# Missouri HB497: Modifies provisions relating to workers' compensation

Missouri HB497, Modifies provisions relating to workers' compensation, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Brad Christ (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-04-24 (Voted Do Pass); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri HB497
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Modifies provisions relating to workers' compensation
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-12-10
- Last action: 2025-04-24, Voted Do Pass
- Sponsor: Brad Christ (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 5 (248 yes, 80 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: Brad Christ (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John Hewkin (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-02 | House | Third Read and Passed | pass | 83 | 66 |   |
| 2025-04-02 | House | Emergency Clause Adopted | pass | 145 | 7 |   |
| 2025-04-01 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 5 | 2 |   |
| 2025-03-10 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 6 | 3 |   |
| 2025-02-18 | House | HCS Reported Do Pass | pass | 9 | 2 |   |

## Actions (31)

- 2025-04-24: Voted Do Pass (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Executive Session Held (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Public Hearing Held (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Public Hearing Scheduled - Tuesday, April 15.2025, 10:30 a.m., Senate Lounge - 3rd Floor (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Second read and referred: General Laws (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Reported to the Senate and First Read (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Emergency Clause Adopted - AYES: 145 NOES: 7 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2025-04-02: Third Read and Passed - AYES: 83 NOES: 66 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2025-04-02: Taken Up for Third Reading (House)
- 2025-04-01: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 5 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2025-04-01: Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2025-04-01: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2025-03-27: Placed on the Informal Third Reading Calendar (House)
- 2025-03-26: Referred: Fiscal Review (House)
- 2025-03-25: Perfected with Amendments - HA 1, HA 2 adopted (House)
- 2025-03-25: HCS Adopted (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: 3 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2025-03-06: Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2025-03-06: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2025-02-26: Referred: Rules - Legislative (House)
- 2025-02-18: HCS Reported Do Pass - AYES: 9 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2025-02-17: HCS Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2025-02-17: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2025-02-10: Public Hearing Completed (House)
- 2025-01-30: Referred: Insurance (House)
- 2025-01-09: Read Second Time (House)
- 2025-01-08: Read First Time (House)
- 2024-12-10: Prefiled (House)

## Bill text

- Perfected, 2025-03-25: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0786H.02P.pdf)
- Committee Substitute, 2025-02-18: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0786H.02C.pdf)
- Introduced, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0786H.01I.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Perfected (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0786H.02P.pdf)
- [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0786H.02C.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0786H.01I.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB497-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).