SENATE COMMITTEE MINUTES Bill No.: HCS HB 798 Sponsor: Warwick Hearing Date: 4/2/2025

COMMITTEE: Economic and Workforce Development

CHAIRMAN: Brown (26)

DATE REFERRED: 3/24/2025 DATE HEARING REQUESTED: 3/27/2025

STAFF: Mary Beth Bruns Frank Catanzaro Josh Norberg

WITNESSES GIVING INFORMATION:

WITNESSES FOR: Samuel Lee - Campaign Life Missouri Arnie C. AC "Honest-Abe" DIENOFF-State Public Advocate - State Public Advocate Ward Cook - Happy Bottoms Diaper Bank Brian DeBoef - Diaper Bank of the Ozarks Camilla Peterson - Americans For Prosperity Luke Reed - Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry Matt Smith - Associated Industries of Missouri

WITNESSES AGAINST: Maggie Edmonson - Abortion Action Missouri Nancy O'Brien - Citizen Louise CenatiempoDenatempo - Citizen Claire Henrich - Citizen Andrew Atwell - Citizen Hannah Northern - Citizen Tanya Hannaford - Citizen Leigh Brush - Missouri Equity Diversity Partnership Jeremy LaFaver - MO Budget Project

Standard Legislative Form 9402 In compliance with Section 610.020 Rev. 1/99 Chairman

Statutes affected:
Introduced (1412H.01): 143.011, 143.031, 143.131, 143.177
Committee (1412H.02): 143.011, 143.031, 143.131, 143.177
Perfected (1412H.02): 135.600, 135.621, 135.630, 143.011, 143.031, 143.071, 143.121, 143.131, 143.177, 143.512