# Missouri HB1577: Repeals provisions relating to paid sick leave and minimum wage increases and reinstates previous minimum wage provisions

Missouri HB1577, Repeals provisions relating to paid sick leave and minimum wage increases and reinstates previous minimum wage provisions, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Bennie Cook (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-15 (Referred: Emerging Issues) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri HB1577
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Repeals provisions relating to paid sick leave and minimum wage increases and reinstates previous minimum wage provisions
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-28
- Last action: 2025-05-15, Referred: Emerging Issues
- Sponsor: Bennie Cook (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: Bennie Cook (Republican), House

## Actions (3)

- 2025-05-15: Referred: Emerging Issues (House)
- 2025-03-03: Read Second Time (House)
- 2025-02-28: Introduced and Read First Time (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-02-28: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/2994H.01I.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/2994H.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)
- [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-HB1577-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).