HB 2740 Missouri House · 2026 Regular Session

Establishes a Pediatric Disease Task Force

HB 2740 creates a governance board at the University of Missouri to oversee and report on research using radioisotopes for diagnosing and treating rare pediatric diseases (affecting fewer than 200,000 children under 18 in the U.S.). The board, including university medical representatives, legislative appointees, a patient advocate, and an industry partner, must submit annual public reports to Missouri lawmakers by December 31 each year detailing completed research projects, outcomes, funding used, and legislative recommendations. This bill directly affects the University of Missouri system, patient advocates, and the Missouri legislature through its reporting requirements. The board’s duties expire on June 30, 2030.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

House Passage

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 6, 2026 Last action May 7, 2026

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What changed between versions

House Committee Substitute → Perfected · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was transitioned from a 'House Committee Substitute' status to 'Perfected' status, indicating it has successfully passed all committee reviews and is ready for final floor action. A key substantive change involves the appointment process for legislative members of a task force, which was previously marked for deletion but has now been reinstated.

Scope change

The scope of the bill remains focused on establishing a task force, but the specific composition rules for the legislative members have been clarified to ensure representation from both the Senate and the House of Representatives.

REQUIREMENT

The appointment authority for the task force was updated to explicitly require the Senate president pro tempore to appoint two senators and the House speaker to appoint two representatives, ensuring balanced legislative participation.

STATUS

The bill's header was updated to reflect its current legislative status as 'Perfected' and the Chief Clerk's identifier was changed from 'H' to 'P' to denote this new status.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported Do Pass (S)

upper

May 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

Voted Do Pass (S)

upper

Apr 28, 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 13, 2026

Lower · Passed

Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 139 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 0

lower

Apr 8, 2026

Lower · Passed

HCS Adopted (H)

lower

Mar 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 11 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

lower

Mar 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

Voted Do Pass (H)

lower

Feb 26, 2026

Committee

Referred: Rules - Administrative(H)

lower

Feb 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 9 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 1

lower

Feb 24, 2026

Lower · Passed

HCS Voted Do Pass (H)

lower

Jan 15, 2026

Committee

Referred: Higher Education and Workforce Development(H)

lower

Jan 6, 2026

Introduced

Prefiled (H)

lower

1 primary · 7 co-sponsors