# Missouri HB39: Prohibits an employer from terminating an employee for having a firearm in the employee's vehicle on the employer's premises

Missouri HB39, Prohibits an employer from terminating an employee for having a firearm in the employee's vehicle on the employer's premises, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Hardy Billington (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-25 (Public Hearing Completed) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri HB39
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Prohibits an employer from terminating an employee for having a firearm in the employee's vehicle on the employer's premises
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-12-02
- Last action: 2025-03-25, Public Hearing Completed
- Sponsor: Hardy Billington (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 4
- 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: Hardy Billington (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bill Lucas (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jamie Ray Gragg (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John Hewkin (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tim Taylor (Republican), House

## Actions (5)

- 2025-03-25: Public Hearing Completed (House)
- 2025-01-16: Referred: General Laws (House)
- 2025-01-09: Read Second Time (House)
- 2025-01-08: Read First Time (House)
- 2024-12-02: Prefiled (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0224H.01I.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0224H.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB39-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).