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IntroducedDec 29, 2025
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Passed HouseFeb 19, 2026
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Passed SenateApr 15, 2026
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Became Law
Missouri House Bill
Modifies provisions relating to health benefit plans
Last Action See all actions
Senate • May 28, 2026: Signed by Senate President Pro Tem
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 2596
Tweets
Whip Lists
Votes
YES: 145
- Allen
- Amato
- Anderson
- Aune
- Banderman
- Barnes
- Billington
- Black
- Bosley
- Boykin
- Boyko
- Bromley
- Brown
- Burton
- Bush
- Busick
- Butz
- Byrnes
- Casteel
- Caton
- Chappell
- Christ
- Christensen
- Clemens
- Coleman
- Collins
- Cook
- Costlow
- Crossley
- Davidson
- Davis
- Dean
- Deaton
- Diehl
- Dolan
- Doll
- Douglas
- Durnell
- Elliott
- Falkner
- Farnan
- Fogle
- Fountain Henderson
- Fowler
- Fuchs
- Gallick
- Gragg
- Griffith
- Hales
- Haley
- Harbison
- Hardwick
- Hausman
- Hein
- Hewkin
- Hinman
- Hovis
- Hruza
- Hurlbert
- Ingle
- Irwin
- Jacobs
- Jamison
- Jobe
- Johnson
- Mike Jones
- Holly Jones
- Jordan
- Justus
- Kalberloh
- Keathley
- Kelley
- Kimble
- Knight
- Laubinger
- Loy
- Lucas
- Mackey
- Mansur
- Martin
- Matthiesen
- Mayhew
- McGaugh
- McGirl
- Meirath
- Miller
- Mosley
- Murphy
- Murray
- Myers
- Nolte
- Oehlerking
- Overcast
- Owen
- Parker
- Perkins
- Peters
- Phelps
- Plank
- Pollitt
- Pouche
- Price
- Proudie
- Reedy
- Reuter
- Riggs
- Riley
- Roberts
- Sassmann
- Schmidt
- Schulte
- Seitz
- Self
- Greg Sharpe
- Shields
- Simmons
- David Tyson Smith
- Kem Smith
- Marla Smith
- Steinhoff
- Steinmetz
- Steinmeyer
- Stinnett
- Strickler
- Tim Taylor
- Del Taylor
- Terry
- Thomas
- Thompson
- Titus
- Van Schoiack
- Veit
- Vernetti
- Violet
- Voss
- Walsh Moore
- Warwick
- Weber
- West
- Whaley
- Wilson
- Wolfin
- Woods
- Young
- Zimmermann
NO: 0
ABSENT: 13
YES: 119
- Allen
- Amato
- Anderson
- Aune
- Banderman
- Barnes
- Black
- Bosley
- Boykin
- Boyko
- Bromley
- Burton
- Bush
- Busick
- Butz
- Byrnes
- Casteel
- Caton
- Chappell
- Christ
- Clemens
- Collins
- Cook
- Crossley
- Dean
- Diehl
- Dolan
- Doll
- Douglas
- Falkner
- Farnan
- Fogle
- Fountain Henderson
- Fowler
- Fuchs
- Gallick
- Griffith
- Haden
- Hales
- Haley
- Harbison
- Hausman
- Hein
- Hewkin
- Hinman
- Hovis
- Hruza
- Hurlbert
- Ingle
- Irwin
- Jacobs
- Jamison
- Jobe
- Johnson
- Mike Jones
- Justus
- Kalberloh
- Kimble
- Knight
- Lewis
- Lucas
- Mackey
- Mansur
- Martin
- Matthiesen
- Mayhew
- McGaugh
- McGirl
- Miller
- Murphy
- Myers
- Nolte
- Oehlerking
- Owen
- Parker
- Peters
- Phelps
- Plank
- Pollitt
- Pouche
- Price
- Proudie
- Reed
- Reedy
- Reuter
- Riggs
- Riley
- Roberts
- Rush
- Sassmann
- Schulte
- Shields
- David Tyson Smith
- Kem Smith
- Marla Smith
- Steinhoff
- Steinmetz
- Steinmeyer
- Stinnett
- Strickler
- Tim Taylor
- Del Taylor
- Terry
- Thomas
- Thompson
- Van Schoiack
- Veit
- Violet
- Voss
- Walsh Moore
- Warwick
- Weber
- Wellenkamp
- Williams
- Wilson
- Woods
- Young
- Zimmermann
- Jonathan Patterson
NO: 27
Actions
- May 28, 2026 | Senate
- Signed by House Speaker
- Signed by Senate President Pro Tem
- May 28, 2026 | executive
- Delivered to Governor
- May 28, 2026 | Senate
- Signed by President Pro Tem (S)
- May 28, 2026 | House
- Signed by House Speaker (H)
- May 13, 2026 | Senate
- House Message (H)
- House Message (H)
- Conferees to Exceed Differences (S) - in Section 1 of SS HCS HB 2596
- Senate Submits Conference Committee Report (S)
- Senate Adopts Conference Committee Report (S) - AYES: 23 NOES: 8 PRESENT: 0
- Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed - AYES: 22 NOES: 10 PRESENT: 0
- Senate Message (S)
- May 13, 2026 | House
- Executive Session Completed (H)
- Voted Do Pass (H)
- Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 8 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0
- House Submits Conference Committee Report (H)
- Conferees to Exceed Differences (H) - in Section 1 of SS HCS HB 2596
- House Adopts Conference Committee Report (H) - AYES: 120 NOES: 26 PRESENT: 0
- Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 119 NOES: 27 PRESENT: 0
- May 12, 2026 | House
- House Distributes Conference Committee Report (H)
- Referred: Fiscal Review(H)
- May 07, 2026 | Senate
- House Message (H)
- May 07, 2026 | House
- House Conference Committee Appointed (H) - REPRESENTATIVES MCGAUGH, MILLER, DIEHL, MACKEY, BUSH
- Apr 27, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Refuses to Recede, Grants Conference (S)
- Senate Message (S)
- Senate Conference Committee Appointed (S) - CRAWFORD, GREGORY(21), TRENT, MCCREERY, LEWIS
- Senate Message (S)
- Apr 20, 2026 | Senate
- House Message (H)
- Apr 20, 2026 | House
- Executive Session Completed (H)
- Voted Do Pass (H)
- Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 6 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 1
- Taken Up
- House Refuses to Adopt, Requests Senate to Recede or Grant Conference (H)
- Apr 16, 2026 | House
- Reported to the House with... (H) - SS, as amended
- Referred: Fiscal Review(H)
- Apr 15, 2026 | Senate
- Taken Up for Third Reading (S)
- SS Offered
- SS Adopted (S)
- Third Read and Passed with Amendments (S) - SA 1, SA 2, adopted AYES: 26 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0
- Apr 08, 2026 | Senate
- Reported Do Pass (S)
- Apr 07, 2026 | Senate
- Executive Session Held (S)
- Voted Do Pass (S)
- Mar 10, 2026 | Senate
- Public Hearing Held (S)
- Mar 05, 2026 | Senate
- Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 12:00 p.m., Senate Lounge - 3rd Floor
- Feb 26, 2026 | Senate
- Second read and referred: Insurance and Banking(S)
- Feb 19, 2026 | Senate
- Reported to the Senate and First Read (S)
- Feb 19, 2026 | House
- Taken Up for Third Reading (H)
- Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 145 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0
- Feb 17, 2026 | House
- Taken Up for Perfection (H)
- Title of Bill - Agreed To
- HCS Adopted (H)
- Perfected (H)
- Feb 16, 2026 | House
- Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)
- Feb 10, 2026 | House
- Executive Session Completed (H)
- Voted Do Pass (H)
- Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 9 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0
- Feb 03, 2026 | House
- Referred: Rules - Administrative(H)
- Jan 29, 2026 | House
- Executive Session Completed (H)
- HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
- HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 15 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0
- Jan 22, 2026 | House
- Public Hearing Completed (H)
- Jan 15, 2026 | House
- Referred: Health and Mental Health(H)
- Jan 08, 2026 | House
- Read Second Time (H)
- Jan 07, 2026 | House
- Read First Time (H)
- Dec 29, 2025 | House
- Prefiled (H)
Bill Texts
- IntroducedPDF
- CommitteePDF
- PerfectedPDF
- Senate SubstitutePDF
- Conf Comm SubPDF
- Truly AgreedPDF
- Amendment 5996S03.01F - This is a scanned document and the full text can be found in the House and Senate journals. SENATE AMENDMENTS (Distributed) -- McGaughPDF
- Amendment 5996H04.01F - This is a scanned document and the full text can be found in the House and Senate journals. CCR (Distributed) -- McGaughPDF
- Senate Amendment 5996S.03F -- 4/15/2026 - SS S offered (Crawford)--(5996S.03F) (4/15/2026 - Adopted, as amended)PDF
- Senate Amendment 5996S03.02S -- 4/15/2026 - SA 1 to SS S offered & adopted (Nurrenbern)--(5996S03.02S) (4/15/2026 - Adopted)PDF
- Senate Amendment 5996S03.04S -- 4/15/2026 - SA 2 to SS S offered & adopted (Lewis)--(5996S03.04S) (4/15/2026 - Adopted)PDF
- Senate Amendment 5996H04.1HR -- 5/12/2026 - CCR S offered & adopted (5996H04.1HR) (5/12/2026 - Adopted)PDF
- Senate Amendment 5996H.04S -- 5/12/2026 - CCS H Third Read and Passed --(5996H.04S) (5/12/2026 - Passed)PDF
Documents
- Bill Summary (Introduced)PDF
- Bill Summary (House Committee Substitute)PDF
- Bill Summary (Perfected)PDF
- Bill Summary (Truly Agreed and Finally Passed)PDF
- Fiscal Note (5996H.01I.ORG)PDF
- Fiscal Note (5996H.02C.ORG)PDF
- Fiscal Note (5996H.02P.ORG)PDF
- Fiscal Note (5996H.04S.ORG)PDF
- Fiscal Note (5996S.03A.ORG)PDF
- Fiscal Note (5996S.03A.UPD)PDF
- House Witnesses (1-22)PDF



