---
type: "Bill"
title: "APPROPRIATION BILL"
description: "APPROPRIATION BILL"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mo"
legislature: "Missouri General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 17"
citation: "Missouri HB 17 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Smith, Cody"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 39
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-02-21T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-30T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3851d8f8-b299-4f8f-87ec-b21dc3bd2c6a"
source_url: "http://www.house.mo.gov/BillActions.aspx?bill=HB17&year=2023&code=R"
source_hash: "2b2e4e5aaed5bf468d3a153e470c4a9fc5f342828454028e2f7cb2675f82aab0"
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 17 (2023) — APPROPRIATION BILL

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills231/hlrbillspdf/0017H.01I.pdf)
2. **Amendment 0017H03.01H (Adopted)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills231/amendpdf/0017H03.01H.pdf)
3. **Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills231/hlrbillspdf/0017H.03C.pdf)
4. **Perfected** (committee substitute) — [source](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills231/hlrbillspdf/0017H.03P.pdf)
5. **Truly Agreed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills231/hlrbillspdf/0017H.03T.pdf)

## Votes

- HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed - — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Third Read and Passed (H) - — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Smith, Cody — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-21T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Read First Time (H) `introduction`
- **2023-02-22T06:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time (H) `reading-2`
- **2023-02-23T06:00:00+00:00** Referred: Budget(H) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-01T06:00:00+00:00** Public Hearing Completed (H)
- **2023-04-13T05:00:00+00:00** Public Hearing Completed (H)
- **2023-04-13T05:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Completed (H)
- **2023-04-13T05:00:00+00:00** HCS Voted Do Pass (H) `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-14T05:00:00+00:00** HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 32 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-18T05:00:00+00:00** Taken Up for Perfection (H)
- **2023-04-18T05:00:00+00:00** Title of Bill - Agreed To
- **2023-04-18T05:00:00+00:00** Laid Over (H)
- **2023-04-18T05:00:00+00:00** Taken Up
- **2023-04-18T05:00:00+00:00** Laid Over (H) - HA 1, adopted.
- **2023-04-18T05:00:00+00:00** Taken Up
- **2023-04-18T05:00:00+00:00** HCS Adopted (H)
- **2023-04-18T05:00:00+00:00** Perfected with Amendments (H) - HA 1, adopted.
- **2023-04-20T05:00:00+00:00** Taken Up for Third Reading (H) `reading-3`
- **2023-04-20T05:00:00+00:00** Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 153 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-20T05:00:00+00:00** Reported to the Senate and First Read (S) `reading-1`
- **2023-04-24T05:00:00+00:00** Second read and referred: Appropriations(S)
- **2023-04-25T05:00:00+00:00** Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Thursday, April 27, 2023, 8:00 a.m., Senate Committee Room 2
- **2023-04-27T05:00:00+00:00** Hearing Cancelled (S)
- **2023-04-28T05:00:00+00:00** Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Tuesday, May 2, 2023, 8:00 a.m., Senate Committee Room 2
- **2023-04-28T05:00:00+00:00** Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Wednesday, May 3, 2023, 8:00 a.m., Senate Committee Room 2
- **2023-05-01T05:00:00+00:00** Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Thursday, May 4, 2023, 8:00 a.m., Senate Committee Room 2
- **2023-05-01T05:00:00+00:00** Hearing Cancelled (S) - Tuesday, May 2, 2023, 8:00 a.m., Senate Committee Room 2
- **2023-05-02T05:00:00+00:00** Hearing Cancelled (S) - Wednesday, May 3, 2023, 8 a.m., Senate Conference Room 2
- **2023-05-04T05:00:00+00:00** Public Hearing Held (S)
- **2023-05-04T05:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Held (S)
- **2023-05-04T05:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-04T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-05T05:00:00+00:00** Taken Up for Third Reading (S) `reading-3`
- **2023-05-05T05:00:00+00:00** Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed - AYES: 26 NOES: 7 PRESENT: 0 `passage`
- **2023-05-05T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Message (S)
- **2023-05-30T05:00:00+00:00** Signed by House Speaker (H)
- **2023-05-30T05:00:00+00:00** Signed by President Pro Tem (S)
- **2023-05-30T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor
- **2023-06-30T05:00:00+00:00** Approved by Governor (G) `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-30T05:00:00+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/3851d8f8-b299-4f8f-87ec-b21dc3bd2c6a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Missouri legislature records).