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SB1220 • 2026

Creates new provisions relating to criminal offenses

Creates new provisions relating to criminal offenses

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Brattin, Rick; House handler: N/A
Last action
2026-01-27
Official status
Second Read and Referred S Families, Seniors and Health Committee
Effective date
2026-08-28

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-27 S239

    Second Read and Referred S Families, Seniors and Health Committee

  2. 2026-01-07 S71

    S First Read

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

    Prefiled

Official Summary Text

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Introduced

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SB 1220 - This act creates the offense of coerced criminal abortion by means of fraud if a person knowingly and intentionally engages in the use of an abortion-inducing drug on a pregnant woman without her knowledge or consent with the intent to cause an abortion. The offense is a class B felony.

This act is identical to a provision in HB 1367 (2025).
SARAH HASKINS