# Missouri HB121: Establishes the "Safe Place for Newborns Fund" for the installation of newborn safety incubators Missouri HB121, Establishes the "Safe Place for Newborns Fund" for the installation of newborn safety incubators, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jim Murphy (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-07-09 (Delivered to Secretary of State (G)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB121-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Missouri HB121 - State: Missouri - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Establishes the "Safe Place for Newborns Fund" for the installation of newborn safety incubators - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2024-12-02 - Last action: 2025-07-09, Delivered to Secretary of State (G) - Sponsor: Jim Murphy (Republican) - Cosponsors: 8 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 7 (491 yes, 4 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 8 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Higher tax cap for maternity-home donors: benefit, high. Missouri raises the maternity-home donation tax credit cap from $50,000 to $100,000 per taxpayer each tax year. For fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2022, the credit equals 70% of qualifying gifts, without a statewide annual cap. Qualifying homes provide free housing and services to pregn… - New tax credit for adoption donors: benefit, high. For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, qualifying cash gifts to Missouri’s Zero-Cost Adoption Fund earn a 100% tax credit. The yearly credit cannot exceed 50% of eligible Missouri state tax liability, excluding withholding tax. It cannot generate a refund or be transferred; unused cre… - Parents get longer safe-surrender window: benefit, medium. Missouri extends its protected newborn safe-surrender window from 45 to 90 days after birth. A parent must safely and voluntarily surrender the child, express intent not to return, and have no prior abuse or neglect. Parents can use a newborn safety incubator or authorized hospital, pregnancy-cente… - New adoption cost help for families: benefit, medium. Missouri’s Department of Social Services runs the new Zero-Cost Adoption Fund, supported by state appropriations, gifts, and donations. Spending requires an appropriation, and unused money and investment earnings stay in the fund. Spending priorities are one-time adoption expenses for Missouri resi… - More diaper-bank gifts qualify for credits: benefit, medium. Gifts to additional nonprofit national diaper banks located in Missouri qualify for the existing donation tax credit. These banks must manage diaper or hygiene-product inventories and regularly supply at least two qualifying organizations for free distribution. They must belong to a network serving… - State matching funds for newborn incubators: benefit, low. Missouri creates the Safe Place for Newborns Fund to install newborn safety incubators. The fund accepts state appropriations, gifts, bequests, and donations; spending requires an appropriation and is limited to installation. Unspent money and investment earnings stay in the fund. The state provide… - More nonprofit donors qualify for credits: benefit, low. Some federally tax-exempt organizations now qualify as donors for Missouri’s maternity-home contribution tax credit. Any Missouri unrelated business taxable income they have must be subject to Missouri income tax. The law sets no separate credit amount or dollar cap for these organizations. - Diaper-bank donor credits end in 2031: cost, low. Missouri’s diaper-bank contribution tax credit ends on December 31, 2031, unless the General Assembly renews it. If renewed, the program ends six years after the renewal takes effect. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jim Murphy (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bill Irwin (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Cathy Jo Loy (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Deanna Self (Republican), House - Cosponsor: George Hruza (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Holly Jones (Republican), House - Cosponsor: John Hewkin (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Sherri Gallick (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Steve Butz (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-08 | House | Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed | pass | 136 | 1 | 3 | | 2025-05-08 | House | House Adopts - SS | pass | 133 | 2 | 2 | | 2025-05-08 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 8 | 0 | | | 2025-05-07 | Senate | Third Read and Passed | pass | 31 | 1 | | | 2025-03-05 | House | Third Read and Passed | pass | 158 | 0 | | | 2025-02-24 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 9 | 0 | | | 2025-02-13 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 16 | 0 | | ## Actions (47) - 2025-07-09: Delivered to Secretary of State (G) (House) - 2025-07-09: Approved by Governor (G) (House) - 2025-05-30: Delivered to Governor (House) - 2025-05-30: Signed by President Pro Tem (Senate) - 2025-05-29: Signed by House Speaker (House) - 2025-05-08: House Message (House) - 2025-05-08: Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed - AYES: 136 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 3 (House) - 2025-05-08: House Adopts - SS AYES: 133 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 2 (House) - 2025-05-08: Taken Up (House) - 2025-05-08: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 8 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (House) - 2025-05-08: Voted Do Pass (House) - 2025-05-08: Executive Session Completed (House) - 2025-05-07: Referred: Fiscal Review (House) - 2025-05-07: Reported to the House with... - SS (House) - 2025-05-07: Third Read and Passed - AYES: 31 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 0 (Senate) - 2025-05-07: SS Adopted (Senate) - 2025-05-07: SS Offered (Senate) - 2025-05-07: Taken Up for Third Reading (Senate) - 2025-05-07: Reported Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Voted Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Executive Session Held (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Executive Session Scheduled - Thursday, May 1, 2025, May 1, 2025, 9:35 a.m., Senate Lounge - 3rd Floor - 2025-04-28: Referred: Fiscal Oversight (Senate) - 2025-04-24: SCS Reported Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-04-16: SCS Voted Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Executive Session Held (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Public Hearing Held (Senate) - 2025-03-28: Public Hearing Scheduled - Wednesday, April 2, 2025, 8:00 a.m., Senate Committee Room 1 - 1st Floor (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Second read and referred: Families, Seniors and Health (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Reported to the Senate and First Read (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Third Read and Passed - AYES: 158 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (House) - 2025-03-05: Taken Up for Third Reading (House) - 2025-02-26: Perfected (House) - 2025-02-26: Title of Bill - Agreed To (House) - 2025-02-26: Taken Up for Perfection (House) - 2025-02-24: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 9 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (House) - 2025-02-24: Voted Do Pass (House) - 2025-02-24: Executive Session Completed (House) - 2025-02-19: Referred: Rules - Administrative (House) - 2025-02-13: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 16 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (House) - 2025-02-11: Voted Do Pass (House) - 2025-02-11: Executive Session Completed (House) - 2025-02-04: Public Hearing Completed (House) - 2025-01-22: Referred: Children and Families (House) - 2025-01-09: Read Second Time (House) - 2025-01-08: Read First Time (House) - 2024-12-02: Prefiled (House) ## Bill text - Truly Agreed, 2025-05-08: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0797S.06T.pdf) - Perfected, 2025-02-26: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0797H.01P.pdf) - Committee Substitute, 2025-02-13: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0797S.02C.pdf) - Senate Substitute, 2025-02-13: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0797S.06F.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0797H.01I.pdf) ## Related bills - HB3: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development (signed) - HB8: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Public Safety and the Department of National Guard (signed) - HB11: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Social Services (signed) - HB10: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Mental Health, the Department of Health and Senior Services, and t… (signed) - SB79: Modifies provisions relating to health care (signed) - SB271: Modifies provisions relating to emergency services (signed) ## Sources - [Truly Agreed (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0797S.06T.pdf) - [Perfected (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0797H.01P.pdf) - [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0797S.02C.pdf) - [Senate Substitute (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0797S.06F.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0797H.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) - [Missouri bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/missouri/bills) - 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