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HB2587Introduced in the House

Authorizing a licensed private psychiatric hospital to maintain a stock supply of emergency medication kits for pharmaceutical emergencies.

Vetoed

Introduced by Health and Human Services

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Authorizing a licensed private psychiatric hospital to maintain a stock supply of emergency medication kits for pharmaceutical emergencies.

Where it stands

House No motion to reconsider vetoed bill; Veto sustained

April 10, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: House Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 77 Nay: 42 · March 27, 2026

77

Yes

42

No

6

Absent or Not Voting

125 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Dale Helwig1Yes
Kenneth Collins2No
Charles Smith3Yes
Rick James4Yes
Courtney Sappington5Yes
Samantha Poetter Parshall6Absent
Dan Goddard7Yes
Chris Croft8Yes
Fred Gardner9Yes
Suzanne Wikle10No

Bill history

  1. House Introduced

  2. House Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

  3. House Hearing: Monday, February 9, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 112-N

  4. House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Health and Human Services

  5. House Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

  6. House Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

  7. House Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 106 Nay: 10

  8. Senate Received and Introduced

  9. Senate Referred to Committee on Public Health and Welfare

  10. Senate Hearing: Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 8:30 AM Room 142-S

  11. Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Public Health and Welfare

  12. Senate Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

  13. Senate Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

  14. Senate Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 40 Nay: 0

  15. House Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Representative Carpenter, W. , Representative Bryce and Representative Ruiz, S. as conferees

  16. Senate Motion to accede adopted; Senator Thompson, Senator Blew and Senator Faust Goudeau appointed as conferees

  17. House Representative Proctor, Representative Waggoner, and Representative Haskins are appointed to replace Representative Carpenter, W., Representative Bryce, and Representative Ruiz, S. on the Conference Committee

  18. Senate Senator Murphy is appointed to replace Senator Blew on the Conference Committee

  19. Senate Conference committee report now available

  20. Senate Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Senator Thompson, Senator Murphy and Senator Faust Goudeau appointed as second conferees

  21. House Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Representative Proctor, Representative Waggoner and Representative Haskins appointed as second conferees

  22. Senate Conference committee report now available

  23. Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 27 Nay: 12

  24. House Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 77 Nay: 42

  25. House Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 30, 2026

  26. House Reengrossed on Monday, March 30, 2026

  27. House Vetoed by Governor; Returned to House on Wednesday, April 8, 2026

  28. House No motion to reconsider vetoed bill; Veto sustained

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