Missouri · House Bill 1298 · 2025 Regular Session (103rd General Assembly)

Modifies provisions relating to abuse and neglect reporting, including a requirement to report companion animal abuse

HB 1298 Sponsored by Holly Jones Passed one chamber, then died

  1. Introduced Feb 13, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 26, 2025
  3. Passed the House Apr 14, 2025
  4. Died  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

REPORTING OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT

Every action

21 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 13 earlier steps
  1. HouseIntroduced and Read First Time (H)
  2. HouseRead Second Time (H)
  3. CommitteeReferred: Special Committee on Urban Issues(H) · House Special Committee on Urban Issues
  4. HousePublic Hearing Completed (H)
  5. HouseExecutive Session Completed (H)
  6. HouseVoted Do Pass (H)
  7. HouseReported Do Pass (H)
  8. CommitteeReferred: Rules - Administrative(H) · House Rules - Administrative
  9. HouseExecutive Session Completed (H)
  10. HouseVoted Do Pass (H)
  11. HouseReported Do Pass (H)
  12. HousePlaced on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)
  13. HouseTaken Up for Perfection (H)
  1. HouseTitle of Bill - Agreed To
  2. HousePerfected (H)
  3. HouseTaken Up for Third Reading (H)
  4. HouseThird Read and Passed (H)143–4 vote
  5. SenateReported to the Senate and First Read (S)
  6. CommitteeSecond read and referred: Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources(S) · Senate Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources
  7. SenatePublic Hearing Scheduled (S)
  8. SenatePublic Hearing Held (S)

Roll calls

3 recorded votes: 1 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Third Read and Passed (H) · Full House

Passed 143–4
Apr 14, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 143 No 4 Not voting 15
Democrats: 42 yes, 0 no Republicans: 101 yes, 4 no
How each member voted

Yes · 143

No · 4

Absent · 15

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 12, 2025 House Special Committee on Urban Issues Special Committee on Urban Issues: Do Pass
Members

Yes · 6

Absent · 2

 6–0
Mar 25, 2025 House Rules - Administrative Committee on Rules - Administrative: Do Pass
Members

Yes · 9

Absent · 1

 9–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 3 cosponsors: 2 Democrats, 1 Republican.

All 3 cosponsors

From Missouri's official records (documents.house.mo.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.