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HB2794 • 2026

Designates December 6th each year as "Reuben Shelton Day" in Missouri

Designates December 6th each year as "Reuben Shelton Day" in Missouri

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Anderson, Marlon (076)
Last action
2026-05-15
Official status
05/15/2026 - Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
Effective date
2026-08-28

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Designates December 6th each year as "Reuben Shelton Day" in Missouri

Designates December 6th each year as "Reuben Shelton Day" in Missouri

What This Bill Does

  • Designates December 6th each year as "Reuben Shelton Day" in Missouri

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-15 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Emerging Issues(H)

  2. 2026-01-08 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Read Second Time (H)

  3. 2026-01-07 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Introduced and Read First Time (H)

Official Summary Text

Designates December 6th each year as "Reuben Shelton Day" in Missouri

Current Bill Text

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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 2794
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENT A TIVE ANDERSON.
6143H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
T o amend chapter 9, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to Reuben Shelton
day .
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 9, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be
2 known as section 9.406, to read as follows:
9.406. December sixth each year is her eby designated as "Reuben Shelton Day"
2 in Missouri. The citizens of this state are encouraged to participate in appr opriate
3 events and activities to celebrate the life and achievements of the pr esident and chief
4 executive officer of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity , former presiden t of the Missouri
5 Bar Association, and the first African American elected to serve as the presiden t of the
6 Bar Association of Metr opolitan St. Louis and the St. Louis Bar Foundation.
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EXPLANA TION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is
intended to be omitted from the law . Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.