SB 1216 Missouri 2026 session
SB 1216 - Currently, children under the age of seven years old are required to wear a personal flotation device when on board any watercraft on the waters of Missouri. This act names the provision "Hannah's Law" and raises the age until which a child is required to wear a personal flotation device to twelve. The act also requires a child who is wading or swimming in navigable public waters more than three feet in depth to wear a personal flotation device. This act exempts children from the personal flotation device requirement if supervised by a lifeguard. This act is identical to HB 3293 (2026), SB 176 (2025), HB 619 (2025), and SB 1211 (2024), similar to HB 2557 (2024), identical to SB 307 (2023) and SB 913 (2022), and similar to HB 2212 (2022). TAYLOR MIDDLETON
SB 1216 - Currently, children under the age of seven years old are required to wear a personal flotation device when on board any watercraft on the waters of Missouri. This act names the provision "Hannah's Law" and raises the age until which a child is required to wear a personal flotation device to twelve. The act also requires a child who is wading or swimming in navigable public waters more than three feet in depth to wear a personal flotation device. This act exempts children from the personal flotation device requirement if supervised by a lifeguard. This act is identical to HB 3293 (2026), SB 176 (2025), HB 619 (2025), and SB 1211 (2024), similar to HB 2557 (2024), identical to SB 307 (2023) and SB 913 (2022), and similar to HB 2212 (2022). TAYLOR MIDDLETON
Status
- Introduced
- Committee
- Floor vote
- Passed
- Enacted
In committee — last recorded action January 27, 2026
Second Read and Referred S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee
Passage likelihood
13% Lower than most bills at this stage
This is an estimate, not a guarantee. It is computed from the signals listed below and nothing else. It does not account for leadership priorities, floor scheduling, or negotiations that are not in the public record.
What the estimate is based on
- Historical base rate About 20% of introduced state bills are enacted.
- Current stage Referred to committee.
- Days without action No recorded action in 181 days.
State-level impact
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Official actions
- Second Read and Referred S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee
- S First Read
- Prefiled