Missouri legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Missouri HB1855: Creates provisions relating to disease surveillance conducted by the department of health and senior services
Status: In committee, May 7, 2026
What the bill says
From the engrossed text:
SECOND REGULAR SESSION [PERFECTED] HOUSE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 1855 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY 4267H.04P JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk To repeal section 192.020, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to disease surveillance. Section A. Section 192.020, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 192.020, to read as follows: 192.020. 1. It shall be the general duty and responsibility of the department of health and senior services to safeguard the health of the people in the state and all its subdivisions. It shall make a study of the causes and prevention of diseases. It shall designate those diseases which are infectious, contagious, communicable or dangerous in their nature and shall make and enforce adequate orders, findings, rules and regulations to prevent the spread of such diseases and to determine the prevalence of such diseases within the state. It shall have power and authority, with approval of the director of the department, to make such orders, findings, rules and regulations as will prevent the entrance of infectious, contagious and communicable diseases into the state. 2. The department of health and senior services shall include in its list of [communicable or infectious] diseases which must be reported to the department methicillinresistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae (CRE) as …
Sponsors
- Matthew Overcast (R, 155) · primary sponsor
- Marty Murray (D, 078)
- Ann Kelley (R, 127)
- Cathy Loy (R, 163)
- Brian Seitz (R, 156)
- Rudy Veit (R, 059)
- Bruce Sassmann (R, 061)
- Tara Peters (R, 122)
- Jeff Vernetti (R, 123)
- Terri Violet (R, 104)
- John Black (R, 129)
- Bennie Cook (R, 143)
Latest actions
- : Placed on Informal Calendar
- : Reported Do Pass (S)
- : Voted Do Pass (S)
- : Executive Session Held (S)
- : Referred: Fiscal Oversight(S)
- : Reported Do Pass (S)
- : Voted Do Pass (S)
- : Executive Session Held (S)
- : Public Hearing Held (S)
- : Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 8:30 a.m., SCR 1 - 1st Floor
Votes
- Third Read and Passed (H) (April 2, 2026): 125 yea, 25 nay, passed
- Reported Do Pass (H) (March 31, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Reported Do Pass (H) (March 5, 2026): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed
- HCS Reported Do Pass (H) (February 26, 2026): 14 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB1855?
- HB1855 is a bill in the Missouri Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Creates provisions relating to disease surveillance conducted by the department of health and senior services.
- What is the status of HB1855?
- In committee as of May 7, 2026. Latest action: Placed on Informal Calendar (May 7, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1855?
- Matthew Overcast (R, 155), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1855?
- On the Missouri Legislature website: https://house.mo.gov/BillContent.aspx?bill=HB1855&year=2026&code=R
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