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HB2826 • 2026

Requires private employers that provide paid family and medical leave to provide equivalent leave for adoption and fostering

Requires private employers that provide paid family and medical leave to provide equivalent leave for adoption and fostering

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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
Doll, Jo (091)
Last action
2026-05-15
Official status
05/15/2026 - Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
Effective date
2026-08-28

Plain English Breakdown

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Requires private employers that provide paid family and medical leave to provide equivalent leave for adoption and fostering

Requires private employers that provide paid family and medical leave to provide equivalent leave for adoption and fostering

What This Bill Does

  • Requires private employers that provide paid family and medical leave to provide equivalent leave for adoption and fostering

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

Requires private employers that provide paid family and medical leave to provide equivalent leave for adoption and fostering

Current Bill Text

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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 2826
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENT A TIVE DOLL.
5424H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
T o amend chapter 285, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to paid family and
medical leave.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 285, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be
2 known as section 285.460, to read as follows:
285.460. Any private employer that prov ides paid family and medical leave to its
2 employees shall pro vide such leave to its employees for adoptions and fostering,
3 including leave for the adopted or foster child's birth, placement, and bonding after
4 placement of the child, under the same terms and conditions and in equal or equivalent
5 coverage as other cover ed paid leave under the employer's policy for maternal, paternal,
6 or other family leave available to its employees.
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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.