Missouri 2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 962 — Requires schools that receive state funds to give students excused absences for attending scheduled elections with their parents

Last action — Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

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

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced December 01, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Stalled 14% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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Summary

SB 962 - This act provides that a student enrolled in a school that receives state funds shall not be considered absent for the time such student spends attending a scheduled primary, general, or special election with his or her parent, legal guardian, or person standing in loco parentis to the student. A student may received only one excused absence during each scheduled election. Upon his or her return to school, the student shall be encouraged by school officials to demonstrate his or her attendance at the election by wearing an official sticker, badge, or other item indicating that he or she attended the election. This act is identical to HB 3201 (2026) and SB 344 (2025), and is similar to a provision in HCS/SB 1351 (2026). OLIVIA SHANNON

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

  2. S First Read

  3. Prefiled

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 198 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (198)

198 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

elections education
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 962 do?
SB 962 - This act provides that a student enrolled in a school that receives state funds shall not be considered absent for the time such student spends attending a scheduled primary, general, or special election with his or her parent, legal guardian, or person standing in loco parentis to the student. A student may received only one excused absence during each scheduled election. Upon his or her return to school, the student shall be encouraged by school officials to demonstrate his or her attendance at the election by wearing an official sticker, badge, or other item indicating that he or she attended the election. This act is identical to HB 3201 (2026) and SB 344 (2025), and is similar to a provision in HCS/SB 1351 (2026). OLIVIA SHANNON
Who sponsors SB 962?
SB 962 is sponsored by Barbara Washington.
What is the current status of SB 962?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced December 01, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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