Missouri · House Bill 1839 · 2026 Regular Session (103rd General Assembly)

Establishes provisions relating to civil liability for publishing or distributing material harmful to minors on the internet

HB 1839 Sponsored by Sherri Gallick Became law

  1. Introduced Dec 1, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 15, 2026
  3. Passed the House Mar 9, 2026
  4. Passed the Senate May 12, 2026
  5. To the governor May 28, 2026
  6. Became law Jul 9, 2026

What it does

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

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Every action

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

Show the 38 earlier steps
  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. HouseHCS Voted Do Pass (H)
  8. HouseHCS Reported 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)
  13. HouseTaken Up for Perfection (H)
  14. HouseTitle of Bill - Agreed To
  15. HouseHCS Adopted (H)
  16. HousePerfected (H)104–16 vote
  17. HouseTaken Up for Third Reading (H)
  18. HouseThird Read and Passed (H)120–19 vote
  19. SenateReported to the Senate and First Read (S)
  20. CommitteeSecond read and referred: General Laws(S) · Senate General Laws
  21. SenatePublic Hearing Scheduled (S)
  22. SenatePublic Hearing Held (S)
  23. SenateExecutive Session Held (S)
  24. SenateVoted Do Pass (S)
  25. SenateReported Do Pass (S)
  26. CommitteeReferred: Fiscal Oversight(S) · Senate Fiscal Oversight
  27. SenateExecutive Session Held (S)
  28. SenateVoted Do Pass (S)
  29. SenateReported Do Pass (S)
  30. SenatePlaced on Informal Calendar
  31. SenateTaken Up for Third Reading (S)
  32. SenateThird Read and Passed with Amendments (S)
  33. HouseReported to the House with... (H)
  34. CommitteeReferred: Fiscal Review(H) · House Fiscal Review
  35. HouseExecutive Session Completed (H)
  36. HouseVoted Do Pass (H)
  37. HouseReported Do Pass (H)
  38. HouseTaken Up
  1. HouseHouse Concurs (H)104–30 vote
  2. HouseTruly Agreed To and Finally Passed112–25 vote
  3. HouseHouse Message (H)
  4. HouseSigned by House Speaker (H)
  5. SenateSigned by President Pro Tem (S)
  6. HouseDelivered to Governor
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor (G)
  8. GovernorDelivered to Secretary of State (G)

Roll calls

10 recorded votes: 6 on the floor, 4 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

PREVIOUS QUESTION · Full House

92–44
Mar 4, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 92 No 44 Not voting 22
Democrats: 0 yes, 43 no Republicans: 92 yes, 1 no
How each member voted

Yes · 92

No · 44

Absent · 22

Perfected (H) · Full House

Passed 104–16
Mar 4, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 104 No 16 Not voting 38
Democrats: 15 yes, 13 no Republicans: 89 yes, 3 no
How each member voted

Yes · 104

No · 16

Not voting · 20

Absent · 18

Third Read and Passed (H) · Full House

Passed 120–19
Mar 9, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 120 No 19 Not voting 19
Democrats: 25 yes, 14 no Republicans: 95 yes, 5 no
How each member voted

Yes · 120

No · 19

Not voting · 9

Absent · 10

On motion of Senator Henderson, HCS for HBs 1839, 2921, and 3015, as amended, was read the 3rd time and passed · Full Senate

Passed 32–0
May 12, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 32 No 0 Not voting 2
Democrats: 10 yes, 0 no Republicans: 22 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 32

Absent · 1

Excused · 1

House Concurs (H) · Full House

Passed 104–30
May 13, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 104 No 30 Not voting 24
Democrats: 12 yes, 23 no Republicans: 92 yes, 7 no
How each member voted

Yes · 104

No · 30

Not voting · 11

Absent · 13

Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed · Full House

Passed 112–25
May 13, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 112 No 25 Not voting 21
Democrats: 15 yes, 20 no Republicans: 97 yes, 5 no
How each member voted

Yes · 112

No · 25

Not voting · 11

Absent · 10

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Feb 17, 2026 House Children and Families Committee on Children and Families: Do Pass with House Committee Substitute
Members

Yes · 17

 17–0
Feb 26, 2026 House Rules - Administrative Committee on Rules - Administrative: Do Pass
Members

Yes · 5

No · 1

Absent · 5

 5–1
Apr 15, 2026 Senate General Laws General Laws: To pass the bill out - Regular
Members

Yes · 5

Absent · 2

 5–0
May 13, 2026 House Fiscal Review Committee on Fiscal Review: Do Pass
Members

Yes · 8

 8–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 8 cosponsors: 8 Republicans.

All 8 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.