# Missouri SB49: Authorizes school districts and charter schools to employ or accept chaplains as volunteers

Missouri SB49, Authorizes school districts and charter schools to employ or accept chaplains as volunteers, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Rusty Black (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-07-09 (Delivered to Secretary of State (G)) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri SB49
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Authorizes school districts and charter schools to employ or accept chaplains as volunteers
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-20
- Last action: 2025-07-09, Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
- Sponsor: Rusty Black (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (19 yes, 7 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: Rusty Black (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-24 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 7 | 1 |   |
| 2025-04-16 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 12 | 6 | 2 |

## Actions (20)

- 2025-07-09: Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
- 2025-07-09: Approved by Governor (G)
- 2025-05-30: Delivered to Governor
- 2025-05-29: Signed by House Speaker (House)
- 2025-05-22: House Message (House)
- 2025-05-14: Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed
- 2025-05-14: Title of Bill - Agreed To
- 2025-05-14: Taken Up for Third Reading (House)
- 2025-04-30: Placed on the Informal Third Reading Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-24: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 7 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2025-04-24: Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2025-04-24: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2025-04-17: Referred: Rules - Administrative (House)
- 2025-04-16: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 12 NOES: 6 PRESENT: 2 (House)
- 2025-04-16: Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2025-04-16: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2025-04-09: Public Hearing Completed (House)
- 2025-03-27: Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (House)
- 2025-02-24: Read Second Time (House)
- 2025-02-20: Reported to the House and First Read (House)

## Bill text

- Truly Agreed to and Finally Passed, 2025-05-14: [PDF](https://www.senate.mo.gov/25info/pdf-bill/tat/SB49.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://www.senate.mo.gov/25info/pdf-bill/intro/SB49.pdf)
- Perfected: [PDF](https://www.senate.mo.gov/25info/pdf-bill/perf/SB49.pdf)
- Senate Committee Substitute: [PDF](https://www.senate.mo.gov/25info/pdf-bill/comm/SB49.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Truly Agreed to and Finally Passed (PDF)](https://www.senate.mo.gov/25info/pdf-bill/tat/SB49.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.senate.mo.gov/25info/pdf-bill/intro/SB49.pdf)
- [Perfected (PDF)](https://www.senate.mo.gov/25info/pdf-bill/perf/SB49.pdf)
- [Senate Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://www.senate.mo.gov/25info/pdf-bill/comm/SB49.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB49-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).