Legislative Issues

NASW-Missouri Chapter

                                             Capitol Building

103rd General Assembly

2026 Legislative Session Tracking          

             

NASW-Missouri Chapter will be tracking numerous bills throughout the 2026 Missouri Legislative Session.  The Chapter's Legislative Priorities & Initiatives, which are the top social justice issues selected by the association membership with the approval of the Chapter Board of Directors, are categorized based on practice area and professional issues for social workers in the tracking system.  Several of the social justice issues selected will be advocated for by the collaboration of NASW-Missouri Chapter and other organizations. NASW-Missouri Chapter does not take a position on all bills being tracked during the legislative session. The Bill Tracking System is designed to be informative and to enable professional social workers to take action for the profession and the clients we serve.


NASW-MO Bill Tracking Updated February 5, 2026

                              2026

                       Weekly Legislative Session Updates


JANUARY 2026            

January 9

January 16



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FEBRUARY 2026  

February 9


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                      Just a Bill  
               Legislative Bill Search

If you are interested in learning more about any of the bills on NASW-Missouri Chapter's tracking system or other bills in the 2023 legislative session, please follow the instructions below:

1. Visit Missouri State House of Representatives or Missouri State Senate

2. In the search box in the center of the page you may search by bill number. For bill number searches use A: HB for House Bills, SB for Senate Bills. Do not use a space between the SB/HB and the number of the bill: (SB100/HB100) not (SB 100/HB 100). Next click on the ‘search’ button.

3. A link to the bill that you requested will come up. Click on this link to more information on the bill including: sponsor; co-sponsor; last action; hearing; calendar; proposed effective date; bill summary; and full bill text.

Mar 06, 2026

 Tuesday February 17th, along with our lobbyist Jessica Petrie Thelemaque, I met with Vanessa Beauchamp with the State Committee for Social Work, State Senator Patty Lewis and State Representatives Tara Peters, Keri Ingle, Pattie Mansur, Aaron Crossley and Elizabeth Fuchs. In our meeting with Vanessa, I stressed our desire to work with her and the Social Work Board to uphold social work standards and educate social workers about their responsibilities as licensed professionals.  I offered to have her write an article for our monthly newsletter, which she agreed to do. She expressed appreciation for our acceptance of the...

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