HB 1213 Missouri House · 2025 Regular Session

Requires health care facilities to post a sign warning of the potential criminal consequences of assaulting health care professionals

HB 1213 requires hospitals and healthcare facilities to post a clear, prominent sign stating that assaulting healthcare professionals during their duties - including striking with bodily fluids - is a Class A misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail. The sign must display specific wording in all capital letters within the facility. This policy directly affects all healthcare facilities defined under current state law, including hospitals. The bill mandates this visible warning as a concrete measure to communicate legal consequences for violence against medical staff.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 6, 2025 Last action May 15, 2025
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Introduced House Committee Substitute · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was revised from its original introduction to a House Committee Substitute version, primarily changing the bill's section number from 2314H.01I to 2314H.02C and updating the substantive text of the new section 197.708. The original version required all health care facilities to display a warning sign, while the substitute version narrows this requirement to only hospitals and specifies exact locations within the facility (waiting rooms of emergency and labor and delivery departments). The warning text was also modified to change the consequence from a potential Class A misdemeanor to a statement that the assault will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
Scope change
The scope was narrowed from all health care facilities to only hospitals, and the requirement was made more specific by designating exact locations within those hospitals.
REQUIREMENT

Changed the requirement from all health care facilities to only hospitals.

Specified that warning signs must be displayed in waiting rooms of emergency departments and labor and delivery departments.

ENFORCEMENT

Changed the warning text from stating assault may be punishable as a Class A misdemeanor to stating the assault will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill section number from 2314H.01I to 2314H.02C.

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Total actions
10
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Apr 23, 2025
Committee
Referred: Rules - Legislative(H)
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 14 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Committee
Referred: Health and Mental Health(H)
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and Read First Time (H)
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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