Missouri 2025 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 49 — Authorizes school districts and charter schools to employ or accept chaplains as volunteers

Last action — Delivered to Governor

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

Signed by Governor Mike Kehoe (Republican) on May 30, 2025.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Authorizes school districts and charter schools to employ or accept chaplains as volunteers

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Delivered to Governor

  2. Signed by Senate President Pro Tem

  3. Reported Duly Enrolled Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee

  4. Signed by House Speaker

  5. Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed

  6. H Third Read and Passed

  7. Bill Placed on Informal Calendar

  8. Reported Do Pass H Rules - Administrative

  9. Voted Do Pass H Rules - Administrative

  10. Referred H Rules - Administrative

  11. Reported Do Pass H Elementary and Secondary Education

  12. Voted Do Pass H Elementary and Secondary Education

  13. Hearing Conducted H Elementary and Secondary Education

  14. Referred H Elementary and Secondary Education

  15. H Second Read

  16. H First Read

  17. S Third Read and Passed

  18. Reported Truly Perfected S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee

  19. Perfected

  20. SS for SCS, as amended, S adopted

  21. SA 3 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Nurrenbern)--(0552S03.12S)

  22. SA 2 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (May)--(0552S03.09S)

  23. SA 1 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Black)--(0552S03.07S)

  24. SS for SCS S offered (Black & May)--(0552S.03F)

  25. Reported from S Education Committee w/SCS

  26. SCS Voted Do Pass (w/SCS SBs 49 & 118) Education Committee (0552S.02C)

  27. Hearing Conducted S Education Committee

  28. Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

  29. S First Read

  30. Prefiled

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 197 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (197)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 49 do?
Authorizes school districts and charter schools to employ or accept chaplains as volunteers
Who sponsors SB 49?
SB 49 is sponsored by Karla May and Rusty Black.
What is the current status of SB 49?
This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 49?
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