HB 468 Missouri House · 2025 Regular Session

Modifies provisions relating to the placement of a child

HB 468 modifies foster care placement rules to require courts and state-contracted child placement agencies to, whenever practicable, place children with caregivers sharing the same religious faith as the child's parents. If parents have different faiths, the child's faith is prioritized; if unascertainable, either parent's faith is used. This applies to all foster care placements managed by state-contracted agencies or the children's division, directly affecting children entering foster care and the agencies making placement decisions. The bill does not mandate placement but sets a preference for religious alignment in the placement process.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Dec 2024
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Introduced Dec 10, 2024 Last action May 15, 2025
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May 15, 2025
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Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
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Dec 10, 2024
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Jo Doll
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