# Missouri HB1221: Authorizes the use of moneys in Missouri empowerment scholarship accounts for driver education purposes

Missouri HB1221, Authorizes the use of moneys in Missouri empowerment scholarship accounts for driver education purposes, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Kem Smith (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-03-19 (Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri HB1221
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Authorizes the use of moneys in Missouri empowerment scholarship accounts for driver education purposes
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Last action: 2025-03-19, Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education
- Sponsor: Kem Smith (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- 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: Kem Smith (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tonya Rush (Democratic), House

## Actions (3)

- 2025-03-19: Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (House)
- 2025-02-10: Read Second Time (House)
- 2025-02-06: Introduced and Read First Time (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-02-06: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/2664H.01I.pdf)

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- 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)
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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/2664H.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-HB1221-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).