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HB 2294MISSOURISession 2026State Billin committee

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Missouri HB 2294 establishes the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act and creates criminal and civil penalties

Original title: ABORTION

Last action · January 27, 2026: HCS Reported Do Pass (H)Sponsors: Holly Jones and 5 others

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What This Bill Would Do

House Bill 2294 enacts the ',' requiring health care providers to render immediate life-preserving care to any child born alive during an abortion and to ensure immediate hospital transfer. The bill establishes criminal penalties for failing to report violations and for overt acts causing death, and creates broad civil liability for unlawful or self-induced abortions.

Why it matters

Health care workers, medical facilities, and individuals involved in abortion procedures face new felony prosecution risks, mandatory reporting duties, and expanded civil lawsuits for personal injury and wrongful death.

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.

Directly affected

Health care providers

Medical professionals must adhere to mandatory care standards for liveborn infants, face immediate reporting obligations, and incur potential criminal and civil liabilities for noncompliance.

Directly affected

Hospitals and abortion clinics

Facilities must comply with statutory transfer mandates and their staff face reporting requirements and civil or criminal penalties for regulatory breaches.

Directly affected

Spouses, partners, parents, siblings, and children of deceased persons

Family members are explicitly granted standing to bring wrongful death actions and recover damages and attorney's fees.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What medical care is required for a child born alive during an abortion?

A health care provider present at the time of birth must exercise the same professional skill, care, and diligence to preserve the child's life as would be rendered to any other child born alive at the same gestational age, and must ensure the child is immediately transported and admitted to a hospital.

What are the penalties for failing to report a violation of the care requirements?

Any health care provider or employee of a hospital, physician's office, or abortion clinic who knows of a violation and fails to report it immediately to a law enforcement agency faces imprisonment of up to five years, a fine ranging from $2,500 to $10,000, or both.

Can a patient's consent to an abortion be used as a legal defense in a civil lawsuit under this bill?

No. A defendant cannot plead or prove that the plaintiff or deceased person assumed the risk or consented to undergo an abortion, and consent cannot be used as evidence of .

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Where This Stands

Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.

Procedural history

8 actions

Jan 27, 2026HouseCommittee
HCS Reported Do Pass (H)
Jan 27, 2026HouseCommittee
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
Jan 27, 2026House
Executive Session Completed (H)
Jan 20, 2026House
Public Hearing Completed (H)
Jan 8, 2026HouseCommittee
Referred: Children and Families(H)
Jan 8, 2026HouseFloor
Read Second Time (H)

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Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroduced
Read First Time (H)
Dec 9, 2025HouseIntroduced
Prefiled (H)

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