# Missouri SB378: Establishes the "Office of State Ombudsman for Inmates in the Custody of the Department of Corrections" for the purpose of providing oversight of the care of inmates in facilities of the Department of Corrections

Missouri SB378, Establishes the "Office of State Ombudsman for Inmates in the Custody of the Department of Corrections" for the purpose of providing oversight of the care of inmates in facilities of the Department of Corrections, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Angela Mosley (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-04-02 (Voted Do Pass S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri SB378
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Establishes the "Office of State Ombudsman for Inmates in the Custody of the Department of Corrections" for the purpose of providing oversight of the care of inmates in facilities of the Department of Corrections
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-12-01
- Last action: 2025-04-02, Voted Do Pass S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
- Sponsor: Angela Mosley (Democratic)
- 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: Angela Mosley (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (5)

- 2025-04-02: Voted Do Pass S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: S First Read (Senate)
- 2024-12-01: Prefiled

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://www.senate.mo.gov/25info/pdf-bill/intro/SB378.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.senate.mo.gov/25info/pdf-bill/intro/SB378.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-SB378-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).