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HB2536 • 2026

Establishes definitions and provisions for the protection of women

Establishes definitions and provisions for the protection of women

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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
Laubinger, Becky (117)
Last action
2026-05-05
Official status
05/05/2026 - Voted Do Pass (S)
Effective date
2026-08-28

Plain English Breakdown

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Establishes definitions and provisions for the protection of women

Establishes definitions and provisions for the protection of women

What This Bill Does

  • Establishes definitions and provisions for the protection of women

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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HA 1

6308H03.01H • Laubinger

Adopted

Plain English: 6308H03.01H HB 2536 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 1 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No.

  • 6308H03.01H HB 2536 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 1 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No.
  • 2536, Page 4, Section 8.672, Line 10, 2 by deleting the phrase "or changing room" and inserting in lieu thereof the phrase ", a changing 3 room, or sleeping quarters"; and 4 5 Further amend said bill, page, and section, Line 16, by deleting the third instance of the word 6 "or"; and 7 8 Further amend said bill, page, and section, Line 19, by deleting all of said line and inserting in 9 lieu thereof of the following: 10 11 "or designee notifies the staff that all students are fully dressed; or 12 (6) To perform the official duties of a public safety officer."; and 13 14 Further amend said bill by amending the title, enacting clause, and intersectional references 15 accordingly.
6308H03.02H

6308H03.02H • Crossley

Distributed

Plain English: 6308H03.02H HB 2536 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 1 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No.

  • 6308H03.02H HB 2536 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 1 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No.
  • 2536, Page 5, Section 8.672, Line 40, 2 by inserting after all of said line the following: 3 4 "9.
  • Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any individual seeking to 5 access a public restroom on the house side of the Missouri capitol shall first present themselves 6 in person to the speaker of the house of representatives for physical inspection and verification 7 prior to entry to the public restroom.
  • Such physical inspection of the individual seeking to 8 access a public restroom on the house side of the Missouri capitol shall be conducted in a 9 manner determined solely at the discretion of the speaker of the house of representatives, and no 10 individual seeking such access shall be permitted entry to the public restroom absent express 11 authorization.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-05 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Held (S)

  2. 2026-05-05 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Voted Do Pass (S)

  3. 2026-04-29 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Public Hearing Held (S)

  4. 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

  5. 2026-04-21 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Second read and referred: Families, Seniors and Health(S)

  6. 2026-04-20 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Completed (H)

  7. 2026-04-20 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Voted Do Pass (H)

  8. 2026-04-20 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 6 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0

  9. 2026-04-20 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Taken Up for Third Reading (H)

  10. 2026-04-20 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 101 NOES: 48 PRESENT: 0

  11. 2026-04-20 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Reported to the Senate and First Read (S)

  12. 2026-04-16 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Fiscal Review(H)

  13. 2026-04-15 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Taken Up for Perfection (H)

  14. 2026-04-15 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Title of Bill - Agreed To

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

    HCS Adopted (H)

  16. 2026-04-15 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Perfected with Amendments (H) - HA 1, adopted

  17. 2026-04-13 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)

  18. 2026-04-07 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 6 NOES: 3 PRESENT: 0

  19. 2026-03-30 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Completed (H)

  20. 2026-03-30 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Voted Do Pass (H)

  21. 2026-03-24 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Rules - Administrative(H)

  22. 2026-03-16 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 9 NOES: 5 PRESENT: 0

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

    Executive Session Completed (H)

  24. 2026-03-11 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    HCS Voted Do Pass (H)

  25. 2026-03-02 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Public Hearing Completed (H)

  26. 2026-01-15 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Emerging Issues(H)

  27. 2026-01-08 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Read Second Time (H)

  28. 2026-01-07 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Read First Time (H)

  29. 2025-12-18 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Prefiled (H)

Official Summary Text

Establishes definitions and provisions for the protection of women

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 2536
LAUBINGER (117)
WOMEN'S PROTECTION
6308H.03P
4/20/2026Date :Session Day : 54
Roll Call : 16
Y - ALLEN Y - DURNELL Y - LEWIS Y - SEITZ
Y - AMATO @ - EALY Y - LOY Y - SELF
N - ANDERSON Y - ELLIOTT Y - LUCAS N - SHARP 37
N - APPELBAUM Y - FALKNER N - MACKEY Y - SHARPE 4
N - AUNE Y - FARNAN N - MANSUR @ - SHIELDS
Y - BANDERMAN N - FOGLE Y - MARTIN Y - SIMMONS
@ - BARNES N - FOUNTAIN HENDERS Y - MATTHIESEN N - SMITH 46
Y - BILLINGTON Y - FOWLER Y - MAYHEW N - SMITH 68
Y - BLACK N - FUCHS Y - MCGAUGH N - SMITH 74
Y - BOGGS Y - GALLICK Y - MCGIRL N - STEINHOFF
@ - 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 @ - HARDWICK Y - NOLTE N - TERRY
Y - BUSICK Y - HAUSMAN Y - OEHLERKING N - THOMAS
N - BUTZ N - HEIN @ - 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
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
Y - COLEMAN N - JACOBS Y - POUCHE Y - WARWICK
N - COLLINS @ - JAMISON N - PRICE N - WEBER
Y - COOK @ - JOBE N - PROUDIE Y - WELLENKAMP
Y - COSTLOW N - JOHNSON N - REED Y - WEST
N - 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
N - DEAN Y - KALBERLOH Y - ROBERTS N - WOODS
@ - DEATON Y - KEATHLEY N - RUSH Y - WRIGHT
Y - DIEHL Y - KELLEY Y - SASSMANN N - YOUNG
Y - DOLAN N - KIMBLE Y - SCHMIDT N - ZIMMERMANN
N - DOLL Y - KNIGHT Y - SCHULTE Y - MR SPEAKER
N - DOUGLAS Y - LAUBINGER
Total Yes : 101 Total Present : 0
Total No : 48 Total Absent : 9
Vacancies : 5