# Missouri HJR154: Proposes a constitutional amendment relating to MO HealthNet work requirements

Missouri HJR154, Proposes a constitutional amendment relating to MO HealthNet work requirements, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Darin Chappell (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-04-23 (SCS Voted Do Pass); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri HJR154
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Proposes a constitutional amendment relating to MO HealthNet work requirements
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-05
- Last action: 2026-04-23, SCS Voted Do Pass
- Sponsor: Darin Chappell (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (117 yes, 56 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: Darin Chappell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bob Titus (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Brian Seitz (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Burt Whaley (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jeff Coleman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John Simmons (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Richard West (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-19 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 4 | 2 |   |
| 2026-02-19 | House | Third Read and Passed | pass | 99 | 48 |   |
| 2026-02-02 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 9 | 3 |   |
| 2026-01-20 | House | HCS Reported Do Pass | pass | 5 | 3 |   |

## Actions (34)

- 2026-04-23: SCS Voted Do Pass (Senate)
- 2026-04-23: Executive Session Held (Senate)
- 2026-04-23: Motion to Reconsider Adopted - Failed Do Pass motion (Senate)
- 2026-04-22: Motion to Do Pass Failed (Senate)
- 2026-04-22: Executive Session Held (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: Public Hearing Held (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: Public Hearing Scheduled - Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 8:00 a.m., Senate Committee Room 1 - 1st Floor (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Public Hearing Scheduled - CANCELLED: Wednesday, April 1, 2026, 8:00 a.m., Senate Committee Room 1 - 1st Floor (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Second read and referred: Families, Seniors and Health (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Reported to the Senate and First Read (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Third Read and Passed - AYES: 99 NOES: 48 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2026-02-19: Taken Up for Third Reading (House)
- 2026-02-19: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 4 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2026-02-19: Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2026-02-19: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2026-02-16: Action Postponed (House)
- 2026-02-16: Executive Session Continued
- 2026-02-12: Referred: Fiscal Review (House)
- 2026-02-11: Perfected (House)
- 2026-02-11: HCS Adopted (House)
- 2026-02-11: Title of Bill - Agreed To (House)
- 2026-02-11: Taken Up for Perfection (House)
- 2026-02-02: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 9 NOES: 3 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2026-02-02: Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2026-02-02: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2026-01-29: Referred: Rules - Legislative (House)
- 2026-01-20: HCS Reported Do Pass - AYES: 5 NOES: 3 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2026-01-20: HCS Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2026-01-20: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2026-01-13: Public Hearing Completed (House)
- 2026-01-08: Referred: Legislative Review (House)
- 2026-01-08: Read Second Time (House)
- 2026-01-07: Read First Time (House)
- 2026-01-05: Prefiled (House)

## Bill text

- Perfected, 2026-02-11: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/6310H.02P.pdf)
- Committee Substitute, 2026-01-20: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/6310H.02C.pdf)
- Introduced, 2026-01-07: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/6310H.01I.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB835: Modifies provisions relating to court procedures (signed)
- HB3231: Establishes the "Missouri Innovation, Public Safety, and Accountability Act" (signed)
- HB3080: Modifies the historic preservation tax credit (signed)
- HB2974: Modifies provisions relating to licensure reciprocity (signed)
- HB2885: Requires all proceeds from boating registrations to be deposited in the water patrol division fund and used exclusively for the water patrol division (signed)
- HB2896: Modifies provisions relating to the governing bodies of certain public institutions of higher education (signed)

## Sources
- [Perfected (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/6310H.02P.pdf)
- [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/6310H.02C.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/6310H.01I.pdf)

## Related
- [SB835: Modifies provisions relating to court procedures](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB835-2026)
- [HB3231: Establishes the "Missouri Innovation, Public Safety, and Accountability Act"](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB3231-2026)
- [HB3080: Modifies the historic preservation tax credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB3080-2026)
- [HB2974: Modifies provisions relating to licensure reciprocity](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2974-2026)
- [HB2885: Requires all proceeds from boating registrations to be deposited in the water p…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2885-2026)
- [HB2896: Modifies provisions relating to the governing bodies of certain public institut…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2896-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HJR154-2026 (as of 2026-11-04).
