# Missouri HB2115: Requires school districts to provide instruction in cursive writing

Missouri HB2115, Requires school districts to provide instruction in cursive writing, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Peggy McGaugh (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-04-29 (Placed Back on Formal Perfection Calendar) (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri HB2115
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Requires school districts to provide instruction in cursive writing
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-02
- Last action: 2026-04-29, Placed Back on Formal Perfection Calendar
- Sponsor: Peggy McGaugh (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (21 yes, 6 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: Peggy McGaugh (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jim Kalberloh (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-23 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026-02-04 | House | HCS Reported Do Pass | pass | 13 | 4 | 3 |

## Actions (18)

- 2026-04-29: Placed Back on Formal Perfection Calendar (House)
- 2026-04-13: Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (House)
- 2026-04-09: Placed Back on Formal Perfection Calendar (House)
- 2026-03-23: Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (House)
- 2026-03-11: Placed Back on Formal Perfection Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-25: Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-23: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 8 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 1 (House)
- 2026-02-23: Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2026-02-23: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2026-02-12: Referred: Rules - Administrative (House)
- 2026-02-04: HCS Reported Do Pass - AYES: 13 NOES: 4 PRESENT: 3 (House)
- 2026-02-04: HCS Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2026-02-04: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2026-01-21: Public Hearing Completed (House)
- 2026-01-08: Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (House)
- 2026-01-08: Read Second Time (House)
- 2026-01-07: Read First Time (House)
- 2025-12-02: Prefiled (House)

## Bill text

- Committee Substitute, 2026-02-04: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4925H.02C.pdf)
- Introduced, 2026-01-07: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4925H.01I.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4925H.02C.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4925H.01I.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2115-2026 (as of 2026-11-04).