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MissouriHB20092026 Regular SessionHouse

Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Corrections

Sponsored By: Deaton, Dirk (159)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

20 provisions identified: 16 benefits, 1 costs, 3 mixed.

Treatment funding for people leaving prison

From July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the law provides $3 million for community treatment services. Another $2 million funds research-backed prison-to-community care for people with serious substance use disorders. Under state purchasing rules, the department must select an experienced, qualified nonprofit to provide care and evaluate results. Medication-assisted treatment must start before release when appropriate. Remaining funds also support people returning to other regions who are working with available Department of Mental Health treatment slots.

Incarcerated people's wages and release costs funded

The law provides about $4.81 million for incarcerated people's wages and discharge costs at all correctional facilities. About $3.83 million comes from general revenue and $979,585 from the Inmate Canteen Fund. Funding runs from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. The law does not set an individual wage rate or release payment.

Funding keeps Missouri prison staff working

The law funds prison staff for July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027; the amounts below are rounded, and position limits are full-time equivalents. Funding and limits are: Farmington, $13.558 million and 275; Potosi, $27.969 million and 533; Fulton Reception, $17.690 million and 331; Tipton, $19.897 million and 381. They also include Western Reception in St. Joseph, $13.180 million and 260; Maryville Treatment, $25.239 million and 487; Crossroads in Cameron, $9.405 million and 185.58. Further allocations are Northeast in Bowling Green, $21.281 million and 421; Eastern Reception in Bonne Terre, $23.402 million and 506; South Central in Licking, $29.113 million and 574; Southeast in Charleston, $23.079 million and 417. These staffing allocations allow transfers of up to 10% between institutions and up to 3% to another section; they do not set individual pay rates.

Health care funding for incarcerated people

For July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027, the law provides about $222.96 million for incarcerated people's physical and mental health care. Only if unspent money remains, the department can use up to $2 million for a facilities study and long-term plan. The study can examine turning the closed Western Missouri Correctional Center into a mental health restoration and evaluation center. This funding does not authorize the conversion itself.

Prison funding limits for gender-transition care

The Department of Corrections cannot use funds under Section 9.195 of Part 1 for cross-sex hormones or gender-transition surgery. The restriction applies when the care is for gender transition. It limits use of those funds, rather than creating a broader ban on care.

Probation services and monitoring receive funding

The law provides about $99.48 million for probation and parole operations, capped at 1,686.81 full-time-equivalent positions. This includes $3.6 million for transfers and refunds under existing debt-offset rules, which apply refunds against debts. Separate funding includes $762,328 for the command center, capped at 16.40 positions, and $2.49 million for the Parole Board, capped at 35. Community supervision centers receive about $7.30 million, capped at 143.92 positions. The Inmate Fund provides $1.7 million for low-risk supervision and about $3.08 million for electronic monitoring; these funds do not create a new personal payment duty.

Restitution funding for wrongly convicted people

The law provides $58,400 for restitution payments to people who were wrongly convicted. Funding runs from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. This appropriation does not set how much each person receives.

Corrections settlement and legal costs funded

The law provides about $1.73 million for the Hootselle case against the Missouri Department of Corrections. That money is limited to the settlement and other expenses tied to resolving the case. The law also transfers $1 from general revenue to the State Legal Expense Fund. That transfer is for claims, premiums, and expenses covered by the state's legal expense laws, not a general household benefit.

Counties receive jail cost reimbursements

The law provides about $55.63 million for county jail and related case costs, including delivery certificates and extradition payments. The applicable jail reimbursement rate is $24.95 per prisoner per day, with up to 10% transfers among those payment categories. Another $240,000 reimburses eligible counties and cities for appropriate feminine hygiene products for prisoners. Eligibility requires operating a jail or detention facility eligible under the state's jail reimbursement law. Each eligible government receives one annual hygiene payment based on its share of eligible jurisdictions' total census population, not prisoner counts.

Family support services receive funding

The law provides $428,453 from general revenue and $115,384 from the Department of Corrections Federal Fund for Family Support Services. Each amount includes $44,360 in one-time funding. Funding runs from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. The law does not set individual payment amounts or eligibility rules for these services.

Food services funded across Missouri prisons

The law provides about $57.05 million from general revenue for food services at all correctional institutions. It covers buying, transporting, and storing food and food-service supplies, plus operating food-preparation facilities. Funding runs from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. The money supports institutional meals rather than household cash payments.

Prison dog program receives support

The law provides $75,000 from the State Institutions Gift Trust Fund for a foster-care dog program. Funding runs from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. The program aims to help shelter dogs get adopted and train service dogs for people with disabilities. It does not guarantee anyone a service dog or cash payment.

Prison enterprise operations receive funding

The law provides about $26.67 million from the Working Capital Revolving Fund for Missouri Correctional Enterprises. Staffing is capped at 163.88 full-time-equivalent positions. The money supports enterprise operations, not a new household payment or a stated individual wage increase.

Transition centers and reentry tools funded

The law provides about $5.09 million for St. Louis Transition Center staff, capped at 104.36 full-time-equivalent positions. Kansas City Transition Center staff receive about $4.96 million, capped at 100.18 positions. St. Louis funding comes from general revenue; Kansas City funding also uses the Inmate Fund. A separate one-time $750,000 appropriation pays a nonprofit to install open-source data and analysis tools for correctional case management. The department must follow state purchasing rules, and the one-time funding does not recur after June 30, 2027.

Nursery and doula funding in prison

The law provides $674,413 for the Prison Nursery Program at the Women’s Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center. This includes $350,339 for staff and $324,074 for expenses and equipment. Another $198,000 funds pregnancy and postpartum doula training within the program. Training funds include $30,000 from General Revenue and $168,000 from the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families fund. Funding runs from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027; the training provision does not state who can enroll.

Treatment funding for incarcerated people's recovery

The law provides $7.9 million from the Opioid Addiction Treatment and Recovery Fund for an opioid treatment pilot. The pilot must ensure access to and use of all FDA-approved medication-assisted treatment products alongside treatment for incarcerated people. It also provides about $12.91 million for substance use and recovery services from four state funds. Recovery-service staffing is capped at 49 full-time-equivalent positions. These are corrections services, not household cash payments.

Prison education and canteen services funded

The law provides about $11.17 million for prison education, with a limit of 198 full-time-equivalent positions. It provides about $2.84 million for the rehabilitation division, with a limit of 42.15 positions. Another $1.2 million from the Inmate Canteen Fund supports education, recreation, and religious services in adult prisons. About $29.81 million from that fund supports institutional canteens and services for incarcerated people. That last allocation is limited to recreational, religious, or educational improvements, canteen cash flow, and operating expenses.

Reentry and job help after prison

The law funds reentry services with $2.1 million from General Revenue and about $1.73 million from the Inmate Fund. A separate $400,000 pilot funds job help for people leaving Missouri state prisons. A nonprofit provides video interviews with vetted second-chance employers, help starting work, and job coaching. Funding runs from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. These appropriations fund services, not set payments to participants.

Online monitoring for low-risk supervised people

The law provides $4 million for low-risk supervision from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. The program uses secure online check-ins for people under supervision before or after conviction. Supervising agencies or courts can access the system, which supports exclusion zones, compliance levels, and reports.

Prisons fund call monitoring and testing

The law provides $8 million for continuous monitoring and investigation of incarcerated people's phone calls using artificial intelligence. The system must transcribe and analyze calls, handle high volumes, and process communications in near real time. Staff must be able to search transcripts by keywords, names, dates, and phone numbers. The law also provides $787,330 for toxicology testing and $1 million for statewide prison wastewater testing for fentanyl and other dangerous drugs. These funds support prison security while subjecting incarcerated people's calls to continuous, searchable monitoring.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Deaton, Dirk (159)

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 439 • No: 119

Senate vote • 5/6/2026

Senate Adopts Conference Committee Report

Yes: 31 • No: 2

Senate vote • 5/6/2026

Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed

Yes: 31 • No: 2

House vote • 5/6/2026

Third Read and Passed

Yes: 102 • No: 39 • Other: 10

House vote • 5/6/2026

House Adopts Conference Committee Report

Yes: 107 • No: 36 • Other: 9

Senate vote • 4/22/2026

Third Read and Passed

Yes: 30 • No: 1

House vote • 3/26/2026

Third Read and Passed

Yes: 107 • No: 39 • Other: 7

House vote • 3/12/2026

HCS Reported Do Pass - with a time limit of five and a half hours of debate on Perfection pursuant to Rule 24(4)(d)

Yes: 31 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Delivered to Secretary of State (G)

    6/30/2026House

  2. Vetoed in Part by Governor (G)

    6/30/2026House

  3. Delivered to Governor

    5/28/2026House

  4. Signed by President Pro Tem

    5/28/2026Senate

  5. Signed by House Speaker

    5/28/2026House

  6. Senate Message

    5/7/2026Senate

  7. Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed - AYES: 31 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0

    5/6/2026Senate

  8. Senate Adopts Conference Committee Report - AYES: 31 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0

    5/6/2026Senate

  9. Senate Submits Conference Committee Report

    5/6/2026Senate

  10. House Message

    5/6/2026House

  11. Third Read and Passed - AYES: 102 NOES: 39 PRESENT: 10

    5/6/2026House

  12. House Adopts Conference Committee Report - AYES: 107 NOES: 36 PRESENT: 9

    5/6/2026House

  13. House Submits Conference Committee Report

    5/6/2026House

  14. House Distributes Conference Committee Report

    5/5/2026House

  15. Senate Message

    4/28/2026Senate

  16. Senate Conference Committee Appointed - SENATORS BLACK, HUDSON, BROWN(16), MAY, WILLIAMS

    4/28/2026Senate

  17. House Message

    4/27/2026House

  18. House Conference Committee Appointed - REPRESENTATIVES DEATON, DAVIDSON, MAYHEW, FOGLE, COLLINS

    4/27/2026House

  19. Senate Message

    4/23/2026Senate

  20. Senate Refuses to Recede, Grants Conference

    4/23/2026Senate

  21. House Message

    4/23/2026House

  22. House Refuses to Adopt, Requests Senate to Recede or Grant Conference

    4/23/2026House

  23. Taken Up

    4/23/2026House

  24. Reported to the House with... - SS SCS

    4/23/2026House

  25. Third Read and Passed - AYES: 30 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 0

    4/22/2026Senate

Bill Text

  • Truly Agreed

    5/6/2026

    PDF

  • Perfected

    3/24/2026

    PDF

  • Committee Substitute

    3/12/2026

    PDFPDF

  • Senate Substitute

    3/12/2026

    PDFPDF

  • Introduced

    1/22/2026

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