Missouri · Senate Joint Resolution 6 · 2025 Regular Session (103rd General Assembly)

Amends the Constitution to assert the right of parents to participate in and direct the education of their children free from government interference

SJR 6 Sponsored by Rick Brattin Died in committee

  1. Introduced Dec 1, 2024
  2. In committee Feb 6, 2025
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  

What it does

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

SJR 6 - This proposed constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, provides that the government shall not deny or infringe upon a parent's fundamental right to participate in and direct the education of his or her child, including, but not limited to, the right to home school or otherwise educate a child outside of the public school system free from government regulation, regardless of whether the parent…

Read the full title (154 words)

SJR 6 - This proposed constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, provides that the government shall not deny or infringe upon a parent's fundamental right to participate in and direct the education of his or her child, including, but not limited to, the right to home school or otherwise educate a child outside of the public school system free from government regulation, regardless of whether the parent receives financial assistance from the government for purposes of educating a child; the right to access the curricula and lesson plans of the public school and school district in which a child is enrolled; the right to educate a child in a public school that does not teach students or train teachers on critical race theory or diversity-equity-inclusion; and the right to educate a child in a public school that is not required to conform its curriculum to statewide learning standards, as provided in the amendment.

Every action

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

  1. SenatePrefiled
  2. SenateS First Read
  3. CommitteeSecond Read and Referred S Education Committee · Senate Education
  4. CommitteeHearing Conducted S Education Committee · Senate Education
  5. CommitteeVoted Do Pass S Education Committee · Senate Education

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Feb 25, 2025 Senate Education Education: To pass the bill out - Regular
Members

Yes · 5

No · 2

 5–2

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

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