Missouri · House Bill 2317 · 2026 Regular Session (103rd General Assembly)

Requires the observation of Black History Month in school districts

HB 2317 Sponsored by Mark Sharp Died in committee

  1. Introduced Dec 10, 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.

BLACK HISTORY MONTH OBSERVANCE IN SCHOOLS

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, joined by 2 cosponsors: 2 Democrats.

All 2 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.