# Missouri HB236: Establishes provisions relating to civil liability for publishing or distributing material harmful to minors on the internet

Missouri HB236, Establishes provisions relating to civil liability for publishing or distributing material harmful to minors on the internet, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Sherri Gallick (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-12 (Dropped from Calendar - Pursuant to House Rules) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri HB236
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Establishes provisions relating to civil liability for publishing or distributing material harmful to minors on the internet
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-12-02
- Last action: 2025-05-12, Dropped from Calendar - Pursuant to House Rules
- Sponsor: Sherri Gallick (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 15
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (24 yes, 1 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: Bill Irwin (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bill Lucas (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Brad Banderman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Carolyn Caton (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Danny Busick (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John Hewkin (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Josh Hurlbert (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mark Sharp (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Marlene Terry (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Melissa Schmidt (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Costlow (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mitch Boggs (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Renee Reuter (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Scott Miller (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tricia Byrnes (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-24 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 8 | 1 |   |
| 2025-02-13 | House | HCS Reported Do Pass | pass | 16 | 0 |   |

## Actions (22)

- 2025-05-12: Dropped from Calendar - Pursuant to House Rules (House)
- 2025-04-24: Placed on the Informal Third Reading Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-22: Placed Back on Third Reading Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-02: Placed on the Informal Third Reading Calendar (House)
- 2025-03-27: Placed Back on Third Reading Calendar (House)
- 2025-03-05: Placed on the Informal Third Reading Calendar (House)
- 2025-02-26: Perfected (House)
- 2025-02-26: HCS Adopted (House)
- 2025-02-26: Title of Bill - Agreed To (House)
- 2025-02-26: Taken Up for Perfection (House)
- 2025-02-24: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 8 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2025-02-24: Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2025-02-24: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2025-02-19: Referred: Rules - Administrative (House)
- 2025-02-13: HCS Reported Do Pass - AYES: 16 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2025-02-11: HCS Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2025-02-11: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2025-02-04: Public Hearing Completed (House)
- 2025-01-16: Referred: Children and Families (House)
- 2025-01-09: Read Second Time (House)
- 2025-01-08: Read First Time (House)
- 2024-12-02: Prefiled (House)

## Bill text

- Perfected, 2025-02-26: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0209H.04P.pdf)
- Committee Substitute, 2025-02-13: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0209H.04C.pdf)
- Introduced, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0209H.02I.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Perfected (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0209H.04P.pdf)
- [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0209H.04C.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0209H.02I.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB236-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).