Missouri · House Bill 2536 · 2026 Regular Session (103rd General Assembly)

Establishes definitions and provisions for the protection of women

  1. Introduced Dec 18, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 15, 2026
  3. Passed the House Apr 20, 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.

WOMEN'S PROTECTION

Every action

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

Show the 21 earlier steps
  1. HousePrefiled (H)
  2. HouseRead First Time (H)
  3. HouseRead Second Time (H)
  4. CommitteeReferred: Emerging Issues(H) · House Emerging 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 - Administrative(H) · House Rules - Administrative
  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)
  1. HouseTaken Up for Third Reading (H)
  2. HouseThird Read and Passed (H)101–48 vote
  3. SenateReported to the Senate and First Read (S)
  4. CommitteeSecond read and referred: Families, Seniors and Health(S) · Senate Families, Seniors and Health
  5. SenatePublic Hearing Scheduled (S)
  6. SenatePublic Hearing Held (S)
  7. SenateExecutive Session Held (S)
  8. SenateVoted Do Pass (S)

Roll calls

6 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 4 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

PREVIOUS QUESTION · Full House

87–44
Apr 15, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 87 No 44 Not voting 27
Democrats: 0 yes, 44 no Republicans: 87 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 87

No · 44

Absent · 27

Third Read and Passed (H) · Full House

Passed 101–48
Apr 20, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 101 No 48 Not voting 9
Democrats: 0 yes, 47 no Republicans: 101 yes, 1 no
How each member voted

Yes · 101

No · 48

Absent · 9

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 16, 2026 House Emerging Issues Committee on Emerging Issues: Do Pass with House Committee Substitute
Members

Yes · 9

No · 5

9–5
Apr 7, 2026 House Rules - Administrative Committee on Rules - Administrative: Do Pass
Members

Yes · 6

No · 3

Absent · 2

6–3
Apr 20, 2026 House Fiscal Review Committee on Fiscal Review: Do Pass
Members

Yes · 6

No · 2

6–2
May 5, 2026 Senate Families, Seniors and Health Families, Seniors and Health: To pass the bill out - Regular
Members

Yes · 4

No · 1

Absent · 1

4–1

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 15 cosponsors: 15 Republicans.

All 15 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.