---
type: "Bill"
title: "To establish the \"Missouri Stands for the Unborn Act\" that places new limits on abortion."
description: "To establish the \"Missouri Stands for the Unborn Act\" that places new limits on abortion."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mo"
legislature: "Missouri General Assembly"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 126"
citation: "Missouri HB 126 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Schroer, Nick"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 58
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2018-12-03T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-05-24T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9d4b755a-de69-4dbb-8211-0e8d1070232e"
source_url: "http://www.house.mo.gov/BillActions.aspx?bill=HB126&year=2019&code=R"
source_hash: "06c3638fe533380505cca6481c4e3c508c69143e4f335c824a346b37aff73b63"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mo"]
---

# Missouri HB 126 (2019) — To establish the "Missouri Stands for the Unborn Act" that places new limits on abortion.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.


## Votes

- Reported Do Pass (H) - — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Perfected with Amendments (H) - HA 1 to HA 1, HA 2 to HA 1, HA 1 as amended, HA 2 to HA 2, HA 2 as amended, HA 3, HA 4, HA 5 adopted — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed - — **pass** (pass) · lower
- House Adopts (H) - SS — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Reported Do Pass (H) - — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Emergency Clause Adopted on Truly Agreed to Bill - — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Reported Do Pass (H) - — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Reported Do Pass (H) - — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Schroer, Nick — primary (person)
- Allen Andrews — cosponsor (person)
- Ann Kelley — cosponsor (person)
- Barry Hovis — cosponsor (person)
- Ben Baker — cosponsor (person)
- Chrissy Sommer — cosponsor (person)
- Danny Busick — cosponsor (person)
- David Gregory — cosponsor (person)
- Dottie Bailey — cosponsor (person)
- Doug Richey — cosponsor (person)
- Hannah Kelly — cosponsor (person)
- Hardy Billington — cosponsor (person)
- Jack Bondon — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Pogue — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Porter — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Shawan — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Hansen — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- John Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Justin Hill — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Haffner — cosponsor (person)
- Mike McGirl — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Moon — cosponsor (person)
- Ron Hicks — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Remole — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Hurst — cosponsor (person)
- Warren Love — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-12-03T06:00:00+00:00** Prefiled (H)
- **2019-01-09T06:00:00+00:00** Read First Time (H)
- **2019-01-10T06:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time (H) `reading-2`
- **2019-01-30T06:00:00+00:00** Referred: Children and Families(H) `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-12T06:00:00+00:00** Public Hearing Completed (H)
- **2019-02-19T06:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Completed (H)
- **2019-02-19T06:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass (H) `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-19T06:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 9 NOES: 4 PRESENT: 0 `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-19T06:00:00+00:00** Referred: Rules - Administrative Oversight(H) `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-21T06:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Completed (H)
- **2019-02-21T06:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass (H) `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-21T06:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 6 NOES: 3 PRESENT: 0 `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-26T06:00:00+00:00** Taken Up
- **2019-02-26T06:00:00+00:00** Title of Bill - Agreed To
- **2019-02-26T06:00:00+00:00** Perfected with Amendments (H) - HA 1 to HA 1, HA 2 to HA 1, HA 1 as amended, HA 2 to HA 2, HA 2 as amended, HA 3, HA 4, HA 5 adopted AYES: 110 NOES: 37 PRESENT: 1
- **2019-02-26T06:00:00+00:00** Referred: Fiscal Review(H) `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-27T06:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Completed (H)
- **2019-02-27T06:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass (H) `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-27T06:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 6 NOES: 3 PRESENT: 0 `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-27T06:00:00+00:00** Taken Up
- **2019-02-27T06:00:00+00:00** Third Read and Passed with Amendments (H) - HPA 1 adopted `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-27T06:00:00+00:00** Reported to the Senate and First Read (S) `reading-1`
- **2019-03-26T05:00:00+00:00** Second read and referred: Health and Pensions (S)
- **2019-04-01T05:00:00+00:00** Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Wednesday, April 3, 2019, 10:30am or upon morning recess, SCR 1
- **2019-04-03T05:00:00+00:00** Public Hearing Held (S)
- **2019-04-10T05:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Held (S)
- **2019-04-10T05:00:00+00:00** SCS Voted Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-18T05:00:00+00:00** SCS Reported Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-23T05:00:00+00:00** Referred: Fiscal Oversight(S) `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-24T05:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Scheduled - Thursday, April 25, 2019, 9:00am, Bingham Conference Room
- **2019-04-25T05:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Held (S)
- **2019-04-25T05:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-25T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-07T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on Informal Calendar
- **2019-05-15T05:00:00+00:00** Taken Up
- **2019-05-15T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Substitute Offered (S) `introduction`
- **2019-05-15T05:00:00+00:00** SS Adopted (S)
- **2019-05-15T05:00:00+00:00** Referred: Fiscal Oversight(S) `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-15T05:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-15T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-15T05:00:00+00:00** Third Read and Passed (S) `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-05-15T05:00:00+00:00** Emergency Clause Adopted (S)
- **2019-05-16T05:00:00+00:00** Reported to the House with... (H) - SS
- **2019-05-16T05:00:00+00:00** Referred: Fiscal Review(H) `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-16T05:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Completed (H)
- **2019-05-16T05:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass (H) `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-16T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 7 NOES: 3 PRESENT: 0 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-17T05:00:00+00:00** Taken Up
- **2019-05-17T05:00:00+00:00** House Adopts (H) - SS AYES: 108 NOES: 46 PRESENT: 1
- **2019-05-17T05:00:00+00:00** Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed - AYES: 110 NOES: 44 PRESENT: 1 `passage`
- **2019-05-17T05:00:00+00:00** Emergency Clause Adopted on Truly Agreed to Bill - AYES: 109 NOES: 46 PRESENT: 0
- **2019-05-17T05:00:00+00:00** House Message (H)
- **2019-05-17T05:00:00+00:00** Signed by House Speaker(H)
- **2019-05-17T05:00:00+00:00** Constitutional Objection Filed (H)
- **2019-05-17T05:00:00+00:00** Signed by President Pro Tem (S)
- **2019-05-17T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor
- **2019-05-24T05:00:00+00:00** Approved by Governor (G) `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-24T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Secretary of State (G)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9d4b755a-de69-4dbb-8211-0e8d1070232e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Missouri legislature records).