SPONSOR: Pollitt
COMMITTEE ACTION: Voted "Do Pass with HCS" by the Standing Committee on Elementary and Secondary Education by a vote of 16 to 0. Voted "Do Pass" by the Standing Committee on Rules- Administrative by a vote of 11 to 0.
The following is a summary of the House Committee Substitute for HBs 3532 & 3483.
This bill instructs the General Assembly to create education materials to used to educate children. The materials will detail the legislative process in Missouri. Materials may include, but are not limited to, real world experiences, publications, reasonable accommodations for place-based learning, opportunities for civic engagement, and digital resources.
This bill is similar to HB 3483 (2026)
The following is a summary of the public testimony from the committee hearing. The testimony was based on the introduced version of the bill.
PROPONENTS: Supporters say that it is important to learn about government so that future generations do not make the same mistakes. The more you know as a child the better and having early learning will help children develop into a well-informed citizen. Educators that are responsible for 3rd grade learning standards will appreciate having additional tools that can help students to become engaged citizens. The inclusion of teachers, students, and fellow educators on this project would be useful.
Testifying in person for the bill were Representative Pollitt; Joy Bess; Activate Missouri; Liam Neale; Edgar Connolly; Frankie Soetaert; and Ann Alofs.
OPPONENTS: Those who oppose the bill say that as a matter of civic discourse having a variety of opinions is important.
Testifying in person against the bill was Brian Keller, Missouri Civic Learning Coalition. Written testimony has been submitted for this bill. The full written testimony and witnesses testifying online can be found under Testimony on the bill page on the House website.
Statutes affected: