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Missouri Legislative Committees Reference

Relevance Mapping for CoTrackPro & Access To Ecosystem

Last verified: April 4, 2026 Data source: senate.mo.gov/Committees, house.mo.gov/Committees Next review due: Before targeting a specific committee — verify chair, members, and hearing schedule

SENATE STANDING COMMITTEES

Source: https://www.senate.mo.gov/Committees/CommitteeGroup/1

Tier 1 — Direct Alignment (Relevance 5/5)

Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence

Families, Seniors and Health

Tier 1 — Special Committee

Select Committee on Empowering Missouri Parents and Children

  • Special committee — highest-relevance target
  • Jurisdiction: Parent empowerment, children's issues, education choice, family autonomy
  • CoTrackPro relevance: Direct alignment — child-centered documentation, parent empowerment
  • Committee page: https://www.senate.mo.gov/Committees/CommitteeDetails/82

Tier 2 — Strong Relevance (Relevance 4/5)

Education

Economic and Workforce Development

General Laws

Tier 3 — Supporting Relevance (Relevance 3/5)

Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment

Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety

Appropriations

Veterans and Military Affairs

HOUSE STANDING COMMITTEES

Source: https://house.mo.gov/Committees.aspx?cluster=true

Tier 1 — Direct Alignment (Relevance 5/5)

Children, Families, and Health

  • Jurisdiction: Health of Missouri residents; problems of children and families including income maintenance, health, nutrition, education, welfare, employment, recreation
  • CoTrackPro relevance: Core alignment — child welfare, family policy
  • Access To campaigns: Health, Safety, Education

Judiciary

  • Jurisdiction: Judicial branch, court practices and procedures, ethics of public officials
  • CoTrackPro relevance: Family court processes, evidence, documentation standards

Tier 2 — Strong Relevance (Relevance 4/5)

Civil and Administrative Law

  • Jurisdiction: Civil and administrative laws and procedure
  • Relevance: Civil procedure reforms, administrative process improvements

Criminal Law

  • Jurisdiction: Criminal law and procedure
  • Relevance: DV protections, protective orders, criminal documentation

Education - Elementary and Secondary

  • Jurisdiction: K-12 education policy
  • Access To campaigns: Education (school safety, special needs, counselor access)

Commerce and Economic Development

  • Jurisdiction: Commerce, industrial growth, expansion and development
  • Relevance: Tech innovation funding, startup support, public-private partnerships

Health and Mental Health

  • Jurisdiction: Health and mental health policy
  • Access To campaigns: Health (SDOH, behavioral health, community health workers)

Tier 3 — Supporting Relevance (Relevance 3/5)

Critical Issues, Consumer Protection, and Housing

  • Relevance: Housing stability, consumer protection in tech
  • Access To campaigns: Housing

Workforce Development

  • Relevance: WIOA programs, workforce tech
  • Access To campaigns: Jobs

Appropriations subcommittees (Social Services; Health and Mental Health)

  • Relevance: Funding pathways for pilots and programs

TOPIC-TO-COMMITTEE QUICK REFERENCE

Topic Senate Committee House Committee
Family law / custody / co-parenting Judiciary Judiciary
Child welfare / child safety Families, Seniors and Health Children, Families, and Health
Mental health / trauma-informed care Families, Seniors and Health Health and Mental Health
School safety / education Education Education - Elementary and Secondary
DV / protective orders Judiciary Criminal Law
Workforce / jobs tech Economic and Workforce Development Workforce Development
Housing stability Commerce, Consumer Protection... Critical Issues, Consumer Protection, Housing
Court technology / legal tech Judiciary Judiciary
Data privacy / consumer tech Commerce, Consumer Protection... Critical Issues, Consumer Protection, Housing
Startup / innovation funding Economic and Workforce Development Commerce and Economic Development
State budget / pilot funding Appropriations Budget / Appropriations subcommittees
Parent empowerment Select Cmte: Empowering Parents Children, Families, and Health

HEARING SCHEDULE & PARTICIPATION

Senate hearing schedule PDF: https://www.senate.mo.gov/webPDFs/SenateHearingSchedule.pdf House committee calendar: https://house.mo.gov/Committees.aspx?cluster=true

How to participate in a committee hearing

  1. Check the hearing schedule for the relevant committee
  2. Many committees accept written testimony — submit in advance to the committee clerk
  3. To testify in person, sign up the morning of the hearing (arrive early)
  4. Bring printed copies of written testimony for each committee member
  5. Follow committee rules on time limits (typically 3-5 minutes for oral testimony)
  6. House hearings are typically audio/video livestreamed
  7. Senate hearings are typically audio-only but may be recorded