# Missouri SB1121: Creates the "Missouri Higher Education Funding Policy Prioritization Act" and creates and modifies provisions relating to higher education workforce policy prioritization

Missouri SB1121, Creates the "Missouri Higher Education Funding Policy Prioritization Act" and creates and modifies provisions relating to higher education workforce policy prioritization, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Curtis Trent (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-02-24 (Hearing Conducted S Education Committee) (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri SB1121
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Creates the "Missouri Higher Education Funding Policy Prioritization Act" and creates and modifies provisions relating to higher education workforce policy prioritization
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-12-01
- Last action: 2026-02-24, Hearing Conducted S Education Committee
- Sponsor: Curtis Trent (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: Curtis Trent (Republican), Senate

## Actions (4)

- 2026-02-24: Hearing Conducted S Education Committee (Senate)
- 2026-01-15: Second Read and Referred S Education 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/SB1121.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.senate.mo.gov/26info/pdf-bill/intro/SB1121.pdf)

## Related
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- [SB1067: Establishes the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act, which provides proced…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB1067-2026)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB1121-2026 (as of 2026-11-04).