# Missouri SB739: Creates the Missouri Religious Freedom Protection Act, which prohibits certain orders regarding religious groups or places of worship

Missouri SB739, Creates the Missouri Religious Freedom Protection Act, which prohibits certain orders regarding religious groups or places of worship, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Adam Schnelting (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-27 (Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri SB739
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Creates the Missouri Religious Freedom Protection Act, which prohibits certain orders regarding religious groups or places of worship
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-20
- Last action: 2025-03-27, Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee
- Sponsor: Adam Schnelting (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: Adam Schnelting (Republican), Senate

## Actions (2)

- 2025-03-27: Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: S First Read (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://www.senate.mo.gov/25info/pdf-bill/intro/SB739.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.senate.mo.gov/25info/pdf-bill/intro/SB739.pdf)

## Related
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- [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-SB739-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).