republic-os/legislation/us/states/mo/2023/hb-447.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modifies provisions relating to duties of the department of elementary and secondary education"
description: "Modifies provisions relating to duties of the department of elementary and secondary education"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mo"
legislature: "Missouri General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 447"
citation: "Missouri HB 447 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Davidson, Bishop"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 58
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2022-12-16T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-07-06T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9730d90a-e2ab-4fbf-870d-6e1ff844a871"
source_url: "http://www.house.mo.gov/BillActions.aspx?bill=HB447&year=2023&code=R"
source_hash: "540e2b6ca30838d2d8adf59bac3c10c5a16da489d5305b06cb6709952339aab4"
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 447 (2023) — Modifies provisions relating to duties of the department of elementary and secondary education

## 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/bills231/hlrbillspdf/1387H.01I.pdf)
2. **Amendment 1387H01.01H (Adopted)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills231/amendpdf/1387H01.01H.pdf)
3. **Amendment 1387H01.02H (Adopted)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills231/amendpdf/1387H01.02H.pdf)
4. **Amendment 1387S05.01F (Distributed)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills231/amendpdf/1387S05.01F.pdf)
5. **Perfected** (committee substitute) — [source](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills231/hlrbillspdf/1387H.01P.pdf)
6. **Senate Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills231/hlrbillspdf/1387S.05F.pdf)
7. **Truly Agreed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills231/hlrbillspdf/1387S.05T.pdf)

## Votes

- Reported Do Pass (H) - — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Third Read and Passed (H) - — **pass** (pass) · lower
- House Adopts (H) - — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Reported Do Pass (H) - — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Reported Do Pass (H) - — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Reported Do Pass (H) - — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Third Read and Passed with Amendments (S) - SA 1, SA 2, and SA 3, adopted. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed - — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Davidson, Bishop — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-12-16T06:00:00+00:00** Prefiled (H)
- **2023-01-04T06:00:00+00:00** Read First Time (H)
- **2023-01-05T06:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time (H) `reading-2`
- **2023-02-16T06:00:00+00:00** Referred: General Laws(H) `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-21T06:00:00+00:00** Public Hearing Completed (H)
- **2023-02-28T06:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Completed (H)
- **2023-02-28T06:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass (H) `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-01T06:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 13 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-02T06:00:00+00:00** Referred: Rules - Regulatory Oversight(H) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-08T06:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Completed (H)
- **2023-03-08T06:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass (H) `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-09T06:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 8 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-21T05:00:00+00:00** Taken Up for Perfection (H)
- **2023-03-21T05:00:00+00:00** Title of Bill - Agreed To
- **2023-03-21T05:00:00+00:00** Perfected with Amendments (H) - HA 1 and HA 2, adopted.
- **2023-03-22T05:00:00+00:00** Referred: Fiscal Review(H) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-23T05:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Completed (H)
- **2023-03-23T05:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass (H) `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-23T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 6 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-23T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on the Informal Third Reading Calendar (H) `reading-3`
- **2023-03-23T05:00:00+00:00** Taken Up for Third Reading (H) `reading-3`
- **2023-03-23T05:00:00+00:00** Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 135 NOES: 8 PRESENT: 12 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-23T05:00:00+00:00** Reported to the Senate and First Read (S) `reading-1`
- **2023-04-06T05:00:00+00:00** Second read and referred: General Laws(S)
- **2023-04-11T05:00:00+00:00** Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Wednesday, April 12, 2023, 8:00 a.m., Senate Lounge
- **2023-04-12T05:00:00+00:00** Public Hearing Held (S)
- **2023-04-19T05:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Held (S)
- **2023-04-19T05:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-20T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-20T05:00:00+00:00** Referred: Fiscal Oversight(S) `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-25T05:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Scheduled - Wednesday, April 26, 2023, 9:15 a.m., Senate Committee Room 2
- **2023-04-26T05:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Held (S)
- **2023-04-26T05:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-26T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-03T05:00:00+00:00** Taken Up for Third Reading (S) `reading-3`
- **2023-05-03T05:00:00+00:00** SS Offered `introduction`
- **2023-05-03T05:00:00+00:00** SS Adopted (S) - SA 1, SA 2, and SA 3, adopted
- **2023-05-03T05:00:00+00:00** Referred: Fiscal Oversight(S) `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-03T05:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Scheduled - AMENDED: Thursday, May 4, 2023, 9:00 a.m., Senate Committee Room 1
- **2023-05-04T05:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Held (S)
- **2023-05-04T05:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-04T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-05T05:00:00+00:00** Taken Up
- **2023-05-05T05:00:00+00:00** Third Read and Passed with Amendments (S) - SA 1, SA 2, and SA 3, adopted. AYES: 33 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-05T05:00:00+00:00** Reported to the House with... (H) - SS, as amended
- **2023-05-05T05:00:00+00:00** Referred: Fiscal Review(H) `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-05T05:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Completed (H)
- **2023-05-05T05:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass (H) `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-10T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 6 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-10T05:00:00+00:00** Taken Up
- **2023-05-10T05:00:00+00:00** House Adopts (H) - AYES: 133 NOES: 22 PRESENT: 0
- **2023-05-10T05:00:00+00:00** Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed - AYES: 130 NOES: 24 PRESENT: 0 `passage`
- **2023-05-10T05:00:00+00:00** House Message (H)
- **2023-05-30T05:00:00+00:00** Signed by House Speaker (H)
- **2023-05-30T05:00:00+00:00** Signed by President Pro Tem (S)
- **2023-05-30T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor
- **2023-07-06T05:00:00+00:00** Approved by Governor (G) `executive-signature`
- **2023-07-06T05:00:00+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/9730d90a-e2ab-4fbf-870d-6e1ff844a871`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Missouri legislature records).