HB 2273 Missouri House · 2026 Regular Session

Modifies and establishes provisions relating to the protection of children and vulnerable persons

HB 2273 establishes a new "Committee on Sex and Human Trafficking Training" to standardize and improve training for professionals who interact with trafficking victims. The committee, composed of representatives from law enforcement, child advocacy, victim services, and medical centers, will create annual training guidelines and produce digital training materials for professions required to complete such training under existing laws. This bill directly affects state agencies, law enforcement, healthcare providers, and child advocacy organizations that must provide or receive trafficking training. The committee's work will replace outdated training requirements with updated standards, effective January 1, 2027, and expire December 31, 2031. The bill does not create new criminal penalties but focuses on coordinating and modernizing existing training obligations.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Apr 2026

Introduced Dec 8, 2025 Signed Apr 7, 2026

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Senate Committee Substitute → Senate Substitute (Senate Floor Substitute) · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was renumbered from a House Committee Substitute to a Senate Substitute and expanded from repealing 34 existing sections to 45 sections. The most significant substantive change is the addition of two new sections (573.570 and 573.575) regarding cross-jurisdictional prosecution assistance, which allows local prosecutors to request help from the Attorney General for crimes spanning multiple areas. The bill also updated the list of repealed statutes to include these new sections and adjusted the total count of new sections enacted from fifty to fifty-two.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to include two new criminal provisions related to multi-jurisdictional offenses and the repeal list was updated to reflect these additions and remove specific repealed sections.

ENFORCEMENT

Added new sections 573.570 and 573.575 allowing prosecuting attorneys to request assistance from the Attorney General for crimes occurring in more than one jurisdiction.

SCOPE

Increased the number of repealed sections from 34 to 45 to include the newly added enforcement provisions.

Changed the total count of new sections enacted from fifty to fifty-two to account for the new provisions.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill header to reflect its status as a Senate Substitute and adjusted page numbering.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

Apr 7, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor (G)

lower

Mar 24, 2026

Introduced

Constitutional Objection Filed (H)

lower

Mar 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed - AYES: 134 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0

lower

Mar 12, 2026

Introduced

House Adopts (H) - SS SCS, as amended

lower

Mar 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 8 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

lower

Mar 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

Voted Do Pass (H)

lower

Mar 12, 2026

Committee

Referred: Fiscal Review(H)

lower

Mar 12, 2026

Introduced

Reported to the House with... (H) - SS SCS, as amended

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Mar 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

Third Read and Passed with Amendments (S) - SA 1, adopted - AYES: 32 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

upper

Mar 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

SS Adopted (S)

upper

Mar 11, 2026

Introduced

SS Offered

lower

Mar 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported Do Pass (S)

upper

Mar 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

Voted Do Pass (S)

upper

Mar 9, 2026

Committee

Referred: Fiscal Oversight(S)

upper

Mar 9, 2026

Upper · Passed

SCS Reported Do Pass (S)

upper

Mar 9, 2026

Upper · Passed

SCS Voted Do Pass (S)

upper

Mar 3, 2026

Upper · Passed

Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 8:00 a.m, Senate Committee Room 1

upper

Feb 26, 2026

Committee

Second read and referred: Families, Seniors and Health(S)

upper

Feb 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 148 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0

lower

Feb 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 8 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

lower

Feb 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

Voted Do Pass (H)

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Feb 4, 2026

Committee

Referred: Fiscal Review(H)

lower

Feb 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

HCS Adopted (H)

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Feb 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 12 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

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Feb 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

Voted Do Pass (H)

lower

Jan 29, 2026

Committee

Referred: Rules - Legislative(H)

lower

Jan 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 17 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

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Jan 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

HCS Voted Do Pass (H)

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Jan 8, 2026

Committee

Referred: Children and Families(H)

lower

Dec 8, 2025

Introduced

Prefiled (H)

lower

1 primary · 13 co-sponsors