# Missouri SB1351: Creates and modifies provisions relating to elementary and secondary education and establishes the "Student Screen-Time Standards Act", "Framework on Classroom Use of Screens Council", "Media Literacy and Critical Thinking Act", and "Missouri Integrated Safe Driving Program"

Missouri SB1351, Creates and modifies provisions relating to elementary and secondary education and establishes the "Student Screen-Time Standards Act", "Framework on Classroom Use of Screens Council", "Media Literacy and Critical Thinking Act", and "Missouri Integrated Safe Driving Program", is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Joe Nicola (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-05-14 (Action Postponed) (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri SB1351
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Creates and modifies provisions relating to elementary and secondary education and establishes the "Student Screen-Time Standards Act", "Framework on Classroom Use of Screens Council", "Media Literacy and Critical Thinking Act", and "Missouri Integrated Safe Driving Program"
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-03-05
- Last action: 2026-05-14, Action Postponed
- Sponsor: Joe Nicola (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (12 yes, 2 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: Joe Nicola (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-14 | House | HCS Reported Do Pass | pass | 12 | 2 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2026-05-14: Action Postponed (House)
- 2026-05-14: Executive Session Continued
- 2026-05-13: Action Postponed (House)
- 2026-05-13: Executive Session Continued
- 2026-05-11: Action Postponed (House)
- 2026-05-11: Executive Session Continued
- 2026-04-16: Referred: Rules - Legislative (House)
- 2026-04-14: HCS Reported Do Pass - AYES: 12 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2026-04-13: HCS Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2026-04-13: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2026-03-23: Public Hearing Completed (House)
- 2026-03-12: Referred: Special Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs (House)
- 2026-03-09: Read Second Time (House)
- 2026-03-05: Reported to the House and First Read (House)

## Bill text

- Committee Substitute: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/3832H.03C.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/3832H.03C.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-SB1351-2026 (as of 2026-11-04).