# Missouri HB2465: Modifies the definitions of eligible employee and small employer for purposes of the Small Employer Health Insurance Availability Act

Missouri HB2465, Modifies the definitions of eligible employee and small employer for purposes of the Small Employer Health Insurance Availability Act, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Mike Jones (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-04-29 (Public Hearing Held); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri HB2465
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Modifies the definitions of eligible employee and small employer for purposes of the Small Employer Health Insurance Availability Act
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-16
- Last action: 2026-04-29, Public Hearing Held
- Sponsor: Mike Jones (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (169 yes, 0 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: Mike Jones (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John Hewkin (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Steve Butz (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-07 | House | Third Read and Passed | pass | 149 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-05 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 12 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | House | HCS Reported Do Pass | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Actions (24)

- 2026-04-29: Public Hearing Held (Senate)
- 2026-04-27: Public Hearing Scheduled - AMENDED: Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 8:00 a.m., Senate Committee Room 1 - 1st Floor (Senate)
- 2026-04-21: Second read and referred: Families, Seniors and Health (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: Reported to the Senate and First Read (Senate)
- 2026-04-07: Third Read and Passed - AYES: 149 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2026-04-07: Taken Up for Third Reading (House)
- 2026-04-07: Placed on the Informal Third Reading Calendar (House)
- 2026-04-01: Perfected (House)
- 2026-04-01: HCS Adopted (House)
- 2026-04-01: Title of Bill - Agreed To (House)
- 2026-04-01: Taken Up for Perfection (House)
- 2026-03-23: Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (House)
- 2026-03-05: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 12 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2026-03-05: Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2026-03-05: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2026-02-26: Referred: Rules - Legislative (House)
- 2026-02-12: HCS Reported Do Pass - AYES: 8 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2026-02-11: HCS Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2026-02-11: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2026-02-04: Public Hearing Completed (House)
- 2026-01-08: Referred: Commerce (House)
- 2026-01-08: Read Second Time (House)
- 2026-01-07: Read First Time (House)
- 2025-12-16: Prefiled (House)

## Bill text

- Perfected, 2026-04-01: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4405H.02P.pdf)
- Committee Substitute, 2026-02-12: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4405H.02C.pdf)
- Introduced, 2026-01-07: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4405H.01I.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB2372: Modifies provisions relating to health care (signed)
- HB1871: Modifies provisions relating to elections (signed)
- HB1867: Authorizes Joplin to increase a transient guest tax for tourism to no more than six percent upon a vote of the people (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)
- HB1825: Removes the prosecuting attorney and the sheriff from the county salary commission (signed)
- HB1840: Establishes an alert system to assist in the location of missing persons with developmental disabilities (signed)

## Sources
- [Perfected (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4405H.02P.pdf)
- [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4405H.02C.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4405H.01I.pdf)

## Related
- [HB2372: Modifies provisions relating to health care](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2372-2026)
- [HB1871: Modifies provisions relating to elections](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1871-2026)
- [HB1867: Authorizes Joplin to increase a transient guest tax for tourism to no more than…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1867-2026)
- [HB1827: Adds licensed occupational therapists to the definition of "other authorized he…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1827-2026)
- [HB1825: Removes the prosecuting attorney and the sheriff from the county salary commiss…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1825-2026)
- [HB1840: Establishes an alert system to assist in the location of missing persons with d…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1840-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2465-2026 (as of 2026-11-04).