# Missouri HB2557: Creates provisions relating to staffing requirements for emergency departments in hospitals

Missouri HB2557, Creates provisions relating to staffing requirements for emergency departments in hospitals, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by George Hruza (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-02-11 (Public Hearing Completed) (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2557-2026
- As of: 2026-11-04
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Missouri HB2557
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Creates provisions relating to staffing requirements for emergency departments in hospitals
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-22
- Last action: 2026-02-11, Public Hearing Completed
- Sponsor: George Hruza (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- 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

## Actions (5)

- 2026-02-11: Public Hearing Completed (House)
- 2026-02-05: Referred: Professional Registration and Licensing (House)
- 2026-01-08: Read Second Time (House)
- 2026-01-07: Read First Time (House)
- 2025-12-22: Prefiled (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-07: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/6093H.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)
- 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)

## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/6093H.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)
- [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)
- [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-HB2557-2026 (as of 2026-11-04).