---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modifies and establishes provisions relating to the protection of children and vulnerable persons"
description: "Modifies and establishes provisions relating to the protection of children and vulnerable persons"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mo"
legislature: "Missouri General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 2273"
citation: "Missouri HB 2273 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ed Lewis"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 54
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2025-12-08T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-04-07T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/af131369-afd2-4af7-b540-34b5d35a2b17"
source_url: "https://house.mo.gov/billactions.aspx?bill=HB2273&year=2026&code=R"
source_hash: "ddc6bc8656ed3bf63b6d590a89e09e7f7a73371d9ebadbbccd410fe77268ad90"
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 2273 (2026) — Modifies and establishes provisions relating to the protection of children and vulnerable persons

## 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/bills261/hlrbillspdf/5011H.01I.pdf)
2. **Amendment 5011H04.01H (Distributed)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/amendpdf/5011H04.01H.pdf)
3. **Amendment SENATE AMENDMENTS (Distributed)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/amendpdf/5011S09.02F.pdf)
4. **House Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/5011H.04C.pdf)
5. **Perfected** (committee substitute) — [source](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/5011H.04P.pdf)
6. **Senate Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/5011S.05C.pdf)
7. **Senate Substitute (Senate Floor Substitute)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/5011S.09F.pdf)
8. **Truly Agreed and Finally Passed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/5011S.09T.pdf)

## Votes

- Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 8 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 12 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 148 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0 — **fail** (fail) · lower
- HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 17 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed - AYES: 134 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0 — **fail** (fail) · lower
- Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 8 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Third Read and Passed with Amendments (S) - SA 1, adopted - AYES: 32 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ed Lewis — primary (person)
- Ann Kelley — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Irwin — cosponsor (person)
- Brian Seitz — cosponsor (person)
- Burt Whaley — cosponsor (person)
- Cathy Jo Loy — cosponsor (person)
- Christopher Warwick — cosponsor (person)
- David Dolan — cosponsor (person)
- George Hruza — cosponsor (person)
- John Hewkin — cosponsor (person)
- Marla Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Phil Amato — cosponsor (person)
- Terri Violet — cosponsor (person)
- Wendy L. Hausman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-12-08T06:00:00+00:00** Prefiled (H)
- **2026-01-07T06:00:00+00:00** Read First Time (H)
- **2026-01-08T06:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time (H) `reading-2`
- **2026-01-08T06:00:00+00:00** Referred: Children and Families(H) `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-13T06:00:00+00:00** Public Hearing Completed (H)
- **2026-01-27T06:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Completed (H)
- **2026-01-27T06:00:00+00:00** HCS Voted Do Pass (H) `committee-passage`
- **2026-01-27T06:00:00+00:00** HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 17 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 `committee-passage`
- **2026-01-29T06:00:00+00:00** Referred: Rules - Legislative(H) `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-02T06:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Completed (H)
- **2026-02-02T06:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass (H) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-02T06:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 12 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-04T06:00:00+00:00** Taken Up for Perfection (H)
- **2026-02-04T06:00:00+00:00** Title of Bill - Agreed To
- **2026-02-04T06:00:00+00:00** HCS Adopted (H)
- **2026-02-04T06:00:00+00:00** Perfected (H)
- **2026-02-04T06:00:00+00:00** Referred: Fiscal Review(H) `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-05T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)
- **2026-02-09T06:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Completed (H)
- **2026-02-09T06:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass (H) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-09T06:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 8 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-09T06:00:00+00:00** Taken Up for Third Reading (H) `reading-3`
- **2026-02-09T06:00:00+00:00** Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 148 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-09T06:00:00+00:00** Reported to the Senate and First Read (S) `reading-1`
- **2026-02-26T06:00:00+00:00** Second read and referred: Families, Seniors and Health(S)
- **2026-03-03T06:00:00+00:00** Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 8:00 a.m, Senate Committee Room 1
- **2026-03-04T06:00:00+00:00** Public Hearing Held (S)
- **2026-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Held (S)
- **2026-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** SCS Voted Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** SCS Reported Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Referred: Fiscal Oversight(S) `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Scheduled - Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 12:00 p.m., Senate Lounge-3rd Floor
- **2026-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Held (S)
- **2026-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Taken Up for Third Reading (S) `reading-3`
- **2026-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** SS Offered `introduction`
- **2026-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** SS Adopted (S)
- **2026-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Third Read and Passed with Amendments (S) - SA 1, adopted - AYES: 32 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Reported to the House with... (H) - SS SCS, as amended
- **2026-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Referred: Fiscal Review(H) `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Completed (H)
- **2026-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass (H) `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 8 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Taken Up
- **2026-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** House Adopts (H) - SS SCS, as amended
- **2026-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed - AYES: 134 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-19T05:00:00+00:00** House Message (H)
- **2026-03-24T05:00:00+00:00** Constitutional Objection Filed (H)
- **2026-03-24T05:00:00+00:00** Signed by House Speaker (H)
- **2026-03-24T05:00:00+00:00** Signed by President Pro Tem (S)
- **2026-03-24T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor
- **2026-04-07T05:00:00+00:00** Approved by Governor (G) `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-07T05:00:00+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/af131369-afd2-4af7-b540-34b5d35a2b17`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Missouri legislature records).