Missouri 2025 Regular Session Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 4 R · 1 D cosponsors

HB 408 — Prohibits student use of telecommunications devices during regularly scheduled instructional activities

Last action — Second read and referred: Education(S)

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

This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” 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.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment.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.

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Action History

  1. Second read and referred: Education(S)

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

  3. Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 132 NOES: 11 PRESENT: 10

  4. Taken Up for Third Reading (H)

  5. Perfected with Amendments (H) - HA 1, HA 2, HA 3, HA 4, HA 1 to HA 5, HA 5 as amended adopted

  6. HCS Adopted (H)

  7. Title of Bill - Agreed To

  8. Taken Up for Perfection (H)

  9. Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)

  10. Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 6 NOES: 3 PRESENT: 1

  11. Voted Do Pass (H)

  12. Executive Session Completed (H)

  13. Action Postponed (H)

  14. Executive Session Continued

  15. Action Postponed (H)

  16. Executive Session Continued

  17. Action Postponed (H)

  18. Executive Session Continued

  19. Referred: Rules - Legislative(H)

  20. HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 20 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

  21. HCS Voted Do Pass (H)

  22. Executive Session Completed (H)

  23. Public Hearing Completed (H)

  24. Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education(H)

  25. Read Second Time (H)

  26. Read First Time (H)

  27. Prefiled (H)

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 194 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (194)

194 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 408?
HB 408 is sponsored by George Hruza (Republican), Stephanie Boykin (Democratic), Matthew Overcast (Republican), Josh Hurlbert (Republican), and Jamie Ray Gragg (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 408?
This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” 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 HB 408?
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