# Missouri HB75: Establishes the "Missouri Religious Freedom Protection Act"

Missouri HB75, Establishes the "Missouri Religious Freedom Protection Act", is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Cathy Jo Loy (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-05 (Placed on Informal Calendar - SA 3 and SS SCS pending) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri HB75
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Establishes the "Missouri Religious Freedom Protection Act"
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-12-02
- Last action: 2025-05-05, Placed on Informal Calendar - SA 3 and SS SCS pending
- Sponsor: Cathy Jo Loy (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (123 yes, 44 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: Cathy Jo Loy (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Alex Riley (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ann Kelley (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bill Allen (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bill Irwin (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bill Lucas (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bob Titus (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Brad Banderman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Brian Seitz (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Burt Whaley (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Deanna Self (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ed Lewis (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jamie Ray Gragg (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Matthew Overcast (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-13 | House | Third Read and Passed | pass | 106 | 38 | 6 |
| 2025-02-06 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 7 | 2 |   |
| 2025-01-28 | House | HCS Reported Do Pass | pass | 10 | 4 |   |

## Actions (28)

- 2025-05-05: Placed on Informal Calendar - SA 3 and SS SCS pending (Senate)
- 2025-05-05: Taken Up for Third Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Placed on Informal Calendar (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Reported Do Pass (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: Voted Do Pass (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: Executive Session Held (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: Public Hearing Held (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Public Hearing Scheduled - Tuesday, March 4, 2025, 8:00 a.m., Senate Committee Room 1. 3/3/25 AMENDED (removed SB 418) (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Second read and referred: General Laws (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Reported to the Senate and First Read (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Third Read and Passed - AYES: 106 NOES: 38 PRESENT: 6 (House)
- 2025-02-13: Taken Up for Third Reading (House)
- 2025-02-11: Perfected (House)
- 2025-02-11: HCS Adopted (House)
- 2025-02-11: Title of Bill - Agreed To (House)
- 2025-02-11: Taken Up for Perfection (House)
- 2025-02-06: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 7 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2025-02-06: Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2025-02-06: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2025-01-30: Referred: Rules - Administrative (House)
- 2025-01-28: HCS Reported Do Pass - AYES: 10 NOES: 4 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2025-01-27: HCS 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)
- 2024-12-02: Prefiled (House)

## Bill text

- Perfected, 2025-02-11: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0892H.02P.pdf)
- Committee Substitute, 2025-01-28: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0892H.02C.pdf)
- Introduced, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0892H.01I.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Perfected (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0892H.02P.pdf)
- [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0892H.02C.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0892H.01I.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB75-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).