---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modifies provisions relating to child protection"
description: "Modifies provisions relating to child protection"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mo"
legislature: "Missouri General Assembly"
session: "2020"
identifier: "SB 653"
citation: "Missouri SB 653 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Crawford"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 45
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-12-01T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-07-13T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/52e5d2ff-71a2-4ca5-a698-96b0ed0c6530"
source_url: "http://www.senate.mo.gov/20info/BTS_Web/Bill.aspx?SessionType=R&BillID=26838198"
source_hash: "d846441e1c055a9e56fcef17684f5965d435d473ec0c465d811189a3e3ebbb1b"
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 SB 653 (2020) — Modifies provisions relating to child protection

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.senate.mo.gov/20info/pdf-bill/intro/SB653.pdf)
2. **3423S06.1SR - CCR Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.senate.mo.gov/20info/BTS_Web/ShowAmendment.aspx?Id=3068)
3. **House Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.senate.mo.gov/20info/pdf-bill/House/HCS-SB/SB0653.pdf)
4. **Perfected** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.senate.mo.gov/20info/pdf-bill/perf/SB653.pdf)
5. **Senate Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.senate.mo.gov/20info/pdf-bill/comm/SB653.pdf)
6. **Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.senate.mo.gov/20info/pdf-bill/tat/SB653.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Crawford — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-12-01T06:00:00+00:00** Prefiled
- **2020-01-08T06:00:00+00:00** S First Read--SB 653-Crawford `reading-1`
- **2020-01-22T06:00:00+00:00** Second Read and Referred S Seniors, Families and Children Committee `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2020-01-29T06:00:00+00:00** Hearing Cancelled S Seniors, Families and Children Committee
- **2020-02-05T06:00:00+00:00** Hearing Conducted S Seniors, Families and Children Committee
- **2020-02-12T06:00:00+00:00** SCS Voted Do Pass S Seniors, Families and Children Committee (3423S.03C) `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-13T06:00:00+00:00** Reported from S Seniors, Families and Children Committee w/SCS
- **2020-02-18T06:00:00+00:00** SCS S adopted `passage`
- **2020-02-18T06:00:00+00:00** Perfected
- **2020-02-19T06:00:00+00:00** Reported Truly Perfected S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee
- **2020-02-20T06:00:00+00:00** S Third Read and Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-02-20T06:00:00+00:00** H First Read `reading-1`
- **2020-02-24T06:00:00+00:00** H Second Read `reading-2`
- **2020-03-05T06:00:00+00:00** Referred H Children and Families `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** Hearing Conducted H Children and Families
- **2020-04-28T05:00:00+00:00** HCS Voted Do Pass H Children and Families `committee-passage`
- **2020-04-29T05:00:00+00:00** HCS Reported Do Pass H Children and Families `committee-passage`
- **2020-04-29T05:00:00+00:00** Referred H Rules - Administrative Oversight `referral-committee`
- **2020-04-30T05:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass H Rules - Administrative Oversight `committee-passage`
- **2020-04-30T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass H Rules - Administrative Oversight `committee-passage`
- **2020-04-30T05:00:00+00:00** Referred H Fiscal Review Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-05-01T05:00:00+00:00** Bill Placed on Informal Calendar
- **2020-05-04T05:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass H Fiscal Review `committee-passage`
- **2020-05-04T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass H Fiscal Review `committee-passage`
- **2020-05-04T05:00:00+00:00** HA 1 to HCS H offered & adopted (Solon)--(3423H05.09H)
- **2020-05-04T05:00:00+00:00** HCS, as amended, H adopted
- **2020-05-04T05:00:00+00:00** H Third Read and Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-05-08T05:00:00+00:00** S refuses to concur in HCS, as amended and requests H recede or grant conference
- **2020-05-08T05:00:00+00:00** H refuses to recede and grants conference
- **2020-05-08T05:00:00+00:00** House conferees appointed: Solon, Kelly-141, Coleman-97, Ingle, Aldridge
- **2020-05-08T05:00:00+00:00** Senate conferees appointed: Crawford, Sater, Riddle, Schupp, May
- **2020-05-12T05:00:00+00:00** CCR S offered & adopted (Crawford)--(3423S06.1SR)
- **2020-05-12T05:00:00+00:00** CCS S Third Read and Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-05-12T05:00:00+00:00** H distributes CCR
- **2020-05-12T05:00:00+00:00** Referred H Fiscal Review Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-05-13T05:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass H Fiscal Review `committee-passage`
- **2020-05-13T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass H Fiscal Review `committee-passage`
- **2020-05-15T05:00:00+00:00** H adopts CCR
- **2020-05-15T05:00:00+00:00** CCS H Third Read and Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-05-15T05:00:00+00:00** Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed `passage`
- **2020-05-27T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Duly Enrolled Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee
- **2020-05-27T05:00:00+00:00** Signed by Senate President Pro Tem
- **2020-05-27T05:00:00+00:00** Signed by House Speaker
- **2020-05-27T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor
- **2020-07-13T05:00:00+00:00** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/52e5d2ff-71a2-4ca5-a698-96b0ed0c6530`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Missouri legislature records).