Requires schools that receive state funds to give students excused absences for attending scheduled elections with their parents

Education Elections

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Washington, Barbara; House handler: N/A
Last action: 2026-01-08
Official status: Second Read and Referred S Education Committee
Effective date: 2026-08-28

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

2026-01-08 S128
Second Read and Referred S Education Committee
2026-01-07 S47
S First Read
2025-12-01 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Prefiled

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SB 962 - This act provides that a student enrolled in a school that receives state funds shall not be considered absent for the time such student spends attending a scheduled primary, general, or special election with his or her parent, legal guardian, or person standing in loco parentis to the student. A student may received only one excused absence during each scheduled election. Upon his or her return to school, the student shall be encouraged by school officials to demonstrate his or her attendance at the election by wearing an official sticker, badge, or other item indicating that he or she attended the election.

This act is identical to SB 344 (2025).
OLIVIA SHANNON