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HB2436 • 2026

Modifies provisions relating to offenses involving animals.

Modifies provisions relating to offenses involving animals.

Agriculture
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Van Schoiack, Dean (009)
Last action
2026-04-30
Official status
04/30/2026 - Public Hearing Held (S)
Effective date
2026-08-28

Plain English Breakdown

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Modifies provisions relating to offenses involving animals.

Modifies provisions relating to offenses involving animals.

What This Bill Does

  • Modifies provisions relating to offenses involving animals.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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HA 1

4194H02.01H • Mayhew

Adopted

Plain English: 4194H02.01H HB 2436 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 1 1 AMEND House Bill No.

  • 4194H02.01H HB 2436 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 1 1 AMEND House Bill No.
  • 2436, Page 1, In the Title, Lines 2-3, by deleting the words "the 2 impoundment of animals" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "offenses involving animals"; 3 and 4 5 Further amend said bill by amending the title, enacting clause, and intersectional references 6 accordingly.
HA 2

4194H02.02H • Mayhew

Adopted

Plain English: 4194H02.02H HB 2436 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 2 1 AMEND House Bill No.

  • 4194H02.02H HB 2436 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 2 1 AMEND House Bill No.
  • 2436, Page 1, Section A, Line 2, by inserting after all of said section 2 and line the following: 3 4 "578.006.
  • 1.
  • A person commits the offense of making a malicious false report of animal 5 abuse if: 6 (1) The person purposely makes a report to a law enforcement agency or an applicable 7 government agency alleging the abuse of any animal in a manner punishable under section 8 578.012; 9 (2) The person knows that such a report is false; 10 (3) The person makes the report with the purpose of disrupting, harassing, causing a 11 monetary loss to, or disturbing the peace of the owner of the animal; and 12 (4) Such report causes a disruption, harassment, monetary loss, or disturbance of the 13 owner of the animal.
4194H02.03H

4194H02.03H • Sharpe (004)

Distributed

Plain English: 4194H02.03H HB 2436 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 1 1 AMEND House Bill No.

  • 4194H02.03H HB 2436 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 1 1 AMEND House Bill No.
  • 2436, Page 1, In the Title, Lines 2-3, by deleting the words "the 2 impoundment of animals" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "offenses involving animals"; 3 and 4 5 Further amend said bill by amending the title, enacting clause, and intersectional references 6 accordingly.
HA 3, A.A.

4194H02.04H • Sharpe (004)

Adopted

Plain English: 4194H02.04H HB 2436 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 2 1 AMEND House Bill No.

  • 4194H02.04H HB 2436 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 2 1 AMEND House Bill No.
  • 2436, Page 1, Section A, Line 2, by inserting after all of said section 2 and line the following: 3 4 "578.009.
  • 1.
  • A person commits the offense of animal neglect if he or she: 5 (1) Has custody or ownership of an animal and fails to provide adequate care; [or] 6 (2) Has custody or ownership of an animal, excluding livestock as defined in section 7 265.300, and fails to provide adequate control; or 8 (3) Knowingly abandons an animal in any place without making provisions for its 9 adequate care or adequate control.
HA 1 HA 3

4194H02.05H • Roberts

Adopted

Plain English: 4194H02.05H HB 2436 HOUSE AMENDMENT NO.____ TO HOUSE AMENDMENT NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken_________________________________________ Date ___________________ Page 1 of 1 1 AMEND House Amendment No._____ to House Bill No.

  • 4194H02.05H HB 2436 HOUSE AMENDMENT NO.____ TO HOUSE AMENDMENT NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken_________________________________________ Date ___________________ Page 1 of 1 1 AMEND House Amendment No._____ to House Bill No.
  • 2436, Page 2, Line 10, by inserting 2 after all of said line the following: 3 4 "Further amend said bill, Page 3, Section 578.018, Line 81, by inserting after all of said section 5 and line the following: 6 7 "578.022.
  • Any dog that is owned, or the service of which is employed, by a law 8 enforcement agency and that bites or injures another animal or human in the course of their 9 official duties is exempt from the provisions of sections 273.033, 273.036, 578.009, 578.012, and 10 578.024."; and"; and 11 12 Further amend said bill by amending the title, enacting clause, and intersectional references 13 accordingly.
  • 14 15 THIS AMENDS 4194H02.04H.
HA 2 HA 3

4194H02.07H • Deaton

Adopted

Plain English: 4194H02.07H HB 2436 HOUSE AMENDMENT NO.____ TO HOUSE AMENDMENT NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken_________________________________________ Date ___________________ Page 1 of 1 1 AMEND House Amendment No._____ to House Bill No.

  • 4194H02.07H HB 2436 HOUSE AMENDMENT NO.____ TO HOUSE AMENDMENT NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken_________________________________________ Date ___________________ Page 1 of 1 1 AMEND House Amendment No._____ to House Bill No.
  • 2436, Page 2, Line 10, by inserting 2 after all of said line the following: 3 4 "Further amend said bill, Page 3, Section 578.018, Line 81, by inserting after all of said section 5 and line the following: 6 7 "[273.100.
  • 1.
  • Every city or town marshal of every incorporated city or 8 town in this state, within their jurisdiction, shall take up and impound in a 9 suitable place, the location of which place shall be given by a notice posted in 10 some conspicuous place in his office, all dogs found running at large in their 11 respective cities or towns without collars around their necks, marked as herein 12 provided, and they shall keep such dogs for a period of one week, and at the 13 expiration of such period shall put such dogs to death by humane methods.

Bill History

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

    Public Hearing Held (S)

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

    Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Thursday, April 30, 2026, 8:30 a.m., Senate Committee Room 1 - 1st Floor

  3. 2026-04-21 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Second read and referred: Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources(S)

  4. 2026-04-20 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Reported to the Senate and First Read (S)

  5. 2026-04-16 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Taken Up for Third Reading (H)

  6. 2026-04-16 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 88 NOES: 54 PRESENT: 1

  7. 2026-04-15 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Completed (H)

  8. 2026-04-15 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Voted Do Pass (H)

  9. 2026-04-15 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 3 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0

  10. 2026-04-14 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Fiscal Review(H)

  11. 2026-04-13 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Taken Up for Perfection (H)

  12. 2026-04-13 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Title of Bill - Agreed To

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

    Perfected with Amendments (H) - HA 1, HA 2, HA 1 to HA 3, HA 2 to HA 3, HA 3, as amended, adopted

  14. 2026-03-31 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)

  15. 2026-03-12 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 7 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 1

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

    Executive Session Completed (H)

  17. 2026-03-11 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Voted Do Pass (H)

  18. 2026-02-25 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Rules - Administrative(H)

  19. 2026-02-11 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 14 NOES: 7 PRESENT: 0

  20. 2026-02-10 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Completed (H)

  21. 2026-02-10 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Voted Do Pass (H)

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

    Public Hearing Completed (H)

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

    Read Second Time (H)

  24. 2026-01-08 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Agriculture(H)

  25. 2026-01-07 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Read First Time (H)

  26. 2025-12-16 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Prefiled (H)

Official Summary Text

Modifies provisions relating to offenses involving animals.

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 2436
VAN SCHOIACK (009)
OFFENSES INVOLVING ANIMALS
4194H.02P
4/16/2026Date :Session Day : 53
Roll Call : 7
Y - ALLEN Y - DURNELL Y - LEWIS Y - SEITZ
@ - AMATO @ - EALY Y - LOY Y - SELF
N - ANDERSON Y - ELLIOTT @ - LUCAS @ - SHARP 37
N - APPELBAUM Y - FALKNER N - MACKEY Y - SHARPE 4
N - AUNE Y - FARNAN N - MANSUR Y - SHIELDS
Y - BANDERMAN N - FOGLE Y - MARTIN Y - SIMMONS
N - BARNES N - FOUNTAIN HENDERS Y - MATTHIESEN P - SMITH 46
Y - BILLINGTON Y - FOWLER Y - MAYHEW N - SMITH 68
Y - BLACK N - FUCHS Y - MCGAUGH N - SMITH 74
@ - BOGGS Y - GALLICK Y - MCGIRL N - STEINHOFF
N - BOSLEY Y - GRAGG Y - MEIRATH N - STEINMETZ
N - BOYKIN Y - GRIFFITH Y - MILLER Y - STEINMEYER
N - BOYKO Y - HADEN N - MOSLEY Y - STINNETT
Y - BROMLEY N - HALES Y - MURPHY N - STRICKLER
Y - BROWN Y - HALEY N - MURRAY Y - TAYLOR 48
N - BURTON Y - HARBISON Y - MYERS N - TAYLOR 84
N - BUSH Y - HARDWICK Y - NOLTE N - TERRY
@ - BUSICK Y - HAUSMAN N - OEHLERKING N - THOMAS
N - BUTZ N - HEIN Y - OVERCAST Y - THOMPSON
Y - BYRNES Y - HEWKIN Y - OWEN @ - TITUS
Y - CASTEEL Y - HINMAN @ - PARKER Y - VANSCHOIACK
Y - CATON Y - HOVIS Y - PERKINS Y - VEIT
Y - CHAPPELL Y - HRUZA N - PETERS Y - VERNETTI
Y - CHRIST Y - HURLBERT Y - PHELPS Y - VIOLET
Y - CHRISTENSEN N - INGLE N - PLANK Y - VOSS
N - CLEMENS Y - IRWIN Y - POLLITT N - WALSH MOORE
N - COLEMAN N - JACOBS Y - POUCHE Y - WARWICK
N - COLLINS N - JAMISON N - PRICE N - WEBER
Y - COOK N - JOBE N - PROUDIE Y - WELLENKAMP
Y - COSTLOW @ - JOHNSON N - REED @ - WEST
N - CROSSLEY Y - JONES 12 @ - REEDY Y - WHALEY
Y - CUPPS N - JONES 88 Y - REUTER Y - WILLIAMS
@ - DAVIDSON Y - JORDAN Y - RIGGS Y - WILSON
Y - DAVIS Y - JUSTUS Y - RILEY N - WOLFIN
N - DEAN Y - KALBERLOH Y - ROBERTS N - WOODS
@ - DEATON @ - KEATHLEY N - RUSH Y - WRIGHT
Y - DIEHL Y - KELLEY Y - SASSMANN N - YOUNG
Y - DOLAN N - KIMBLE N - SCHMIDT N - ZIMMERMANN
N - DOLL Y - KNIGHT Y - SCHULTE Y - MR SPEAKER
@ - DOUGLAS N - LAUBINGER
Total Yes : 88 Total Present : 1
Total No : 54 Total Absent : 15
Vacancies : 5