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SB1013 • 2026

Modifies provisions relating to child custody

Modifies provisions relating to child custody

Children
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Nurrenbern, Maggie; House handler: N/A
Last action
2026-01-08
Official status
Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
Effective date
2026-08-28

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-08 S130

    Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

  2. 2026-01-07 S52

    S First Read

  3. 2025-12-01 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Prefiled

Official Summary Text

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SB 1013 - This act modifies the factors a court shall consider when awarding custody to parents, including the willingness and ability of parents to cooperate in the rearing of their child; the child's physical, emotional, educational, and other needs; the mental health or substance use history experienced by either parent; the history of domestic and child abuse of any individuals involved; the distance between the residences of the parents; and the reasonable input of the child as to the child's custodian.

This act is identical to SB 805 (2025) and SCS/SBs 744 & 1026 (2024), substantially similar to provisions of the perfected SS/SCS/SB 129 (2023), and similar to SB 638 (2025).
SARAH HASKINS