---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modifies provisions relating to business entities"
description: "Modifies provisions relating to business entities"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mo"
legislature: "Missouri General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 2400"
citation: "Missouri HB 2400 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Houx, Dan"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 52
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2022-01-11T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-06-30T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/83f540dd-8762-4f74-831c-fb03f215c1ab"
source_url: "http://www.house.mo.gov/BillActions.aspx?bill=HB2400&year=2022&code=R"
source_hash: "8992e282dda93ee0d27ae188c2c413d021186eacb72bb750f0803b4ba217baaf"
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 2400 (2022) — Modifies provisions relating to business entities

## 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/bills221/hlrbillspdf/5038H.01I.pdf)
2. **Amendment 5038S04.01F (Distributed)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills221/amendpdf/5038S04.01F.pdf)
3. **Perfected** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills221/hlrbillspdf/5038H.01P.pdf)
4. **Senate Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills221/hlrbillspdf/5038S.04F.pdf)
5. **Truly Agreed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills221/hlrbillspdf/5038S.04T.pdf)

## Votes

- Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed - — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Third Read and Passed (H) - — **pass** (pass) · lower
- House Adopts (H) - SS as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Reported Do Pass - Consent (H) - — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Reported Do Pass (H) - — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Third Read and Passed with Amendments (S) - SA 1, SA 2, SA 3, SA 4, SA 5, SA 6, SA 7, SA 8, SA 9, and SA 11, adopted. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Reported Do Pass - Consent (H) - — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Houx, Dan — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-11T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Read First Time (H) `introduction`
- **2022-01-12T06:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time (H) `reading-2`
- **2022-02-10T06:00:00+00:00** Referred: Pensions(H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-16T06:00:00+00:00** Public Hearing Completed (H)
- **2022-02-23T06:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Completed (H)
- **2022-02-23T06:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass - Consent (H) `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-23T06:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass - Consent (H) - AYES: 11 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-23T06:00:00+00:00** Referred: Consent and House Procedure(H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-01T06:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Completed (H)
- **2022-03-01T06:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass - Consent (H) `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-01T06:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass - Consent (H) - AYES: 8 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-31T05:00:00+00:00** Perfected by Consent - Pursuant to House Rules (H)
- **2022-04-04T05:00:00+00:00** Taken Up for Third Reading (H) `reading-3`
- **2022-04-04T05:00:00+00:00** Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 136 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-04-04T05:00:00+00:00** Reported to the Senate and First Read (S) `reading-1`
- **2022-04-05T05:00:00+00:00** Second read and referred: Insurance and Banking(S)
- **2022-04-07T05:00:00+00:00** Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Tuesday, April 12, 2022, 10:00 a.m., Senate Committee Room 1.
- **2022-04-12T05:00:00+00:00** Public Hearing Held (S)
- **2022-04-19T05:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Held (S)
- **2022-04-19T05:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2022-04-27T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2022-05-04T05:00:00+00:00** Taken Up for Third Reading (S) `reading-3`
- **2022-05-04T05:00:00+00:00** SS Offered `introduction`
- **2022-05-04T05:00:00+00:00** SS Adopted (S) - SA 1, SA 2, SA 3, SA 4, SA 5, SA 6, SA 7, SA 8, SA 9, and SA 11, adopted.
- **2022-05-04T05:00:00+00:00** Referred: Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight(S) `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-05T05:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Scheduled - Friday, May 6, 2022, 9:00 a.m., Senate Committee Room 2.
- **2022-05-06T05:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Held (S)
- **2022-05-06T05:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2022-05-06T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2022-05-06T05:00:00+00:00** Taken Up
- **2022-05-06T05:00:00+00:00** Third Read and Passed with Amendments (S) - SA 1, SA 2, SA 3, SA 4, SA 5, SA 6, SA 7, SA 8, SA 9, and SA 11, adopted. AYES: 27 NOES: 6 PRESENT: 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-05-06T05:00:00+00:00** Reported to the House with... (H) - SS, as amended
- **2022-05-06T05:00:00+00:00** Referred: Fiscal Review(H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-10T05:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Completed (H)
- **2022-05-10T05:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass (H) `committee-passage`
- **2022-05-10T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 5 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0 `committee-passage`
- **2022-05-10T05:00:00+00:00** Taken Up
- **2022-05-10T05:00:00+00:00** House Refuses to Adopt, Requests Senate to Recede or Grant Conference (H)
- **2022-05-10T05:00:00+00:00** House Message (H)
- **2022-05-10T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Refuses to Recede, Grants Conference (S)
- **2022-05-10T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Conference Committee Appointed (S) - HOSKINS, BURLISON, KOENIG, ROBERTS, RAZER
- **2022-05-11T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Message (S)
- **2022-05-12T05:00:00+00:00** Taken Up
- **2022-05-12T05:00:00+00:00** Conference Committee Dissolved
- **2022-05-12T05:00:00+00:00** House Adopts (H) - SS as amended. AYES: 105 NOES: 36 PRESENT: 4
- **2022-05-12T05:00:00+00:00** Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed - AYES: 129 NOES: 13 PRESENT: 4 `passage`
- **2022-05-11T05:00:00+00:00** House Message (H)
- **2022-05-18T05:00:00+00:00** Signed by House Speaker (H)
- **2022-05-18T05:00:00+00:00** Signed by President Pro Tem (S)
- **2022-05-18T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor
- **2022-06-30T05:00:00+00:00** Approved by Governor (G) `executive-signature`
- **2022-06-30T05:00:00+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/83f540dd-8762-4f74-831c-fb03f215c1ab`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Missouri legislature records).