Grants Missouri Girls State the use of the House Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025, from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
House Resolution 28 grants the adult leaders and participants of the 83rd Annual Session of Missouri Girls State permission to use the Missouri House Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for a mock legislative session. The resolution recognizes Missouri Girls State as a civic education program that gives young women hands-on experience with democratic government, leadership, and electoral processes through role-playing.
The resolution also requires the sponsor, Representative Marlon Anderson, or a designee, to be present and responsible for the group during the event. It sets detailed rules for conduct in the chamber, including expectations of respectful behavior and appropriate dress, and prohibits food, drinks, smoking, banners, hanging items, and the use of computers, phones, or other equipment on the dais and rostrum area. Access to the dais and staff area is limited to preserve the chamber’s decorum and protect legislative operations.
HR28 does not amend Missouri statutes or create new legal requirements; instead, it authorizes a temporary, ceremonial use of the House Chamber by an outside civic education program. Its practical effect is limited to granting access to a state legislative facility under specified conditions, while reinforcing rules governing conduct, property use, and chamber decorum during the event.
The bill appears to be noncontroversial and supportive in tone, reflecting routine legislative encouragement for youth civic education and leadership development. The available context shows no recorded committee debate, votes, or opposition, suggesting broad or at least unchallenged acceptance of the resolution as a ceremonial accommodation for Missouri Girls State.
There is no documented substantive contention in the provided materials. The only potentially sensitive issues are logistical and decorum-related: maintaining the dignity of the House Chamber, limiting access to certain areas, and prohibiting food, drinks, smoking, banners, and electronic devices on the dais. These restrictions are administrative rather than policy disputes, and no opposing viewpoints are recorded.