HB2465 • 2026

Modifies the definitions of eligible employee and small employer for purposes of the Small Employer Health Insurance Availability Act

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Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Jones, Mike (012)
Last action: 2026-04-29
Official status: 04/29/2026 - Public Hearing Held (S)
Effective date: 2026-08-28

Plain English Breakdown

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Modifies the definitions of eligible employee and small employer for purposes of the Small Employer Health Insurance Availability Act

What This Bill Does

Modifies the definitions of eligible employee and small employer for purposes of the Small Employer Health Insurance Availability Act

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Bill History

2026-04-29 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Public Hearing Held (S)
2026-04-27 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - AMENDED: Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 8:00 a.m., Senate Committee Room 1 - 1st Floor
2026-04-21 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Second read and referred: Families, Seniors and Health(S)
2026-04-08 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Reported to the Senate and First Read (S)
2026-04-07 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Placed on the Informal Third Reading Calendar (H)
2026-04-07 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Taken Up for Third Reading (H)
2026-04-07 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 149 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0
2026-04-01 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Taken Up for Perfection (H)
2026-04-01 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Title of Bill - Agreed To
2026-04-01 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
HCS Adopted (H)
2026-04-01 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Perfected (H)
2026-03-23 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)
2026-03-05 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Executive Session Completed (H)
2026-03-05 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Voted Do Pass (H)
2026-03-05 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 12 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0
2026-02-26 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Referred: Rules - Legislative(H)
2026-02-12 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 8 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0
2026-02-11 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Executive Session Completed (H)
2026-02-11 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
2026-02-04 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Public Hearing Completed (H)
2026-01-08 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Read Second Time (H)
2026-01-08 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Referred: Commerce(H)
2026-01-07 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Read First Time (H)
2025-12-16 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Prefiled (H)

Official Summary Text

Modifies the definitions of eligible employee and small employer for purposes of the Small Employer Health Insurance Availability Act

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 HB 2465
JONES (012)
SMALL EMPLOYER HEALTH INSURANCE A VAILABILITY
ACT
4/7/2026Date :Session Day : 47
Roll Call : 6
Y - ALLEN Y - DURNELL @ - LEWIS Y - SEITZ
Y - AMATO @ - EALY Y - LOY Y - SELF
Y - ANDERSON Y - ELLIOTT @ - LUCAS Y - SHARP 37
Y - APPELBAUM @ - 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 Y - 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
Y - BOSLEY Y - GRAGG Y - MEIRATH Y - STEINMETZ
Y - BOYKIN Y - GRIFFITH Y - MILLER Y - STEINMEYER
Y - BOYKO Y - HADEN @ - MOSLEY Y - STINNETT
Y - BROMLEY Y - HALES Y - MURPHY Y - STRICKLER
Y - BROWN Y - HALEY Y - MURRAY Y - 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 Y - THOMAS
Y - BUTZ Y - HEIN Y - OVERCAST Y - THOMPSON
Y - BYRNES Y - HEWKIN Y - OWEN Y - TITUS
Y - CASTEEL Y - HINMAN Y - PARKER Y - VANSCHOIACK
Y - CATON Y - HOVIS Y - PERKINS Y - VEIT
@ - CHAPPELL Y - HRUZA Y - PETERS Y - VERNETTI
Y - CHRIST Y - HURLBERT Y - PHELPS Y - VIOLET
Y - 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 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 @ - KEATHLEY Y - RUSH Y - WRIGHT
Y - DIEHL Y - KELLEY Y - SASSMANN @ - YOUNG
Y - DOLAN Y - KIMBLE Y - SCHMIDT Y - ZIMMERMANN
Y - DOLL Y - KNIGHT Y - SCHULTE Y - MR SPEAKER
Y - DOUGLAS Y - LAUBINGER
Total Yes : 149 Total Present : 0
Total No : 0 Total Absent : 9
Vacancies : 5