# Missouri HB116: Establishes the "Media Literacy and Critical Thinking Act"

Missouri HB116, Establishes the "Media Literacy and Critical Thinking Act", is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jim Murphy (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-04-28 (Placed Back on Formal Perfection Calendar) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri HB116
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Establishes the "Media Literacy and Critical Thinking Act"
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-12-02
- Last action: 2025-04-28, Placed Back on Formal Perfection Calendar
- Sponsor: Jim Murphy (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (27 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jim Murphy (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kem Smith (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mark Boyko (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Wick Thomas (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-05 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 10 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-20 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 17 | 1 | 1 |

## Actions (16)

- 2025-04-28: Placed Back on Formal Perfection Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-09: Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-08: Placed Back on Formal Perfection Calendar (House)
- 2025-03-24: Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (House)
- 2025-03-05: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 10 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2025-03-04: Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2025-03-04: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2025-02-26: Referred: Rules - Administrative (House)
- 2025-02-20: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 17 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 1 (House)
- 2025-02-19: Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2025-02-19: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2025-02-11: Public Hearing Completed (House)
- 2025-01-30: Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (House)
- 2025-01-09: Read Second Time (House)
- 2025-01-08: Read First Time (House)
- 2024-12-02: Prefiled (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0474H.01I.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0474H.01I.pdf)

## Related
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- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB116-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).