republic-os/legislation/us/states/mo/2023/sb-24.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Creates new provisions relating to vulnerable persons"
description: "Creates new provisions relating to vulnerable persons"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mo"
legislature: "Missouri General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 24"
citation: "Missouri SB 24 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hough"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 39
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-12-01T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-07-06T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/12bd0375-c86b-4e6e-b533-911f07c48c0e"
source_url: "http://www.senate.mo.gov/23info/BTS_Web/Bill.aspx?SessionType=R&BillID=44697"
source_hash: "19e7cd6e35f3b33516d135a7a182da61eab4b26d920b559a54a317bffbcdd658"
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 SB 24 (2023) — Creates new provisions relating to vulnerable persons

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.senate.mo.gov/23info/pdf-bill/intro/SB24.pdf)
2. **1080S.04F - SS Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.senate.mo.gov/23info/BTS_Web/ShowAmendment.aspx?Id=67)
3. **House Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.senate.mo.gov/23info/pdf-bill/House/HCS-SB/SB0024.pdf)
4. **Missing description** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.senate.mo.gov/23info/pdf-bill/perf/SB24.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Hough — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-12-01T06:00:00+00:00** Prefiled
- **2023-01-04T06:00:00+00:00** S First Read `reading-1`
- **2023-01-12T06:00:00+00:00** Second Read and Referred S Insurance and Banking Committee `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-31T06:00:00+00:00** Hearing Conducted S Insurance and Banking Committee
- **2023-02-07T06:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass S Insurance and Banking Committee `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-09T06:00:00+00:00** Reported from S Insurance and Banking Committee
- **2023-02-14T06:00:00+00:00** SS S offered & adopted (Hough)--(1080S.04F)
- **2023-02-14T06:00:00+00:00** Perfected
- **2023-02-14T06:00:00+00:00** Reported Truly Perfected S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee
- **2023-02-23T06:00:00+00:00** S Third Read and Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-23T06:00:00+00:00** H First Read `reading-1`
- **2023-02-27T06:00:00+00:00** H Second Read `reading-2`
- **2023-03-28T05:00:00+00:00** Referred H Crime Prevention and Public Safety `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-03T05:00:00+00:00** Hearing Conducted H Crime Prevention and Public Safety
- **2023-04-06T05:00:00+00:00** HCS Voted Do Pass H Crime Prevention and Public Safety `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-06T05:00:00+00:00** HCS Reported Do Pass H Crime Prevention and Public Safety `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-12T05:00:00+00:00** Referred H Rules - Legislative Oversight `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-17T05:00:00+00:00** HCS Voted Do Pass H Rules - Legislative Oversight `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-17T05:00:00+00:00** HCS Reported Do Pass H Rules - Legislative Oversight `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-03T05:00:00+00:00** Bill Placed on Informal Calendar
- **2023-05-04T05:00:00+00:00** HA 1 to HCS H offered & adopted (Kelly-141)--(1080H08.17H)
- **2023-05-04T05:00:00+00:00** HA 2 to HCS H offered & adopted (Schwadron)--(1080H08.20H)
- **2023-05-04T05:00:00+00:00** HA 3 to HCS H offered & adopted (Copeland)--(1080H08.10H)
- **2023-05-04T05:00:00+00:00** HA 4 to HCS H offered & adopted (Stinnett)--(1080H08.13H)
- **2023-05-04T05:00:00+00:00** HA 5 to HCS H offered & adopted (Kelly-141)--(1080H08.18H)
- **2023-05-04T05:00:00+00:00** HA 6 to HCS H offered & adopted (Henderson)--(1080H08.22H)
- **2023-05-04T05:00:00+00:00** HA 7 to HCS H offered & adopted (Thompson)--(1080H08.23H)
- **2023-05-04T05:00:00+00:00** HA 8 to HCS H offered & adopted (Shields)--(1080H08.14H)
- **2023-05-04T05:00:00+00:00** HA 9 to HCS H offered & adopted (Toalson Reisch)--(1080H08.08H)
- **2023-05-04T05:00:00+00:00** HCS, as amended, H adopted
- **2023-05-04T05:00:00+00:00** H Third Read and Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-05T05:00:00+00:00** S concurs in HCS, as amended
- **2023-05-05T05:00:00+00:00** S Third Read and Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-05T05:00:00+00:00** Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed `passage`
- **2023-05-30T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Duly Enrolled Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee
- **2023-05-30T05:00:00+00:00** Signed by Senate President Pro Tem
- **2023-05-30T05:00:00+00:00** Signed by House Speaker
- **2023-05-30T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor
- **2023-07-06T05:00:00+00:00** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/12bd0375-c86b-4e6e-b533-911f07c48c0e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Missouri legislature records).