# Missouri HB1839: Establishes provisions relating to civil liability for publishing or distributing material harmful to minors on the internet Missouri HB1839, Establishes provisions relating to civil liability for publishing or distributing material harmful to minors on the internet, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Sherri Gallick (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-07-09 (Delivered to Secretary of State (G)) (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1839-2026 - As of: 2026-11-04 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Missouri HB1839 - State: Missouri - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Establishes provisions relating to civil liability for publishing or distributing material harmful to minors on the internet - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-12-01 - Last action: 2026-07-09, Delivered to Secretary of State (G) - Sponsor: Sherri Gallick (Republican) - Cosponsors: 8 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (502 yes, 91 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: Sherri Gallick (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ann Kelley (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bill Irwin (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Deanna Self (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jeff Myers (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Josh Hurlbert (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Renee Reuter (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tricia Byrnes (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Wendy L. Hausman (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-13 | House | House Concurs - in SA 1 | pass | 104 | 30 | 11 | | 2026-05-13 | House | Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed | pass | 112 | 25 | 11 | | 2026-05-13 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 8 | 0 | | | 2026-05-12 | Senate | Third Read and Passed with Amendments - SA 1 | pass | 32 | 0 | | | 2026-03-09 | House | Third Read and Passed | pass | 120 | 19 | 9 | | 2026-03-04 | House | Perfected | pass | 104 | 16 | 20 | | 2026-02-26 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 5 | 1 | | | 2026-02-17 | House | HCS Reported Do Pass | pass | 17 | 0 | | ## Actions (46) - 2026-07-09: Delivered to Secretary of State (G) (House) - 2026-07-09: Approved by Governor (G) (House) - 2026-05-28: Delivered to Governor (House) - 2026-05-28: Signed by President Pro Tem (Senate) - 2026-05-28: Signed by House Speaker (House) - 2026-05-13: House Message (House) - 2026-05-13: Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed - AYES: 112 NOES: 25 PRESENT: 11 (House) - 2026-05-13: House Concurs - in SA 1 AYES: 104 NOES: 30 PRESENT: 11 (House) - 2026-05-13: Taken Up (House) - 2026-05-13: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 8 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (House) - 2026-05-13: Voted Do Pass (House) - 2026-05-13: Executive Session Completed (House) - 2026-05-12: Referred: Fiscal Review (House) - 2026-05-12: Reported to the House with... - SA 1 (House) - 2026-05-12: Third Read and Passed with Amendments - SA 1 AYES: 32 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (Senate) - 2026-05-12: Taken Up for Third Reading (Senate) - 2026-05-07: Placed on Informal Calendar (Senate) - 2026-05-07: Reported Do Pass (Senate) - 2026-04-30: Voted Do Pass (Senate) - 2026-04-30: Executive Session Held (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Referred: Fiscal Oversight (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Reported Do Pass (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Voted Do Pass (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Executive Session Held (Senate) - 2026-04-08: Public Hearing Held (Senate) - 2026-04-07: Public Hearing Scheduled - Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 12:00 p.m., Senate Committee Room 1 - 1st Floor (Senate) - 2026-03-23: Second read and referred: General Laws (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Reported to the Senate and First Read (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Third Read and Passed - AYES: 120 NOES: 19 PRESENT: 9 (House) - 2026-03-09: Taken Up for Third Reading (House) - 2026-03-04: Perfected - AYES: 104 NOES: 16 PRESENT: 20 (House) - 2026-03-04: HCS Adopted (House) - 2026-03-04: Title of Bill - Agreed To (House) - 2026-03-04: Taken Up for Perfection (House) - 2026-02-26: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 5 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 0 (House) - 2026-02-26: Voted Do Pass (House) - 2026-02-26: Executive Session Completed (House) - 2026-02-19: Referred: Rules - Administrative (House) - 2026-02-17: HCS Reported Do Pass - AYES: 17 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (House) - 2026-02-17: HCS Voted Do Pass (House) - 2026-02-17: Executive Session Completed (House) - 2026-02-10: Public Hearing Completed (House) - 2026-01-15: Referred: Children and Families (House) - 2026-01-08: Read Second Time (House) - 2026-01-07: Read First Time (House) - 2025-12-01: Prefiled (House) ## Bill text - Truly Agreed, 2026-05-13: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4734H.04T.pdf) - Perfected, 2026-03-04: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4734H.04P.pdf) - Committee Substitute, 2026-02-17: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4734H.04C.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-07: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4734H.02I.pdf) ## Related bills - HB1827: Adds licensed occupational therapists to the definition of "other authorized health care practitioner" for purposes of physician's statements required for disa… (signed) - HB1840: Establishes an alert system to assist in the location of missing persons with developmental disabilities (signed) - HB1825: Removes the prosecuting attorney and the sheriff from the county salary commission (signed) - SB1408: Increases the maximum speed limit from 70 to 75 miles per hour on rural interstates and freeways (signed) - SB1135: Creates "Bentley and Mason's Law" relating to child maintenance orders for certain persons convicted of the offense of driving while intoxicated (signed) - SB1067: Establishes the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act, which provides procedures for dismissal of actions based on public expression (signed) ## Sources - [Truly Agreed (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4734H.04T.pdf) - [Perfected (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4734H.04P.pdf) - [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4734H.04C.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4734H.02I.pdf) ## Related - [HB1827: Adds licensed occupational therapists to the definition of "other authorized he…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1827-2026) - [HB1840: Establishes an alert system to assist in the location of missing persons with d…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1840-2026) - [HB1825: Removes the prosecuting attorney and the sheriff from the county salary commiss…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1825-2026) - [SB1408: Increases the maximum speed limit from 70 to 75 miles per hour on rural interst…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB1408-2026) - [SB1135: Creates "Bentley and Mason's Law" relating to child maintenance orders for cert…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB1135-2026) - [SB1067: Establishes the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act, which provides proced…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB1067-2026) - [Missouri bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/missouri/bills) - [Missouri state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/missouri) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1839-2026 (as of 2026-11-04).