HB 2536 Missouri House · 2026 Regular Session

Establishes definitions and provisions for the protection of women

HB 2536 repeals two existing Missouri law sections (1.020 and 163.048) and replaces them with five new sections defining terms for legal use. The bill specifically adds definitions for "Female" (describing reproductive anatomy related to egg production) and "Male" (describing reproductive anatomy related to sperm production), alongside standard legal terms like "certified mail" and "county attorney." This is a definitional bill, not a substantive policy change, as it establishes terminology for use in other statutes rather than creating new protections or programs. The bill does not directly affect any specific group or mandate new actions beyond clarifying existing legal language.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2025

Committee Review

May 2026

House Passage

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Dec 18, 2025 Last action May 5, 2026

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House Committee Substitute → Perfected · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill's status was updated from a 'House Committee Substitute' to 'Perfected', indicating it has passed the House and is ready for the next legislative stage. A technical correction was made to the bill's internal reference code, changing it from 6308H.03C to 6308H.03P. These changes reflect procedural progress rather than new policy or legal requirements.

TECHNICAL

The bill's reference code was updated from 6308H.03C to 6308H.03P to reflect its perfected status.

The header was updated to show the bill is now 'PERFECTED' instead of a 'House Committee Substitute'.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

May 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

Voted Do Pass (S)

upper

Apr 27, 2026

Upper · Passed

Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - AMENDED: Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 8:00 a.m., Senate Committee Room 1 - 1st Floor

upper

Apr 21, 2026

Committee

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

upper

Apr 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 101 NOES: 48 PRESENT: 0

lower

Apr 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 6 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0

lower

Apr 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

Voted Do Pass (H)

lower

Apr 16, 2026

Committee

Referred: Fiscal Review(H)

lower

Apr 15, 2026

Lower · Passed

Perfected with Amendments (H) - HA 1, adopted

lower

Apr 15, 2026

Lower · Passed

HCS Adopted (H)

lower

Apr 7, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 6 NOES: 3 PRESENT: 0

lower

Mar 30, 2026

Lower · Passed

Voted Do Pass (H)

lower

Mar 24, 2026

Committee

Referred: Rules - Administrative(H)

lower

Mar 16, 2026

Lower · Passed

HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 9 NOES: 5 PRESENT: 0

lower

Mar 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

HCS Voted Do Pass (H)

lower

Jan 15, 2026

Committee

Referred: Emerging Issues(H)

lower

Dec 18, 2025

Introduced

Prefiled (H)

lower

1 primary · 15 co-sponsors