---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modifies provisions relating to professions requiring licensure"
description: "Modifies provisions relating to professions requiring licensure"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mo"
legislature: "Missouri General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 157"
citation: "Missouri SB 157 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Black"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 69
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-12-01T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-07-06T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4e6b82b3-aebc-40e6-8867-ada8e4d9ea10"
source_url: "http://www.senate.mo.gov/23info/BTS_Web/Bill.aspx?SessionType=R&BillID=44693"
source_hash: "dc350376fc4d289876837a795c58dc1c111e517a6ac4d9c6073d3dd47bb4f591"
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 157 (2023) — Modifies provisions relating to professions requiring licensure

## 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/23info/pdf-bill/intro/SB157.pdf)
2. **0779S.03F - SS SCS Adopted, as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.senate.mo.gov/23info/BTS_Web/ShowAmendment.aspx?Id=278)
3. **0779S03.10S - SA 1 SA 2 SS SCS Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.senate.mo.gov/23info/BTS_Web/ShowAmendment.aspx?Id=349)
4. **0779S03.13S - SA 2 SS SCS Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.senate.mo.gov/23info/BTS_Web/ShowAmendment.aspx?Id=348)
5. **0779S09.1SR - CCR HCS SS SCS Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.senate.mo.gov/23info/BTS_Web/ShowAmendment.aspx?Id=844)
6. **House Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.senate.mo.gov/23info/pdf-bill/House/HCS-SB/SB0157.pdf)
7. **Missing description** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.senate.mo.gov/23info/pdf-bill/comm/SB157.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Black — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-12-01T06:00:00+00:00** Prefiled
- **2023-01-04T06:00:00+00:00** S First Read `reading-1`
- **2023-01-26T06:00:00+00:00** Second Read and Referred S Governmental Accountability Committee `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-02T06:00:00+00:00** Hearing Conducted S Governmental Accountability Committee
- **2023-02-23T06:00:00+00:00** SCS Voted Do Pass S Governmental Accountability Committee (0779S.02C) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-23T06:00:00+00:00** Reported from S Governmental Accountability Committee w/SCS
- **2023-03-27T05:00:00+00:00** SS for SCS S offered (Black)--(0779S.03F)
- **2023-03-27T05:00:00+00:00** SA 1 to SS for SCS S offered (Schroer)--(0779S03.03S)
- **2023-03-27T05:00:00+00:00** SSA 1 for SA 1 to SS for SCS S offered (Schroer)--(0779S03.04S)
- **2023-03-27T05:00:00+00:00** Bill Placed on Informal Calendar
- **2023-04-03T05:00:00+00:00** SSA 1 for SA 1 to SS for SCS S withdrawn
- **2023-04-03T05:00:00+00:00** SA 1 to SS for SCS S withdrawn
- **2023-04-03T05:00:00+00:00** SA 2 to SS for SCS S offered (Schroer)--(0779S03.13S)
- **2023-04-03T05:00:00+00:00** SA 1 to SA 2 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Trent)--(0779S03.10S)
- **2023-04-03T05:00:00+00:00** SA 2 to SS for SCS, as amended, S adopted `passage`
- **2023-04-03T05:00:00+00:00** SA 3 to SS for SCS S offered & defeated (Mosley)--(0779S03.06S)
- **2023-04-03T05:00:00+00:00** SS for SCS, as amended, S adopted `passage`
- **2023-04-03T05:00:00+00:00** Perfected
- **2023-04-04T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Truly Perfected S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee
- **2023-04-06T05:00:00+00:00** S Third Read and Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-06T05:00:00+00:00** H First Read `reading-1`
- **2023-04-11T05:00:00+00:00** H Second Read `reading-2`
- **2023-04-11T05:00:00+00:00** Referred H Professional Registration and Licensing `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-18T05:00:00+00:00** Hearing Conducted H Professional Registration and Licensing
- **2023-04-20T05:00:00+00:00** HCS Voted Do Pass H Professional Registration and Licensing `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-24T05:00:00+00:00** HCS Reported Do Pass H Professional Registration and Licensing `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-24T05:00:00+00:00** Referred H Rules - Administrative Oversight `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-01T05:00:00+00:00** HCS Voted Do Pass H Rules - Administrative Oversight `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-01T05:00:00+00:00** HCS Reported Do Pass H Rules - Administrative Oversight `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-01T05:00:00+00:00** Referred H Fiscal Review `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-02T05:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass H Fiscal Review `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-02T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass H Fiscal Review `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-03T05:00:00+00:00** HA 1 to HCS H offered & adopted (Veit)--(0779H05.07H)
- **2023-05-03T05:00:00+00:00** HA 2 to HCS H offered & adopted (Perkins)--(0779H05.05H)
- **2023-05-03T05:00:00+00:00** HA 3 to HCS H offered & adopted (Haden)--(0779H05.01H)
- **2023-05-03T05:00:00+00:00** HA 4 to HCS H offered & adopted (Davidson)--(0779H05.11H)
- **2023-05-03T05:00:00+00:00** HA 5 to HCS H offered & adopted (Cook)--(0779H05.08H)
- **2023-05-03T05:00:00+00:00** HA 6 to HCS H offered (Sassmann)--(0779H05.21H)
- **2023-05-03T05:00:00+00:00** HA 1 to HA 6 to HCS H offered & adopted (Shields)--(0779H05.25H)
- **2023-05-03T05:00:00+00:00** HA 6 to HCS, as amended, H adopted --(0779H05.21H)
- **2023-05-03T05:00:00+00:00** HA 7 to HCS H offered & adopted (Gregory)--(0779H05.04H)
- **2023-05-03T05:00:00+00:00** HA 8 to HCS H offered & adopted (Keathley)--(0779H05.16H)
- **2023-05-03T05:00:00+00:00** HA 9 to HCS H offered (Stinnett)--(0779H05.17H)
- **2023-05-03T05:00:00+00:00** HA 1 to HA 9 to HCS H offered & adopted (Veit)--(0779H05.28H)
- **2023-05-03T05:00:00+00:00** HA 9 to HCS, as amended, H adopted --(0779H05.17H)
- **2023-05-03T05:00:00+00:00** HA 10 to HCS H offered (Schwadron)--(0779H05.09H)
- **2023-05-03T05:00:00+00:00** HA 1 to HA 10 to HCS H offered & adopted (Peters)--(0779H05.26H)
- **2023-05-03T05:00:00+00:00** HA 10 to HCS, as amended, H adopted --(0779H05.09H)
- **2023-05-03T05:00:00+00:00** HA 11 to HCS H offered (Murphy)--(0779H05.20H)
- **2023-05-03T05:00:00+00:00** HA 1 to HA 11 to HCS H offered & adopted (Dinkins)--(0779H05.32H)
- **2023-05-03T05:00:00+00:00** HA 11 to HCS, as amended, H adopted --(0779H05.20H)
- **2023-05-03T05:00:00+00:00** HCS, as amended, H adopted
- **2023-05-03T05:00:00+00:00** H Third Read and Passed - EC adopted `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-04T05:00:00+00:00** S refuses to concur in HCS, as amended and requests H recede or grant conference
- **2023-05-05T05:00:00+00:00** H refuses to recede and grants conference
- **2023-05-05T05:00:00+00:00** House conf. appointed: Coleman, Sassmann, Dinkins, R. Brown, Lewis (6)
- **2023-05-05T05:00:00+00:00** Senate conferees appointed: Black, Thompson Rehder, Eslinger, Arthur, Beck
- **2023-05-08T05:00:00+00:00** Corrected: House conferees appointed: Coleman, Sassmann, Dinkins, R. Brown, Lewis (25)
- **2023-05-09T05:00:00+00:00** H distributes CCR/CCS--(0779S.09S)
- **2023-05-10T05:00:00+00:00** CCR S offered & adopted (Black)--(0779S09.1SR)
- **2023-05-10T05:00:00+00:00** CCS S Third Read and Passed - EC adopted `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-12T05:00:00+00:00** H adopts CCR
- **2023-05-12T05:00:00+00:00** CCS H Third Read and Passed - EC defeated `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-12T05:00:00+00:00** Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed `passage`
- **2023-05-30T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Duly Enrolled Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee
- **2023-05-30T05:00:00+00:00** Signed by Senate President Pro Tem
- **2023-05-30T05:00:00+00:00** Signed by House Speaker
- **2023-05-30T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor
- **2023-07-06T05:00:00+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/4e6b82b3-aebc-40e6-8867-ada8e4d9ea10`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Missouri legislature records).