# Missouri HB1022: Establishes the division of maternal and child resources within the department of social services and the "Save MO Babies Act" to help assist persons in the adoption of children

Missouri HB1022, Establishes the division of maternal and child resources within the department of social services and the "Save MO Babies Act" to help assist persons in the adoption of children, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Philip Oehlerking (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-18 (Withdrawn) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri HB1022
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Establishes the division of maternal and child resources within the department of social services and the "Save MO Babies Act" to help assist persons in the adoption of children
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-23
- Last action: 2025-02-18, Withdrawn
- Sponsor: Philip Oehlerking (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Philip Oehlerking (Republican), House

## Actions (3)

- 2025-02-18: Withdrawn (House)
- 2025-01-27: Read Second Time (House)
- 2025-01-23: Introduced and Read First Time (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-23: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/2431H.01I.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/2431H.01I.pdf)

## Related
- [HB3: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB3-2025)
- [HB8: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB8-2025)
- [HB11: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB11-2025)
- [HB10: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB10-2025)
- [SB79: Modifies provisions relating to health care](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB79-2025)
- [SB271: Modifies provisions relating to emergency services](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB271-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1022-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).