# Missouri SB1048: Creates the "Missouri Disabled Veterans' Dependents Tuition Waiver" to provide college tuition waivers for the children, stepchildren, and spouses of certain veterans

Missouri SB1048, Creates the "Missouri Disabled Veterans' Dependents Tuition Waiver" to provide college tuition waivers for the children, stepchildren, and spouses of certain veterans, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Travis Fitzwater (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-02-10 (Hearing Cancelled S Veterans and Military Affairs Committee) (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri SB1048
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Creates the "Missouri Disabled Veterans' Dependents Tuition Waiver" to provide college tuition waivers for the children, stepchildren, and spouses of certain veterans
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-12-01
- Last action: 2026-02-10, Hearing Cancelled S Veterans and Military Affairs Committee
- Sponsor: Travis Fitzwater (Republican)
- 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: Travis Fitzwater (Republican), Senate

## Actions (4)

- 2026-02-10: Hearing Cancelled S Veterans and Military Affairs Committee (Senate)
- 2026-01-15: Second Read and Referred S Veterans and Military Affairs Committee (Senate)
- 2026-01-07: S First Read (Senate)
- 2025-12-01: Prefiled

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://www.senate.mo.gov/26info/pdf-bill/intro/SB1048.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB1019: Modifies several provisions relating to health care (signed)
- SB973: Creates and modifies provisions relating to real estate transactions (signed)
- SB890: Repeals expired, terminated, sunset, and obsolete sections of law (signed)
- SB878: Modifies provisions relating to pharmaceutical drugs and devices (signed)
- SB835: Modifies provisions relating to court procedures (signed)
- HB3231: Establishes the "Missouri Innovation, Public Safety, and Accountability Act" (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.senate.mo.gov/26info/pdf-bill/intro/SB1048.pdf)

## Related
- [SB1019: Modifies several provisions relating to health care](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB1019-2026)
- [SB973: Creates and modifies provisions relating to real estate transactions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB973-2026)
- [SB890: Repeals expired, terminated, sunset, and obsolete sections of law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB890-2026)
- [SB878: Modifies provisions relating to pharmaceutical drugs and devices](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB878-2026)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB1048-2026 (as of 2026-11-04).