HB 2913 Missouri House · 2026 Regular Session

Establishes provisions providing teachers with immunity if the teacher intervenes in incidents involving violence

HB 2913 provides legal immunity to teachers who intervene in school violence to protect themselves or students. Teachers gain immunity if they follow school procedures or act in good faith with a reasonable belief their actions are justified under self-defense law. Schools also receive immunity for teachers' actions when following this law, but immunity does not cover willful misconduct or gross negligence. The bill prohibits school districts from creating policies that prevent teachers from intervening in violent incidents.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 12, 2026 Last action Apr 30, 2026
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The bill number designation was changed from '6539H.02C' to '6539H.02P' to indicate the bill has been perfected and is ready for final passage.

Removed blank lines and the explanatory note regarding bold-faced brackets, which were part of the draft markup but are no longer needed in the final text.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
8
Committee
9
Apr 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
SCS Voted Do Pass (S)
upper
Apr 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - AMENDED: Thursday, April 30, 2026, 8:45 a.m., Senate Committee Room - 1st Floor
upper
Apr 21, 2026
Committee
Second read and referred: Education(S)
upper
Apr 7, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 150 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0
lower
Apr 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
HCS Adopted (H)
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 11 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Voted Do Pass (H)
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Committee
Referred: Rules - Legislative(H)
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 19 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Committee
Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education(H)
lower
Jan 12, 2026
Introduced
Introduced and Read First Time (H)
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors

Sponsors