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HJR154 • 2026

Proposes a constitutional amendment relating to MO HealthNet work requirements

Proposes a constitutional amendment relating to MO HealthNet work requirements

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Chappell, Darin (137)
Last action
2026-04-23
Official status
04/23/2026 - SCS Voted Do Pass (S)
Effective date
2026-08-28

Plain English Breakdown

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Proposes a constitutional amendment relating to MO HealthNet work requirements

Proposes a constitutional amendment relating to MO HealthNet work requirements

What This Bill Does

  • Proposes a constitutional amendment relating to MO HealthNet work requirements

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. 2026-04-23 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Motion to Reconsider Adopted (S) - Failed Do Pass motion

  2. 2026-04-23 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Held (S)

  3. 2026-04-23 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    SCS Voted Do Pass (S)

  4. 2026-04-22 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Held (S)

  5. 2026-04-22 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Motion to Do Pass Failed (S)

  6. 2026-04-08 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Public Hearing Held (S)

  7. 2026-04-02 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 8:00 a.m., Senate Committee Room 1 - 1st Floor

  8. 2026-03-30 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - CANCELLED: Wednesday, April 1, 2026, 8:00 a.m., Senate Committee Room 1 - 1st Floor

  9. 2026-03-12 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

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

  10. 2026-02-23 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Reported to the Senate and First Read (S)

  11. 2026-02-19 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Completed (H)

  12. 2026-02-19 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Voted Do Pass (H)

  13. 2026-02-19 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 4 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0

  14. 2026-02-19 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Taken Up for Third Reading (H)

  15. 2026-02-19 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 99 NOES: 48 PRESENT: 0

  16. 2026-02-16 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Continued

  17. 2026-02-16 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Action Postponed (H)

  18. 2026-02-12 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Fiscal Review(H)

  19. 2026-02-11 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Taken Up for Perfection (H)

  20. 2026-02-11 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Title of Bill - Agreed To

  21. 2026-02-11 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    HCS Adopted (H)

  22. 2026-02-11 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Perfected (H)

  23. 2026-02-02 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Completed (H)

  24. 2026-02-02 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Voted Do Pass (H)

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

    Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 9 NOES: 3 PRESENT: 0

  26. 2026-01-29 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Rules - Legislative(H)

  27. 2026-01-20 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Completed (H)

  28. 2026-01-20 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    HCS Voted Do Pass (H)

  29. 2026-01-20 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 5 NOES: 3 PRESENT: 0

  30. 2026-01-13 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Public Hearing Completed (H)

  31. 2026-01-08 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Read Second Time (H)

  32. 2026-01-08 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Legislative Review(H)

  33. 2026-01-07 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Read First Time (H)

  34. 2026-01-05 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Prefiled (H)

Official Summary Text

Proposes a constitutional amendment relating to MO HealthNet work requirements

Current Bill Text

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UNOFFICIAL COPY
SECOND REGULAR SESSION
103rd General Assembly
State of Missouri - House of Representatives
HJRs FOR THIRD READING
HCS HJR 154
CHAPPELL (137)
MO HEALTHNET
6310H.02P
2/19/2026Date :Session Day : 24
Roll Call : 10
Y - ALLEN Y - DURNELL @ - LEWIS Y - SEITZ
Y - AMATO @ - EALY Y - LOY Y - SELF
N - ANDERSON Y - ELLIOTT Y - LUCAS N - SHARP 37
@ - APPELBAUM Y - FALKNER N - MACKEY Y - SHARPE 4
N - AUNE Y - FARNAN N - MANSUR Y - SHIELDS
Y - BANDERMAN N - FOGLE Y - MARTIN Y - SIMMONS
N - 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
@ - BOGGS Y - GALLICK @ - MCGIRL N - STEINHOFF
N - 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 Y - 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 @ - HOVIS Y - PERKINS Y - VEIT
Y - CHAPPELL Y - HRUZA Y - 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 N - JAMISON N - PRICE N - WEBER
Y - COOK N - JOBE N - PROUDIE Y - WELLENKAMP
Y - COSTLOW N - JOHNSON @ - REED Y - WEST
N - CROSSLEY Y - JONES 12 Y - REEDY Y - WHALEY
@ - 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
Y - DEATON Y - KEATHLEY @ - RUSH @ - 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 : 99 Total Present : 0
Total No : 48 Total Absent : 11
Vacancies : 5