# Missouri HB538: Modifies provisions governing school transportation

Missouri HB538, Modifies provisions governing school transportation, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Dane Diehl (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-13 (Second read and referred: Education); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri HB538
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Modifies provisions governing school transportation
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-12-12
- Last action: 2025-03-13, Second read and referred: Education
- Sponsor: Dane Diehl (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (130 yes, 26 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: Dane Diehl (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Anthony Ealy (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jamie Ray Gragg (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-10 | House | Third Read and Passed | pass | 107 | 19 | 25 |
| 2025-02-18 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 6 | 1 |   |
| 2025-02-05 | House | HCS Reported Do Pass | pass | 17 | 6 |   |

## Actions (21)

- 2025-03-13: Second read and referred: Education (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: Reported to the Senate and First Read (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: Third Read and Passed - AYES: 107 NOES: 19 PRESENT: 25 (House)
- 2025-03-10: Taken Up for Third Reading (House)
- 2025-03-05: Perfected (House)
- 2025-03-05: HCS Adopted (House)
- 2025-03-05: Title of Bill - Agreed To (House)
- 2025-03-05: Taken Up for Perfection (House)
- 2025-03-04: Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (House)
- 2025-02-18: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 6 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2025-02-18: Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2025-02-18: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2025-02-06: Referred: Rules - Administrative (House)
- 2025-02-05: HCS Reported Do Pass - AYES: 17 NOES: 6 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2025-02-05: HCS Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2025-02-05: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2025-01-29: Public Hearing Completed (House)
- 2025-01-22: Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (House)
- 2025-01-09: Read Second Time (House)
- 2025-01-08: Read First Time (House)
- 2024-12-12: Prefiled (House)

## Bill text

- Perfected, 2025-03-05: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1144H.02P.pdf)
- Committee Substitute, 2025-02-05: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1144H.02C.pdf)
- Introduced, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1144H.01I.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Perfected (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1144H.02P.pdf)
- [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1144H.02C.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1144H.01I.pdf)

## Related
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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-HB538-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).