Missouri · House Bill 1948 · 2026 Regular Session (103rd General Assembly)

Establishes provisions relating to the "Missouri Fathership Project"

HB 1948 Sponsored by Jamie Ray Gragg Passed one chamber, then died

  1. Introduced Dec 1, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 8, 2026
  3. Passed the House Mar 2, 2026
  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.

FATHERHOOD ENGAGEMENT

Every action

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

Show the 22 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 - Legislative(H) · House Rules - Legislative
  10. HouseExecutive Session Completed (H)
  11. HouseVoted Do Pass (H)
  12. HouseReported Do Pass (H)
  13. HousePlaced on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)
  14. HouseTaken Up for Perfection (H)
  15. HouseTitle of Bill - Agreed To
  16. HouseHCS Adopted (H)
  17. HousePerfected with Amendments (H)
  18. CommitteeReferred: Fiscal Review(H) · House Fiscal Review
  19. HouseExecutive Session Completed (H)
  20. HouseVoted Do Pass (H)
  21. HouseReported Do Pass (H)
  22. HouseTaken Up for Third Reading (H)
  1. HouseThird Read and Passed (H)141–4 vote
  2. SenateReported to the Senate and First Read (S)
  3. CommitteeSecond read and referred: Families, Seniors and Health(S) · Senate Families, Seniors and Health
  4. SenatePublic Hearing Scheduled (S)
  5. SenatePublic Hearing Scheduled (S)
  6. SenatePublic Hearing Held (S)
  7. SenateExecutive Session Held (S)
  8. SenateMotion to Do Pass Failed (S)

Roll calls

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

Third Read and Passed (H) · Full House

Passed 141–4
Mar 2, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 141 No 4 Not voting 13
Democrats: 45 yes, 0 no Republicans: 96 yes, 4 no
How each member voted

Yes · 141

No · 4

Absent · 13

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Feb 3, 2026 House Children and Families Committee on Children and Families: Do Pass with House Committee Substitute
Members

Yes · 17

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

Yes · 10

Absent · 2

 10–0
Mar 2, 2026 House Fiscal Review Committee on Fiscal Review: Do Pass
Members

Yes · 7

Absent · 1

 7–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Republican.

All 1 cosponsor

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.