SB 1181 - This act modifies provisions relating to automobile theft. UNLAWFUL USE OF CERTAIN KEY DEVICES (Section 570.097) This act provides that the manufacture, sale, attempted sale, transfer, or possession of a motor vehicle key programming or emulating device or a relay attack device, as such terms are defined in the act, shall be a class D felony. The act provides for exceptions for certain authorized users. Any authorized user shall report a lost or stolen device within forty-eight hours of becoming aware that the device was lost or stolen. Failure to comply with such reporting requirements shall be a class A misdemeanor. This act is identical to HCS/HB 2902 (2026). MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT PREVENTION COMMISSION ACT (Sections 589.220 to 589.227) This act establishes the "Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Commission Act". The act authorizes law enforcement agencies or other qualified applicants to apply for grants to assist in improving and supporting motor vehicle theft prevention programs, or programs for the enforcement of prosecution of motor vehicle theft crimes. The program shall be overseen by the Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Commission, which is established by the act. The Commission shall consist of twelve members, as described in the act. The term of office for each member of the Commission appointed by the Governor shall be four years. The Highway Patrol shall provide to the Commission all administration, management, and organization of the Commission's activities. The Commission shall establish the grant program, promote statewide planning and coordination of the investigation and prosecution of motor vehicle crimes, provide support to local prosecutors, and provide support to multi-jurisdictional task forces, as described in the act. The Commission may award grants for with a term of up to three years. Any grants awarded pursuant to the act by the Commission shall receive approval from the Director of the Department of Public Safety prior to any such allocation. Priority shall be given to applications representing multi-jurisdictional programs. On or before December 1, 2027, any law enforcement agency or other qualified applicant that receives a grant pursuant to the act shall submit a report to the Commission concerning the implementation of the program funded by the grant. On or before February 1, 2028, the Commission shall report to the General Assembly on the implementation of the programs receiving grants pursuant to the act, as described in the act. These provisions shall sunset on August 28, 2032, unless reauthorized by the General Assembly. This act is identical to HB 2902 (2026). TAYLOR MIDDLETON
HCS/SB 982 - This act modifies provisions relating to the sex offender registry. Instead of listing certain sexual offenses, this act provides that any person who, since July 1, 1979, has been or is adjudicated for a tier I offense, tier II offense, or tier III offense in this state or in any other state, territory, the District of Columbia, foreign country, or federal, tribal or military jurisdiction shall be required to register as a sex offender. (Section 589.400) Offenders shall be classified as a tier I, tier II, or tier III offender. To the extent more than one tier definition applies, the highest tier shall be applicable tier for the offender. This act also provides that certain juvenile offenders and certain offenders who live or work in Missouri with registration requirements by other jurisdictions shall be assigned a tier, which shall be only for the purposes of registration visit frequency and removal eligibility. The initial determination as to the tier shall be made by the registration official and the Missouri State Highway Patrol ("Patrol") shall analyze the tier designation for accuracy. (Sections 589.400 and 589.414) This act additionally provides that any sex offender with primary residence outside Missouri who has a temporary residence in Missouri and who resides for more than a part-time period shall register for the duration of such person's temporary residency. This act also provides that nonresident sex offenders who works or is a nonresident student in this state shall register in the county where the status requiring registration occurs for the duration of such person's employment or attendance at any school of higher education as long as the status requiring registration remains active. (Section 589.400) The jurisdiction, in addition to the Attorney General, may certify appropriate sex offender treatment program for purposes of reductions of registration periods. Additionally, if records of program completion are unavailable, and completion of such program was required as a term of probation, then an order discharging the sex offender from probation or other record acknowledging satisfactory completion of probation shall constitute evidence of successful competition. (Section 589.400) This act modifies provisions relating to removal from registration for persons required to register because of an offense adjudicated in another jurisdiction. Such person shall file the petition or complaint for removal, termination, or relief from registration, or the declaratory judgment providing for removal, termination, or relief, instead of filing petition for removal, according to the laws of the adjudicating jurisdiction. Upon the entry of a judgment, rather than a grant of a petition for removal, providing that the person is no longer required to register, such judgment may be registered in this state by providing the information required by current law. Additionally, such persons may file a petition for removal from this state’s sexual offender registry and satisfy the requirements for removal based on adjudication in another state if: (1) The offense did not require the person to register as a sex offender in the adjudicating jurisdiction at the time the offense was adjudicated; or (2) The person never resided, worked, or attended school in the adjudicating jurisdiction and was never required to register in the adjudicating jurisdiction. (Section 589.401) Currently, if a petition for removal is denied, no successive petition shall be filed for at least five years from the judgment date of such petition. This act provides that if the denial was based on a statute or law that has since been amended, repealed, or invalidated, a person may file a petition within the five-year period. In addition to the current requirements of petitions for removal, such a petition shall contain the case number and court of the prior petition along with identification of the applicable change in the law. (Section 589.401) This act repeals the provisions relating to persons removed from the sex offender registry for certain offenses with a nonsexual nature as detailed in the act. Additionally, this act modifies the list of offenses, which exempts offenders who meet the other requirements provided in current law from registration, as follows: (1) Sexual conduct where no force or threat of force was directed toward the victim, the victim was at least 14 years of age, and the offender was not more than four years older than the victim at the time of the offense, unless the victim was under the custodial authority of the offender at the time of the offense; (2) Sexual conduct where no force or threat of force was directed toward the victim or any other individual involved, if the victim was 18 years or older, unless the victim was under the custodial authority of the offender at the time of the offense; (3) Promoting obscenity in the first degree; (4) Promoting obscenity in the second degree; (5) Furnishing pornographic materials to minors; (6) Public display of explicit sexual material; and (7) Coercing acceptance of obscene material. (Sections 589.400 and 589.401) An offender shall have the burden of proving the requirements for exemption are met. For exemptions, a court may look beyond the offense of conviction and consider the underlying facts and conduct of the offense when evaluating the noncategorical exemptions. If a petition for exemption is filed before a person is required to register, the requirements of registration shall be automatically stayed pending the outcome of the petition for exemption. If the petition is denied, the registration requirements shall be in effect three business days following the exhaustion of all appeal rights. (Section 589.401) This act also provides that a petition for removal due to the offense being reversed, vacated, or set aside shall be the exclusive remedy for removal and shall include a certified copy of the action reversing, vacating, or setting aside the offense requiring registration. (Section 589.401) Furthermore, no declaratory action shall be filed for relief from registration requirements, except where registration is the result of an offense never requiring registration. (Section 589.401) The following offenses are modified or included as tier I offenses: • Kidnapping in the first degree with sexual motivation if the victim is 18 years of age or older; • Kidnapping in the second degree with sexual motivation if the victim is 18 years of age or older; • Kidnapping in the third degree with sexual motivation if the victim is 18 years of age or older; • Sexual conduct in the course of public duty if the victim is 18 years of age or older; • Promoting obscenity in the first degree if the victim is less than 18 years of age; • Promoting pornography for minors or obscenity in the second degree if the victim is less than 18 years of age; • Furnishing pornographic material to minors; • Public display of explicit sexual material if the victim is less than 18 years of age; and • Coercing acceptance of obscene material if the victim is less than 18 years of age. The following offenses are modified or included as tier II offenses: • Sexual abuse in the first degree if the victim is 13 to 17 years of age; • Sexual conduct in the course of public duty if the victim is 13 to 17 years of age; • Patronizing prostitution if the person patronized is 18 years of age or older; • Promoting prostitution in the first degree if the victim is 18 years of age or older; • Promoting prostitution in the second degree if the victim is 18 years of age or older; and • Promoting prostitution in the third degree if the victim is 18 years of age or older. The following offenses are modified or included as tier III offenses: • Kidnapping in the second degree if the victim is under 18 years of age, excluding kidnapping by a parent or guardian of a nonsexual nature; • Kidnapping in the first degree if the victim is under 18 years of age, excluding kidnapping by a parent or guardian of a nonsexual nature; • Sexual conduct in the course of public duty if the victim is under 13 years of age; and • Patronizing prostitution if the offender is a persistent offender or if the person patronized is less than 18 years of age. (Sections 589.404 and 589.414) This act additionally provides that the offender registration form shall include information regarding any temporary residences. If an offender has a guardian, the guardian may sign affirming the accuracy of the offender registration form. (Section 589.407) Regular in-person appearances to the registration official following initial registration shall be required: (1) Annually for tier I offenders; (2) Every six months for tier II offenders; and (3) Every ninety days for tier III offenders. (Section 589.407) Additionally, registrants shall appear in person to the registering official and complete all forms required by the United States Marshall's Service no less than 21 days before travel outside of the United States. (Section 589.414) The chief law enforcement registration official shall enter, rather than forward to the Patrol, the completed offender registration forms and related updates into the online sex offender registry within three days. The Patrol shall enter ensure the information entered into the registry is accessible through the Missouri Uniform Law Enforcement System and forwarded to the National Crime Information Center. The Patrol shall also regularly update the web page to remove persons who have been removed or exempted, persons deceased, or persons who have moved out of state. Lastly, this act modifies certain information related to sex offenders and the metadata of the sex offender registry that is considered as an open or closed record under Missouri Sunshine Law. (Sections 589.410 and 589.417) TRISTAN BENSON, JR.
The bill's official abstract ("Modifies and creates new provisions relating to illegal immigrants") provides no substantive details about its content, provisions, or intended effects. No specific mechanisms, affected groups, or policy changes are described in the available information. Since the bill is only at the "S First Read" stage (2026-02-26) with no further details provided, a meaningful summary cannot be generated. The abstract alone is insufficient to describe what the bill does or who it would affect.
SB 1265 - This act modifies various provisions relating to illegal aliens. SANCTUARY CITIES (Section 67.307) The act provides that any municipality that enacts or adopts a sanctuary policy shall be subject to a fine of $25,500 for each day on which the municipality has such sanctuary policy in effect. E-VERIFY (Section 285.530) Current law requires only public employers to enroll and actively participate in a federal work authorization program, while all other employers are permitted, but not required, to enroll and participate. This act requires all employers to enroll and actively participate in a federal work authorization program. This provision is identical to a provision in SB 1038 (2026), a provision in SB 1070 (2026), SB 1373 (2024), substantially similar to provisions in SB 528 (2025) and HB 120 (2025), and similar to a provision in HB 1515 (2024), a provision in HCS/HB 2489 (2024), a provision in HB 2844 (2024), and a provision in HCS/HB 188 (2023). OFFENSE OF TRANSPORTATION, CONCEALMENT, OR INDUCEMENT OF ILLEGAL ALIENS (Section 577.675) The act expands the offense of transportation of an illegal alien to include the concealment or inducement of an illegal alien. Any person is guilty of such an offense, punished as a class D felony, if he or she knowingly: • Conceals, harbors or shields or attempts to conceal, harbor or shield an illegal alien from detection in any place in this state, including any building or any means of transportation, if the person knows or recklessly disregards the fact that the alien has come to, has entered, or remains in the United States in violation of law; or • Encourages or induces an alien to come to or reside in this state. LOCAL ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL IMMIGRATION LAWS (Section 590.250) The act allows any law enforcement officer or agency to enforce the provisions of federal immigration law that establish criminal penalties. This act is identical to SB 114 (2025) and substantially similar to SB 1138 (2024), SB 1373 (2024), HB 2470 (2024), SB 130 (2023), and SB 1227 (2022). SCOTT SVAGERA
SB 862's abstract states it "modifies provisions relating to gaming," but provides no specific details about which gaming-related laws are being changed or how. Without additional text or context on the bill's content, the exact provisions, affected parties, or policy changes cannot be identified. The bill was prefaced in December 2025 and referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee after its second reading in January 2026. A complete summary requires the full bill text, as the current information is insufficient to describe concrete mechanisms or impacts.
Based on the provided context, no substantive summary of SB 1459 can be generated. The bill's title ("Anti-Red Flag Gun Seizure Act") and recent actions (prefiled December 2025, first read January 2026) are listed, but no official abstract, provisions, or policy details are included in the context. Without specific information on the bill's mechanisms or intended effects, a factual summary cannot be created. This bill appears to be in an early procedural stage with no available content to describe its actual provisions.
SB 941 - This act modifies provisions relating to gaming. ILLEGAL GAMING This act establishes the "Illegal Gaming Enforcement Fund", which shall consist of a portion of revenues generated from an administrative fee imposed on video lottery terminals authorized by the act. Moneys in the fund shall be used by the Attorney General, prosecutors, and law enforcement to investigate, enforce, charge, and prosecute illegal gaming in this state. (Section 27.180) Current law authorizes the superintendent of the Highway Patrol to enter into an agreement with the Missouri Gaming Commission to enforce laws relating to gaming. This act authorizes the superintendent to also enter into such an agreement with the Missouri Lottery Commission. (Section 43.050) The act modifies the definition of "advance gambling activity" to include conduct directed toward the creation or establishment of a gambling device. The act also provides that the term "gambling" does not include video lottery gaming authorized by the act. (Sections 572.010 and 572.100) This act provides that, for constitutionally authorized raffles, such raffles shall use tickets, a device, or a machine where a person or persons buy one or more changes from a finite number of draws for a prize. Such machine shall be certified as provided in the act. (Section 572.015) This provision is substantially similar to a provision in SB 643 (2022), SB 764 (2022), SB 906 (2022), HB 2080 (2022), and HB 2541 (2022), and is similar to a provision in SB 632 (2022), SB 1237 (2022), and HB 2910 (2022). This act establishes the "Missouri Gaming Bureau" within the Department of Public Safety. The director of the Bureau shall be a uniformed member of the Highway Patrol, and the Bureau may contract with the Missouri Gaming Commission and the Missouri Lottery Commission for criminal and regulatory investigations involving excursion gambling boats and video lottery gaming authorized by the act. Members of the Bureau shall be paid from funds designated as administrative within the State Lottery Fund. (Section 650.930) STATE LOTTERY Current law prohibits the state lottery from approving any lottery game based on the outcome of sporting events. This act repeals such prohibition, provided that the maximum ticket price shall not exceed five dollars per ticket. Additionally, the act authorizes the Lottery Commission to use an internet application to sell electronic scratcher games, draw games, and pull-tab games where a player may access such application using a personal device. (Sections 313.205 and 313.230) VIDEO LOTTERY GAMING This act establishes the Honoring Missouri Veterans and Supporting Missouri Education Act. This act allows the State Lottery Commission to implement a system of video lottery game terminals and to issue licenses to video lottery game manufacturers, distributors, operators, handlers, and retailers. The Commission shall not allow a single vendor or licensee to be responsible for implementing the program. (313.429.1) Video lottery game terminals may be placed in any video lottery game retailer's location, as such term is defined in the act. (Section 313.427) Video lottery game terminals shall be connected to a centralized computer system developed or procured by the Commission. No video lottery game terminal shall be placed in operation without first being connected to such centralized computer system. Video lottery game terminals shall meet the standards provided for in the act. (Section 313.429.2(14)) The Commission may impose a non-refundable application fee, as described in the act. The initial license shall be for a period of one year. Thereafter, the license renewal period shall be four years with the applicable license renewal fee paid for each year such license is renewed, as described in the act. In addition to such license fees, video lottery game operators shall pay the Commission an annual administrative fee of $1,000 for each video lottery game terminal placed in service. No license shall be issued to any person who has been convicted of a felony or crime involving illegal gambling. (Section 313.429.3) Video lottery game operators and video lottery game retailers shall enter into a use agreement for the placement of video lottery game terminals, as described in the act. The agreement shall specify an equal division of net terminal income after adjustments for taxes and administrative fees are made. Video lottery game operators and video lottery game retailers are prohibited from offering anything of value other than the percentage of adjusted gross receipts for the placement of video lottery terminals. (Section 313.429.4) Video lottery game operators shall pay winning tickets using a video lottery game ticket redemption terminal, which shall be located within the video lottery game retailer's establishment in direct proximity of where such video lottery games are offered. Unredeemed video lottery game tickets shall expire after 180 days of issue. (Section 313.429.8) The price of video lottery game terminal credits shall be determined by the Commission, and the maximum wager played per video lottery game shall not exceed $4.00. No cash award for the maximum wager played on any individual lottery game shall exceed one dollar less than the maximum amount allowable by federal law before tax withholding is required. (Section 313.429.10(1)) Operators shall not operate more than eight terminals at any one video lottery game retailer location. (Section 313.429.10(2)) A person under the age of twenty-one shall not play video lottery games. Video lottery game operators shall have a video surveillance system within the immediate area of the retailer's establishment where video lottery game terminals are located. (Section 313.429.11(1) and (2)) Video lottery game operators shall pay to the Commission thirty-four percent of the video lottery game adjusted gross gaming revenue. The Commission shall transfer ten percent of the adjusted gross gaming revenue tax to the cities and counties in which video lottery gaming terminals are located. (Section 313.429.12) The Commission shall procure a centralized computer system no later than 180 days following the effective date of the act, and shall establish start and operational dates as described in the act. (Section 313.431) Participation in the state lottery under this act shall not be construed to be a lottery or gift enterprise in violation of Article III, Section 39 of the Constitution of Missouri. (Section 313.433) This act allows municipalities and counties to adopt ordinances permitting or prohibiting video lottery game terminals within the municipality or the unincorporated area of the county. (Section 313.435) These provisions are identical to HCS/HB 970 (2025), are substantially similar to SB 16 (2025), SB 73 (2025), SB 112 (2025), SB 192 (2023), SB 557 (2023), SB 574 (2023), HB 699 (2023), SB 642 (2022), SB 686 (2022), SB 19 (2021), SB 319 (2021), HB 1014 (2021), SB 566 (2020), SB 43 (2019), and SB 452 (2017), and to provisions in SB 824 (2024), SB 1083 (2024), SB 1021 (2024), HB 2921 (2024), SB 1 (2023), SB 906 (2022), SS/HCS/HBs 2502 & 2556 (2022), HB 2080 (2022), SCS/SB 98 (2021), HB 915 (2021), SS#3/SCS/SB 44 (2019), and SS/SCS/SB 767 (2018), and are similar to HB 990 (2017). EXCURSION GAMBLING BOAT ADMISSION FEE Current law requires excursion gambling boat licensees to pay an admission fee of $2 per person, with $1 deposited to the Gaming Commission Fund and the remaining $1 paid to the home dock city or county. This act increases such fee to $4 per person, and allocates the additional $2 to the Missouri Veterans Commission. (Section 313.820) This act is substantially similar to HCS/HB 970 (2025). JOSH NORBERG
SB 1365 - This act requires employees of lodging establishments and operators of short-term rental properties to receive annual human trafficking awareness training. The operator of the lodging establishment or short-term rental property shall be responsible for maintaining records of the training for periods of time as described in the act. Further, each operator shall establish procedures and policies for the reporting of suspected human trafficking to the National Human Trafficking Hotline or a local law enforcement agency. JIM ERTLE
This bill updates laws protecting telecommunications infrastructure by expanding the definition of critical infrastructure facilities and creating new criminal offenses for damaging or stealing equipment. It makes it a felony to purposely or recklessly damage critical infrastructure that causes service interruptions, regardless of the damage value, and establishes penalties for unauthorized possession of copper, brass, aluminum, fiber, or other telecom materials. The law requires offenders to pay restitution and perform community service, while allowing prosecutors to charge under multiple applicable laws if conduct violates more than one provision. These changes directly affect individuals who might damage or steal telecom equipment and law enforcement agencies responsible for investigating such crimes.
This bill creates the Missouri Rangers, a new training program for school protection officers designed to prepare them for handling emergency and violent crisis situations in schools. The Missouri State Professional Standards and Training Commission will oversee the program, which includes up to 160 hours of training covering firearms, active shooter response, defensive tactics, and other related skills, with physical requirements based on age. People who complete the training will receive a certificate and badge, and their arrest powers will be limited to weapons offenses and trespassing on school property, though active law enforcement officers are exempt from this restriction. The bill also specifies uniform requirements, mandates that Rangers be considered employees of the hiring school for liability purposes, and grants them qualified immunity.
