HB 87 Missouri House · 2025 Regular Session

Modifies provisions relating to driving while intoxicated

HB 87 updates Missouri's driving while intoxicated (DWI) penalties by creating a tiered system that increases charges based on prior offenses and incident severity. For example, a first-time DWI is a class B misdemeanor, but becomes a class A misdemeanor if a minor under 17 is in the vehicle or the driver has prior convictions; causing death with a blood alcohol level of 15-hundredths or more triggers a class A felony. The bill also requires first-time offenders to serve at least two years of probation instead of receiving a suspended sentence, unless they enroll in a court-approved treatment program in their jurisdiction. This replaces the existing DWI statute to clarify penalties and sentencing conditions.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 2, 2024 Last action May 9, 2025
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What changed between versions

Perfected Senate Committee Substitute · 7 edits
MODERATE
The bill was substantially rewritten from a driving points and suspension system to a Public Safety Recruitment and Retention Act. The original version focused on driver's license point accumulation and suspension rules, while the new version provides tuition assistance for public safety personnel with at least six years of service to pursue higher education degrees.
Scope change
Changed from a traffic enforcement and license suspension bill to an education benefits bill for public safety workers
SCOPE

Removed all provisions related to driver's license point accumulation, suspension timelines, and financial responsibility requirements for driving violations

Added new Public Safety Recruitment and Retention Act to provide tuition assistance for public safety personnel

ELIGIBILITY

Established eligibility requiring at least six years of service for public safety personnel including police officers, firefighters, paramedics, and emergency medical technicians

FISCAL

Created tuition award worth up to 100% of resident tuition charges for eligible public safety personnel pursuing associate or baccalaureate degrees

DEFINITION

Added new definitions for public safety personnel categories including telecommunicator first responder and expanded existing definitions for emergency medical personnel

REQUIREMENT

Changed repealed statutes from 7 sections to 11 sections including new sections 477.650, 491.641, 595.045, and 650.120

Added specific academic subject requirements for different public safety personnel types including forensic science, political science for police and biology, chemistry for medical personnel

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
34
Key actions
13
Committee
15
May 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass (S)
upper
May 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Voted Do Pass (S)
upper
May 6, 2025
Committee
Referred: Fiscal Oversight(S)
upper
May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
SCS Reported Do Pass (S)
upper
Apr 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
SCS Voted Do Pass (S)
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Committee
Second read and referred: Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence(S)
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 142 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 8
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 7 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Voted Do Pass (H)
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Committee
Referred: Fiscal Review(H)
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Perfected with Amendments (H) - HA 1, adopted
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
HCS Adopted (H)
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 6 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 2
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Voted Do Pass (H)
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Committee
Referred: Rules - Administrative(H)
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 17 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 1
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Committee
Referred: Crime and Public Safety(H)
lower
Dec 2, 2024
Introduced
Prefiled (H)
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors

Sponsors