Missouri · House Bill 2292 · 2026 Regular Session (103rd General Assembly)

Modifies provisions relating to abuse and neglect reporting, including a requirement to report companion animal abuse

  1. Introduced Dec 9, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 22, 2026
  3. Passed the House Apr 9, 2026
  4. Passed the Senate May 14, 2026
  5. To the governor May 28, 2026
  6. Became law Jul 13, 2026

What it does

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

REPORTING OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT

Every action

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

Show the 55 earlier steps
  1. HousePrefiled (H)
  2. HouseRead First Time (H)
  3. HouseRead Second Time (H)
  4. CommitteeReferred: Special Committee on Urban Issues(H) · House Special Committee on Urban Issues
  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. HousePlaced on the Informal Third Reading Calendar (H)
  20. HouseExecutive Session Completed (H)
  21. HouseVoted Do Pass (H)
  22. HouseReported Do Pass (H)
  23. HouseTaken Up for Third Reading (H)
  24. HouseThird Read and Passed (H)125–12 vote
  25. SenateReported to the Senate and First Read (S)
  26. CommitteeSecond read and referred: Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources(S) · Senate Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources
  27. SenatePublic Hearing Scheduled (S)
  28. SenatePublic Hearing Scheduled, Bill not Heard (S)
  29. SenateRe-referred to Committee: Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics(S)
  30. SenatePublic Hearing Scheduled (S)
  31. SenatePublic Hearing Held (S)
  32. SenateExecutive Session Held (S)
  33. SenateSCS Voted Do Pass (S)
  34. SenateSCS Reported Do Pass (S)
  35. CommitteeReferred: Fiscal Oversight(S) · Senate Fiscal Oversight
  36. SenateExecutive Session Held (S)
  37. SenateVoted Do Pass (S)
  38. SenateReported Do Pass (S)
  39. SenatePlaced on Informal Calendar
  40. SenateTaken Up for Third Reading (S)
  41. SenateSS Offered
  42. SenateMotion to Table Defeated (S)
  43. SenateMotion to Table Adopted (S)
  44. SenatePlaced on Informal Calendar
  45. SenateTaken Up
  46. SenateSS Withdrawn (S)
  47. SenateSS#2 Offered (S)
  48. SenateSS#2 Adopted (S)
  49. SenateThird Read and Passed with Amendments (S)
  50. HouseReported to the House with... (H)
  51. CommitteeReferred: Fiscal Review(H) · House Fiscal Review
  52. HouseExecutive Session Completed (H)
  53. HouseVoted Do Pass (H)
  54. HouseReported Do Pass (H)
  55. HouseTaken Up
  1. HouseHouse Adopts (H)
  2. HouseTruly Agreed To and Finally Passed128–9 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: 5 on the floor, 5 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Third Read and Passed (H) · Full House

Passed 125–12
Apr 9, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 125 No 12 Not voting 21
Democrats: 42 yes, 0 no Republicans: 83 yes, 12 no
How each member voted

Yes · 125

No · 12

Absent · 21

PREVIOUS QUESTION · Full House

90–27
May 15, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 90 No 27 Not voting 41
Democrats: 8 yes, 27 no Republicans: 82 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 90

No · 27

Not voting · 2

Absent · 39

HBs WITH SENATE AMENDMENTS · Full House

127–9
May 15, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 127 No 9 Not voting 22
Democrats: 45 yes, 0 no Republicans: 82 yes, 9 no
How each member voted

Yes · 127

No · 9

Not voting · 3

Absent · 19

Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed · Full House

Passed 128–9
May 15, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 128 No 9 Not voting 21
Democrats: 45 yes, 0 no Republicans: 83 yes, 9 no
How each member voted

Yes · 128

No · 9

Not voting · 4

Absent · 17

On motion of Senator McCreery, SS No. 2 for SCS for HCS for HB 2292, as amended, was read the 3rd time and passed · Full Senate

Passed 22–6
May 15, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 22 No 6 Not voting 6
Democrats: 10 yes, 0 no Republicans: 12 yes, 6 no
How each member voted

Yes · 22

No · 6

Absent · 3

Excused · 3

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
— House Special Committee on Urban Issues Special Committee on Urban Issues: Do Pass with House Committee Substitute
Members

Yes · 6

Absent · 2

6–0
Mar 5, 2026 House Rules - Legislative Committee on Rules - Legislative: Do Pass
Members

Yes · 12

12–0
Apr 8, 2026 House Fiscal Review Committee on Fiscal Review: Do Pass
Members

Yes · 7

Absent · 1

7–0
May 4, 2026 Senate Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics: To pass the bill out - Regular
Members

Yes · 5

5–0
May 15, 2026 House Fiscal Review Committee on Fiscal Review: Do Pass
Members

Yes · 8

8–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 7 cosponsors: 6 Democrats, 1 Republican.

All 7 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.