Missouri legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Missouri HB3201: Requires schools that receive state funds to give students excused absences for attending scheduled elections with their parents
Status: In committee, May 15, 2026
What the bill says
To amend chapter 167, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to student attendance at scheduled elections. Section A. Chapter 167, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 167.1001, to read as follows: 167.1001. 1. For purposes of this section, the following terms mean: (1) "Election", any primary, general, or special election held to nominate or elect an individual to public office, to retain or recall an elected officeholder, or to submit a ballot measure to the voters; (2) "Parent", a student's parent, legal guardian, or person standing in loco pa.
From the introduced text:
To amend chapter 167, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to student attendance at scheduled elections. Section A. Chapter 167, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 167.1001, to read as follows: 167.1001. 1. For purposes of this section, the following terms mean: (1) "Election", any primary, general, or special election held to nominate or elect an individual to public office, to retain or recall an elected officeholder, or to submit a ballot measure to the voters; (2) "Parent", a student's parent, legal guardian, or person standing in loco parentis to the student; (3) "School", any school that is funded in whole or in part by state funds, including, but not limited to, a public school or charter school. 2. A student shall not be considered absent from the school in which the student is enrolled for the time during which the student accompanies his or her parent when the parent is exercising his or her right to vote in a scheduled election. 3. A student may receive an excused absence pursuant to subsection 2 of this section only one time during each scheduled election. 4. A student who accompanies his or her parent when the parent is exercising his or her right to vote in a scheduled election shall be …
Sponsors
- Jamison, Ken (D, 015) · primary sponsor