Missouri · House Bill 242 · 2025 Regular Session (103rd General Assembly)

Modifies provisions relating to domestic relations

  1. Introduced Dec 2, 2024
  2. In committee Jan 22, 2025
  3. Failed  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

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

DOMESTIC RELATIONS

Every action

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

Show the 8 earlier steps
  1. HousePrefiled (H)
  2. HouseRead First Time (H)
  3. HouseRead Second Time (H)
  4. CommitteeReferred: General Laws(H) · House General Laws
  5. HousePublic Hearing Completed (H)
  6. HouseExecutive Session Completed (H)
  7. HouseVoted Do Pass (H)
  8. HouseReported Do Pass (H)
  1. CommitteeReferred: Rules - Legislative(H) · House Rules - Legislative
  2. HouseExecutive Session Completed (H)
  3. HouseVoted Do Pass (H)
  4. HouseReported Do Pass (H)
  5. HousePlaced on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)
  6. HouseTaken Up for Perfection (H)
  7. HouseTitle of Bill - Agreed To
  8. HousePerfection Defeated (H)20–120 vote

Roll calls

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

Perfection Defeated (H) · Full House

Failed 20–120
Apr 9, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 20 No 120 Not voting 22
Democrats: 3 yes, 46 no Republicans: 17 yes, 74 no
How each member voted

Yes · 20

No · 120

Absent · 22

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Feb 26, 2025 House General Laws Committee on General Laws: Do Pass
Members

Yes · 10

No · 3

Absent · 1

10–3
Mar 13, 2025 House Rules - Legislative Committee on Rules - Legislative: Do Pass
Members

Yes · 8

No · 1

Absent · 1

8–1

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

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.