Creates and modifies provisions relating to public safety
The provided context for SB 71 only includes the title ("Creates and modifies provisions relating to public safety") and the official abstract, which repeats the same vague description. There is no specific information about the bill's concrete provisions, mechanisms, or who it directly affects. Without additional details on the actual policy changes or affected groups, a substantive summary cannot be created. A meaningful summary requires specific legislative language or provisions beyond the generic title and abstract.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Governor
Introduced Dec 1, 2024
Last action May 30, 2025
Maddy AI version diff · 2 comparisons
What changed between versions
Senate Committee Substitute
→
Perfected
·
6 edits
MODERATE
This bill was amended to expand eligibility for tuition benefits to include telecommunicator first responders and to clarify that tuition benefits include certain mandatory fees. The bill also updated the definition of public safety personnel to include this new category and adjusted the training verification requirements for emergency medical dispatchers.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to include telecommunicator first responders as eligible recipients of tuition benefits, and the definition of tuition was broadened to include certain mandatory fees.
ELIGIBILITY
Added telecommunicator first responders as a new eligible category for tuition benefits alongside police officers, firefighters, paramedics, and emergency medical personnel.
Updated the eligible subject areas for telecommunicator first responders to include subjects from both police officer and emergency medical personnel categories.
DEFINITION
Added a new definition for 'Telecommunicator first responder' referencing section 650.320 of the state code.
Expanded the definition of 'Tuition' to include mandatory fees such as course fees, activity fees, technology fees, and other mandatory charges required for enrollment.
Added 'located in Missouri' to the definition of 'Public institution of higher education' to clarify geographic scope.
REQUIREMENT
Changed the emergency medical dispatcher training verification requirement from confirming course completion to confirming successful completion of ongoing training requirements.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
48
Key actions
28
Committee
17
Amendments
2
May 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Duly Enrolled Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee
upper
May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed
upper
May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
S Third Read and Passed - EC adopted
upper
May 6, 2025
Introduced
S concurs in HCS, as amended
upper
May 5, 2025
Introduced
S refuses to concur in HCS, as amended and requests H recede or grant conference
upper
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
H Third Read and Passed - EC adopted
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
HCS, as amended, H adopted
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
HA 6 to HCS H offered & adopted (Costlow)--(1178H08.12H)
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
HA 5 to HCS H offered & adopted (Hovis)--(1178H08.36H)
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
HA 4 to HCS H offered & adopted (Crossley)--(1178H08.39H)
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
HA 3 to HCS H offered & adopted (Christ)--(1178H08.25H)
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
HA 2 to HCS H offered & adopted (Hinman)--(1178H08.14H)
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
HA 1 to HCS H offered & adopted (Christ)--(1178H08.29H)
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Do Pass H Fiscal Review
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Voted Do Pass H Fiscal Review
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Committee
Referred H Fiscal Review Committee
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
HCS Reported Do Pass H Rules - Legislative
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
HCS Voted Do Pass H Rules - Legislative
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Committee
Referred H Rules - Legislative
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
HCS Reported Do Pass H Emerging Issues
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
HCS Voted Do Pass H Emerging Issues
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
Referred H Emerging Issues
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
S Third Read and Passed
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from S Fiscal Oversight Committee
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Voted Do Pass S Fiscal Oversight Committee
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Committee
Referred S Fiscal Oversight Committee
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Truly Perfected S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
SS for SCS, as amended, S adopted
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
SA 3 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Gregory-15)--(1178S06.08S)
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
SA 2 to SS for SCS & adopted (Nicola)--(1178S06.05S)
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
SA 1 to SS for SCS & adopted (Webber)--(1178S06.03S)
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from S Education Committee w/SCS
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
SCS Voted Do Pass S Education Committee (1178S.05C)
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Hearing Conducted S Education Committee
upper
Dec 1, 2024
Introduced
Prefiled
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Gregory
RRepublican
Ask Maddy
·
AI policy assistant
Ask Maddy about SB 71
Scope: MO
Hi! I can help you understand SB 71. What would you like to know?
Try one of these
i
Maddy answers using official bill text and legislative records. Always verify before sharing.
Sources cited inline