Missouri · House Bill 1977 · 2026 Regular Session (103rd General Assembly)

Modifies provisions relating to civil detention procedures

HB 1977 Sponsored by Bennie Cook 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.

DETENTION FOR EVALUATION AND TREATMENT FOR MENTAL HEALTH

Every action

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

Show the 17 earlier steps
  1. HousePrefiled (H)
  2. HouseRead First Time (H)
  3. HouseRead Second Time (H)
  4. CommitteeReferred: Health and Mental Health(H) · House Health and Mental Health
  5. HousePublic Hearing Completed (H)
  6. HouseExecutive Session Completed (H)
  7. HouseVoted Do Pass (H)
  8. HouseReported 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. HousePerfected (H)
  17. HouseTaken Up for Third Reading (H)
  1. HouseThird Read and Passed (H)137–9 vote
  2. SenateReported to the Senate and First Read (S)
  3. CommitteeSecond read and referred: Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence(S) · Senate Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence
  4. SenatePublic Hearing Scheduled (S)
  5. SenatePublic Hearing Scheduled (S)
  6. SenatePublic Hearing Held (S)
  7. SenateExecutive Session Held (S)
  8. SenateVoted Do Pass (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 137–9
Mar 2, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 137 No 9 Not voting 12
Democrats: 45 yes, 1 no Republicans: 92 yes, 8 no
How each member voted

Yes · 137

No · 9

Absent · 12

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Jan 22, 2026 House Health and Mental Health Committee on Health and Mental Health: Do Pass
Members

Yes · 12

Absent · 6

 12–0
Feb 9, 2026 House Rules - Legislative Committee on Rules - Legislative: Do Pass
Members

Yes · 12

 12–0
Apr 15, 2026 Senate Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence: To pass the bill out - Regular
Members

Yes · 4

Absent · 3

 4–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 3 cosponsors: 3 Republicans.

All 3 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.