---
type: "Bill"
title: "Seven new state designations."
description: "Seven new state designations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mo"
legislature: "Missouri General Assembly"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 565"
citation: "Missouri HB 565 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Morse, Herman"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 44
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-01-15T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-07-11T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3daaf151-ded0-445d-9893-936472ea3718"
source_url: "http://www.house.mo.gov/BillActions.aspx?bill=HB565&year=2019&code=R"
source_hash: "7e5a786e35aa587644ccbe3ae039bafcceeb2465b8ceb52b531961be3249c82a"
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 565 (2019) — Seven new state designations.

## Version chain

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


## Votes

- Third Read and Passed (H) - — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Reported Do Pass (H) - — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Reported Do Pass (H) - — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Reported Do Pass (H) - — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Morse, Herman — primary (person)
- Warren Love — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-15T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Read First Time (H) `introduction`
- **2019-01-16T06:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time (H) `reading-2`
- **2019-01-31T06:00:00+00:00** Referred: Special Committee on Tourism(H) `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-07T06:00:00+00:00** Public Hearing Completed (H)
- **2019-02-07T06:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Completed (H)
- **2019-02-07T06:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass (H) `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-07T06:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 8 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-07T06:00:00+00:00** Referred: Rules - Administrative Oversight(H) `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-14T06:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Completed (H)
- **2019-02-14T06:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass (H) `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-14T06:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 9 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-06T06:00:00+00:00** Taken Up
- **2019-03-06T06:00:00+00:00** Title of Bill - Agreed To
- **2019-03-06T06:00:00+00:00** Perfected (H)
- **2019-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Taken Up
- **2019-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 144 NOES: 4 PRESENT: 4 `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Reported to the Senate and First Read (S) `reading-1`
- **2019-03-26T05:00:00+00:00** Second read and referred: Veterans and Military Affairs(S)
- **2019-03-28T05:00:00+00:00** Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Tuesday, April 2, 2019, 12:00pm, SCR 1
- **2019-04-02T05:00:00+00:00** Public Hearing Held (S)
- **2019-04-04T05:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Scheduled - Tuesday, April 9, 2019, 1:00pm, SCR 1
- **2019-04-09T05:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Held (S)
- **2019-04-09T05:00:00+00:00** SCS Voted Do Pass Consent (S) `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-11T05:00:00+00:00** SCS Reported Do Pass-Placed on 3rd Read Consent Calendar (S) `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-16T05:00:00+00:00** Removed from Consent Calendar (S)
- **2019-04-18T05:00:00+00:00** SCS Reported Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-09T05:00:00+00:00** Taken Up
- **2019-05-09T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Substitute Offered (S) `introduction`
- **2019-05-09T05:00:00+00:00** SS Adopted (S)
- **2019-05-09T05:00:00+00:00** Third Read and Passed with Amendments (S) - SA 1, SA 2, SA 3 `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-05-09T05:00:00+00:00** Reported to the House with... (H) - SS as amended
- **2019-05-09T05:00:00+00:00** Referred: Fiscal Review(H) `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-09T05:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Completed (H)
- **2019-05-09T05:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass (H) `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-09T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 10 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-16T05:00:00+00:00** Taken Up
- **2019-05-16T05:00:00+00:00** House Adopts (H) - SS as amended
- **2019-05-16T05:00:00+00:00** Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed `passage`
- **2019-05-16T05:00:00+00:00** House Message (H)
- **2019-05-29T05:00:00+00:00** Signed by House Speaker(H)
- **2019-05-29T05:00:00+00:00** Signed by President Pro Tem (S)
- **2019-05-29T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor
- **2019-07-11T05:00:00+00:00** Approved by Governor (G) `executive-signature`
- **2019-07-11T05:00:00+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/3daaf151-ded0-445d-9893-936472ea3718`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Missouri legislature records).