SJR72 • 2026

Defines "person" in relation to the equal protection of laws

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Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Moon, Mike; House handler: N/A
Last action: 2026-04-14
Official status: Voted Do Pass S Emerging Issues and Professional Registration Committee
Effective date: Upon voter

Plain English Breakdown

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Defines "person" in relation to the equal protection of laws

The following summaries of this bill are available: Print All Summaries Introduced Print SJR 72 - This constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, modifies the equal protection provision of the Missouri Constitution to define "person" as every human being with a unique DNA code regardless of age, including an unborn child.

What This Bill Does

The following summaries of this bill are available: Print All Summaries Introduced Print SJR 72 - This constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, modifies the equal protection provision of the Missouri Constitution to define "person" as every human being with a unique DNA code regardless of age, including an unborn child.
Nothing in the Constitution shall be construed to secure or protect a right to abortion or the funding of an abortion.
This constitutional amendment is identical to SJR 8 (2025) and HJR 89 (2024).
SARAH HASKINS

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Bill History

2026-04-14 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Voted Do Pass S Emerging Issues and Professional Registration Committee
2026-03-02 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Hearing Conducted S Emerging Issues and Professional Registration Committee
2026-01-27 S246
Second Read and Referred S Emerging Issues and Professional Registration Committee
2026-01-07 S99
S First Read
2025-12-01 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Prefiled

Official Summary Text

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Introduced

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SJR 72 - This constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, modifies the equal protection provision of the Missouri Constitution to define "person" as every human being with a unique DNA code regardless of age, including an unborn child. Nothing in the Constitution shall be construed to secure or protect a right to abortion or the funding of an abortion.

This constitutional amendment is identical to SJR 8 (2025) and HJR 89 (2024).
SARAH HASKINS

Current Bill Text

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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 72
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR MOON.
5127S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
JOINT RESOLUTION
Submitting to the qualified voters of Missouri, an amendment repealing section 2 of article I of the
Constitution of Missouri, and adopting one new section in lieu thereof relating to the
protection of unborn life.
Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring therein:
That at the next general election to be held in the 1
state of Missouri, on Tuesday next following the first Monday 2
in November, 2026, or at a special election to be called by 3
the governor for that purpose, there is hereby submitted to 4
the qualified voters of this state, for adoption or 5
rejection, the following amendment to article I of the 6
Constitution of the state of Missouri:7
Section A. Section 2, article I, Constitution of Missouri, 1
is repealed and one new section adopted in lieu thereof, to be 2
known as section 2, to read as follows:3
Section 2. That all constitutional government is 1
intended to promote the general welfare of the people; that 2
all persons have a natural right to life, liberty, the 3
pursuit of happiness and the enjoyment of the gains of their 4
own industry; that all persons are created equal and are 5
entitled to equal rights and opportunity under the law; that 6
to give security to these things is the principal office of 7
government, and that when government does not confer this 8
security, it fails in its chief design. 9
SJR 72 2
(1) That the term "person" under this constitution 10
includes every human being with a unique DNA code regardless 11
of age, including every in utero human child at every stage 12
of biological development from the moment of conception 13
until birth. 14
(2) Nothing in this constitution secures or protects a 15
right to abortion or requires the funding of an abortion. 16
Section B. Pursuant to chapter 116, and other 1
applicable constitutional provisions and laws of this state 2
allowing the general assembly to adopt ballot language for 3
the submission of this joint resolution to the voters of 4
this state, the official summary statement of this 5
resolution shall be as follows: 6
"Should the Missouri Constitution be amended to 7
protect each human life with a unique DNA code 8
regardless of age?". 9
Section C. Pursuant to chapter 116, and other 1
applicable constitutional provisions and laws of this state 2
allowing the general assembly to adopt a fiscal note summary 3
for the submission of this joint resolution to the voters of 4
this state, the official fiscal note summary statement of 5
this resolution shall be as follows: 6
"This change is expected to have no fiscal 7
impact.". 8
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