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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modifies provisions regarding the protection of children."
description: "Modifies provisions regarding the protection of children."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mo"
legislature: "Missouri General Assembly"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 397"
citation: "Missouri HB 397 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Coleman, Mary Elizabeth"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 68
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2018-12-20T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-07-11T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6dc0f6aa-474b-433b-91f3-8f9f7632a31f"
source_url: "http://www.house.mo.gov/BillActions.aspx?bill=HB397&year=2019&code=R"
source_hash: "eb40501a148e6e2e1e6811753165dc3961b4d84dee9d09081206fc649a22f792"
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 397 (2019) — Modifies provisions regarding the protection of children.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- Third Read and Passed with Amendments (S) - SA1 adopted — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Reported Do Pass (H) - — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Emergency Clause Adopted (S) - — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed - — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Reported Do Pass (H) - — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Reported Do Pass (H) - — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Senate Adopts Conference Committee Report (S) - — **pass** (pass) · upper
- HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Emergency Clause Adopted on Truly Agreed to Bill - — **pass** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Coleman, Mary Elizabeth — primary (person)
- Chrissy Sommer — cosponsor (person)
- Derek Grier — cosponsor (person)
- Doug Richey — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Shawan — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Neely — cosponsor (person)
- Nick Schroer — cosponsor (person)
- Raychel Proudie — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Butz — cosponsor (person)
- Suzie Pollock — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Hannegan — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-12-20T06:00:00+00:00** Prefiled (H)
- **2019-01-09T06:00:00+00:00** Read First Time (H)
- **2019-01-10T06:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time (H) `reading-2`
- **2019-01-16T06:00:00+00:00** Referred: General Laws(H) `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-23T06:00:00+00:00** Public Hearing Completed (H)
- **2019-01-24T06:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Completed (H)
- **2019-01-24T06:00:00+00:00** HCS Voted Do Pass (H) `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-24T06:00:00+00:00** HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 13 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-24T06:00:00+00:00** Referred: Rules - Legislative Oversight(H) `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-28T06:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Completed (H)
- **2019-01-28T06:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass (H) `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-28T06:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 10 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-30T06:00:00+00:00** Taken Up
- **2019-01-30T06:00:00+00:00** Title of Bill - Agreed To
- **2019-01-30T06:00:00+00:00** HCS Adopted (H)
- **2019-01-30T06:00:00+00:00** Perfected with Amendments (H) - HA 1, HA 2, HA 4 adopted
- **2019-01-31T06:00:00+00:00** Taken Up
- **2019-01-31T06:00:00+00:00** Third Read and Passed (H) `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-04T06:00:00+00:00** Reported to the Senate and First Read (S) `reading-1`
- **2019-02-14T06:00:00+00:00** Second read and referred: Seniors, Families and Children(S)
- **2019-03-21T05:00:00+00:00** Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Wednesday, March 27, 2019, 8:00 a.m., Senate Lounge
- **2019-03-27T05:00:00+00:00** Public Hearing Held (S)
- **2019-04-04T05:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Held (S)
- **2019-04-04T05:00:00+00:00** SCS Voted Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-11T05:00:00+00:00** SCS Reported Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-23T05:00:00+00:00** Taken Up
- **2019-04-23T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Substitute Offered (S) `introduction`
- **2019-04-23T05:00:00+00:00** SS Adopted (S) - SS as amended, SA 1 adopted
- **2019-04-23T05:00:00+00:00** Referred: Fiscal Oversight(S) `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-24T05:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Scheduled - Thursday, April 25, 2019, 9:00am, Bingham Conference Room
- **2019-04-25T05:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Held (S)
- **2019-04-25T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-29T05:00:00+00:00** Taken Up
- **2019-04-29T05:00:00+00:00** Third Read and Passed with Amendments (S) - SA1 adopted AYES: 34 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-29T05:00:00+00:00** Emergency Clause Adopted (S) - AYES: 34 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0
- **2019-04-29T05:00:00+00:00** Reported to the House with... (H) - SS as amended
- **2019-04-29T05:00:00+00:00** Referred: Fiscal Review(H) `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-01T05:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Completed (H)
- **2019-05-01T05:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass (H) `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-01T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 9 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-01T05:00:00+00:00** Taken Up
- **2019-05-01T05:00:00+00:00** House Refuses to Adopt, Requests Senate to Recede or Grant Conference
- **2019-05-01T05:00:00+00:00** House Message (H)
- **2019-05-08T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Refuses to Recede, Grants Conference (S)
- **2019-05-08T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Conference Committee Appointed (S) - RIDDLE, SATER, BROWN, WALSH, SCHUPP
- **2019-05-08T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Message (S)
- **2019-05-08T05:00:00+00:00** House Conference Committee Appointed (H) - REPRESENTATIVES COLEMAN(97), WOOD, FITZWATER, UNSICKER, MCCREERY
- **2019-05-08T05:00:00+00:00** House Message (H)
- **2019-05-09T05:00:00+00:00** House Distributes Conference Committee Report (H)
- **2019-05-09T05:00:00+00:00** Referred: Fiscal Review(H) `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-14T05:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Completed (H)
- **2019-05-14T05:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass (H) `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-14T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 9 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-14T05:00:00+00:00** House Submits Conference Committee Report (H)
- **2019-05-14T05:00:00+00:00** House Adopts Conference Committee Report (H)
- **2019-05-14T05:00:00+00:00** Third Read and Passed (H) `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-05-14T05:00:00+00:00** Emergency Clause Adopted (H)
- **2019-05-14T05:00:00+00:00** House Message (H)
- **2019-05-16T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Submits Conference Committee Report (S)
- **2019-05-16T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Adopts Conference Committee Report (S) - AYES: 34 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0
- **2019-05-16T05:00:00+00:00** Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed - AYES: 34 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 `passage`
- **2019-05-16T05:00:00+00:00** Emergency Clause Adopted on Truly Agreed to Bill - AYES: 34 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0
- **2019-05-16T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Message (S)
- **2019-05-29T05:00:00+00:00** Signed by House Speaker(H)
- **2019-05-29T05:00:00+00:00** Signed by President Pro Tem (S)
- **2019-05-29T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor
- **2019-07-11T05:00:00+00:00** Approved by Governor (G) `executive-signature`
- **2019-07-11T05:00:00+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/6dc0f6aa-474b-433b-91f3-8f9f7632a31f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Missouri legislature records).