# Missouri HB982: Creates provisions relating to payments for prescription drugs

Missouri HB982, Creates provisions relating to payments for prescription drugs, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by John Hewkin (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-04-30 (Reported Do Pass - AYES: 4 NOES: 3 PRESENT: 1); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri HB982
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Creates provisions relating to payments for prescription drugs
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-22
- Last action: 2025-04-30, Reported Do Pass - AYES: 4 NOES: 3 PRESENT: 1
- Sponsor: John Hewkin (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (15 yes, 3 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: John Hewkin (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-30 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025-03-12 | House | HCS Reported Do Pass | pass | 11 | 0 | 2 |

## Actions (11)

- 2025-04-30: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 4 NOES: 3 PRESENT: 1 (House)
- 2025-04-08: Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2025-04-08: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2025-03-12: Referred: Rules - Administrative (House)
- 2025-03-12: HCS Reported Do Pass - AYES: 11 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 2 (House)
- 2025-03-11: HCS Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2025-03-11: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2025-02-18: Public Hearing Completed (House)
- 2025-01-30: Referred: Health and Mental Health (House)
- 2025-01-23: Read Second Time (House)
- 2025-01-22: Introduced and Read First Time (House)

## Bill text

- Committee Substitute, 2025-03-12: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/2380H.02C.pdf)
- Introduced, 2025-01-22: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/2380H.01I.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB3: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development (signed)
- 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)
- SB271: Modifies provisions relating to emergency services (signed)

## Sources
- [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/2380H.02C.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/2380H.01I.pdf)

## Related
- [HB3: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB3-2025)
- [HB8: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB8-2025)
- [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-HB982-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).