House orders pediatric disease task force bill perfected to track research and outcomes
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House ordered a committee substitute for HB 2740 perfected and printed to create a pediatric disease task force within the Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development with reporting and a 2030 sunset; supporters said the effort centralizes statewide research and accountability.
The House moved and ordered perfected House Bill 2740, a measure to establish a pediatric disease task force inside the Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development. Representative from Jackson explained the bill creates a temporary, multi-stakeholder task force (including state agencies, public universities, private-sector research, health care, and patient advocacy) to inventory pediatric disease research in Missouri, report annually to the governor and General Assembly, and sunset in 2030.
Sponsor remarks stressed the bill carries no appropriation or fiscal note and is designed to gather data and recommendations before asking the legislature for additional initiatives. Members from both parties and higher education representatives said the structure was balanced and would help lawmakers better understand in-state research and outcomes, including work at the University of Missouri and the Missouri University Research Reactor.
The House adopted the committee substitute, ordered the bill perfected, and printed it for further action; members noted the task force will begin meeting in 2027 and will provide recurring reports to the legislature.
