Missouri · House Bill 2682 · 2026 Regular Session (103rd General Assembly)

Renames the "Missouri Student Religious Liberties Act" the "Missouri Safeguarding Personal Expression at K-12 Schools (SPEAKS) Act" and creates…

HB 2682 Sponsored by Darin Chappell Passed one chamber, then died

  1. Introduced Jan 5, 2026
  2. In committee Jan 8, 2026
  3. Passed the House Feb 26, 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.

PERSONAL EXPRESSION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Read the full official title (29 words)

Renames the "Missouri Student Religious Liberties Act" the "Missouri Safeguarding Personal Expression at K-12 Schools (SPEAKS) Act" and creates provisions safeguarding students' political and ideological expression at public schools

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: General Laws(H) · House General Laws
  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. HouseTaken Up for Perfection (H)
  14. HouseTitle of Bill - Agreed To
  15. HouseHCS Adopted (H)
  16. HousePerfected (H)
  17. CommitteeReferred: Fiscal Review(H) · House Fiscal Review
  18. HouseExecutive Session Completed (H)
  19. HouseVoted Do Pass (H)
  20. HouseReported Do Pass (H)
  21. HouseTaken Up for Third Reading (H)
  1. HouseThird Read and Passed (H)99–47 vote
  2. HouseDelivered to the Senate
  3. SenateReported to the Senate and First Read (S)
  4. CommitteeSecond read and referred: Education(S) · Senate Education
  5. SenatePublic Hearing Scheduled (S)
  6. SenatePublic Hearing Held (S)
  7. SenateExecutive Session Held (S)
  8. SenateSCS Voted Do Pass (S)

Roll calls

5 recorded votes: 1 on the floor, 4 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Third Read and Passed (H) · Full House

Passed 99–47
Feb 26, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 99 No 47 Not voting 12
Democrats: 0 yes, 47 no Republicans: 99 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 99

No · 47

Absent · 12

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Jan 29, 2026 House General Laws Committee on General Laws: Do Pass with House Committee Substitute
Members

Yes · 6

No · 3

Absent · 5

 6–3
Feb 17, 2026 House Rules - Legislative Committee on Rules - Legislative: Do Pass
Members

Yes · 8

No · 2

Absent · 2

 8–2
Feb 26, 2026 House Fiscal Review Committee on Fiscal Review: Do Pass
Members

Yes · 5

No · 2

Absent · 1

 5–2
Apr 30, 2026 Senate Education Education: To pass the bill out - Regular
Members

Yes · 5

Absent · 2

 5–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 4 cosponsors: 4 Republicans.

All 4 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.