Missouri 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted 7 R cosponsors

HB 495 — Modifies provisions relating to public safety

Last action — Delivered to Secretary of State (G)

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 10, 2024. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Mike Kehoe (Republican) on March 26, 2025.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 66% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 7 sponsors

    1 primary, 6 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (7 R).

  • Mixed recorded votes

    4 passed, 7 failed in recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Delivered to Secretary of State (G)

  2. Approved by Governor (G)

  3. Delivered to Governor

  4. Signed by President Pro Tem (S)

  5. Signed by House Speaker (H)

  6. House Message (H)

  7. Emergency Clause Adopted on Truly Agreed to Bill - AYES: 113 NOES: 36 PRESENT: 0

  8. Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed - AYES: 113 NOES: 39 PRESENT: 7

  9. House Adopts (H) - SS#2 SCS as amended - AYES: 111 NOES: 42 PRESENT: 7

  10. Taken Up

  11. Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 7 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

  12. Voted Do Pass (H)

  13. Executive Session Completed (H)

  14. Referred: Fiscal Review(H)

  15. Reported to the House with... (H) - SS#2 as amended

  16. Emergency Clause Adopted (S) - AYES: 25 NOES: 7 PRESENT: 0

  17. Third Read and Passed with Amendments (S) - with SA 1 - AYES: 27 NOES: 5 PRESENT: 0

  18. Taken Up

  19. Reported Do Pass (S)

  20. Voted Do Pass (S)

  21. Executive Session Held (S)

  22. Executive Session Scheduled - Monday, March 10, 2025, 3:30 p.m., Senate Committee Room 2.

  23. Referred: Fiscal Oversight(S)

  24. SS#2 Adopted (S) - SA 1 adopted

  25. SS#2 Offered (S)

  26. SS Withdrawn (S)

  27. Taken Up

  28. Placed on Informal Calendar - with SA 1 to SA 1, SA 1, SS, pending.

  29. SS Offered

  30. Taken Up for Third Reading (S)

  31. Reported Do Pass (S)

  32. Voted Do Pass (S)

  33. Executive Session Held (S)

  34. Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 1:00 pm, Senate Lounge - 3rd Floor

  35. Referred: Fiscal Oversight(S)

  36. SCS Reported Do Pass (S)

  37. SCS Voted Do Pass (S)

  38. Executive Session Held (S)

  39. Public Hearing Held (S)

  40. Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Thursday, February 27, 2025, 8:00 a.m., Senate Lounge.

  41. Second read and referred: Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety(S)

  42. Reported to the Senate and First Read (S)

  43. Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 106 NOES: 47 PRESENT: 6

  44. Taken Up for Third Reading (H)

  45. Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 4 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

  46. Voted Do Pass (H)

  47. Executive Session Completed (H)

  48. Referred: Fiscal Review(H)

  49. Perfected (H)

  50. HCS#2 Adopted (H)

  51. Title of Bill - Agreed To

  52. Taken Up for Perfection (H)

  53. Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 8 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0

  54. Voted Do Pass (H)

  55. Executive Session Completed (H)

  56. Referred: Rules - Administrative(H)

  57. HCS#2 Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 7 NOES: 3 PRESENT: 0

  58. HCS#2 Voted Do Pass (H)

  59. Public Hearing Completed (H)

  60. Executive Session Completed (H)

  61. Referred: Legislative Review(H)

  62. HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 13 NOES: 6 PRESENT: 0

  63. HCS Voted Do Pass (H)

  64. Executive Session Completed (H)

  65. Public Hearing Completed (H)

  66. Referred: Crime and Public Safety(H)

  67. Read Second Time (H)

  68. Read First Time (H)

  69. Prefiled (H)

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 192 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (6)

Not signed on (192)

192 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Subjects

public-safety
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 495?
HB 495 is sponsored by Terri Violet (Republican), Deanna Self (Republican), Ben Keathley (Republican), John Hewkin (Republican), Bill Irwin (Republican), Mike Costlow (Republican), and Brad Christ (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 495?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 10, 2024. Enacted.
Where can I track HB 495?
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