 (1) Each elementary school under the control of such school district or charter
3 school pr ovides instruction that includes cursive writing, in a manner determined by the
4 district or charter school, so that students can demonstrate an ability to read documents
5 written in cursive and cr eate read able documents thr ough legible cursive handwriting;
6 and
7 (2) Beginning in the 2028-29 school year and for all subsequent school years,
8 each student in grade five takes a teacher -constructed test to demonstrate the student's
9 competency in both read ing and writing cursive.
10 2. Each local school board or governing board of a charter school shall be
11 r esponsible for the appr oval and adoption of curriculum and standards for competency
12 that will be used by the school district or charter school.
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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.