# Missouri HB3124: Requires children under the age of seventeen to be prosecuted for most criminal offenses in juvenile courts unless the child is certified as an adult

Missouri HB3124, Requires children under the age of seventeen to be prosecuted for most criminal offenses in juvenile courts unless the child is certified as an adult, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Deanna Self (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-05-15 (Referred: Emerging Issues) (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri HB3124
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Requires children under the age of seventeen to be prosecuted for most criminal offenses in juvenile courts unless the child is certified as an adult
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-28
- Last action: 2026-05-15, Referred: Emerging Issues
- Sponsor: Deanna Self (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Deanna Self (Republican), House

## Actions (3)

- 2026-05-15: Referred: Emerging Issues (House)
- 2026-01-29: Read Second Time (House)
- 2026-01-28: Introduced and Read First Time (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-28: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/5894H.01I.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB3080: Modifies the historic preservation tax credit (signed)
- HB2974: Modifies provisions relating to licensure reciprocity (signed)
- HB2896: Modifies provisions relating to the governing bodies of certain public institutions of higher education (signed)
- HB2885: Requires all proceeds from boating registrations to be deposited in the water patrol division fund and used exclusively for the water patrol division (signed)
- HB2819: Modifies provisions relating to certain cash transactions requiring rounding to the nearest five cent denomination (signed)
- HB2596: Modifies provisions relating to health benefit plans (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/5894H.01I.pdf)

## Related
- [HB3080: Modifies the historic preservation tax credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB3080-2026)
- [HB2974: Modifies provisions relating to licensure reciprocity](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2974-2026)
- [HB2896: Modifies provisions relating to the governing bodies of certain public institut…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2896-2026)
- [HB2885: Requires all proceeds from boating registrations to be deposited in the water p…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2885-2026)
- [HB2819: Modifies provisions relating to certain cash transactions requiring rounding to…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2819-2026)
- [HB2596: Modifies provisions relating to health benefit plans](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2596-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB3124-2026 (as of 2026-11-04).