Missouri 2025 Regular Session Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 18 R · 10 D cosponsors

HB 243 — Allows the court to enter a judgment of dissolution of marriage or legal separation if a person is pregnant

Last action — Placed on Informal Calendar - SA 1 pending

  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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment.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. Placed on Informal Calendar - SA 1 pending

  2. Taken Up for Third Reading (S)

  3. Placed on Informal Calendar

  4. Reported Do Pass (S)

  5. Voted Do Pass (S)

  6. Executive Session Held (S)

  7. Public Hearing Held (S)

  8. Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Wednesday, April 2, 2025, 8:00 a.m., Senate Committee Room 1 - 1st Floor

  9. Second read and referred: Families, Seniors and Health(S)

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

  11. Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 155 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

  12. Taken Up for Third Reading (H)

  13. Perfected (H)

  14. HCS Adopted (H)

  15. Title of Bill - Agreed To

  16. Taken Up for Perfection (H)

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

  18. Voted Do Pass (H)

  19. Executive Session Completed (H)

  20. Referred: Rules - Administrative(H)

  21. HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 14 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

  22. HCS Voted Do Pass (H)

  23. Executive Session Completed (H)

  24. Public Hearing Completed (H)

  25. Referred: Children and Families(H)

  26. Read Second Time (H)

  27. Read First Time (H)

  28. Prefiled (H)

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 27 co-sponsors · 171 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (27)

Not signed on (171)

171 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 243?
HB 243 is sponsored by Dave Hinman (Republican), Danny Busick (Republican), Stephanie Boykin (Democratic), Tricia Byrnes (Republican), Scott Miller (Republican), Willard Haley (Republican), Deanna Self (Republican), John Simmons (Republican), Bill Allen (Republican), Mark Boyko (Democratic), Bill Irwin (Republican), Stephanie Hein (Democratic), Ed Lewis (Republican), Sherri Gallick (Republican), Jeff Hales (Democratic), George Hruza (Republican), John Hewkin (Republican), Mark Sharp (Democratic), Jeff Vernetti (Republican), Marlon Anderson (Democratic), Marla Smith (Democratic), Wick Thomas (Democratic), Colin Wellenkamp (Republican), Renee Reuter (Republican), Bill Lucas (Republican), Jeremy Dean (Democratic), Marty Joe Murray (Democratic), and Cecelie Williams (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 243?
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 243?
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