Bill > HB2286

This bill prohibits governmental entities in Missouri from granting or recognizing legal personhood to a wide range of non-human entities, including artificial intelligence, inanimate objects, bodies of water, land, real property, atmospheric gases, astronomical objects, weather, plants, non-human animals, and any non-human species. The bill defines key terms such as "legal personhood" as the rights and obligations typically afforded to individuals under state law, and "governmental entity" as courts, legislative bodies, or other state and political subdivision entities with rule-making or adjudicatory authority. By explicitly preventing legal personhood for these entities, the bill aims to maintain a clear legal distinction between human beings and other objects or life forms, potentially addressing emerging legal debates around the rights of non-human entities, such as environmental protection, animal welfare, or the legal status of advanced technologies like artificial intelligence.

https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB2286&year=2026&code=R