# Missouri SB962: Requires schools that receive state funds to give students excused absences for attending scheduled elections with their parents

Missouri SB962, Requires schools that receive state funds to give students excused absences for attending scheduled elections with their parents, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Barbara Washington (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-01-08 (Second Read and Referred S Education Committee) (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri SB962
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2026 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: 2025-12-01
- Last action: 2026-01-08, Second Read and Referred 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 (3)

- 2026-01-08: Second Read and Referred S Education Committee (Senate)
- 2026-01-07: S First Read (Senate)
- 2025-12-01: Prefiled

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://www.senate.mo.gov/26info/pdf-bill/intro/SB962.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB973: Creates and modifies provisions relating to real estate transactions (signed)
- SB890: Repeals expired, terminated, sunset, and obsolete sections of law (signed)
- SB878: Modifies provisions relating to pharmaceutical drugs and devices (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)

## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.senate.mo.gov/26info/pdf-bill/intro/SB962.pdf)

## Related
- [SB973: Creates and modifies provisions relating to real estate transactions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB973-2026)
- [SB890: Repeals expired, terminated, sunset, and obsolete sections of law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB890-2026)
- [SB878: Modifies provisions relating to pharmaceutical drugs and devices](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB878-2026)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB962-2026 (as of 2026-11-04).