Missouri · House Bill 2285 · 2026 Regular Session (103rd General Assembly)

Provides for mandatory severance for employees terminated in certain layoffs

HB 2285 Sponsored by Doug Clemens Died in committee

  1. Introduced Dec 9, 2025
  2. In committee May 15, 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.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF EMPLOYERS

Every action

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

  1. HousePrefiled (H)
  2. HouseRead First Time (H)
  3. HouseRead Second Time (H)
  4. CommitteeReferred: Emerging Issues(H) · House Emerging Issues

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

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.