HB 121 Missouri House · 2025 Regular Session

Establishes the "Safe Place for Newborns Fund" for the installation of newborn safety incubators

HB 121 amends Missouri law to allow parents to safely leave newborns (up to 90 days old) in hospital or maternity home newborn safety incubators, rather than requiring them to go to a specific location. The bill defines "newborn safety incubator" as a medical device for infant care and specifies that parents using this option cannot be prosecuted for abandonment. It also guarantees parents' anonymity, prohibits staff from seeking identifying information, and restricts disclosure of parent details except to specific child welfare or legal personnel. This directly affects parents considering safe surrender, hospitals, maternity homes, and pregnancy resource centers.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Governor
Introduced Dec 2, 2024 Last action May 30, 2025
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What changed between versions

Senate Committee Substitute Senate Substitute (Senate Floor Substitute) · 5 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended to expand its scope from repealing two sections and enacting two new sections to repealing three sections and enacting five new sections. The primary substantive change is the addition of a new 'Zero-Cost Adoption Fund Act' (section 135.315), which creates a tax credit program for adoption contributions, while the existing pregnancy resource center tax credit provisions were modified to apply to a broader range of taxpayer liabilities and extended through 2025.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded from focusing solely on pregnancy resource centers to also include a new adoption tax credit program, and the repealed sections were increased from two to three.
FISCAL

Added a new 'Zero-Cost Adoption Fund Act' (section 135.315) that allows taxpayers to claim a tax credit for cash contributions of over $10,000 to an adoption fund, with a maximum credit of 50% of state tax liability and a cumulative cap of $75 million.

SCOPE

Changed the repealed sections from 135.630 and 210.950 to include 135.600 and 135.621, expanding the legislative changes to cover additional existing statutes.

DEFINITION

Replaced the definition of 'Pregnancy resource center' with 'Maternity home' in section 135.600, changing the focus from nonresidential facilities to residential facilities that provide housing for pregnant women.

TIMELINE

Modified the tax credit eligibility timeline for pregnancy resource center contributions, extending the 100% credit period through December 31, 2025, and adding sunset provisions for the new adoption fund program.

REQUIREMENT

Added administrative requirements for the new adoption fund, including standardized receipt formats, department procedures for credit allocation, and rulemaking authority for verifying contributions.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
45
Key actions
15
Committee
16
May 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed - AYES: 136 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 3
lower
May 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 8 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0
lower
May 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Voted Do Pass (H)
lower
May 7, 2025
Committee
Referred: Fiscal Review(H)
lower
May 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third Read and Passed (S) - AYES: 31 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 0
upper
May 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
SS Adopted (S)
upper
May 7, 2025
Introduced
SS Offered
lower
May 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass (S)
upper
May 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Voted Do Pass (S)
upper
Apr 28, 2025
Committee
Referred: Fiscal Oversight(S)
upper
Apr 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
SCS Reported Do Pass (S)
upper
Apr 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
SCS Voted Do Pass (S)
upper
Mar 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Wednesday, April 2, 2025, 8:00 a.m., Senate Committee Room 1 - 1st Floor
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Committee
Second read and referred: Families, Seniors and Health(S)
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 158 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0
lower
Feb 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 9 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0
lower
Feb 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Voted Do Pass (H)
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Committee
Referred: Rules - Administrative(H)
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 16 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Voted Do Pass (H)
lower
Jan 22, 2025
Committee
Referred: Children and Families(H)
lower
Dec 2, 2024
Introduced
Prefiled (H)
lower
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors

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