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HB2682Introduced in the House

Renames the "Missouri Student Religious Liberties Act" the "Missouri Safeguarding Personal Expression at K-12 Schools (SPEAKS) Act" and creates provisions safeguarding students' political and ideological expression at public schools

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Introduced by Darin Chappell, District 137

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Renames the "Missouri Student Religious Liberties Act" the "Missouri Safeguarding Personal Expression at K-12 Schools (SPEAKS) Act" and creates provisions safeguarding students' political and ideological expression at public schools

Where it stands

SCS Voted Do Pass (S)

April 30, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

HouseStage: House: HBs FOR THIRD READING HCS HB 2682 · February 26, 2026

99

Yes

47

No

12

Absent or Not Voting

158 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
Jeff Farnan1Yes
Mazzie Christensen2Yes
Danny Busick3Yes
Greg Sharpe4Yes
Louis Riggs5Yes
Ed Lewis6Yes
Peggy McGaugh7Yes
Josh Hurlbert8Yes
Dean Van Schoiack9Yes
Bill Falkner10Yes

Bill history

  1. Prefiled (H)

  2. Read First Time (H)

  3. Read Second Time (H)

  4. Referred: General Laws(H)

  5. Public Hearing Completed (H)

  6. Executive Session Completed (H)

  7. HCS Voted Do Pass (H)

  8. HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 6 NOES: 3 PRESENT: 0

  9. Referred: Rules - Legislative(H)

  10. Executive Session Completed (H)

  11. Voted Do Pass (H)

  12. Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 8 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0

  13. Taken Up for Perfection (H)

  14. Title of Bill - Agreed To

  15. HCS Adopted (H)

  16. Perfected (H)

  17. Referred: Fiscal Review(H)

  18. Executive Session Completed (H)

  19. Voted Do Pass (H)

  20. Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 5 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0

  21. Taken Up for Third Reading (H)

  22. Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 99 NOES: 47 PRESENT: 0

  23. Delivered to the Senate

  24. Reported to the Senate and First Read (S)

  25. Second read and referred: Education(S)

  26. Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - AMENDED: Thursday, April 30, 2026, 8:45 a.m., Senate Committee Room 2 - 1st Floor

  27. Public Hearing Held (S)

  28. Executive Session Held (S)

  29. SCS Voted Do Pass (S)

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