# Missouri HB2061: Provides protections against discrimination and antisemitism in public schools and public postsecondary educational institutions Missouri HB2061, Provides protections against discrimination and antisemitism in public schools and public postsecondary educational institutions, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by George Hruza (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-23 (Delivered to Secretary of State (G)) (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2061-2026 - As of: 2026-11-04 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Missouri HB2061 - State: Missouri - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Provides protections against discrimination and antisemitism in public schools and public postsecondary educational institutions - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-12-01 - Last action: 2026-04-23, Delivered to Secretary of State (G) - Sponsor: George Hruza (Republican) - Cosponsors: 11 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (368 yes, 61 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: George Hruza (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bill Irwin (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Brian Seitz (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Cathy Jo Loy (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chad Perkins (Republican), House - Cosponsor: David Dolan (Republican), House - Cosponsor: John Hewkin (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Nick Kimble (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Phil Amato (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ron Fowler (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Steve Butz (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Wendy L. Hausman (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-09 | House | House Adopts - SS, as amended | pass | 101 | 19 | 17 | | 2026-04-09 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2026-04-09 | House | Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed | pass | 100 | 17 | 19 | | 2026-04-08 | Senate | Third Read and Passed with Amendments - SA 1, SA 2, adopted | pass | 30 | 0 | | | 2026-02-16 | House | Third Read and Passed | pass | 109 | 21 | 19 | | 2026-02-16 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 4 | 0 | 2 | | 2026-02-09 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 10 | 1 | 1 | | 2026-01-21 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 7 | 3 | 1 | ## Actions (53) - 2026-04-23: Delivered to Secretary of State (G) (House) - 2026-04-23: Approved by Governor (G) (House) - 2026-04-15: Delivered to Governor (House) - 2026-04-15: Signed by President Pro Tem (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Signed by House Speaker (House) - 2026-04-13: House Message (House) - 2026-04-09: Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed - AYES: 100 NOES: 17 PRESENT: 19 (House) - 2026-04-09: House Adopts - SS, as amended AYES: 101 NOES: 19 PRESENT: 17 (House) - 2026-04-09: Taken Up (House) - 2026-04-09: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 7 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (House) - 2026-04-09: Voted Do Pass (House) - 2026-04-09: Executive Session Completed (House) - 2026-04-08: Referred: Fiscal Review (House) - 2026-04-08: Reported to the House with... - SS, as amended (House) - 2026-04-08: Third Read and Passed with Amendments - SA 1, SA 2, adopted AYES: 30 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (Senate) - 2026-04-08: SS Adopted (Senate) - 2026-04-08: SS Offered (Senate) - 2026-04-08: Taken Up for Third Reading (Senate) - 2026-04-07: Reported Do Pass (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Voted Do Pass (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Executive Session Held (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Executive Session Scheduled - Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 12:00 p.m., Senate Lounge-3rd Floor - 2026-03-09: Referred: Fiscal Oversight (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Reported Do Pass (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Voted Do Pass (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Executive Session Held (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Public Hearing Held (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Public Hearing Scheduled - Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 11:00 a.m., Senate Committee Room1 (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Second read and referred: General Laws (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Reported to the Senate and First Read (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Third Read and Passed - AYES: 109 NOES: 21 PRESENT: 19 (House) - 2026-02-16: Taken Up for Third Reading (House) - 2026-02-16: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 4 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 2 (House) - 2026-02-16: Voted Do Pass (House) - 2026-02-16: Executive Session Completed (House) - 2026-02-12: Referred: Fiscal Review (House) - 2026-02-11: Perfected with Amendments - HA 1, adopted (House) - 2026-02-11: Title of Bill - Agreed To (House) - 2026-02-11: Taken Up for Perfection (House) - 2026-02-09: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 10 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 1 (House) - 2026-02-09: Voted Do Pass (House) - 2026-02-09: Executive Session Completed (House) - 2026-01-29: Action Postponed (House) - 2026-01-29: Executive Session Continued - 2026-01-22: Referred: Rules - Legislative (House) - 2026-01-21: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 7 NOES: 3 PRESENT: 1 (House) - 2026-01-20: Voted Do Pass (House) - 2026-01-20: Executive Session Completed (House) - 2026-01-12: Public Hearing Completed (House) - 2026-01-08: Referred: Emerging Issues (House) - 2026-01-08: Read Second Time (House) - 2026-01-07: Read First Time (House) - 2025-12-01: Prefiled (House) ## Bill text - Truly Agreed, 2026-04-09: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4529S.04T.pdf) - Perfected, 2026-02-11: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4529H.03P.pdf) - Senate Substitute, 2026-01-21: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4529S.04F.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-07: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4529H.03I.pdf) ## Related bills - HB1867: Authorizes Joplin to increase a transient guest tax for tourism to no more than six percent upon a vote of the people (signed) - HB1871: Modifies provisions relating to elections (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) - HB1827: Adds licensed occupational therapists to the definition of "other authorized health care practitioner" for purposes of physician's statements required for disa… (signed) - SB1408: Increases the maximum speed limit from 70 to 75 miles per hour on rural interstates and freeways (signed) ## Sources - [Truly Agreed (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4529S.04T.pdf) - [Perfected (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4529H.03P.pdf) - [Senate Substitute (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4529S.04F.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4529H.03I.pdf) ## Related - [HB1867: Authorizes Joplin to increase a transient guest tax for tourism to no more than…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1867-2026) - [HB1871: Modifies provisions relating to elections](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1871-2026) - [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) - [HB1827: Adds licensed occupational therapists to the definition of "other authorized he…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1827-2026) - [SB1408: Increases the maximum speed limit from 70 to 75 miles per hour on rural interst…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB1408-2026) - [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-HB2061-2026 (as of 2026-11-04).