# Missouri HB2559: Requires the general assembly to approve proposed administrative rules Missouri HB2559, Requires the general assembly to approve proposed administrative rules, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Ben Keathley (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-23 (Voted Do Pass) (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2559-2026 - As of: 2026-11-04 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Missouri HB2559 - State: Missouri - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Requires the general assembly to approve proposed administrative rules - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-12-22 - Last action: 2026-03-23, Voted Do Pass - Sponsor: Ben Keathley (Republican) - Cosponsors: 59 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (131 yes, 46 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: Ben Keathley (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Alex Riley (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bennie Cook (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bill Hardwick (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bill Irwin (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bill Lucas (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bill Owen (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bishop Davidson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bob Titus (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Brad Christ (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Brad Pollitt (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Brandon Phelps (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Brian Seitz (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bruce Sassmann (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bryant Wolfin (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Burt Whaley (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Cathy Jo Loy (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Cecelie Williams (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chad Perkins (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Christopher Warwick (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Darin Chappell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Dave Hinman (Republican), House - Cosponsor: David Casteel (Republican), House - Cosponsor: David Dolan (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Deanna Self (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Dirk Deaton - Cosponsor: George Hruza (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Hardy Billington (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Holly Jones (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jamie Ray Gragg (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jeff Coleman (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jeff Farnan (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jeff Vernetti (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jim Murphy (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jim Schulte (Republican), House - Cosponsor: John Hewkin (Republican), House - Cosponsor: John Simmons (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jonathan Patterson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Josh Hurlbert (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mark Matthiesen (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mark Meirath (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Matthew Overcast (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Melanie Stinnett (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Melissa Schmidt (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michael Davis (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mike Costlow (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mike Jones (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mike Steinmeyer (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mitch Boggs (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Philip Oehlerking (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Renee Reuter (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Richard West (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ron Fowler (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Scott Miller (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Sean Pouche (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Terri Violet (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Travis Wilson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tricia Byrnes (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Wendy L. Hausman (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Willard Haley (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-05 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 5 | 2 | | | 2026-03-05 | House | Third Read and Passed | pass | 103 | 44 | 3 | | 2026-02-23 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 10 | 0 | | | 2026-02-03 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 13 | 0 | | ## Actions (29) - 2026-03-23: Voted Do Pass (Senate) - 2026-03-23: Executive Session Held (Senate) - 2026-03-23: Public Hearing Held (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Public Hearing Scheduled - Monday, March 23, 2026, 3:00 PM, Senate Committee Room 2 - 1st Floor (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Second read and referred: Government Efficiency (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Reported to the Senate and First Read (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Third Read and Passed - AYES: 103 NOES: 44 PRESENT: 3 (House) - 2026-03-05: Taken Up for Third Reading (House) - 2026-03-05: Placed on the Informal Third Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-03-05: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 5 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0 (House) - 2026-03-05: Voted Do Pass (House) - 2026-03-05: Executive Session Completed (House) - 2026-03-04: Referred: Fiscal Review (House) - 2026-03-03: Perfected (House) - 2026-03-03: Title of Bill - Agreed To (House) - 2026-03-03: Taken Up for Perfection (House) - 2026-03-02: Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (House) - 2026-02-23: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 10 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (House) - 2026-02-23: Voted Do Pass (House) - 2026-02-23: Executive Session Completed (House) - 2026-02-19: Referred: Rules - Legislative (House) - 2026-02-03: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 13 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (House) - 2026-02-02: Voted Do Pass (House) - 2026-02-02: Executive Session Completed (House) - 2026-01-29: Public Hearing Completed (House) - 2026-01-22: Referred: Special Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs (House) - 2026-01-08: Read Second Time (House) - 2026-01-07: Read First Time (House) - 2025-12-22: Prefiled (House) ## Bill text - Perfected, 2026-03-03: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4436H.01P.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-07: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4436H.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 - [Perfected (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4436H.01P.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4436H.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-HB2559-2026 (as of 2026-11-04).