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MissouriSB14212026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET

Modifies provisions relating to public safety

Sponsored By: Nick Schroer (Republican)

Signed by Governor

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39 provisions identified: 22 benefits, 8 costs, 9 mixed.

Automatic record clearing for drug convictions

Automatic expungement starts when systems are ready, no later than January 1, 2027, and reaches older electronic records. It covers listed drug possession and paraphernalia convictions, excludes class A felonies, and requires every conviction in the case to qualify. The wait after final disposition is one year for misdemeanors and three years for felonies. During that period, no disqualifying conviction is allowed; outstanding arrests or pending charges also block relief, with listed traffic exceptions. Expungement closes records and restores voting, public-office, and jury rights; combined limits across both expungement laws are three misdemeanors and two felonies.

Child support after fatal intoxicated driving

After a qualifying intoxicated-driving or boating offense kills a parent, the surviving parent or guardian can petition for child maintenance. The court must order reasonable or necessary support after a conviction, guilty plea, or no-contest plea; no fixed amount applies. Support generally ends at 18, death, marriage, or active military service; schooling or incapacity can extend it, generally to 21. College support generally requires enrollment by October 1 after high school or GED completion, 12 credits per nonsummer semester, and grades allowing reenrollment. Eligible students working at least 15 hours weekly can take nine credits; the law also provides withholding and collection rules.

Drivers face tougher school-bus penalties

Failing to stop for a school bus carries fines of $500–$1,000 for a first offense. Within five years, a second offense costs $1,000–$2,000, and a third or later offense costs $1,500–$3,000. Courts cannot suspend any part of these fines. A first offense allows a court-discretionary license suspension; repeat offenses within five years require 90 or 180 days, respectively, added to other suspensions or revocations. Causing a child's serious injury or death is a class D felony; causing a less serious injury remains a class E felony.

Consumers can seek damages and fees

Consumers harmed by a covered consumer-law violation can seek damages, including up to $1,000 for each willful or negligent violation. Successful plaintiffs also receive court-set costs and reasonable attorney fees. Consumers can ask a court to stop a violation or threatened violation, even without seeking another remedy.

Stronger limits on criminal-record reporting

Covered conviction records can no longer be reported after a full pardon or expungement. Arrest or indictment records can no longer be reported once it is known that no conviction resulted. On a reporting agency's request, the Missouri State Highway Patrol must supply information identifying records for deletion under the expungement law. The agency must certify that it will use the information only for legal compliance and destroy it when no longer needed.

County prosecutors get protected pay rates

Full-time prosecutors in charter, first- and second-class counties, and cities outside counties receive 100% of associate circuit judge pay. Third- and fourth-class counties use that rate or, with county commission approval, 95% of circuit judge pay. Approved part-time prosecutors receive 30%–60% of associate circuit judge pay. Pay cannot be reduced during an attorney's tenure or for attorneys who held office before January 1, 2027. A new need-based state grant fund helps third- and fourth-class counties meet pay rules, but awards depend on legislative appropriations.

Drone operators face broader facility restrictions

Drone restrictions now cover critical infrastructure and partly open entertainment venues holding at least 500 people, down from 5,000. At infrastructure sites, they cover purposeful flights within boundaries and flights within 400 feet of the ground and property line to further a crime. Delivering weapons or dangerous items is a class B felony; delivering controlled substances is class D. Warning-sign requirements and exceptions for written facility consent, facility operations, official duties, qualifying utility work, and railroad employees apply. Commercial flights are exempt only when otherwise lawful and authorized in that airspace by the Federal Aviation Administration.

Recovery agents gain bond apprehension powers

Surety recovery agents can lawfully apprehend people on bond when probable grounds show a missed court appearance, broken surety agreement, or substantial step toward fleeing. Agents can enter public or private property, detain the person for a reasonable time, and transport them. Detention during out-of-state travel cannot exceed 72 hours. Agents must surrender the person to the court with jurisdiction and prominently display photo identification during recovery work.

Communication alerts help residents during policing

Beginning January 1, 2027, eligible Missouri residents can apply for a communication-needs designation linked to driver's licenses and vehicle plates. Officers can access the designation through the state's law-enforcement information system. A licensed physician or psychologist must sign the initial application and certify a communication-limiting condition expected to last at least five years. Certification can concern the resident or their child, parent, or spouse, and the Department of Revenue must approve the application.

Communication alerts last five years

A communication-impairment alert linked to a vehicle plate stays active for five years unless the applicant asks for removal. After five years, a licensed physician or psychologist must sign a renewal form to reactivate it. The professional must certify the qualifying condition and that the impairment is expected to last at least five years.

More officials receive weapons-law exceptions

Exceptions to specified weapons offenses now include circuit attorneys and assistants, municipal, associate and circuit judges, and the Attorney General and assistants. Certain full-time paid firefighters also qualify with written governing-body approval and a qualifying concealed-carry permit or endorsement. Their weapon use must reasonably relate to or be necessary for official duties. Special prosecutors must complete the required firearms safety training. The permit-holder exception also covers valid permits issued under the law's listed concealed-carry provisions.

Higher yearly limit for decongestant purchases

The combined yearly limit for covered ephedrine, phenylpropanolamine, and pseudoephedrine products rises from 43.2 grams to 61.2 grams per person. Limits remain 7.2 grams in 30 days and 3.6 grams in 24 hours, across all transactions. Pharmacy quantities supplied under a valid prescription are exempt. The related unlawful sale or acquisition offense now uses a threshold of more than 61.2 grams in 12 months, instead of 43.2 grams.

Deputy boiler inspector entry requirements ease

Deputy boiler inspectors no longer need five years of the previously specified boiler or pressure-vessel experience. The law also removes their statutory examination requirement. These changes apply to deputy inspectors who report to the chief inspector.

Attorney General investigators gain arrest powers

The Attorney General can appoint commissioned investigators with peace-officer arrest powers for matters assigned to that office by law. Investigators must take an oath and meet state peace-officer standards. They can assist law enforcement agencies when requested. The Attorney General can withdraw their appointment certificates.

Counties can share prosecutors during vacancies

A county with a prosecutor vacancy lasting more than 60 days can share a regional office with one neighboring county. Both county commissions must approve unanimously, and the neighboring county must have a sitting prosecutor. Two counties with sitting prosecutors cannot use this option. The sitting prosecutor serves until their term ends or the governor fills the vacancy. The regional prosecutor is full-time and paid under the applicable third- or fourth-class county rules.

Fatal drug delivery brings felony penalties

Delivering or distributing a controlled substance is a class A felony when someone dies from using it. Prosecutors do not need to prove the substance was knowingly mixed with another controlled substance. The victim's own drug use or consent to taking it is not a defense.

Felony protections against masked intimidation

Masked intimidation means intentionally harassing, intimidating, or threatening someone while hiding one's identity and intending reasonable fear for physical safety. A first offense is a class E felony, a second is class D, and later offenses are class C. Costume, safety, work, weather, theater, emergency, health, and religious coverings are excluded when worn for purposes other than the prohibited conduct. Masked intimidation also falls under hate-crime charging rules as a class E felony when the State believes protected traits knowingly motivated it. Those traits include race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, and disability.

Felony rules for stolen infrastructure materials

Knowing, unauthorized possession of copper, brass, aluminum, fiber, or telecommunications material is a class E felony. It becomes class D when material was unlawfully obtained from critical infrastructure, qualifying prior convictions exist, or listed concerted criminal activity occurs. Listed owners, utilities, providers, businesses, carriers, dealers, workers, and agents are authorized possessors. That protection does not apply when they know the material was unlawfully obtained.

Liability protection when records are expunged

Employers, volunteer groups, and landlords gain protection from claims over misconduct related to the expunged part of someone's criminal record. Protection does not apply when they failed to use reasonable care to determine that the person posed no danger to others.

New fund supports criminal-record clearing

The law creates the Missouri Expungement Fund for court and criminal-history information systems. Money can come from state appropriations, gifts, donations, grants, and bequests. With an appropriation, the court administrator and Department of Public Safety can fund technology, staff, and contractors for clearing or sealing records. The law sets no funding amount.

Officials gain tools against drone threats

Authorized people can take necessary action against credible drone threats to people, facilities, assets, major event venues, infrastructure, or correctional facilities. Their actions must stay within federal law. Law enforcement officers can lawfully seize drones during their duties, and seized drones are subject to forfeiture. Signal jamming or interference is not authorized unless it complies with all applicable federal laws and rules.

School-bus cameras get use limits

School districts can use bus cameras to detect school-bus safety violations after a school board vote approves them. Images not used for enforcement must be permanently deleted within 180 days. Local governments cannot use the images for automated traffic tickets. Prosecutors can use them in court.

Stronger protections for communications infrastructure

Critical-infrastructure trespass and damage protections now cover phone and broadband networks under construction or already operating. Purposeful damage, destruction, or tampering with equipment is a class D felony. Reckless damage is a class A misdemeanor below $750, class E felony from $750 to under $25,000, and class D felony at $25,000 or more. Damage that interrupts, impairs, or degrades service is a class C felony regardless of value. Violators owe restitution and community service: 100 hours for a first offense, 200 for a second, and up to 300 for later offenses.

New criminal penalties for gift-card fraud

The law makes knowing gift-card tampering, obtaining cards or redemption details through deceit, and using fraudulently obtained cards or details crimes. The offense is a class A misdemeanor when the value is under $750. It is a class D felony from $750 to under $25,000, and a class C felony at $25,000 or more. Value means the greatest loss the owner might reasonably suffer, including the card's full face value or potential value.

Missouri Rangers get school-crisis training

The state peace-officer training commission must create Missouri Rangers training for preventing and responding to school crises, including continuing education. Applicants need an FBI-inclusive background check and must pass a fitness test; former military applicants need an honorable discharge. Ages 21–35 must run 1.5 miles in under 12 minutes, 30 seconds, and complete at least four pull-ups. They must also complete at least 40 push-ups in under one minute and 50 crunches in under one minute. The commission sets lower age-based standards for older applicants, caps full training at 160 hours, and provides abbreviated training for active or retired police or military applicants.

Bail agents lose licensing fee caps

The law removes the $150 caps on two-year bail bond and surety recovery agent licenses. It also removes the $200 initial-training cap and $150 biennial continuing-education cap for bail bond licensing. The board sets the fees, and the law gives no new dollar amounts. Fee revenue cannot substantially exceed the cost of running the relevant licensing program.

Fingerprint requestors pay device-use fees

Once the central repository establishes its fingerprinting system, requestors must pay the current vendor's device-use fee. The starting fee cannot exceed the then-current state contract fee for legacy livescan devices. Later increases cannot exceed $0.50 per year. The money goes into the Criminal Record System Fund.

Five license points for school-bus violations

Drivers convicted of failing to stop for a school bus receiving or discharging students receive five driver's-license points. This adds a driving-record penalty for the school-bus stop violation.

Higher cap on background-check fees

The fee cap for Missouri criminal-history requests without a fingerprint search rises from $15 to $20 per request. The superintendent can raise the fee by no more than $1 each year, and never above $20. Requesting entities pay the fee; this is not an automatic $20 charge for every request.

Some jobs require expunged-offense disclosure

People with expunged offenses must still disclose them when necessary for applications to specified employers. These include federally insured banks, savings institutions, and credit unions for federal-law compliance, plus insurance entities for specified legal compliance. The rule also covers employers authorized to use closed criminal-history records, including law enforcement.

Smaller drug amounts trigger trafficking penalties

First- and second-degree trafficking thresholds fall from more than 10 milligrams to more than 3 milligrams of fentanyl. Any amount of carfentanil meets those thresholds. Higher penalties apply above 14 milligrams of fentanyl, down from 20 milligrams, or above 0.05 milligram of carfentanil. These higher levels trigger class A penalties for first-degree trafficking and class B penalties for second-degree trafficking. The rules cover knowing, unauthorized distribution, delivery, manufacture, production, possession, control, purchase, attempted purchase, or bringing the drugs into Missouri, depending on the offense.

Drug makers must pay tracking fees

Beginning October 1, 2026, manufacturers of covered products sold in or into Missouri must pay monthly pseudoephedrine tracking-system fees. The system administrator sets fees based only on transactions involving each manufacturer's own products; the law states no amount. Manufacturers must provide written proof of payment when the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services requests it. Knowingly failing to pay is a class A misdemeanor; households receive no payment duty.

Bail agent discipline options change

After the Administrative Hearing Commission finds grounds, the board can reprimand bail bond or surety recovery licensees or impose probation. Suspension and revocation remain available. The law removes the former option to settle bail bond discipline through a penalty agreement instead of filing a complaint. For surety recovery agents, it also removes specified monetary-penalty agreements and cease-and-desist or injunction provisions.

School Rangers gain limited employee protections

Missouri Rangers count as employees of their hiring school or district for liability and workers' compensation purposes only. Health, retirement, and other employee benefits remain optional. Rangers can receive full-time or part-time pay, or serve without pay.

Bail agents get new licensing oversight

The investigator licensing board takes over bail bond and surety recovery licensing, rules, fees, investigations, and surety-asset collections for unpaid forfeiture judgments. It grows from seven to ten members, adding three with at least five years of bail bond or surety recovery experience. Its new duties begin after the governor appoints those members and the Senate confirms them. Existing licenses carry over for people licensed before that transition. The board can require fingerprints for initial or renewal applications, with state and federal checks through the Highway Patrol.

Police agencies control closed-video releases

Only the criminal justice agency that created a closed mobile video recording can choose to release it. A release does not waive closure rights or requirements for later requests.

School Rangers gain limited security powers

Schools can authorize Missouri Rangers to carry firearms or other lethal weapons on covered school property and buses. The hiring school chooses the weapon and whether it is concealed; openly carried on-duty pistols require level-three-retention holsters. Trained Rangers can make arrests only while employed by a school or district, on covered property or qualifying buses during school activities. Arrests are limited to weapons-law offenses and listed school-property trespass offenses. These arrest limits do not apply to active law enforcement officers.

Inspected facilities face new fire standards

The Division of Fire Safety must adopt minimum fire and life safety standards by July 1, 2027. Beginning January 1, 2028, covered facilities must comply for new construction, specified major renovations, ownership transfers, or improvements worth at least 50% of pre-improvement market value. The rules cover state-inspected facilities but exclude those licensed under chapter 198. Facilities existing before August 28, 2026, can otherwise remain lawfully nonconforming, but operating approval requires meeting applicable rules. Local governments cannot apply weaker standards.

Overnight camp adults need background checks

Staff and volunteers age 18 or older at overnight or residential camps must have a qualifying criminal background check. Overnight camps cover activities between 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. without two consecutive overnights. Residential camps cover those hours for two or more consecutive overnights.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Nick Schroer

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 30 • No: 4

House vote • 5/15/2026

Reported Do Pass

Yes: 7 • No: 0

House vote • 4/22/2026

Reported Do Pass

Yes: 6 • No: 0

House vote • 4/21/2026

Reported Do Pass

Yes: 9 • No: 1

House vote • 4/14/2026

Reported Do Pass

Yes: 8 • No: 3

Actions Timeline

  1. Delivered to Secretary of State (G)

    7/9/2026

  2. Approved by Governor (G)

    7/9/2026

  3. Delivered to Governor

    5/28/2026

  4. Signed by House Speaker

    5/28/2026House

  5. House Message

    5/15/2026House

  6. Emergency Clause Adopted on Truly Agreed to Bill

    5/15/2026

  7. Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed

    5/15/2026

  8. House Adopts Conference Committee Report

    5/15/2026House

  9. Conferees to Exceed Differences - on SS SB 1421, as amended

    5/15/2026House

  10. House Submits Conference Committee Report

    5/15/2026House

  11. Reported Do Pass - AYES: 7 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

    5/15/2026House

  12. Voted Do Pass

    5/15/2026House

  13. Executive Session Completed

    5/15/2026House

  14. Referred: Fiscal Review

    5/13/2026House

  15. House Distributes Conference Committee Report

    5/13/2026House

  16. House Message

    5/7/2026House

  17. House Conference Committee Appointed - REPRESENTATIVES MYERS, DAVIDSON, SHARP(37), COLLINS, JONES(12)

    5/7/2026House

  18. House Refuses to Recede, Grants Conference - HA 1, HA 2, HA 3, HA 4, HA 5, HA 6, HA 7, HA 9, HA 10, HA 11, HA 12, HA 13, HA 14, HA 15, HA 16, HA 17, HA 1 to HA 18, HA 18, as amended, HA 19, HA 1 to HA 20, HA 20, as amended, HA 21, HA 22, HA 23, HA 1 to HA 24, HA 2 to HA 24, HA 24, as amended, HA 25, HA 27, HA 28, HA 29, HA 30, HA 31, HA 1 to HA 32, HA 32, as amended, HA 33, HA 34, HA 35, HA 36, HA 38, HA 39, HA 40, HA 41, HA 42, HA 43 & HA 44.

    5/7/2026House

  19. Taken Up

    5/7/2026

  20. Reported to the Senate with... - HA 1, HA 2, HA 3, HA 4, HA 5, HA 6, HA 7, HA 9, HA 10, HA 11, HA 12, HA 13, HA 14, HA 15, HA 16, HA 17, HA 1 to HA 18, HA 18, as amended, HA 19, HA 1 to HA 20, HA 20, as amended, HA 21, HA 22, HA 23, HA 1 to HA 24, HA 2 to HA 24, HA 24, as amended, HA 25, HA 27, HA 28, HA 29, HA 30, HA 31, HA 1 to HA 32, HA 32, as amended, HA 33, HA 34, HA 35, HA 36, HA 38, HA 39, HA 40, HA 41, HA 42, HA 43 & HA 44.

    5/5/2026House

  21. Emergency Clause Adopted

    5/5/2026House

  22. Third Read and Passed with Amendments - With HA 1, HA 2, HA 3, HA 4, HA 5, HA 6, HA 7, HA 9, HA 10, HA 11, HA 12, HA 13, HA 14, HA 15, HA 16, HA 17, HA 1 to HA 18, HA 18, as amended, HA 19, HA 1 to HA 20, HA 20, as amended, HA 21, HA 22, HA 23, HA 1 to HA 24, HA 2 to HA 24, HA 24, as amended, HA 25, HA 27, HA 28, HA 29, HA 30, HA 31, HA 1 to HA 32, HA 32, as amended, HA 33, HA 34, HA 35, HA 36, HA 38, HA 39, HA 40, HA 41, HA 42, HA 43 & HA 44

    5/5/2026House

  23. Title of Bill - Agreed To

    5/5/2026

  24. Taken Up for Third Reading

    5/5/2026House

  25. Reported Do Pass - AYES: 6 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

    4/22/2026House

Bill Text

  • Truly Agreed to and Finally Passed

    5/15/2026

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  • Introduced

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  • Perfected

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