HB 495 Missouri House · 2025 Regular Session

Modifies provisions relating to public safety

HB 495 revises Missouri's public safety laws for cities not within a county by creating a new board of police commissioners. The board will include the mayor plus four citizen members: one appointed by the governor and three appointed from panels submitted by the mayor and police officer organizations. The bill removes the previous population requirement (500,000+ residents) for cities to form such a board, making it applicable to all independent cities. It also establishes procedures for board member removal and appeals to the court. This change directly affects governance of police forces in Missouri's independent cities.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Dec 10, 2024 Signed Mar 26, 2025
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Senate Committee Substitute Senate Substitute (Senate Floor Substitute) · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended to expand its scope by adding new repealed statutes and new enacted sections, while also updating the legislative history references to reflect different prior sessions. The Senate Floor Substitute version includes additional sections (43.503, 56.750, 57.010, 82.1000, 217.825-217.841, 590.040, 595.209, 650.058) in the repeal list and adds new sections (56.265, 217.451, 221.108, 221.520, 221.523, 491.065, 590.208, 595.325, 1) to the enacted list, indicating a broader public safety and criminal justice reform agenda.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded to include additional statutes in both the repealed and enacted sections, reflecting a more comprehensive approach to public safety and criminal justice system modernization.
SCOPE

Added new statutes to the repeal list including 43.503, 56.750, 57.010, 82.1000, 217.825-217.841, 590.040, 595.209, and 650.058, expanding the bill's reach into additional areas of criminal justice and public safety.

Added new enacted sections including 56.265, 217.451, 221.108, 221.520, 221.523, 491.065, 590.208, 595.325, and section 1, broadening the legislative changes to public safety and criminal justice procedures.

ELIGIBILITY

Updated references to prior legislative sessions from the 101st General Assembly to the 97th and 90th General Assembly, changing the historical context of which prior laws are being repealed.

TECHNICAL

Changed the bill title from 'Senate Committee Substitute' to 'Senate Substitute' and updated the explanatory notes to reflect the floor substitute version.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
69
Key actions
25
Committee
25
Amendments
2
Mar 26, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor (G)
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Emergency Clause Adopted on Truly Agreed to Bill - AYES: 113 NOES: 36 PRESENT: 0
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed - AYES: 113 NOES: 39 PRESENT: 7
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Introduced
House Adopts (H) - SS#2 SCS as amended - AYES: 111 NOES: 42 PRESENT: 7
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 7 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Voted Do Pass (H)
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Committee
Referred: Fiscal Review(H)
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Introduced
Reported to the House with... (H) - SS#2 as amended
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Emergency Clause Adopted (S) - AYES: 25 NOES: 7 PRESENT: 0
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third Read and Passed with Amendments (S) - with SA 1 - AYES: 27 NOES: 5 PRESENT: 0
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass (S)
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Voted Do Pass (S)
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Executive Session Scheduled - Monday, March 10, 2025, 3:30 p.m., Senate Committee Room 2.
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Committee
Referred: Fiscal Oversight(S)
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
SS#2 Adopted (S) - SA 1 adopted
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Introduced
SS#2 Offered (S)
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Introduced
SS Offered
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass (S)
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Voted Do Pass (S)
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Committee
Referred: Fiscal Oversight(S)
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
SCS Reported Do Pass (S)
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
SCS Voted Do Pass (S)
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Committee
Second read and referred: Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety(S)
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 106 NOES: 47 PRESENT: 6
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 4 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Voted Do Pass (H)
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Committee
Referred: Fiscal Review(H)
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
HCS#2 Adopted (H)
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 8 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Voted Do Pass (H)
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
Referred: Rules - Administrative(H)
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
HCS#2 Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 7 NOES: 3 PRESENT: 0
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
HCS#2 Voted Do Pass (H)
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Referred: Legislative Review(H)
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 13 NOES: 6 PRESENT: 0
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Committee
Referred: Crime and Public Safety(H)
lower
Dec 10, 2024
Introduced
Prefiled (H)
lower
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors

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