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SB 1013 MO

SB 1013 - This act modifies the factors a court shall consider when awarding custody to parents, including the willingness and ability of parents to cooperate in the rearing of their child; the child's physical, emotional, educational, and other needs; the mental health or substance use history experienced by either parent; the history of domestic and child abuse of any individuals involved; the distance between the residences of the parents; and the reasonable input of the child as to the child's custodian. This act is identical to SB 805 (2025) and SCS/SBs 744 & 1026 (2024), substantially similar to provisions of the perfected SS/SCS/SB 129 (2023), and similar to SB 1371 (2026) and SB 638 (2025). SARAH HASKINS

MO · session 2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Dec 1, 2025

Latest action (Jan 8, 2026) Prefiled

Summary

SB 1013 - This act modifies the factors a court shall consider when awarding custody to parents, including the willingness and ability of parents to cooperate in the rearing of their child; the child's physical, emotional, educational, and other needs; the mental health or substance use history experienced by either parent; the history of domestic and child abuse of any individuals involved; the distance between the residences of the parents; and the reasonable input of the child as to the child's custodian. This act is identical to SB 805 (2025) and SCS/SBs 744 & 1026 (2024), substantially similar to provisions of the perfected SS/SCS/SB 129 (2023), and similar to SB 1371 (2026) and SB 638 (2025). SARAH HASKINS

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Action history (3)

  1. Jan 8, 2026 Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee · upper
  2. Jan 7, 2026 S First Read · upper
  3. Dec 1, 2025 Prefiled · upper

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