Missouri · House Bill 2685 · 2026 Regular Session (103rd General Assembly)

Designates the week of September 24th to 30th each year as "Historically Black College and University Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Week"

HB 2685 Sponsored by Michael Johnson Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 5, 2026
  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.

HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY DEI WEEK

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 1 cosponsor: 1 Democrat.

All 1 cosponsor

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.