# Missouri SB1278: Prohibits elementary and secondary schools and institutions of postsecondary education from being members of athletic organizations that allow students to use performance enhancing drugs

Missouri SB1278, Prohibits elementary and secondary schools and institutions of postsecondary education from being members of athletic organizations that allow students to use performance enhancing drugs, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Mary Elizabeth Coleman (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-01-27 (Second Read and Referred S Education Committee) (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri SB1278
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Prohibits elementary and secondary schools and institutions of postsecondary education from being members of athletic organizations that allow students to use performance enhancing drugs
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-12-01
- Last action: 2026-01-27, Second Read and Referred S Education Committee
- Sponsor: Mary Elizabeth Coleman (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: Mary Elizabeth Coleman (Republican), Senate

## Actions (3)

- 2026-01-27: 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/SB1278.pdf)

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- SB1019: Modifies several provisions relating to health care (signed)
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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.senate.mo.gov/26info/pdf-bill/intro/SB1278.pdf)

## Related
- [SB1135: Creates "Bentley and Mason's Law" relating to child maintenance orders for cert…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB1135-2026)
- [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-SB1278-2026 (as of 2026-11-04).