---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modifies and establishes provisions relating to public safety"
description: "Modifies and establishes provisions relating to public safety"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mo"
legislature: "Missouri General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 2637"
citation: "Missouri HB 2637 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ATTORNEYS", "CHILDREN AND MINORS", "COURTS", "COURTS", "JUVENILE", "CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT", "CRIMINAL PROCEDURE", "HIGHWAY PATROL", "LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND AGENCIES", "SEXUAL OFFENSES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John Black"]
version_count: 12
action_count: 85
vote_count: 14
first_action: "2026-01-02T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-06-12T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3fa59cc2-7d05-43ad-a592-f67d3cc0925a"
source_url: "https://house.mo.gov/billactions.aspx?bill=HB2637&year=2026&code=R"
source_hash: "f7a5dab858763d4257bca21f675ca8e913007451c188dcd97beec3730f829ed9"
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 2637 (2026) — Modifies and establishes provisions relating to public safety

## 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/6162H.01I.pdf)
2. **Amendment 6162H04.01H (Distributed)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/amendpdf/6162H04.01H.pdf)
3. **Amendment 6162H04.02H (Distributed)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/amendpdf/6162H04.02H.pdf)
4. **Amendment 6162H04.03H (Distributed)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/amendpdf/6162H04.03H.pdf)
5. **Amendment CCR (Distributed)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/amendpdf/6162H09.01F.pdf)
6. **Amendment SENATE AMENDMENTS (Distributed)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/amendpdf/6162S08.01F.pdf)
7. **Conference Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/6162H.09S.pdf)
8. **House Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/6162H.04C.pdf)
9. **Perfected** (committee substitute) — [source](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/6162H.04P.pdf)
10. **Senate Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/6162S.05C.pdf)
11. **Senate Substitute (Senate Floor Substitute)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/6162S.08F.pdf)
12. **Truly Agreed and Finally Passed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/6162H.09T.pdf)

## Votes

- Emergency Clause Adopted on Truly Agreed to Bill - AYES: 30 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Senate Adopts Conference Committee Report (S) - AYES: 23 NOES: 4 PRESENT: 0 — **fail** (fail) · upper
- Emergency Clause Adopted (H) - AYES: 125 NOES: 15 PRESENT: 0 — **fail** (fail) · lower
- House Adopts Conference Committee Report (H) - AYES: 124 NOES: 13 PRESENT: 6 — **fail** (fail) · lower
- Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 119 NOES: 18 PRESENT: 7 — **fail** (fail) · lower
- Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 7 NOES: 3 PRESENT: 0 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 8 NOES: 3 PRESENT: 0 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 8 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Third Read and Passed with Amendments (S) - SS SCS, as amended - AYES: 23 NOES: 5 PRESENT: 0 — **fail** (fail) · upper
- Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 8 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Emergency Clause Adopted (S) - AYES: 27 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 4 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 102 NOES: 45 PRESENT: 2 — **fail** (fail) · lower
- Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed - AYES: 25 NOES: 4 PRESENT: 0 — **fail** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- John Black — primary (person)
- David Dolan — cosponsor (person)
- John Hewkin — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-02T06:00:00+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`
- **2026-01-15T06:00:00+00:00** Referred: Judiciary(H) `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-28T06:00:00+00:00** Public Hearing Completed (H)
- **2026-02-04T06:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Completed (H)
- **2026-02-04T06:00:00+00:00** HCS Voted Do Pass (H) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-05T06:00:00+00:00** HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 8 NOES: 3 PRESENT: 0 `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-11T06:00:00+00:00** Referred: Rules - Administrative(H) `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-12T06:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Completed (H)
- **2026-02-12T06:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass (H) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-12T06:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 7 NOES: 3 PRESENT: 0 `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-17T06:00:00+00:00** Taken Up for Perfection (H)
- **2026-02-17T06:00:00+00:00** Title of Bill - Agreed To
- **2026-02-17T06:00:00+00:00** HCS Adopted (H)
- **2026-02-17T06:00:00+00:00** Perfected (H)
- **2026-02-18T06:00:00+00:00** Referred: Fiscal Review(H) `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-19T06:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Completed (H)
- **2026-02-19T06:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass (H) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-19T06:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 4 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0 `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-19T06:00:00+00:00** Taken Up for Third Reading (H) `reading-3`
- **2026-02-19T06:00:00+00:00** Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 102 NOES: 45 PRESENT: 2 `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-23T06:00:00+00:00** Reported to the Senate and First Read (S) `reading-1`
- **2026-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Second read and referred: Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence(S)
- **2026-03-24T05:00:00+00:00** Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 8:15 a.m, Senate Lounge-3rd Floor
- **2026-03-25T05:00:00+00:00** Public Hearing Held (S)
- **2026-04-08T05:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Held (S)
- **2026-04-08T05:00:00+00:00** SCS Voted Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2026-04-15T05:00:00+00:00** SCS Reported Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2026-04-16T05:00:00+00:00** Referred: Fiscal Oversight(S) `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-16T05:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Scheduled - Monday, April 20, 2026, 3:30 p.m., Senate Lounge - 3rd Floor
- **2026-04-20T05:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Held (S)
- **2026-04-20T05:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2026-04-21T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2026-04-22T05:00:00+00:00** Taken Up for Third Reading (S) `reading-3`
- **2026-04-22T05:00:00+00:00** SS Offered `introduction`
- **2026-04-22T05:00:00+00:00** SS Adopted (S) - SA 1, SA 3, adopted
- **2026-04-22T05:00:00+00:00** Referred: Fiscal Oversight(S) `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-22T05:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Scheduled - Thursday, April 23, 2026, 9:45 a.m., Senate Lounge
- **2026-04-23T05:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Held (S)
- **2026-04-23T05:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2026-04-23T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2026-04-23T05:00:00+00:00** Taken Up
- **2026-04-23T05:00:00+00:00** Third Read and Passed with Amendments (S) - SS SCS, as amended - AYES: 23 NOES: 5 PRESENT: 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-04-23T05:00:00+00:00** Emergency Clause Adopted (S) - AYES: 27 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0
- **2026-04-23T05:00:00+00:00** Reported to the House with... (H) - SS SCS, as amended
- **2026-04-23T05:00:00+00:00** Referred: Fiscal Review(H) `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-27T05:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Completed (H)
- **2026-04-27T05:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass (H) `committee-passage`
- **2026-04-27T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 8 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 `committee-passage`
- **2026-04-27T05:00:00+00:00** Taken Up
- **2026-04-27T05:00:00+00:00** House Refuses to Adopt, Requests Senate to Recede or Grant Conference (H)
- **2026-04-27T05:00:00+00:00** House Message (H)
- **2026-04-27T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Refuses to Recede, Grants Conference (S)
- **2026-04-27T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Conference Committee Appointed (S) - SCHROER, GREGORY(15), TRENT, LEWIS, MAY
- **2026-04-27T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Message (S)
- **2026-04-27T05:00:00+00:00** House Conference Committee Appointed (H) - REPRESENTATIVES BLACK, PARKER, ROBERTS, SMITH(46), BUTZ
- **2026-04-27T05:00:00+00:00** House Message (H)
- **2026-04-28T05:00:00+00:00** Conferee Removed - removed Parker and appointed Dolan
- **2026-04-28T05:00:00+00:00** House Message (H)
- **2026-04-28T05:00:00+00:00** House Distributes Conference Committee Report (H)
- **2026-04-28T05:00:00+00:00** Referred: Fiscal Review(H) `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-29T05:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Completed (H)
- **2026-04-29T05:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass (H) `committee-passage`
- **2026-04-29T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 8 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 `committee-passage`
- **2026-04-29T05:00:00+00:00** House Submits Conference Committee Report (H)
- **2026-04-29T05:00:00+00:00** Conferees to Exceed Differences (H) - in the Title, §558.011, Section 1 and Section C
- **2026-04-29T05:00:00+00:00** House Adopts Conference Committee Report (H) - AYES: 124 NOES: 13 PRESENT: 6
- **2026-04-29T05:00:00+00:00** Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 119 NOES: 18 PRESENT: 7 `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-04-29T05:00:00+00:00** Emergency Clause Adopted (H) - AYES: 125 NOES: 15 PRESENT: 0
- **2026-04-29T05:00:00+00:00** House Message (H)
- **2026-04-29T05:00:00+00:00** House Message (H)
- **2026-04-29T05:00:00+00:00** Conferees to Exceed Differences (S) - in the Title, §558.011, Section 1 and Section C
- **2026-04-29T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Submits Conference Committee Report (S)
- **2026-04-29T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Adopts Conference Committee Report (S) - AYES: 23 NOES: 4 PRESENT: 0
- **2026-04-29T05:00:00+00:00** Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed - AYES: 25 NOES: 4 PRESENT: 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-29T05:00:00+00:00** Emergency Clause Adopted on Truly Agreed to Bill - AYES: 30 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0
- **2026-04-29T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Message (S)
- **2026-05-28T05:00:00+00:00** Constitutional Objection Filed (H)
- **2026-05-28T05:00:00+00:00** Signed by House Speaker (H)
- **2026-05-28T05:00:00+00:00** Constitutional Objection Filed (S)
- **2026-05-28T05:00:00+00:00** Signed by President Pro Tem (S)
- **2026-05-28T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor
- **2026-06-12T05:00:00+00:00** Approved by Governor (G) `executive-signature`
- **2026-06-12T05:00:00+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/3fa59cc2-7d05-43ad-a592-f67d3cc0925a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Missouri legislature records).