# Missouri HB262: Creates provisions relating to alternative therapies for veterans with PTSD and traumatic brain injuries Missouri HB262, Creates provisions relating to alternative therapies for veterans with PTSD and traumatic brain injuries, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Chris Brown (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-07-14 (Delivered to Secretary of State (G)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB262-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Missouri HB262 - State: Missouri - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Creates provisions relating to alternative therapies for veterans with PTSD and traumatic brain injuries - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2024-12-02 - Last action: 2025-07-14, Delivered to Secretary of State (G) - Sponsor: Chris Brown (Republican) - Cosponsors: 6 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 5 (223 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Therapy funding for eligible Missouri veterans: benefit, medium. The law creates a fund to pay providers for prescribed hyperbaric oxygen therapy for eligible Missouri veterans. Veterans must have a PTSD or traumatic brain injury diagnosis, voluntarily agree, and previously seek Veterans Health Administration or available private insurance care. Facilities must… - Access protections for veterans seeking therapy: benefit, low. State officials cannot block hyperbaric oxygen therapy access for veterans who meet the law's eligibility and treatment requirements. Any qualified facility can provide the therapy. Licensing boards cannot discipline practitioners solely for recommending it to veterans. State agencies also cannot a… - Veterans' therapy reporting and cost recovery: mixed, low. Fund-paid facilities must assess veterans before and after therapy using accepted protocols and report individual and group results. Reports include veterans' demographics, numbers treated, therapy sessions, cognitive test results, and testimonials only when voluntarily provided. Before January 1 e… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Chris Brown (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Brian Seitz (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Burt Whaley (Republican), House - Cosponsor: David Dolan (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mark Boyko (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Matthew Overcast (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ron Fowler (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-05 | Senate | Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2025-04-07 | House | Third Read and Passed | pass | 156 | 1 | | | 2025-04-03 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 8 | 0 | | | 2025-02-25 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 9 | 0 | | | 2025-02-04 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 17 | 0 | | ## Actions (45) - 2025-07-14: Delivered to Secretary of State (G) (House) - 2025-07-14: Approved by Governor (G) (House) - 2025-05-30: Delivered to Governor (House) - 2025-05-30: Signed by President Pro Tem (Senate) - 2025-05-29: Signed by House Speaker (House) - 2025-05-05: Senate Message (Senate) - 2025-05-05: Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed - AYES: 33 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (Senate) - 2025-05-05: Taken Up for Third Reading (Senate) - 2025-05-05: Reported Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Voted Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Executive Session Held (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Executive Session Scheduled - Thursday, May 1, 2025, May 1, 2025, 9:35 a.m., Senate Lounge - 3rd Floor - 2025-04-28: Referred: Fiscal Oversight (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Reported Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Voted Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Executive Session Held (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Public Hearing Held (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Public Hearing Scheduled - Wednesday, April 16, 2025, 12:00 p.m., Senate Committee Room 1 - 1st Floor (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Second read and referred: Veterans and Military Affairs (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Reported to the Senate and First Read (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Third Read and Passed - AYES: 156 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 0 (House) - 2025-04-07: Taken Up for Third Reading (House) - 2025-04-03: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 8 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (House) - 2025-04-03: Voted Do Pass (House) - 2025-04-03: Executive Session Completed (House) - 2025-04-02: Placed on the Informal Third Reading Calendar (House) - 2025-04-01: Referred: Fiscal Review (House) - 2025-03-31: Perfected with Amendments - HA 1, HA 2 adopted (House) - 2025-03-31: Title of Bill - Agreed To (House) - 2025-03-31: Taken Up for Perfection (House) - 2025-03-11: Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (House) - 2025-02-25: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 9 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (House) - 2025-02-24: Voted Do Pass (House) - 2025-02-24: Executive Session Completed (House) - 2025-02-20: Action Postponed (House) - 2025-02-17: Action Postponed (House) - 2025-02-06: Referred: Rules - Legislative (House) - 2025-02-04: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 17 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (House) - 2025-02-03: Voted Do Pass (House) - 2025-02-03: Executive Session Completed (House) - 2025-01-27: Public Hearing Completed (House) - 2025-01-22: Referred: Veterans and Armed Forces (House) - 2025-01-09: Read Second Time (House) - 2025-01-08: Read First Time (House) - 2024-12-02: Prefiled (House) ## Bill text - Truly Agreed, 2025-05-05: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1341H.01T.pdf) - Perfected, 2025-03-31: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1341H.01P.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1341H.01I.pdf) ## Related bills - HB3: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development (signed) - HB8: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Public Safety and the Department of National Guard (signed) - HB11: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Social Services (signed) - HB10: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Mental Health, the Department of Health and Senior Services, and t… (signed) - SB79: Modifies provisions relating to health care (signed) - SB271: Modifies provisions relating to emergency services (signed) ## Sources - [Truly Agreed (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1341H.01T.pdf) - [Perfected (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1341H.01P.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1341H.01I.pdf) ## Related - [HB3: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB3-2025) - [HB8: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB8-2025) - [HB11: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB11-2025) - [HB10: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB10-2025) - [SB79: Modifies provisions relating to health care](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB79-2025) - [SB271: Modifies provisions relating to emergency services](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB271-2025) - [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-HB262-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).