# Missouri SB344: Requires schools that receive state funds to give students excused absences for attending scheduled elections with their parents

Missouri SB344, Requires schools that receive state funds to give students excused absences for attending scheduled elections with their parents, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Barbara Washington (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-03-04 (Hearing Conducted S Education Committee) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri SB344
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Requires schools that receive state funds to give students excused absences for attending scheduled elections with their parents
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-12-01
- Last action: 2025-03-04, Hearing Conducted S Education Committee
- Sponsor: Barbara Washington (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: Barbara Washington (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (4)

- 2025-03-04: Hearing Conducted S Education Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Second Read and Referred S Education Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: S First Read (Senate)
- 2024-12-01: Prefiled

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://www.senate.mo.gov/25info/pdf-bill/intro/SB344.pdf)

## Related bills

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- 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)
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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.senate.mo.gov/25info/pdf-bill/intro/SB344.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-SB344-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).