MO HB 2521
died on adjournmentAbolishes the death penalty and specifies that any person sentenced to death must be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole
Missouri · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did MO HB 2521 pass?
No. MO HB 2521 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-05-15): Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
What is MO HB 2521 about?
MO HB 2521 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Abolishes the death penalty and specifies that any person sentenced to death must be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole”.
Who sponsors MO HB 2521?
Ray Reed is the primary sponsor of MO HB 2521, joined by 2 cosponsors.
- Introduced
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- Latest action
- 2026-05-15 — Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Ray Reedprimary
- Mark Boykocosponsor
- Jeremy Deancosponsor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-05-15
Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
referral-committee
2026-01-08
Read Second Time (H)
reading-2
2026-01-07
Read First Time (H)
2025-12-18
Prefiled (H)
Versions
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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