# Missouri HB2623: Abolishes the death penalty and specifies that any person sentenced to death must be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole

Missouri HB2623, Abolishes the death penalty and specifies that any person sentenced to death must be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Wick Thomas (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-05-15 (Referred: Emerging Issues) (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri HB2623
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Abolishes the death penalty and specifies that any person sentenced to death must be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-31
- Last action: 2026-05-15, Referred: Emerging Issues
- Sponsor: Wick Thomas (Democratic)
- 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: Wick Thomas (Democratic), House

## Actions (4)

- 2026-05-15: Referred: Emerging Issues (House)
- 2026-01-08: Read Second Time (House)
- 2026-01-07: Read First Time (House)
- 2025-12-31: Prefiled (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-07: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4952H.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/4952H.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-HB2623-2026 (as of 2026-11-04).