# Missouri HB3038: Establishes an office of special investigations within the department of health and senior services to assist in abuse and neglect investigations

Missouri HB3038, Establishes an office of special investigations within the department of health and senior services to assist in abuse and neglect investigations, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Bennie Cook (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-04-02 (Reported Do Pass - AYES: 11 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0) (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri HB3038
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Establishes an office of special investigations within the department of health and senior services to assist in abuse and neglect investigations
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-20
- Last action: 2026-04-02, Reported Do Pass - AYES: 11 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0
- Sponsor: Bennie Cook (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (23 yes, 0 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: Bennie Cook (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-02 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 11 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-05 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 12 | 0 |   |

## Actions (11)

- 2026-04-02: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 11 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2026-04-02: Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2026-04-02: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2026-03-11: Referred: Rules - Administrative (House)
- 2026-03-05: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 12 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2026-03-04: Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2026-03-04: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2026-03-02: Public Hearing Completed (House)
- 2026-02-26: Referred: Corrections and Public Institutions (House)
- 2026-01-21: Read Second Time (House)
- 2026-01-20: Introduced and Read First Time (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-20: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/6480H.01I.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB3080: Modifies the historic preservation tax credit (signed)
- HB2974: Modifies provisions relating to licensure reciprocity (signed)
- HB2896: Modifies provisions relating to the governing bodies of certain public institutions of higher education (signed)
- HB2885: Requires all proceeds from boating registrations to be deposited in the water patrol division fund and used exclusively for the water patrol division (signed)
- HB2819: Modifies provisions relating to certain cash transactions requiring rounding to the nearest five cent denomination (signed)
- HB2596: Modifies provisions relating to health benefit plans (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/6480H.01I.pdf)

## Related
- [HB3080: Modifies the historic preservation tax credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB3080-2026)
- [HB2974: Modifies provisions relating to licensure reciprocity](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2974-2026)
- [HB2896: Modifies provisions relating to the governing bodies of certain public institut…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2896-2026)
- [HB2885: Requires all proceeds from boating registrations to be deposited in the water p…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2885-2026)
- [HB2819: Modifies provisions relating to certain cash transactions requiring rounding to…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2819-2026)
- [HB2596: Modifies provisions relating to health benefit plans](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2596-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB3038-2026 (as of 2026-11-04).