Missouri legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Missouri HB1608: Modifies provisions relating to gender transition procedures
Status: In committee, January 28, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
SECOND REGULAR SESSION HOUSE BILL NO. 1608 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE BILLINGTON. 5076H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk To repeal section 191.1720, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to gender transition procedures. Section A. Section 191.1720, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 191.1720, to read as follows: 191.1720. 1. This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Missouri Save Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act". 2. For purposes of this section, the following terms mean: (1) "Biological sex", the biological indication of male or female in the context of reproductive potential or capacity, such as sex chromosomes, naturally occurring sex hormones, gonads, and nonambiguous internal and external genitalia present at birth, without regard to an individual's psychological, chosen, or subjective experience of gender; (2) "Cross-sex hormones", testosterone, estrogen, or other androgens given to an individual in amounts that are greater or more potent than would normally occur naturally in a healthy individual of the same age and sex; (3) "Gender", the psychological, behavioral, social, and cultural aspects of being male or female; (4) "Gender transition", the process in which an individual transitions from identifying with and living as a gender that corresponds to his or her biological sex to identifying with and …
Sponsors
- Hardy Billington (R) · primary sponsor
- Michael McGirl (R)
- Mike Costlow (R, 108)
- Richard West (R, 102)
- Durnell, Lisa (R, 154)
Latest actions
- : HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 9 NOES: 4 PRESENT: 0
- : HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
- : Executive Session Completed (H)
- : Public Hearing Completed (H)
- : Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
- : Read Second Time (H)
- : Read First Time (H)
- : Prefiled (H)
Votes
- HCS Reported Do Pass (H) (January 28, 2026): 9 yea, 4 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB1608?
- HB1608 is a bill in the Missouri Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Modifies provisions relating to gender transition procedures.
- What is the status of HB1608?
- In committee as of January 28, 2026. Latest action: HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 9 NOES: 4 PRESENT: 0 (January 28, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1608?
- Hardy Billington (R), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1608?
- On the Missouri Legislature website: https://house.mo.gov/BillContent.aspx?bill=HB1608&year=2026&code=R
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