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HB2120 • 2026

Establishes antibullying requirements for school districts

Establishes antibullying requirements for school districts

Education
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Black, John (129)
Last action
2026-04-28
Official status
04/28/2026 - SCS Voted Do Pass (S)
Effective date
2026-08-28

Plain English Breakdown

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Establishes antibullying requirements for school districts

Establishes antibullying requirements for school districts

What This Bill Does

  • Establishes antibullying requirements for school districts

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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HA 1

4303H04.05H • Steinhoff

Defeated

Plain English: 4303H04.05H HB 2120 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 2 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill Nos.

  • 4303H04.05H HB 2120 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 2 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill Nos.
  • 2120 & 1698, Pages 1- 2, Section 2 160.775, Lines 18-23, by deleting all of the said lines and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 3 4 "telephone, or other wireless communication device, computer, or pager."; and 5 6 Further amend said bill and section, Page 2, Line 32, by deleting all of the said line and inserting 7 in lieu thereof the following: 8 9 "(1) A statement prohibiting and condemning all acts of bullying, violent behavior, and 10 school violence, defined no less inclusively than in subsection 2"; and 11 12 Further amend said bill, page, and section, Lines 46-49, by deleting all of the said lines and 13 inserting in lieu thereof the following: 14 15 "(3) A statement relating to pupils who engage in self-defense that the school"; and 16 17 Further amend said bill and section, Page 3, by renumbering subsequent subdivisions 18 accordingly; and 19 20 Further amend said bill and section, Pages 4-5, Lines 124-134, by deleting all of the said lines 21 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 22 23 "7.
  • (1) On a monthly basis, the administration of each school district and charter school 24 shall report to the school board or governing board all acts of bullying, acts of school violence or 25 violent behavior, and crimes that occurred.
  • Such report shall include the results of all bullying 26 investigations and any responses including, but not limited to, a description of any interventions, 27 initiatives, techniques, or discipline provided to all individuals involved in the incident.
4303H04.06H

4303H04.06H • Bosley

Distributed

Plain English: 4303H04.06H HB 2120 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 2 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill Nos.

  • 4303H04.06H HB 2120 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 2 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill Nos.
  • 2120 & 1698, Page 1, Section A, 2 Line 2, by inserting after all of said section and line the following: 3 4 "160.534.
  • For fiscal year 1996 and each subsequent fiscal year, any amount of the 5 excursion gambling boat proceeds deposited in the gaming proceeds for education fund in excess 6 of the [amount] amounts transferred to the school district bond fund as provided in section 7 164.303 and the strengthening HBCUs fund as provided in section 173.1030 shall be transferred 8 to the classroom trust fund.
  • Such moneys shall be distributed in the manner provided in section 9 163.043."; and 10 11 Further amend said bill, Page 6, Section 160.775, Line 169, by inserting after all of said section 12 and line the following: 13 14 "173.1030.

Bill History

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

    Public Hearing Held (S)

  2. 2026-04-28 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Held (S)

  3. 2026-04-28 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    SCS Voted Do Pass (S)

  4. 2026-04-23 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Tuesday, April 28, 2026, 8:00 a.m., Senate Lounge - 3rd Floor

  5. 2026-04-08 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Second read and referred: Education(S)

  6. 2026-03-30 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Reported to the Senate and First Read (S)

  7. 2026-03-26 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Placed on the Informal Third Reading Calendar (H)

  8. 2026-03-26 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Taken Up for Third Reading (H)

  9. 2026-03-26 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 118 NOES: 8 PRESENT: 20

  10. 2026-03-23 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)

  11. 2026-03-23 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Taken Up for Perfection (H)

  12. 2026-03-23 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Title of Bill - Agreed To

  13. 2026-03-23 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    HCS Adopted (H)

  14. 2026-03-23 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Perfected (H)

  15. 2026-03-11 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Placed Back on Formal Perfection Calendar (H)

  16. 2026-03-10 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)

  17. 2026-03-05 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Completed (H)

  18. 2026-03-05 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Voted Do Pass (H)

  19. 2026-03-05 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

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

  20. 2026-02-26 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Rules - Legislative(H)

  21. 2026-02-12 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 19 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

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

    Executive Session Completed (H)

  23. 2026-02-11 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    HCS Voted Do Pass (H)

  24. 2026-02-04 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Public Hearing Completed (H)

  25. 2026-01-08 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Read Second Time (H)

  26. 2026-01-08 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education(H)

  27. 2026-01-07 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Read First Time (H)

  28. 2025-12-02 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Prefiled (H)

Official Summary Text

Establishes antibullying requirements for school districts

Current Bill Text

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UNOFFICIAL COPY
SECOND REGULAR SESSION
103rd General Assembly
State of Missouri - House of Representatives
HBs 3rd READ - INFORMAL
HCS HBs 2120 & 1698
BLACK (129)
SCHOOL ANTIBULLYING POLICIES
4303H.04P
3/26/2026Date :Session Day : 42
Roll Call : 20
Y - ALLEN Y - DURNELL Y - LEWIS Y - SEITZ
Y - AMATO @ - EALY Y - LOY Y - SELF
P - ANDERSON Y - ELLIOTT @ - LUCAS @ - SHARP 37
@ - APPELBAUM @ - FALKNER Y - MACKEY Y - SHARPE 4
N - AUNE Y - FARNAN Y - MANSUR Y - SHIELDS
Y - BANDERMAN Y - FOGLE Y - MARTIN Y - SIMMONS
P - BARNES P - FOUNTAIN HENDERS Y - MATTHIESEN Y - SMITH 46
Y - BILLINGTON Y - FOWLER Y - MAYHEW P - SMITH 68
Y - BLACK N - FUCHS Y - MCGAUGH P - SMITH 74
Y - BOGGS Y - GALLICK @ - MCGIRL N - STEINHOFF
P - BOSLEY Y - GRAGG Y - MEIRATH P - STEINMETZ
P - BOYKIN Y - GRIFFITH Y - MILLER Y - STEINMEYER
N - BOYKO Y - HADEN P - MOSLEY Y - STINNETT
Y - BROMLEY Y - HALES Y - MURPHY Y - STRICKLER
Y - BROWN Y - HALEY P - MURRAY Y - TAYLOR 48
P - BURTON Y - HARBISON Y - MYERS Y - TAYLOR 84
P - BUSH Y - HARDWICK Y - NOLTE Y - TERRY
Y - BUSICK Y - HAUSMAN Y - OEHLERKING N - THOMAS
@ - BUTZ Y - HEIN Y - OVERCAST Y - THOMPSON
Y - BYRNES Y - HEWKIN Y - OWEN Y - TITUS
Y - CASTEEL Y - HINMAN @ - 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 P - PLANK Y - VOSS
P - CLEMENS Y - IRWIN Y - POLLITT P - WALSH MOORE
@ - COLEMAN Y - JACOBS Y - POUCHE Y - WARWICK
P - COLLINS Y - JAMISON P - PRICE P - WEBER
Y - COOK Y - JOBE P - PROUDIE Y - WELLENKAMP
Y - COSTLOW @ - JOHNSON N - REED Y - WEST
Y - CROSSLEY Y - JONES 12 Y - REEDY Y - WHALEY
Y - CUPPS Y - JONES 88 Y - REUTER Y - WILLIAMS
Y - DAVIDSON Y - JORDAN Y - RIGGS Y - WILSON
Y - DAVIS Y - JUSTUS Y - RILEY Y - WOLFIN
Y - DEAN Y - KALBERLOH Y - ROBERTS Y - WOODS
Y - DEATON Y - KEATHLEY @ - RUSH Y - WRIGHT
Y - DIEHL Y - KELLEY Y - SASSMANN P - YOUNG
Y - DOLAN Y - KIMBLE Y - SCHMIDT Y - ZIMMERMANN
N - DOLL Y - KNIGHT @ - SCHULTE Y - MR SPEAKER
N - DOUGLAS Y - LAUBINGER
Total Yes : 118 Total Present : 20
Total No : 8 Total Absent : 12
Vacancies : 5