# Missouri HB437: Modifies provisions relating to settlement demands

Missouri HB437, Modifies provisions relating to settlement demands, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Bill Hardwick (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-04-29 (Voted Do Pass) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri HB437
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Modifies provisions relating to settlement demands
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-12-06
- Last action: 2025-04-29, Voted Do Pass
- Sponsor: Bill Hardwick (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (111 yes, 55 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: Bill Hardwick (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bob Titus (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-27 | House | Third Read and Passed | pass | 96 | 52 | 2 |
| 2025-03-10 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025-02-19 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 9 | 1 |   |

## Actions (25)

- 2025-04-29: Voted Do Pass (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Executive Session Held (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Public Hearing Held (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Public Hearing Scheduled - Thursday, April 24, 2025, 8:00 a.m., Senate Committee Room - 1st Floor (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Second read and referred: General Laws (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Reported to the Senate and First Read (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Delivered to the Senate
- 2025-03-27: Third Read and Passed - AYES: 96 NOES: 52 PRESENT: 2 (House)
- 2025-03-27: Taken Up for Third Reading (House)
- 2025-03-25: Perfected (House)
- 2025-03-25: Title of Bill - Agreed To (House)
- 2025-03-25: Taken Up for Perfection (House)
- 2025-03-24: Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (House)
- 2025-03-10: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 6 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 1 (House)
- 2025-03-06: Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2025-03-06: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2025-02-27: Referred: Rules - Legislative (House)
- 2025-02-19: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 9 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2025-02-19: Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2025-02-19: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2025-02-11: Public Hearing Completed (House)
- 2025-01-30: Referred: Commerce (House)
- 2025-01-09: Read Second Time (House)
- 2025-01-08: Read First Time (House)
- 2024-12-06: Prefiled (House)

## Bill text

- Perfected, 2025-03-25: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1524H.01P.pdf)
- Introduced, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1524H.01I.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Perfected (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1524H.01P.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1524H.01I.pdf)

## Related
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- [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)
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- [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-HB437-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).