HB 224 Missouri House · 2025 Regular Session

Modifies provisions relating to human trafficking

HB 224 establishes a committee to develop mandatory human trafficking training for Missouri prosecutors and related professionals. The committee, including representatives from law enforcement, child advocacy, and victim services, will create annual training guidelines and distribute digital training materials. Prosecutors must complete 20 hours of annual training (including one hour on trafficking) to qualify for a $2,000 salary incentive. The requirements take effect January 1, 2026, and expire December 31, 2030.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2024

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Dec 2, 2024 Last action Feb 26, 2025

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Introduced → House Committee Substitute · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended from its original introduction to a House Committee Substitute version, primarily changing the bill number reference from 0556H.01I to 0556H.04C and updating the Chief Clerk's name from Dana Rademan Miller to Joseph Engler. The most substantive change reduces the number of new sections enacted from twenty to nineteen, indicating one section was removed during committee review. The bill relates to protecting vulnerable persons with penalty provisions.

Scope change

The bill's scope was slightly reduced by removing one new section during committee review, changing the total from twenty new sections to nineteen new sections.

TECHNICAL

Bill header changed from 'Introduced' to 'House Committee Substitute' with updated bill number reference and Chief Clerk name.

Page number references updated from 'HB 224' to 'HCS HB 224' to reflect the committee substitute status.

SCOPE

Number of new sections enacted reduced from twenty to nineteen, indicating one section was removed during committee review.

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Committee

Feb 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

Voted Do Pass (H)

lower

Feb 19, 2025

Committee

Referred: Rules - Administrative(H)

lower

Feb 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 11 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

lower

Feb 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

HCS Voted Do Pass (H)

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Committee

Referred: General Laws(H)

lower

Dec 2, 2024

Introduced

Prefiled (H)

lower

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors