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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri bill repeals prohibition on considering COVID-19 vaccination status in organ transplants
Last action · January 27, 2026: Second Read and Referred S Families, Seniors and Health CommitteeSponsor: Patty Lewis
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What This Bill Would Do
Senate Bill 1261 repeals existing state law that prohibits hospitals, physicians, and s from considering a person's COVID-19 vaccination status during any part of the organ transplant process.
Changes the legal standards governing organ transplant eligibility and donor evaluations across the state by removing current protections for unvaccinated patients and donors.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Organ transplant recipients
Their vaccination status may now be factored into medical evaluations, referrals, and waiting list placements.
Organ donors
Their vaccination status may be considered during the evaluation of their suitability as a donor.
Hospitals and physicians
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
3 actions- Jan 27, 2026SenateFloorSecond Read and Referred S Families, Seniors and Health Committee
- Jan 7, 2026SenateIntroducedS First Read
- Dec 1, 2025SenatePrefiled
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance65How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy80Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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