Missouri legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Missouri HB2495: Prohibits employers from engaging in certain forms of discrimination based on gender
Status: In committee, May 15, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
SECOND REGULAR SESSION HOUSE BILL NO. 2495 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE WEBER. 4349H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk To repeal sections 290.400, 290.410, 290.420, 290.430, 290.440, 290.450, and 290.460, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof six new sections relating to employment practices relating to gender. Section A. Sections 290.400, 290.410, 290.420, 290.430, 290.440, 290.450, and 290.460, RSMo, are repealed and six new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 290.400, 290.410, 290.420, 290.430, 290.440, and 290.460, to read as follows: 290.400. 1. As used in sections 290.400 to [290.450] 290.460 the following words have the meanings indicated unless the context clearly requires (2) "Employee", every woman or man in receipt of or entitled to compensation for labor performed for any employer; (3) "Employer", every person, firm, corporation, agent, manager, representative, contractor, subcontractor, principal or other person having control or direction of any woman or man employed at any labor, or responsible directly or indirectly for the wages of another; (4) ["Female", a woman of eighteen years or over; (5)] "Wage rates" or "wages", [any compensation for labor measured by time, piece, or otherwise] all compensation in any form that an employer provides to an employee in payment for work done or services rendered including, but not limited to, base pay, overtime bonuses, stock options, awards, …
Sponsors
- Weber, Emily (D, 024) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
- : Read Second Time (H)
- : Read First Time (H)
- : Prefiled (H)
Common questions
- What is HB2495?
- HB2495 is a bill in the Missouri Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Prohibits employers from engaging in certain forms of discrimination based on gender.
- What is the status of HB2495?
- In committee as of May 15, 2026. Latest action: Referred: Emerging Issues(H) (May 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2495?
- Weber, Emily (D, 024).
- Where is the official record for HB2495?
- On the Missouri Legislature website: https://house.mo.gov/BillContent.aspx?bill=HB2495&year=2026&code=R
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