# Missouri SB61: Modifies provisions relating to professional licensing

Missouri SB61, Modifies provisions relating to professional licensing, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Ben Brown (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-14 (Motion to Adopt Withdrawn); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri SB61
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Modifies provisions relating to professional licensing
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-03-27
- Last action: 2025-05-14, Motion to Adopt Withdrawn
- Sponsor: Ben Brown (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (36 yes, 0 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: Ben Brown (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-12 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2025-05-07 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2025-05-01 | House | HCS Reported Do Pass | pass | 22 | 0 |   |

## Actions (22)

- 2025-05-14: Motion to Adopt Withdrawn
- 2025-05-14: Taken Up
- 2025-05-13: Reported to the Senate with... - HA 1 to HA 1, HA 1, as amended, HA 2 and HA 3. (House)
- 2025-05-13: Third Read and Passed with Amendments - With HA 1 to HA 1, HA 1, as amended, HA 2 and HA 3. (House)
- 2025-05-13: HCS Adopted (House)
- 2025-05-13: Title of Bill - Agreed To
- 2025-05-13: Taken Up for Third Reading (House)
- 2025-05-12: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 7 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2025-05-12: Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2025-05-12: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2025-05-09: Referred: Fiscal Review (House)
- 2025-05-07: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 7 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2025-05-07: Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2025-05-07: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2025-05-06: Referred: Rules - Administrative (House)
- 2025-05-01: HCS Reported Do Pass - AYES: 22 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2025-05-01: HCS Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2025-05-01: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2025-04-30: Public Hearing Completed (House)
- 2025-04-28: Referred: Professional Registration and Licensing (House)
- 2025-03-31: Read Second Time (House)
- 2025-03-27: Reported to the House and First Read (House)

## Bill text

- Committee Substitute: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0441H.11C.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB3: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development (signed)
- HB8: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Public Safety and the Department of National Guard (signed)
- 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)
- SB79: Modifies provisions relating to health care (signed)
- SB271: Modifies provisions relating to emergency services (signed)

## Sources
- [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0441H.11C.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-SB61-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).