Missouri HB3269: Modifies the pregnancy-associated mortality review board

What the bill says

From the introduced text:

SECOND REGULAR SESSION HOUSE BILL NO. 3269 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE BYRNES. 7110H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk To repeal section 192.990, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to maternal mortality. Section A. Section 192.990, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 192.990, to read as follows: 192.990. 1. There is hereby established within the department of health and senior services the "Pregnancy-Associated Mortality Review Board" to improve data collection and reporting with respect to maternal deaths. The department may collaborate with localities and with other states to meet the goals of the initiative. 2. For purposes of this section, the following terms shall (2) "Maternal death", the death of a woman while pregnant or during the one-year period following the date of the end of pregnancy, regardless of the cause of death and regardless of whether a delivery, miscarriage, or death occurs inside or outside of a hospital; (3) "Maternity care deserts", counties in which access to maternity care services is limited or absent, either through a lack of services or through barriers to a woman's ability to access care within a county. A "maternity care desert" shall include, but not be limited to, any county without a hospital or birth center offering obstetric …

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Sponsors

• Tricia Byrnes (R, 063) · primary sponsor

Latest actions

1. May 15, 2026: Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
2. February 11, 2026: Read Second Time (H)
3. February 10, 2026: Introduced and Read First Time (H)

Common questions

What is HB3269?

HB3269 is a bill in the Missouri Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Modifies the pregnancy-associated mortality review board.

What is the status of HB3269?

In committee as of May 15, 2026. Latest action: Referred: Emerging Issues(H) (May 15, 2026).

Who sponsored HB3269?

Tricia Byrnes (R, 063).

Where is the official record for HB3269?

On the Missouri Legislature website: https://house.mo.gov/BillContent.aspx?bill=HB3269&year=2026&code=R