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HB 2913 MO
Passed One Chamber

Establishes provisions providing teachers with immunity if the teacher intervenes in incidents involving violence

MO · session 2026 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 12, 2026

Latest action (Apr 30, 2026) SCS Voted Do Pass (S)

Sponsor (1)
3 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (25)
  1. Jan 12, 2026 Introduced and Read First Time (H) · lower
  2. Jan 13, 2026 Read Second Time (H) · lower
  3. Feb 12, 2026 Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education(H) · lower
  4. Feb 18, 2026 Public Hearing Completed (H) · lower
  5. Feb 25, 2026 Executive Session Completed (H) · lower
  6. Feb 25, 2026 HCS Voted Do Pass (H) · lower
  7. Feb 25, 2026 HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 19 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 · lower
  8. Mar 4, 2026 Referred: Rules - Legislative(H) · lower
  9. Mar 10, 2026 Executive Session Completed (H) · lower
  10. Mar 10, 2026 Voted Do Pass (H) · lower
  11. Mar 11, 2026 Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 11 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 · lower
  12. Mar 25, 2026 Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H) · lower
  13. Apr 1, 2026 Taken Up for Perfection (H) · lower
  14. Apr 1, 2026 Title of Bill - Agreed To · lower
  15. Apr 1, 2026 HCS Adopted (H) · lower
  16. Apr 1, 2026 Perfected (H) · lower
  17. Apr 7, 2026 Placed on the Informal Third Reading Calendar (H) · lower
  18. Apr 7, 2026 Taken Up for Third Reading (H) · lower
  19. Apr 7, 2026 Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 150 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 · lower
  20. Apr 8, 2026 Reported to the Senate and First Read (S) · upper
  21. Apr 21, 2026 Second read and referred: Education(S) · upper
  22. Apr 28, 2026 Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - AMENDED: Thursday, April 30, 2026, 8:45 a.m., Senate Committee Room - 1st Floor · upper
  23. Apr 30, 2026 Public Hearing Held (S) · upper
  24. Apr 30, 2026 Executive Session Held (S) · upper
  25. Apr 30, 2026 SCS Voted Do Pass (S) · upper
Subjects
CHILDREN AND MINORSEDUCATION, ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARYELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPT. OFTEACHERS

Text versions (3)

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

  • Perfected · PDF
  • House Committee Substitute · PDF
  • Introduced · PDF

Full text

Full text imported from documents.house.mo.gov

SECOND REGULAR SESSION [PERFECTED] HOUSE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NOS. 2913 & 3228 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY 6539H.02P

JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk

AN ACT To amend chapter 160, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to immunity for intervening in certain incidents of violence.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:

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Section A. Chapter 160, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 160.1075, to read as follows: 160.1075. 1. A teacher, as defined in section 163.011, while fulfilling duties or performing services on behalf of a school district or charter school, may intervene in an incident involving violence in order to safeguard himself or herself or a student. 2. A teacher shall be held harmless and immune from any liability for actions described under subsection 1 of this section if: (1) In the course of intervening in such incident, the teacher follows any procedures adopted by the school district or charter school, if any; or (2) The teacher intervenes in good faith and in a manner that the teacher reasonably believes is afforded the defense of justification under chapter 563. 3. A school district or charter school shall be held harmless and immune from any liability for the actions described under subsection 1 of this section by a teacher fulfilling duties or performing services for the school district or charter school so long as the teacher complies with the provisions of this section. 4. Nothing in this section shall be construed to protect a teacher from suit or liability for any damage, loss, injury, or liability caused by willful and wanton misconduct or gross negligence of the teacher.

EXPLANATION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is intended to be omitted from the law. Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.

HCS HBs 2913 & 3228

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17 5. No school district or charter school shall implement policies that prevent a 18 teacher from protecting himself or herself or a student. ✔

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