# Missouri SB1294: Modifies provisions relating to criminal offenses, including classification of offenses, minimum prison terms, and conditional release

Missouri SB1294, Modifies provisions relating to criminal offenses, including classification of offenses, minimum prison terms, and conditional release, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Joe Nicola (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-02 (Bill Combined w/SCS SBs 882, 894 & 1294) (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri SB1294
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Modifies provisions relating to criminal offenses, including classification of offenses, minimum prison terms, and conditional release
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-12-01
- Last action: 2026-03-02, Bill Combined w/SCS SBs 882, 894 & 1294
- Sponsor: Joe Nicola (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: Joe Nicola (Republican), Senate

## Actions (5)

- 2026-03-02: Bill Combined w/SCS SBs 882, 894 & 1294
- 2026-02-18: Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee (Senate)
- 2026-01-27: Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee (Senate)
- 2026-01-07: S First Read (Senate)
- 2025-12-01: Prefiled

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://www.senate.mo.gov/26info/pdf-bill/intro/SB1294.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB1135: Creates "Bentley and Mason's Law" relating to child maintenance orders for certain persons convicted of the offense of driving while intoxicated (signed)
- SB1067: Establishes the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act, which provides procedures for dismissal of actions based on public expression (signed)
- SB1019: Modifies several provisions relating to health care (signed)
- SB973: Creates and modifies provisions relating to real estate transactions (signed)
- SB890: Repeals expired, terminated, sunset, and obsolete sections of law (signed)
- SB878: Modifies provisions relating to pharmaceutical drugs and devices (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.senate.mo.gov/26info/pdf-bill/intro/SB1294.pdf)

## Related
- [SB1135: Creates "Bentley and Mason's Law" relating to child maintenance orders for cert…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB1135-2026)
- [SB1067: Establishes the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act, which provides proced…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB1067-2026)
- [SB1019: Modifies several provisions relating to health care](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB1019-2026)
- [SB973: Creates and modifies provisions relating to real estate transactions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB973-2026)
- [SB890: Repeals expired, terminated, sunset, and obsolete sections of law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB890-2026)
- [SB878: Modifies provisions relating to pharmaceutical drugs and devices](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB878-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB1294-2026 (as of 2026-11-04).