HB 3332 Missouri House · 2026 Regular Session

Modifies provisions relating to employment benefits for first responders

HB 3332 modifies Missouri's Public Safety Recruitment and Retention Act to provide tuition awards for eligible public safety personnel and their dependents. Public safety personnel with at least six years of service (police officers, firefighters, EMTs, paramedics, etc.) may receive up to 100% of resident tuition for degrees in specific fields like criminal justice or fire science, subject to meeting license, employment, and admission requirements. Legal dependents of personnel with ten or more years of service also qualify for tuition awards covering associate or bachelor's degrees. The program requires applicants to first seek other federal and state financial aid before applying for the tuition award, with eligibility lasting up to five years or 120 credit hours.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Feb 18, 2026 Last action Apr 1, 2026

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Introduced → House Committee Substitute · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to expand its scope by adding the repeal of section 287.243 and the enactment of a new section 287.243, alongside the existing changes to section 173.2655. This revision broadens the legislation from focusing solely on public safety recruitment to also covering employment benefits for first responders, as indicated by the updated title and text. The bill number for the committee substitute was also updated from 4133H.02I to 4133H.04C.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include employment benefits for first responders by adding a repeal and new enactment for section 287.243.

SCOPE

Added the repeal of section 287.243 and the enactment of a new section 287.243 to cover employment benefits for first responders.

Updated the bill's title and purpose statement to reflect the inclusion of employment benefits for first responders in addition to public safety recruitment.

TECHNICAL

Changed the bill identifier from 'Introduced' (4133H.02I) to 'House Committee Substitute' (4133H.04C).

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Committee

Apr 1, 2026

Committee

Referred: Rules - Administrative(H)

lower

Mar 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 15 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 1

lower

Mar 24, 2026

Lower · Passed

HCS Voted Do Pass (H)

lower

Feb 24, 2026

Committee

Referred: Crime and Public Safety(H)

lower

Feb 18, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Read First Time (H)

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors