# Missouri HR491: Urges the state to address and support the needs of the state's most vulnerable citizens in response to the report on mental health care released by the Department of Justice

Missouri HR491, Urges the state to address and support the needs of the state's most vulnerable citizens in response to the report on mental health care released by the Department of Justice, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Bridget Walsh Moore (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-05-15 (Referred: Emerging Issues) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri HR491
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Urges the state to address and support the needs of the state's most vulnerable citizens in response to the report on mental health care released by the Department of Justice
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-20
- Last action: 2025-05-15, Referred: Emerging Issues
- Sponsor: Bridget Walsh Moore (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Bridget Walsh Moore (Democratic), House

## Actions (2)

- 2025-05-15: Referred: Emerging Issues (House)
- 2025-02-20: Offered (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/2789H.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
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/2789H.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-HR491-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).