# Missouri HB3131: Requires that a behavioral health specialist be dispatched with law enforcement when responding to calls classified by dispatch as mental-health related

Missouri HB3131, Requires that a behavioral health specialist be dispatched with law enforcement when responding to calls classified by dispatch as mental-health related, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Kem Smith (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-05-15 (Referred: Emerging Issues) (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri HB3131
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Requires that a behavioral health specialist be dispatched with law enforcement when responding to calls classified by dispatch as mental-health related
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-28
- Last action: 2026-05-15, Referred: Emerging Issues
- Sponsor: Kem Smith (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 3
- 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: Kem Smith (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Gregg Bush (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: LaDonna Appelbaum (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tonya Rush (Democratic), House

## Actions (3)

- 2026-05-15: Referred: Emerging Issues (House)
- 2026-01-29: Read Second Time (House)
- 2026-01-28: Introduced and Read First Time (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-28: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/6506H.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/6506H.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-HB3131-2026 (as of 2026-11-04).