MO SB 1140
died on adjournmentModifies provisions relating to civil actions for childhood sexual abuse, including the statute of limitations for such actions
Missouri · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Did MO SB 1140 pass?
No. MO SB 1140 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 (2025-12-01): Prefiled
What is MO SB 1140 about?
SB 1140 - Currently, a civil action for recovery of damages suffered as a result of childhood sexual abuse shall be brought within ten years after the victim reaches the age of twenty-one or within three years of the victim discovering that the injury or illness was caused by childhood sexual abuse, whichever is later. This act provides that a civil action for recovery of damages suffered as a result of childhood sexual abuse or tortious conduct that caused the victim to be a victim of childhood sexual abuse may be commenced at any time. This act is substantially similar to SB 589 (2025), HB 883 (2025), HB 1132 (2025), a provision in SB 1063 (2024), in SB 1092 (2024), SB 416 (2023), and is similar to HB 114 (2025), SB 747 (2025), a provision in HCS/HB 367 (2023), and in HB 1139 (2023). KATIE O'BRIEN
Who sponsors MO SB 1140?
Hudson, Brad is the primary sponsor of MO SB 1140.
Description
SB 1140 - Currently, a civil action for recovery of damages suffered as a result of childhood sexual abuse shall be brought within ten years after the victim reaches the age of twenty-one or within three years of the victim discovering that the injury or illness was caused by childhood sexual abuse, whichever is later. This act provides that a civil action for recovery of damages suffered as a result of childhood sexual abuse or tortious conduct that caused the victim to be a victim of childhood sexual abuse may be commenced at any time. This act is substantially similar to SB 589 (2025), HB 883 (2025), HB 1132 (2025), a provision in SB 1063 (2024), in SB 1092 (2024), SB 416 (2023), and is similar to HB 114 (2025), SB 747 (2025), a provision in HCS/HB 367 (2023), and in HB 1139 (2023). KATIE O'BRIEN
- Introduced
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- Latest action
- 2025-12-01 — Prefiled
- Bill type
- bill
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Sponsors
- Hudson, Bradprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-02-18
Voted Do Pass S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
committee-passage
2026-02-11
Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
2026-01-15
Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-01-07
S First Read
reading-1
2025-12-01
Prefiled
Versions
- 4634S.01I - IntroducedCompare
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Related bills
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