---
type: "Bill"
title: "Appropriations Bill"
description: "Appropriations Bill"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mo"
legislature: "Missouri General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 16"
citation: "Missouri HB 16 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Smith, Cody"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 31
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-14T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-21T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7bfbf3c4-5a24-4b3c-bdb8-11ae2434add9"
source_url: "http://www.house.mo.gov/BillActions.aspx?bill=HB16&year=2021&code=R"
source_hash: "c98f162240e904ef1ce6d8ae59860290b78109b27f11fc5d83ced7f6d10ef799"
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 16 (2021) — Appropriations Bill

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://www.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills211/hlrbillspdf/0016H.01I.pdf)
2. **Amendment 0016H02.01H (Adopted)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills211/amendpdf/0016H02.01H.pdf)
3. **Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills211/hlrbillspdf/0016H.02C.pdf)
4. **Perfected** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills211/hlrbillspdf/0016H.02P.pdf)
5. **Truly Agreed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills211/hlrbillspdf/0016H.02T.pdf)

## Votes

- Perfected with Amendments (H) - HA 1 adopted — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Third Read and Passed (H) - — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed - — **pass** (pass) · lower
- HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Smith, Cody — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-14T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Read First Time (H) `introduction`
- **2021-01-15T06:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time (H) `reading-2`
- **2021-01-25T06:00:00+00:00** Referred: Budget(H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-26T06:00:00+00:00** Public Hearing Completed (H)
- **2021-01-26T06:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Completed (H)
- **2021-01-26T06:00:00+00:00** HCS Voted Do Pass (H) `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-26T06:00:00+00:00** HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 28 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-28T06:00:00+00:00** Taken Up for Perfection (H)
- **2021-01-28T06:00:00+00:00** Title of Bill - Agreed To
- **2021-01-28T06:00:00+00:00** HCS Adopted (H)
- **2021-01-28T06:00:00+00:00** Perfected with Amendments (H) - HA 1 adopted AYES: 149 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0
- **2021-01-28T06:00:00+00:00** Taken Up for Third Reading (H) `reading-3`
- **2021-01-28T06:00:00+00:00** Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 144 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-01T06:00:00+00:00** Reported to the Senate and First Read (S) `reading-1`
- **2021-02-02T06:00:00+00:00** Second read and referred: Appropriations(S)
- **2021-02-03T06:00:00+00:00** Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - February 3, 2021, 8:30am, SCR 2
- **2021-02-03T06:00:00+00:00** Hearing Cancelled (S)
- **2021-02-03T06:00:00+00:00** Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Thursday, February 4, 2021, 8:30am, SCR 2
- **2021-02-04T06:00:00+00:00** Public Hearing Continued (S) - Tuesday, February 8, 2021, 8:30am, SCR 2
- **2021-02-04T06:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Held (S)
- **2021-02-04T06:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-04T06:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-08T06:00:00+00:00** Taken Up for Third Reading (S) `reading-3`
- **2021-02-08T06:00:00+00:00** Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed - AYES: 32 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 `passage`
- **2021-02-09T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Message (S)
- **2021-02-09T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by House Speaker(H)
- **2021-02-09T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by President Pro Tem (S)
- **2021-02-09T06:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor
- **2021-02-11T06:00:00+00:00** Approved by Governor (G) `executive-signature`
- **2021-02-11T06:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
- **2021-04-21T05:00:00+00:00** Message Received from the Governor, pursuant to Article IV, Section 27

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7bfbf3c4-5a24-4b3c-bdb8-11ae2434add9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Missouri legislature records).