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HB2426 • 2026

Establishes provisions relating to parental rights

Establishes provisions relating to parental rights

Children Education Parental Rights Technology
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Keathley, Ben (101)
Last action
2026-04-30
Official status
04/30/2026 - Third Read and Defeated (H)
Effective date
2026-08-28

Plain English Breakdown

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Establishes provisions relating to parental rights

Establishes provisions relating to parental rights

What This Bill Does

  • Establishes provisions relating to parental rights

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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HA 1

4672H02.02H • Oehlerking

Adopted

Plain English: 4672H02.02H HB 2426 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 3 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No.

  • 4672H02.02H HB 2426 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 3 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No.
  • 2426, Page 3, Section 1.391, Line 61, 2 by inserting after said section and line the following: 3 4 "161.854.
  • 1.
  • As used in this section, the following terms mean: 5 (1) "Individualized education program" or "IEP", a written statement for a child with a 6 disability that is developed, reviewed, and revised in accordance with 34 CFR 300.320 to 7 300.324 and under 20 U.S.C.
4672H02.03H

4672H02.03H • Byrnes

Distributed

Plain English: 4672H02.03H HB 2426 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 1 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No.

  • 4672H02.03H HB 2426 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 1 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No.
  • 2426, Page 3, Section 1.391, 2 Lines 47-48, by deleting all of the said lines and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 3 4 "reports or made the allegations; 5 (15) The right for a k-12 parent or guardian to obtain information regarding his or her 6 child's screen time and instructional technology use and the process for a parent or guardian to 7 limit or eliminate his or her child's screen time and instructional technology use; 8 (16) The right for a parent or guardian to opt out of the use of technology for state 9 mandated reading screening required under section 167.645, state mandated testing required 10 under section 160.518 and beginning in the 2027-28 school year student screen time and student 11 use of instructional technology to not be used as the primary component of any core curriculum 12 course; and 13 (17) To view a publicly available, readily identifiable, and easily accessible"; and 14 15 Further amend said bill by amending the title, enacting clause, and intersectional references 16 accordingly.
R oll C all 059.003

R oll C all 059.003 • R oll C all 059.003

Filed

Plain English: UNOFFICIAL COPY SECOND REGULAR SESSION 103rd General Assembly State of Missouri - House of Representatives HBs FOR PERFECTION HCS HB 2426 *HA 1 OEHLERKING (100) PARENTAL RIGHTS 4672H02.02H 4/28/2026Date :Session Day : 59 Roll Call : 3 Y - ALLEN @ - DURNELL Y - LEWIS Y - SEITZ Y - AMATO @ - EALY Y - LOY Y - SELF N - ANDERSON Y - ELLIOTT Y - LUCAS P - SHARP 37 P - APPELBAUM N - FALKNER Y - MACKEY N - SHARPE 4 Y - AUNE @ - FARNAN Y - MANSUR @ - SHIELDS N - BANDERMAN Y - FOGLE Y - MARTIN Y - SIMMONS @ - BARNES Y - FOUNTAIN HENDERS @ - MATTHIESEN Y - SMITH 46 Y - BILLINGTON @ - FOWLER Y - MAYHEW Y - SMITH 68 N - BLACK N - FUCHS N - MCGAUGH Y - SMITH 74 @ - BOGGS Y - GALLICK @ - MCGIRL Y - STEINHOFF @ - BOSLEY Y - GRAGG Y - MEIRATH @ - STEINMETZ @ - BOYKIN Y - GRIFFITH Y - MILLER Y - STEINMEYER Y - BOYKO Y - HADEN P - MOSLEY Y - STINNETT Y - BROMLEY P - HALES Y - MURPHY Y - STRICKLER N - BROWN N - HALEY Y - MURRAY Y - TAYLOR 48 P - BURTON N - HARBISON Y - MYERS @ - TAYLOR 84 Y - BUSH @ - 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 Y - TITUS Y - CASTEEL Y - HINMAN @ - PARKER @ - VANSCHOIACK Y - CATON Y - HOVIS Y - PERKINS @ - VEIT Y - CHAPPELL Y - HRUZA Y - PETERS Y - VERNETTI Y - CHRIST Y - HURLBERT Y - PHELPS Y - VIOLET @ - CHRISTENSEN N - INGLE P - PLANK Y - VOSS @ - CLEMENS Y - IRWIN N - POLLITT N - WALSH MOORE Y - COLEMAN N - JACOBS @ - POUCHE @ - WARWICK Y - COLLINS N - JAMISON @ - PRICE Y - WEBER @ - COOK N - JOBE Y - PROUDIE Y - WELLENKAMP @ - COSTLOW Y - JOHNSON N - REED @ - WEST N - CROSSLEY Y - JONES 12 N - REEDY Y - WHALEY Y - CUPPS Y - JONES 88 Y - REUTER Y - WILLIAMS Y - DAVIDSON Y - JORDAN Y - RIGGS Y - WILSON Y - DAVIS @ - JUSTUS Y - RILEY N - WOLFIN N - DEAN Y - KALBERLOH Y - ROBERTS Y - WOODS Y - DEATON Y - KEATHLEY Y - RUSH N - WRIGHT Y - DIEHL @ - KELLEY Y - SASSMANN Y - YOUNG Y - DOLAN N - KIMBLE Y - SCHMIDT @ - ZIMMERMANN N - DOLL @ - KNIGHT Y - SCHULTE Y - MR SPEAKER Y - DOUGLAS Y - LAUBINGER Total Yes : 98 Total Present : 6 Total No : 25 Total Absent : 29 Vacancies : 5

  • UNOFFICIAL COPY SECOND REGULAR SESSION 103rd General Assembly State of Missouri - House of Representatives HBs FOR PERFECTION HCS HB 2426 *HA 1 OEHLERKING (100) PARENTAL RIGHTS 4672H02.02H 4/28/2026Date :Session Day : 59 Roll Call : 3 Y - ALLEN @ - DURNELL Y - LEWIS Y - SEITZ Y - AMATO @ - EALY Y - LOY Y - SELF N - ANDERSON Y - ELLIOTT Y - LUCAS P - SHARP 37 P - APPELBAUM N - FALKNER Y - MACKEY N - SHARPE 4 Y - AUNE @ - FARNAN Y - MANSUR @ - SHIELDS N - BANDERMAN Y - FOGLE Y - MARTIN Y - SIMMONS @ - BARNES Y - FOUNTAIN HENDERS @ - MATTHIESEN Y - SMITH 46 Y - BILLINGTON @ - FOWLER Y - MAYHEW Y - SMITH 68 N - BLACK N - FUCHS N - MCGAUGH Y - SMITH 74 @ - BOGGS Y - GALLICK @ - MCGIRL Y - STEINHOFF @ - BOSLEY Y - GRAGG Y - MEIRATH @ - STEINMETZ @ - BOYKIN Y - GRIFFITH Y - MILLER Y - STEINMEYER Y - BOYKO Y - HADEN P - MOSLEY Y - STINNETT Y - BROMLEY P - HALES Y - MURPHY Y - STRICKLER N - BROWN N - HALEY Y - MURRAY Y - TAYLOR 48 P - BURTON N - HARBISON Y - MYERS @ - TAYLOR 84 Y - BUSH @ - 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 Y - TITUS Y - CASTEEL Y - HINMAN @ - PARKER @ - VANSCHOIACK Y - CATON Y - HOVIS Y - PERKINS @ - VEIT Y - CHAPPELL Y - HRUZA Y - PETERS Y - VERNETTI Y - CHRIST Y - HURLBERT Y - PHELPS Y - VIOLET @ - CHRISTENSEN N - INGLE P - PLANK Y - VOSS @ - CLEMENS Y - IRWIN N - POLLITT N - WALSH MOORE Y - COLEMAN N - JACOBS @ - POUCHE @ - WARWICK Y - COLLINS N - JAMISON @ - PRICE Y - WEBER @ - COOK N - JOBE Y - PROUDIE Y - WELLENKAMP @ - COSTLOW Y - JOHNSON N - REED @ - WEST N - CROSSLEY Y - JONES 12 N - REEDY Y - WHALEY Y - CUPPS Y - JONES 88 Y - REUTER Y - WILLIAMS Y - DAVIDSON Y - JORDAN Y - RIGGS Y - WILSON Y - DAVIS @ - JUSTUS Y - RILEY N - WOLFIN N - DEAN Y - KALBERLOH Y - ROBERTS Y - WOODS Y - DEATON Y - KEATHLEY Y - RUSH N - WRIGHT Y - DIEHL @ - KELLEY Y - SASSMANN Y - YOUNG Y - DOLAN N - KIMBLE Y - SCHMIDT @ - ZIMMERMANN N - DOLL @ - KNIGHT Y - SCHULTE Y - MR SPEAKER Y - DOUGLAS Y - LAUBINGER Total Yes : 98 Total Present : 6 Total No : 25 Total Absent : 29 Vacancies : 5

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-30 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Completed (H)

  2. 2026-04-30 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Voted Do Pass (H)

  3. 2026-04-30 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 5 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0

  4. 2026-04-30 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Taken Up for Third Reading (H)

  5. 2026-04-30 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Third Read and Defeated (H) - AYES: 70 NOES: 60 PRESENT: 8

  6. 2026-04-29 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Fiscal Review(H)

  7. 2026-04-28 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Taken Up for Perfection (H)

  8. 2026-04-28 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Title of Bill - Agreed To

  9. 2026-04-28 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Laid Over (H) - HA 1 adopted

  10. 2026-04-28 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Taken Up

  11. 2026-04-28 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    HCS Adopted (H)

  12. 2026-04-28 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Perfected with Amendments (H) - HA 1 adopted

  13. 2026-04-01 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 9 NOES: 3 PRESENT: 0

  14. 2026-03-26 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Completed (H)

  15. 2026-03-26 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Voted Do Pass (H)

  16. 2026-03-11 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Rules - Legislative(H)

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

    Executive Session Completed (H)

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

    HCS Voted Do Pass (H)

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

    HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 11 NOES: 3 PRESENT: 1

  20. 2026-02-24 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Public Hearing Completed (H)

  21. 2026-02-19 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Children and Families(H)

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

    Read Second Time (H)

  23. 2026-01-07 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Read First Time (H)

  24. 2025-12-15 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Prefiled (H)

Official Summary Text

Establishes provisions relating to parental rights

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 2426
KEATHLEY (101)
PARENTAL RIGHTS
4672H.02P
4/30/2026Date :Session Day : 61
Roll Call : 5
P - ALLEN Y - DURNELL P - LEWIS Y - SEITZ
Y - AMATO @ - EALY Y - LOY Y - SELF
N - ANDERSON N - ELLIOTT Y - LUCAS @ - SHARP 37
@ - APPELBAUM N - FALKNER N - MACKEY N - SHARPE 4
N - AUNE N - FARNAN N - MANSUR N - SHIELDS
N - BANDERMAN N - FOGLE Y - MARTIN Y - SIMMONS
@ - BARNES @ - FOUNTAIN HENDERS Y - MATTHIESEN P - SMITH 46
Y - BILLINGTON Y - FOWLER Y - MAYHEW N - SMITH 68
N - BLACK N - FUCHS @ - MCGAUGH N - SMITH 74
Y - BOGGS P - GALLICK Y - MCGIRL N - STEINHOFF
N - BOSLEY Y - GRAGG Y - MEIRATH @ - STEINMETZ
N - BOYKIN Y - GRIFFITH Y - MILLER Y - STEINMEYER
N - BOYKO @ - HADEN N - MOSLEY Y - STINNETT
Y - BROMLEY N - HALES Y - MURPHY N - STRICKLER
N - BROWN N - HALEY N - MURRAY Y - TAYLOR 48
N - BURTON @ - HARBISON Y - MYERS N - TAYLOR 84
N - BUSH Y - HARDWICK N - NOLTE P - TERRY
Y - BUSICK Y - HAUSMAN Y - OEHLERKING N - THOMAS
@ - BUTZ N - HEIN Y - OVERCAST N - THOMPSON
@ - BYRNES N - HEWKIN Y - OWEN Y - TITUS
Y - CASTEEL Y - HINMAN @ - PARKER @ - VANSCHOIACK
Y - CATON Y - HOVIS Y - PERKINS Y - VEIT
Y - CHAPPELL Y - HRUZA Y - PETERS P - VERNETTI
Y - CHRIST Y - HURLBERT Y - PHELPS Y - VIOLET
Y - CHRISTENSEN N - INGLE N - PLANK Y - VOSS
N - CLEMENS Y - IRWIN P - POLLITT N - WALSH MOORE
Y - COLEMAN N - JACOBS Y - POUCHE Y - WARWICK
N - COLLINS N - JAMISON @ - PRICE N - WEBER
Y - COOK @ - JOBE N - PROUDIE Y - WELLENKAMP
Y - COSTLOW N - JOHNSON N - REED @ - WEST
N - CROSSLEY Y - JONES 12 @ - REEDY Y - WHALEY
@ - CUPPS @ - JONES 88 Y - REUTER Y - WILLIAMS
Y - DAVIDSON N - JORDAN Y - RIGGS Y - WILSON
Y - DAVIS N - JUSTUS Y - RILEY N - WOLFIN
N - DEAN P - KALBERLOH N - ROBERTS N - WOODS
@ - DEATON Y - KEATHLEY N - RUSH N - WRIGHT
Y - DIEHL Y - KELLEY N - SASSMANN N - YOUNG
Y - DOLAN N - KIMBLE Y - SCHMIDT N - ZIMMERMANN
N - DOLL Y - KNIGHT N - SCHULTE Y - MR SPEAKER
N - DOUGLAS Y - LAUBINGER
Total Yes : 70 Total Present : 8
Total No : 60 Total Absent : 20
Vacancies : 5