Missouri bills · 2026 Regular Session
Missouri SB 1378
Authorizes school districts and charter schools to provide instruction in cursive writing
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Curtis Trent (Republican)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Missouri legislature· abstract
SB 1378 - This act authorizes school districts and charter schools to provide instruction in cursive writing to all students by the end of fifth grade and to ensure that each student passes a teacher-constructed test demonstrating competency in both reading and writing cursive.
This act is identical to SB 429 (2025) and a provision in SCS/HCS/HB 1569 (2024), and is similar to HB 1876 (2026), HB 2049 (2026), HCS/HBs 2115 & 1876 (2026), HB 2773 (2026), HB 346 (2025), HB 375 (2025), HB 906 (2025), HB 1237 (2025), SB 1462 (2024), HB 1502 (2024), HB 2094 (2024), HB 2852 (2024), SB 664 (2023), HB 232 (2023), HB 2073 (2022), SB 1071 (2020), HB 1262 (2020), HB 54 (2019), HB 2614 (2018), and a provision in HB 108 (2021).
OLIVIA SHANNON
Text versions
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Dec 1, 2025 · Senate
Prefiled - Jan 7, 2026 · Senate
S First Read - Jan 27, 2026 · Senate
Second Read and Referred S Education Committee