# Missouri HB1187: Designates certain actions by employers, when based on employees' credit history or credit scores, as improper employment practices

Missouri HB1187, Designates certain actions by employers, when based on employees' credit history or credit scores, as improper employment practices, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Marla Smith (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-05-15 (Referred: Emerging Issues) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri HB1187
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Designates certain actions by employers, when based on employees' credit history or credit scores, as improper employment practices
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-04
- Last action: 2025-05-15, Referred: Emerging Issues
- Sponsor: Marla Smith (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 3
- 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: Marla Smith (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kem Smith (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Marty Joe Murray (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tonya Rush (Democratic), House

## Actions (3)

- 2025-05-15: Referred: Emerging Issues (House)
- 2025-02-05: Read Second Time (House)
- 2025-02-04: Introduced and Read First Time (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-02-04: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/2598H.01I.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/2598H.01I.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1187-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).