Missouri 2026 Regular Session Status: Passed House 16 R cosponsors

HB 2536 — Establishes definitions and provisions for the protection of women

Last action — Voted Do Pass (S)

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

This bill has passed the House. Introduced December 18, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 58% · moderate confidence

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 16 sponsors

    1 primary, 15 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (16 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

35 added · 32 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of Bill HB 2536 has expanded the list of exceptions for individuals allowed to enter restrooms, changing rooms, or sleeping quarters designated for the opposite sex. New provisions include allowing public safety officers and others engaged in critical activities, like coaching, to enter these areas under certain conditions. Additionally, the bill now emphasizes that students in higher education must have the option to reside only in single-sex housing. These changes aim to balance safety and privacy concerns while accommodating necessary functions within educational and public facilities.

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SECOND REGULAR SESSION HOUSE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO.
SECOND REGULAR SESSION [PERFECTED] HOUSE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO.
2536 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY 6308H.03C JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk AN ACT To repeal sections 1.020 and 163.048, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof five new sections relating to women's protection.
2536 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY 6308H.03P JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk AN ACT To repeal sections 1.020 and 163.048, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof five new sections relating to women's protection.
This section shall not apply to an individual who enters a restroom or changing room designated for the opposite sex in any of the following circumstances:
This section shall not apply to an individual who enters a restroom, a changing room, or sleeping quarters designated for the opposite sex in any of the following circumstances:
or (5) To provide coaching or athletic training during athletic events by coaching staff, if no other space is available for the team to meet and only after the team captain or designee notifies the staff that all students are fully dressed.
(5) To provide coaching or athletic training during athletic events by coaching staff, if no other space is available for the team to meet and only after the team captain or designee notifies the staff that all students are fully dressed;
or (6) To perform the official duties of a public safety officer.
In any other facility or setting in a school or state institution of higher education where a person may be in a state of undress in the presence of others, school personnel shall provide separate, private areas designated for use by persons based on HCS HB 2536 5 their sex, and no person shall enter these private areas unless he or she is a member of the designated sex.
In any other facility or setting in a school or state institution of higher education where a person may be in a state of undress in the presence of others, school HCS HB 2536 5 personnel shall provide separate, private areas designated for use by persons based on their sex, and no person shall enter these private areas unless he or she is a member of the designated sex.
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Amendments

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Action History

  1. Voted Do Pass (S)

  2. Executive Session Held (S)

  3. Public Hearing Held (S)

  4. Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - AMENDED: Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 8:00 a.m., Senate Committee Room 1 - 1st Floor

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

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

  7. Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 101 NOES: 48 PRESENT: 0

  8. Taken Up for Third Reading (H)

  9. Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 6 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0

  10. Voted Do Pass (H)

  11. Executive Session Completed (H)

  12. Referred: Fiscal Review(H)

  13. Perfected with Amendments (H) - HA 1, adopted

  14. HCS Adopted (H)

  15. Title of Bill - Agreed To

  16. Taken Up for Perfection (H)

  17. Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)

  18. Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 6 NOES: 3 PRESENT: 0

  19. Voted Do Pass (H)

  20. Executive Session Completed (H)

  21. Referred: Rules - Administrative(H)

  22. HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 9 NOES: 5 PRESENT: 0

  23. HCS Voted Do Pass (H)

  24. Executive Session Completed (H)

  25. Public Hearing Completed (H)

  26. Referred: Emerging Issues(H)

  27. Read Second Time (H)

  28. Read First Time (H)

  29. Prefiled (H)

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 15 co-sponsors · 183 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (15)

Not signed on (183)

183 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 2536?
HB 2536 is sponsored by Deanna Self (Republican), David Dolan (Republican), Burt Whaley (Republican), John Hewkin (Republican), Bill Irwin (Republican), John Martin (Republican), Brandon Phelps (Republican), Mitch Boggs (Republican), Tim Taylor (Republican), Carolyn Caton (Republican), Terri Violet (Republican), Ann Kelley (Republican), Melissa Schmidt (Republican), Cecelie Williams (Republican), Cathy Jo Loy (Republican), and Becky Laubinger (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 2536?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced December 18, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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