# Missouri HB603: Establishes the "Office of the Department of Corrections Ombudsman" and provisions relating to department of corrections oversight

Missouri HB603, Establishes the "Office of the Department of Corrections Ombudsman" and provisions relating to department of corrections oversight, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Bill Lucas (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-04-02 (Public Hearing Completed) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri HB603
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Establishes the "Office of the Department of Corrections Ombudsman" and provisions relating to department of corrections oversight
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-12-17
- Last action: 2025-04-02, Public Hearing Completed
- Sponsor: Bill Lucas (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 3
- 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: Bill Lucas (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kimberly-Ann Collins (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Marty Joe Murray (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tonya Rush (Democratic), House

## Actions (5)

- 2025-04-02: Public Hearing Completed (House)
- 2025-03-19: Referred: Corrections and Public Institutions (House)
- 2025-01-09: Read Second Time (House)
- 2025-01-08: Read First Time (House)
- 2024-12-17: Prefiled (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1463H.01I.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1463H.01I.pdf)

## Related
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- [HB8: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB8-2025)
- [HB11: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB11-2025)
- [HB10: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB10-2025)
- [SB79: Modifies provisions relating to health care](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB79-2025)
- [SB271: Modifies provisions relating to emergency services](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB271-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB603-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).