Missouri · House Bill 1792 · 2026 Regular Session (103rd General Assembly)

Establishes the Media Literacy and Critical Thinking Act

HB 1792 Sponsored by Jim Murphy Died in committee

  1. Introduced Dec 1, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 5, 2026
  3. Died  
  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.

PILOT PROGRAM FOR MEDIA LITERACY AND CRITICAL THINKING

Every action

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

  1. HousePrefiled (H)
  2. HouseRead First Time (H)
  3. HouseRead Second Time (H)
  4. CommitteeReferred: Children and Families(H) · House Children and Families
  5. HousePublic Hearing Completed (H)
  6. HouseExecutive Session Completed (H)
  7. HouseVoted Do Pass (H)
  8. HouseReported Do Pass (H)
  9. CommitteeReferred: Rules - Administrative(H) · House Rules - Administrative
  10. HouseExecutive Session Completed (H)
  11. HouseVoted Do Pass (H)
  12. HouseReported Do Pass (H)

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
— House Children and Families Committee on Children and Families: Do Pass
Members

Yes · 15

Absent · 2

 15–0
Mar 26, 2026 House Rules - Administrative Committee on Rules - Administrative: Do Pass
Members

Yes · 9

Absent · 2

 9–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 2 cosponsors: 2 Republicans.

All 2 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.