Requires the Highway Patrol to conduct an independent investigation any time a person under the age of fifty dies within a department of corrections facility

HB 1000 requires the Missouri State Highway Patrol to independently investigate any death of a person under age 50 occurring inside a state Department of Corrections facility. The bill mandates the Highway Patrol gain full access to autopsy records and other findings from the facility's medical examination. This would directly affect correctional facility deaths involving individuals under 50, shifting investigation authority from facility staff to the Highway Patrol. The bill is currently pending in the Emerging Issues committee after being introduced in January 2025.