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SB842 • 2026

Establishes "Cindi's Law" requiring certain diagnostic tests for uterine cancer

Establishes "Cindi's Law" requiring certain diagnostic tests for uterine cancer

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Bernskoetter, Mike; House handler: N/A
Last action
2026-01-08
Official status
Second Read and Referred S Insurance and Banking Committee
Effective date
2026-08-28

Plain English Breakdown

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Establishes "Cindi's Law" requiring certain diagnostic tests for uterine cancer

The following summaries of this bill are available: Print All Summaries Introduced Print SB 842 - This act establishes "Cindi's Law", requiring all tests of abnormal cytological or histological endometrial samples from the uterine lining to include a test to detect the presence and pattern of abnormalities in the p53 protein for the purposes of diagnosis and treatment of uterine cancer.

What This Bill Does

  • The following summaries of this bill are available: Print All Summaries Introduced Print SB 842 - This act establishes "Cindi's Law", requiring all tests of abnormal cytological or histological endometrial samples from the uterine lining to include a test to detect the presence and pattern of abnormalities in the p53 protein for the purposes of diagnosis and treatment of uterine cancer.
  • SARAH HASKINS

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-08 S124

    Second Read and Referred S Insurance and Banking Committee

  2. 2026-01-07 S35

    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 842 - This act establishes "Cindi's Law", requiring all tests of abnormal cytological or histological endometrial samples from the uterine lining to include a test to detect the presence and pattern of abnormalities in the p53 protein for the purposes of diagnosis and treatment of uterine cancer.
SARAH HASKINS

Current Bill Text

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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 842
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR BERNSKOETTER.
4821S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
AN ACT
To amend chapter 191, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to diagnosis of uterine
cancer.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 191, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto 1
one new section, to be known as section 191.945, to read as 2
follows:3
191.945. 1. This section shall be known and may be 1
cited as "Cindi's Law". 2
2. All abnormal cytological or histological 3
endometrial samples shall, in addition to any other testing, 4
include a p53 test for purposes of diagnosis and treatment 5
of uterine cancer. 6
3. As used in this section, the following terms mean: 7
(1) "Endometrial sampling", a procedure to collect 8
tissue from the uterine lining for diagnostic purposes; 9
(2) "p53 test", a test used to detect the presence and 10
pattern of abnormalities in the p53 protein in tissue 11
samples, which indicate the invasiveness, severity, and 12
prognosis for various cancers. 13
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