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MissouriSB8882026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET
Modifies provisions relating to the criminal systems
Sponsored By: Nick Schroer (Republican)
Signed by Governor
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13 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 8 costs, 2 mixed.
More treatment and probation options
The Department of Corrections runs a 12–24 month treatment program for chronic nonviolent addicts who have no dangerous‑felony conviction; the prison term is held while treatment is completed. Courts can recommend DOC’s 120‑day program, which usually leads to probation if completed, unless the court finds probation is not appropriate. Judges may also grant probation on their own up to 120 days after delivery to DOC. Presentence reports must include criminal history, victim impact, and alternatives to prison. Courts may use restorative justice, restitution, treatment, community service, work release, and community programs instead of incarceration.
New rights and parole for juveniles
For juvenile law, an adult is 18 or older; a child is under 18. JDTA recommended sanctions are only guidance, not mandatory. Children are not restrained in juvenile court unless, after a hearing, a judge finds restraint is needed and no less-restrictive option works. Any restraint must allow limited hand movement, cannot be fixed to objects, and leg restraints are allowed only for class A or B felony charges or an immediate safety or flight risk. Anyone who was under 18 at the time of the crime and got 15 or more years is eligible for parole after 15 years, except for capital or first-degree murder, some second-degree murder cases, or where other statutes control parole.
Stricter juvenile records and transfers
Police must fingerprint and photograph many youths taken into custody for serious crimes and send records to the court and state repository. Juvenile detention and court outcomes are shared with criminal‑justice agencies through MULES. If a child is certified as an adult, prints and photos must be taken at once and sent within 15 days; records are closed if no petition is filed in 30 days and may be expunged after one year. The law expands when teens can be moved to adult court for serious or repeated crimes, and if someone ages 18–21 under juvenile jurisdiction is arrested, the case moves to adult court. When using the detention assessment, juvenile officers must consider legally sufficient police charges and share the form with police. Prosecutors must notify the juvenile officer within 14 days if they decide to certify a case, and most juvenile hearings are open to the public unless the court closes them for a child or victim’s testimony or for good cause.
Tougher rules for parole and repeat offenders
The law changes which crimes are “dangerous felonies,” requiring 85% of the sentence before parole. The list includes arson, assault, many sexual and homicide crimes, armed criminal action, certain trafficking, first-degree child endangerment, and habitual intoxication-related traffic or boating felonies. Starting January 1, 2028, parole eligibility is set at 70% for Class A felonies and 50% for Class B; Class C and D vary by offense. Courts must impose extended prison terms when a person is a prior, persistent, or dangerous offender, as defined.
Jail‑time credit and payment caps
Courts must record and give credit for every day you spent in custody or on house arrest tied to the offense. You can challenge a credit decision only by filing a habeas corpus petition. Judges may order payments to a county law‑enforcement restitution fund, but the amount is capped at $300 per charged offense. Starting January 1, 2028, the state creates an 11‑member sentencing advisory commission to study practices and alternatives. Related code updates take effect on January 1, 2028.
Monthly supervision fees up to $60
If you are on probation, parole, or conditional release, the Division can charge you up to $60 each month for supervision. The Division can waive the fee or use private collectors and can sanction willful nonpayment. If DOC 120‑day programs are full, a court may place you in an approved private program, and you must pay that program’s costs.
Harsher penalties for sex crimes and trafficking
The law raises prison terms for first-degree rape, first-degree sodomy, and statutory rape of a child under 14. For first-degree rape, the sentence is life or 10 to 30 years; for sodomy, life or at least 5 years, and aggravated cases can mean at least 10 years or life. Courts may not suspend sentences for first-degree rape or first-degree sodomy. Sexual trafficking of a child (under 18) carries 20 years to life and fines up to $250,000; if force, abduction, or coercion is used, the sentence can be life without parole until at least 85% is served. A third failure to register as a sex offender is a class A felony (10 to 30 years) and requires electronic monitoring after release.
Stronger child abuse and endangerment penalties
First-degree child endangerment now covers children under 18, not under 17. It includes risking a child’s life or health, sexual conduct with a child in your care, and making drugs where a child lives. Child abuse or neglect covers children under 18 and is a class D felony by default. It becomes a class B felony, with no probation or parole until at least 5 years served, if there is a serious injury or a prior conviction. It is a class A felony if the child dies, and class A with no release until at least 15 years if a child under 14 suffers a serious injury from sexual abuse.
Tougher penalties for sex and trafficking crimes
For certain sexual felonies, multiple sentences must run one after another. Probation is barred for listed violent and sexual offenses. Persistent sexual offenders get life in prison without parole; predatory sexual offenders get life with long minimum terms and no final parole discharge. Forced labor and sexual‑exploitation trafficking carry 5–20 years and up to $250,000 in fines, rising to 10 years to life when force, abduction, death, or similar acts occur. Sexual trafficking of a child under 14 brings life with no parole until at least 30 years are served. It is also a crime to let online ads for prostitution or child trafficking stay up after official notice; failing to remove them within 72 hours can bring a class E felony and $5,000 per day in fines.
Voter-approved 1% sales tax for juvenile detention
A county that builds a juvenile detention facility can, with voter approval, add a local sales tax up to 1%. Money goes to a special trust fund and can pay only for the facility. The state keeps 1% to cover collection costs and sends the rest to the county each month. The county must wait 12 months before asking voters again. Refund and wind-down rules apply if the tax ends.
Counties must run juvenile detention
Counties must provide juvenile detention space and offices for juvenile court staff and keep children separate from arrested or convicted adults. A superintendent runs the facility and is paid from county funds. Third‑ and fourth‑class counties in the same circuit must set up facilities after a judge’s recommendation and share costs by population. Neighboring circuits can join to share one facility.
Parole hearings and conditions updated
Before parole, the board uses a validated risk‑and‑needs check and usually holds a personal interview, which can be by video. Victims can bring one person and speak at hearings, or send comments in writing or by phone, and get results if they asked for notice. The board can set conditions matched to risk, including restitution and electronic monitoring, but must reduce conditions over time for stable cases. Parole officers can modify conditions with supervisor approval.
Stronger statewide crime data reporting
Police, court clerks, prisons, and prosecutors must quickly send arrests, charges, outcomes, fingerprints, and photos to the state’s central repository. Clerks also send judgments and sentences to Corrections or Mental Health, and those departments report custody changes like release or parole. Prosecutors must tell the repository when they decline to file charges. Beginning January 1, 2028, law enforcement must send case referrals to prosecutors in the approved format; felony referrals must include a probable cause statement and an investigative report. Agencies that do not follow the 2028 referral rules cannot receive state or federal law‑enforcement funds.
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Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Nick Schroer
Republican • Senate
Cosponsors
This bill has no Co-Sponsors.
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Roll Call Votes
House vote • 3/11/2026
Reported Do Pass
Yes: 5 • No: 2
House vote • 3/10/2026
Reported Do Pass
Yes: 7 • No: 1
House vote • 3/10/2026
Reported Do Pass
Yes: 9 • No: 7
Actions Timeline
Approved by Governor (G)
4/7/2026Delivered to Governor
3/24/2026Signed by House Speaker
3/23/2026HouseConstitutional Objection Filed
3/23/2026HouseTruly Agreed To and Finally Passed
3/12/2026Title of Bill - Agreed To
3/12/2026Taken Up for Third Reading
3/12/2026HouseReported Do Pass - AYES: 5 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0
3/11/2026HouseVoted Do Pass
3/11/2026HouseExecutive Session Completed
3/11/2026HouseReferred: Fiscal Review
3/10/2026HouseReported Do Pass - AYES: 7 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 0
3/10/2026HouseVoted Do Pass
3/10/2026HouseExecutive Session Completed
3/10/2026HouseReferred: Rules - Administrative
3/10/2026HouseReported Do Pass - AYES: 9 NOES: 7 PRESENT: 0
3/10/2026HouseVoted Do Pass
3/10/2026HouseExecutive Session Completed
3/10/2026HousePublic Hearing Completed
3/10/2026HouseReferred: Corrections and Public Institutions
3/9/2026HouseRead Second Time
3/9/2026HouseReported to the House and First Read
3/5/2026House
Bill Text
Truly Agreed to and Finally Passed
3/12/2026
Introduced
Perfected
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