# Missouri HB2602: Exempts entities registered with the department of health and senior services that distribute hypodermic needles or syringes from the crime of unlawful delivery of drug paraphernalia

Missouri HB2602, Exempts entities registered with the department of health and senior services that distribute hypodermic needles or syringes from the crime of unlawful delivery of drug paraphernalia, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Melanie Stinnett (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-05-15 (Referred: Emerging Issues) (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri HB2602
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Exempts entities registered with the department of health and senior services that distribute hypodermic needles or syringes from the crime of unlawful delivery of drug paraphernalia
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-30
- Last action: 2026-05-15, Referred: Emerging Issues
- Sponsor: Melanie Stinnett (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: Melanie Stinnett (Republican), House

## Actions (4)

- 2026-05-15: Referred: Emerging Issues (House)
- 2026-01-08: Read Second Time (House)
- 2026-01-07: Read First Time (House)
- 2025-12-30: Prefiled (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-07: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4213H.01I.pdf)

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- HB2596: Modifies provisions relating to health benefit plans (signed)
- HB2372: Modifies provisions relating to health care (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)
- HB1871: Modifies provisions relating to elections (signed)
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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4213H.01I.pdf)

## Related
- [HB2586: Revises the par value of membership shares and allows for participation in boar…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2586-2026)
- [HB2596: Modifies provisions relating to health benefit plans](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2596-2026)
- [HB2372: Modifies provisions relating to health care](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2372-2026)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2602-2026 (as of 2026-11-04).