Modifies provisions governing school employee training requirements
HB 2335 requires Missouri school districts to establish written discipline policies that include corporal punishment procedures (with parental written consent required) and specify how to handle student violence, disabilities, and confidentiality. It mandates annual training for all school employees on these policies, including handling school violence and student education plans. The bill also requires schools to report specific violent crimes and drug offenses to law enforcement and restricts suspended students from being within 1,000 feet of school property unless under adult supervision or meeting specific exceptions. This directly affects school employees, administrators, students (especially those with disabilities or involved in discipline incidents), and school safety protocols.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 10, 2025
Last action Apr 30, 2026
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House Committee Substitute
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Perfected
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The bill was updated from a 'House Committee Substitute' version to a 'Perfected' version, indicating it has successfully passed all legislative stages and is ready for the Governor's signature. The change in the document header reflects this procedural status rather than a substantive policy shift. Additionally, a specific formatting note regarding bold-faced brackets was removed, which previously indicated that certain proposed language was intended to be omitted from the final law.
TECHNICAL
The document header was updated to reflect the bill's status as 'Perfected,' signifying it has completed the legislative review process.
A specific explanatory note regarding the omission of bold-faced bracketed text was removed, as the bill has moved past the stage where such proposed deletions are relevant.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
7
Committee
8
Apr 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
SCS Voted Do Pass (S)
upper
Mar 23, 2026
Committee
Second read and referred: Education(S)
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 146 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
HCS Adopted (H)
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 12 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Voted Do Pass (H)
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Committee
Referred: Rules - Legislative(H)
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 19 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Committee
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education(H)
lower
Dec 10, 2025
Introduced
Prefiled (H)
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ann Kelley
RRepublican
Co
Becky Laubinger
RRepublican
Co
Deanna Self
RRepublican
Co
Melissa Schmidt
RRepublican
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