2025 Regular SessionMissouri Legislature

HB742

Legislative Summary

Prohibits state departments from spending money on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives

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Bill History

1/7/2025
Prefiled (H)
House of Representatives
1/8/2025
Read First Time (H)
House of Representatives
1/9/2025
Read Second Time (H)
House of Representatives
1/16/2025
Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
House of Representatives
1/22/2025
Public Hearing Completed (H)
House of Representatives
1/27/2025
Executive Session Completed (H)
House of Representatives
1/27/2025
Voted Do Pass (H)
House of Representatives
1/28/2025
Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 10 NOES: 4 PRESENT: 0
House of Representatives
1/30/2025
Referred: Rules - Administrative(H)
House of Representatives
2/11/2025
Executive Session Completed (H)
House of Representatives
2/11/2025
Voted Do Pass (H)
House of Representatives
2/11/2025
Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 6 NOES: 3 PRESENT: 0
House of Representatives
2/17/2025
Taken Up for Perfection (H)
House of Representatives
2/17/2025
Title of Bill - Agreed To
House of Representatives
2/17/2025
Perfected (H)
House of Representatives
2/20/2025
Taken Up for Third Reading (H)
House of Representatives
2/20/2025
Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 108 NOES: 50 PRESENT: 0
House of Representatives
2/20/2025
Reported to the Senate and First Read (S)
House of Representatives
2/25/2025
Second read and referred: Government Efficiency(S)
Senate
2/28/2025
Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Monday, March 3, 2025, 2:00 p.m., Senate Committee Room 2.
Senate
3/3/2025
Public Hearing Held (S)
Senate
3/10/2025
Executive Session Held (S)
Senate
3/10/2025
SCS Voted Do Pass (S)
Senate
3/27/2025
SCS Reported Do Pass (S)
Senate
4/23/2025
Taken Up for Third Reading (S)
Senate
4/23/2025
SS Offered
Senate
4/23/2025
Placed on Informal Calendar - With SA 1, SS SCS, pending
Senate

Roll Call Votes

House: HBs FOR THIRD READING HB 742
2/20/2025
108
Yea
50
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: HBs FOR PERFECTION HB 742
2/17/2025
100
Yea
49
Nay
0
Not Voting
13
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(2/20/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Ben Baker
Ben Baker
Republican

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text3/27/2025324.4 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text2/17/202588.0 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/7/202587.4 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/27/2025126.3 KB
Analysis
Analysis2/19/202531.2 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/18/2025129.0 KB
Analysis
Analysis1/29/202539.5 KB
Analysis
Analysis1/21/202531.9 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/21/2025127.9 KB