# Missouri HB742: Prohibits state departments from spending money on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives

Missouri HB742, Prohibits state departments from spending money on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Baker, Ben (160); status failed, last action 2025-04-23 (Placed on Informal Calendar - With SA 1, SS SCS, pending) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri HB742
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Prohibits state departments from spending money on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Last action: 2025-04-23, Placed on Informal Calendar - With SA 1, SS SCS, pending
- Sponsor: Baker, Ben (160)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (124 yes, 57 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: Baker, Ben (160)
- Cosponsor: Ann Kelley (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bill Irwin (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bill Lucas (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bob Bromley (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bob Titus (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Burt Whaley (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Carolyn Caton (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Cathy Jo Loy (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John Hewkin (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John Simmons (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael Davis (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-20 | House | Third Read and Passed | pass | 108 | 50 |   |
| 2025-02-11 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 6 | 3 |   |
| 2025-01-28 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 10 | 4 |   |

## Actions (27)

- 2025-04-23: Placed on Informal Calendar - With SA 1, SS SCS, pending (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: SS Offered (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: Taken Up for Third Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: SCS Reported Do Pass (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: SCS Voted Do Pass (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: Executive Session Held (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: Public Hearing Held (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Public Hearing Scheduled - Monday, March 3, 2025, 2:00 p.m., Senate Committee Room 2. (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: Second read and referred: Government Efficiency (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Reported to the Senate and First Read (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Third Read and Passed - AYES: 108 NOES: 50 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2025-02-20: Taken Up for Third Reading (House)
- 2025-02-17: Perfected (House)
- 2025-02-17: Title of Bill - Agreed To (House)
- 2025-02-17: Taken Up for Perfection (House)
- 2025-02-11: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 6 NOES: 3 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2025-02-11: Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2025-02-11: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2025-01-30: Referred: Rules - Administrative (House)
- 2025-01-28: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 10 NOES: 4 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2025-01-27: Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2025-01-27: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2025-01-22: Public Hearing Completed (House)
- 2025-01-16: Referred: Emerging Issues (House)
- 2025-01-09: Read Second Time (House)
- 2025-01-08: Read First Time (House)
- 2025-01-07: Prefiled (House)

## Bill text

- Perfected, 2025-02-17: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1763H.01P.pdf)
- Committee Substitute, 2025-01-28: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1763S.02C.pdf)
- Introduced, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1763H.01I.pdf)

## Related bills

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- HB8: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Public Safety and the Department of National Guard (signed)
- HB11: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Social Services (signed)
- HB10: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Mental Health, the Department of Health and Senior Services, and t… (signed)
- SB79: Modifies provisions relating to health care (signed)
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## Sources
- [Perfected (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1763H.01P.pdf)
- [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1763S.02C.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1763H.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)
- [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-HB742-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).