republic-os/legislation/us/states/mo/2021/hb-429.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to child placement"
description: "Relating to child placement"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mo"
legislature: "Missouri General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 429"
citation: "Missouri HB 429 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kelly, Hannah"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 57
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2020-12-10T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-22T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2bd26615-0165-4f07-a53e-b9739f53dae6"
source_url: "http://www.house.mo.gov/BillActions.aspx?bill=HB429&year=2021&code=R"
source_hash: "69547bc283134ae3b130dc0e015c708d5d9ba9574b3c6fc03e8ae9f6872146d8"
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 429 (2021) — Relating to child placement

## 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/bills211/hlrbillspdf/0318H.01I.pdf)
2. **Amendment 0318H02.04H (Distributed)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills211/amendpdf/0318H02.04H.pdf)
3. **Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills211/hlrbillspdf/0318H.02C.pdf)
4. **Perfected** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills211/hlrbillspdf/0318H.02P.pdf)
5. **Senate Comm Sub** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills211/hlrbillspdf/0318S.04C.pdf)
6. **Senate Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills211/hlrbillspdf/0318S.06F.pdf)
7. **Truly Agreed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills211/hlrbillspdf/0318S.06T.pdf)

## Votes

- Reported Do Pass (H) - — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Reported Do Pass (H) - — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Third Read and Passed (S) - — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Reported Do Pass (H) - — **pass** (pass) · lower
- HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Third Read and Passed (H) - — **pass** (pass) · lower
- House Adopts (H) - SS adopted — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed - — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kelly, Hannah — primary (person)
- Andrew McDaniel — cosponsor (person)
- Brian Seitz — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Stacy — cosponsor (person)
- Dottie Bailey — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Porter — cosponsor (person)
- Peggy McGaugh — cosponsor (person)
- Ron Hicks — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-12-10T06:00:00+00:00** Prefiled (H)
- **2021-01-06T06:00:00+00:00** Read First Time (H)
- **2021-01-07T06:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time (H) `reading-2`
- **2021-01-07T06:00:00+00:00** Referred: Children and Families(H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-12T06:00:00+00:00** Public Hearing Completed (H)
- **2021-01-12T06:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Completed (H)
- **2021-01-12T06:00:00+00:00** HCS Voted Do Pass (H) `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-13T06:00:00+00:00** HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 9 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-13T06:00:00+00:00** Referred: Rules - Legislative Oversight(H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-14T06:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Completed (H)
- **2021-01-14T06:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass (H) `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-14T06:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 10 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-25T06:00:00+00:00** Taken Up for Perfection (H)
- **2021-01-25T06:00:00+00:00** Title of Bill - Agreed To
- **2021-01-25T06:00:00+00:00** HCS Adopted (H)
- **2021-01-25T06:00:00+00:00** Perfected (H)
- **2021-01-26T06:00:00+00:00** Referred: Fiscal Review(H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-27T06:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Completed (H)
- **2021-01-27T06:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass (H) `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-27T06:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 7 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-27T06:00:00+00:00** Taken Up for Third Reading (H) `reading-3`
- **2021-01-27T06:00:00+00:00** Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 149 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-01-27T06:00:00+00:00** Reported to the Senate and First Read (S) `reading-1`
- **2021-02-02T06:00:00+00:00** Second read and referred: Ways and Means(S)
- **2021-02-23T06:00:00+00:00** Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Thursday, February 25, 2021. 8:30am, Senate Lounge
- **2021-02-25T06:00:00+00:00** Public Hearing Held (S)
- **2021-03-03T06:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Scheduled - Thursday, March 4, 2021, Senate Lounge, 8:00am
- **2021-03-04T06:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Held (S)
- **2021-03-04T06:00:00+00:00** SCS Voted Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-25T05:00:00+00:00** SCS Reported Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-29T05:00:00+00:00** Referred: Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight(S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30T05:00:00+00:00** Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Thursday, April 1, 8:15 am, SCR 1
- **2021-04-01T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-07T05:00:00+00:00** Taken Up for Third Reading (S) `reading-3`
- **2021-04-07T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Substitute Offered (S) `introduction`
- **2021-04-07T05:00:00+00:00** SS Adopted (S)
- **2021-04-07T05:00:00+00:00** Referred: Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight(S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-07T05:00:00+00:00** Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Thursday, April 8, 2021, 8:15am, SCR 1
- **2021-04-08T05:00:00+00:00** Public Hearing Held (S)
- **2021-04-08T05:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-08T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-08T05:00:00+00:00** Taken Up for Third Reading (S) `reading-3`
- **2021-04-08T05:00:00+00:00** Third Read and Passed (S) - AYES: 31 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-08T05:00:00+00:00** Reported to the House with... (H) - SS SCS
- **2021-04-08T05:00:00+00:00** Referred: Fiscal Review(H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-12T05:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Completed (H)
- **2021-04-12T05:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass (H) `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-12T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 7 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-12T05:00:00+00:00** Taken Up
- **2021-04-12T05:00:00+00:00** House Adopts (H) - SS adopted AYES: 128 NOES: 8 PRESENT: 2 `passage`
- **2021-04-12T05:00:00+00:00** Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed - AYES: 127 NOES: 8 PRESENT: 4 `passage`
- **2021-04-12T05:00:00+00:00** House Message (H)
- **2021-04-13T05:00:00+00:00** Signed by House Speaker(H)
- **2021-04-13T05:00:00+00:00** Signed by President Pro Tem (S)
- **2021-04-13T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor
- **2021-04-22T05:00:00+00:00** Approved by Governor (G) `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-22T05:00:00+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/2bd26615-0165-4f07-a53e-b9739f53dae6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Missouri legislature records).