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HB2796 • 2026

Designates November24th each year as "Frankie Muse Freeman Day" in Missouri

Designates November24th each year as "Frankie Muse Freeman 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
2026-04-21
Official status
04/21/2026 - Reported Do Pass (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 November24th each year as "Frankie Muse Freeman Day" in Missouri

Designates November24th each year as "Frankie Muse Freeman Day" in Missouri

What This Bill Does

  • Designates November24th each year as "Frankie Muse Freeman Day" in Missouri

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-21 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 11 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

  2. 2026-04-20 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Completed (H)

  3. 2026-04-20 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Voted Do Pass (H)

  4. 2026-04-02 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Rules - Legislative(H)

  5. 2026-03-09 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 13 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

  6. 2026-03-04 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Completed (H)

  7. 2026-03-04 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Voted Do Pass (H)

  8. 2026-02-25 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Public Hearing Completed (H)

  9. 2026-02-18 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Special Committee on Tourism(H)

  10. 2026-01-08 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Read Second Time (H)

  11. 2026-01-07 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Introduced and Read First Time (H)

Official Summary Text

Designates November24th each year as "Frankie Muse Freeman Day" in Missouri

Current Bill Text

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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 2796
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENT A TIVE ANDERSON.
6145H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
T o amend chapter 9, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to Frankie Muse
Freeman 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 9.413, to read as follows:
9.413. November twenty-fourth each year is hereb y designated as "Frankie
2 Muse Fr eeman Day" in Missouri. The citizens of this state ar e encouraged to
3 participate in appr opriate events and activities to celebrate Frankie Muse Fr eeman, a
4 St. Louis attorney who was a champion for civil rights, won a landmark case that ended
5 legal racial discrimination in St. Louis public housing, and was the first black woman
6 appointed to the United States Commission on Civil Rights by presid ent L yndon B.
7 Johnson.
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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.