SHERIFF OF ST. LOUIS CITY – Support 

• This act requires any candidate for the office of sheriff of St. Louis City to hold a valid peace officer license within two years of being elected sheriff.

PROSECUTING AND CIRCUIT ATTORNEYS CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM – Support 

• This act requires that, beginning January 1, 2027, all police officers, sheriffs and deputy sheriffs, and the chief law enforcement official of the City of St. Louis shall submit referrals for any traffic violation, ordinance violation, or criminal offense to the prosecuting or circuit attorney. For felony offenses, referrals shall include a probable cause statement and an investigative report. Any law enforcement agency that violates this provision shall be ineligible to receive state or federal funds that would otherwise be paid for law enforcement, safety, or criminal justice purposes.
• Additionally, the act requires all incentivized witnesses and the benefits they are offered or granted for their testimony to be recorded in the case management database. All the information related to the incentivized witnesses will be available to the attorneys in the case and any benefit will be reported to the victims of any crime of which the witness was previously convicted.

REPORTING OF IMMIGRATION STATUS OF CRIMINAL OFFENDERS – Oppose 

• This act requires every law enforcement agency in the state to submit to the Department of Public Safety information pertaining to the citizen or immigration status of any person arrested for an offense that is reportable under current law.

LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE FROM FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS – Support 

• This act provides that the chief law enforcement executive for any law enforcement agency may request assistance from a law enforcement agency of another United States jurisdiction outside this state. An offender arrested by a foreign law enforcement agency shall be delivered to the first available law enforcement officer in the jurisdiction of the arrest. The law enforcement officers shall remain employees of their respective agencies for the purposes of immunity, workers' compensation, and other employment-related matters. However, certain governmental immunities shall apply as interpreted by the federal and state courts of the responding agency.

FORFEITURE OF MOTOR VEHICLES – Oppose 

• Currently, the city of Springfield may enact ordinances that authorize forfeiture of a motor vehicle operated by a person who has had his or her driver's license suspended or revoked for certain criminal offenses. This act adds offenses involving two or more violations of stunt driving or street takeover committed on separate occasions where in each violation the person was operating a vehicle and another person was injured or killed as well as the offense of aggravated fleeing a stop or detention of a motor vehicle.
• This act provides that any person convicted or who pleads guilty to a class E felony of resisting or interfering with arrest may have his or her vehicle impounded and forfeited pursuant to law.

SAINT LOUIS CITY POLICE FORCE – Oppose 

• No later than July 1, 2026, the Board of Police Commissioners ("Board") shall assume control of the municipal police department of St. Louis and no later than no later than 90 days after the effective date of these provisions, five citizen commissioners, with one nonvoting member, shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, to the Board who shall serve together with Mayor of the City of St. Louis. 

PROHIBITION ON INJECTION SITES – Support 

• This act provides that no individual or entity shall knowingly open, lease, rent, use, maintain, manage, operate, or control a public or private facility, site, or building for the purpose of allowing individuals to self-administer preobtained controlled substances, the possession of which is criminally punishable and is not otherwise authorized by state law.

INMATE PHONE CALLS – Support 

• This provision provides that correctional centers shall provide offenders with reasonable access to phone services, unless such access is restricted as a disciplinary measure. Additionally, no correctional center shall charge more than 12 cents per minute for a domestic phone call of an inmate.

PREGNANT OFFENDERS – Support 

• Under this act, all county and city jails shall be prohibited, except in extraordinary circumstances, from using restraints on a pregnant offender in her third trimester, including during transportation or labor, delivery, and 48 hours post-delivery. 
• By January 1, 2026, all county and city jails shall develop specific procedures for intake and care of pregnant offenders, including maternal health evaluations, dietary supplements, nutritious meals, substance abuse treatment, HIV treatment, hepatitis C, sleeping arrangements, mental health, sanitary materials, postpartum recovery, and a requirement that a female medical professional be present during examinations.

STUNT DRIVING – Neutral

• This act prohibits stunt driving and participation in street takeovers, as such terms are defined in the act. The act specifies criminal penalties and sentencing requirements, with enhanced penalties and sentencing requirements for repeat offenders.

SUNSET ON ELECTRONIC MONITORING OF PERSONS IN VIOLATION OF PROTECTION ORDERS – Neutral 

• Currently, the provision of law providing that a person found guilty of violating the conditions of a protection order can be sentenced with electronic monitoring or placed on probation with the condition of electronic monitoring shall sunset on August 28, 2024. This act repeals the sunset provision.

CRIMINAL ACTIVITY FORFEITURE ACT – Neutral 

• This act modifies the offenses included in the definition of "criminal activity" for purposes of the Criminal Activity Forfeiture Act. Specifically, it includes felony violations of the traffic laws of this state that involve the use of motor vehicle and offenses under the Missouri Criminal Street Gangs Prevention Act.

DANGEROUS FELONY – Neutral 

• This act adds the offense of bus hijacking when punished as a class A felony and the offense of planting a bomb or explosive near a bus or terminal to the definition of "dangerous felony."

OFFENSE OF SEXUAL TRAFFICKING OF A CHILD – Neutral 

• This act provides that a person commits the offense of sexual trafficking of a child in the first degree when he or she knowingly conducts certain sexual acts, as provided in current law, with a person under the age of fourteen, rather than twelve. Additionally, the eligibility for probation or parole for the offense of sexual trafficking of a child in the first degree is not available unless the offender has served no less than thirty, rather than twenty-five, years of the sentence.

OFFENSE OF ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF A CHILD IN THE FIRST DEGREE – Neutral 

• Under current law, a person commits the offense of endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree if he or she unlawfully manufactures or possesses amphetamine, methamphetamine, or any of their analogues. This act adds fentanyl and carfentanil.
• Additionally, this act provides that the offense of endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree if it involves fentanyl or carfentail is a class B felony. A person guilty of such offense shall not be eligible for conditional release or parole until he or she has served at least five years of imprisonment.

ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFT - Neutral

• This act provides that a person shall be guilty of the offense of stealing if he or she appropriates property as part of an organized retail theft and the value of the property is over $10,000. Such offense shall be a class B felony.
• Additionally, this act provides that a person shall be guilty of the offense of stealing if he or she appropriates property as part of an organized retail theft and the value of the property is between $750 and $10,000. Such offense shall be a class C felony.

OFFENSE OF FILING A NONCONSENSUAL COMMON LAW LIEN – Neutral 

• This act provides that the second offense of filing a nonconsensual common law lien shall be a class A misdemeanor and any third or subsequent offense shall be a class E felony. Additionally, a person convicted of a third or subsequent offense shall be considered a persistent offender.

OFFENSE OF OBSTRUCTING GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS – Oppose 

• Currently, the offense of obstructing government operations is a class B misdemeanor. This act provides that such offense is a class A misdemeanor if the person uses violence or force during the commission of such offense.

OFFENSE OF TAMPERING WITH A WATER SUPPLY – Neutral 

• This act provides that the offense of tampering with a water supply shall be a class E felony if the person poisons, defiles, or in any way corrupts a water supply used for domestic or municipal purposes.

TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR PEACE OFFICERS – Support 

• This act provides that peace officers first licensed on or after August 28, 2027, shall receive at least six hours in the initial academy training focused on racial profiling training, implicit bias training, and de-escalation training.

COMMITTEE ON SCHOOL SAFETY – Neutral 

• This act establishes the "Committee on School Safety" within the Department of Public Safety with membership as provided in the act. The Committee shall at least quarterly evaluate and establish guidelines for school safety concerns, including plans to prevent school firearm violence. The Committee shall submit an annual report in writing to the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

MISSING AND MURDERED AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN AND GIRLS TASK FORCE - Support

• This act creates the "Missing and Murdered African American Women and Girls Task Force" with membership as provided in the act. The Task Force shall elect a chairperson and shall hold an initial meeting before October 1, 2025. The Task Force shall submit a report regarding policies and measures to address violence against African American women and girls as provided in the act to the Governor and General Assembly on or before December 31st of each year and the Task Force shall expire on December 31, 2027, unless the Department of Public Safety determines the Task Force should be extended until December 31, 2029.

CIVIL ACTIONS FOR WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS - Support

• This act provides that any individual who was later determined to be innocent as a result of an evidentiary hearing and finding in an a habeas corpus proceeding or a proceeding held pursuant to the prosecution's motion to vacate or set aside a judgment may be paid restitution. Such individual may receive an amount of $179 per day for each day of postconviction incarceration for the offense the individual is found to be innocent, up to $65,000 per fiscal year.

REPEAL OF THE MISSOURI INCARCERATION REIMBURSEMENT ACT – Support

• Current law allows the Attorney General to sue an incarcerated person to recover the cost of their incarceration. This act repeals that provision.

REPEAL OF THE CRIME OF RIOTING - Support

• Current law prohibits the gathering of six or more people for the purpose of violating the criminal codes of the state. This act repeals that provision.

HB495 - Rep. Brad Christ (R) - Modifies provisions relating to public safety