# Missouri SB978: Requires school districts and charter schools to provide instruction on human growth and development

Missouri SB978, Requires school districts and charter schools to provide instruction on human growth and development, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Nick Schroer (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-02-10 (SCS Voted Do Pass S Education Committee (4958S.02C)) (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri SB978
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Requires school districts and charter schools to provide instruction on human growth and development
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-12-01
- Last action: 2026-02-10, SCS Voted Do Pass S Education Committee (4958S.02C)
- Sponsor: Nick Schroer (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: Nick Schroer (Republican), Senate

## Actions (5)

- 2026-02-10: SCS Voted Do Pass S Education Committee (4958S.02C) (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Hearing Conducted S Education Committee (Senate)
- 2026-01-08: Second Read and Referred S Education Committee (Senate)
- 2026-01-07: S First Read (Senate)
- 2025-12-01: Prefiled

## Bill text

- Committee Version, 2026-02-10: [PDF](https://www.senate.mo.gov/26info/pdf-bill/SCSfromResearch/SB978.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://www.senate.mo.gov/26info/pdf-bill/intro/SB978.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
- [Committee Version (PDF)](https://www.senate.mo.gov/26info/pdf-bill/SCSfromResearch/SB978.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.senate.mo.gov/26info/pdf-bill/intro/SB978.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-SB978-2026 (as of 2026-11-04).