# Missouri SB948: Provides that parents shall have the fundamental right to direct the upbringing, education, health care, and mental health of their children free from government interference

Missouri SB948, Provides that parents shall have the fundamental right to direct the upbringing, education, health care, and mental health of their children free from government interference, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Rick Brattin (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-05-15 (Informal Calendar S Bills for Perfection) (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri SB948
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Provides that parents shall have the fundamental right to direct the upbringing, education, health care, and mental health of their children free from government interference
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-12-01
- Last action: 2026-05-15, Informal Calendar S Bills for Perfection
- Sponsor: Rick Brattin (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: Rick Brattin (Republican), Senate

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://www.senate.mo.gov/26info/pdf-bill/intro/SB948.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB878: Modifies provisions relating to pharmaceutical drugs and devices (signed)
- SB890: Repeals expired, terminated, sunset, and obsolete sections of law (signed)
- SB835: Modifies provisions relating to court procedures (signed)
- HB3231: Establishes the "Missouri Innovation, Public Safety, and Accountability Act" (signed)
- HB3080: Modifies the historic preservation tax credit (signed)
- HB2974: Modifies provisions relating to licensure reciprocity (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.senate.mo.gov/26info/pdf-bill/intro/SB948.pdf)

## Related
- [SB878: Modifies provisions relating to pharmaceutical drugs and devices](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB878-2026)
- [SB890: Repeals expired, terminated, sunset, and obsolete sections of law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB890-2026)
- [SB835: Modifies provisions relating to court procedures](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB835-2026)
- [HB3231: Establishes the "Missouri Innovation, Public Safety, and Accountability Act"](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB3231-2026)
- [HB3080: Modifies the historic preservation tax credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB3080-2026)
- [HB2974: Modifies provisions relating to licensure reciprocity](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2974-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB948-2026 (as of 2026-11-04).