Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - S Formal Calendar H Bills for Third Reading--HB 2590-Moore, et al, with SCS (Goodman)

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HB 2590 - SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY FOR INMATES - Moore, Danielle

Prohibits the waiver of sovereign immunity for correctional facility inmates
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Corrections and Public Institutions (H)

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HB 2551 - MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR INMATES - Kuessner, J. C.

Requires all inmates receiving on-site medical examination or treatment from correctional center personnel to be charged 25 cents per visit
Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

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SB 1218 - Current law provides that the presiding judge of each judicial circuit with an average total inmate population of more than 2,500 in the previous two years may appoint a circuit court marshal. This act lowers the average inmate population within each circuit to 1,500 before such appointments are authorized.

This act is identical to HB 1308 (2008).

ALEXA PEARSON

Latest Action: 03/11/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H)

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HB 2255 - WORK FOR RESTITUTION PROGRAM - Guest, Jim

Allows any local governing agency to establish a work for restitution program and requires certain nonviolent offenders to participate in and complete the program
Latest Action: 04/29/2008 - Second Rd/Refer: Financial, Governmental Org, & Election (S)

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HB 2202 - CORRECTIONS OFFICER PAY PARAMETERS - Kelly, Van

Authorizes the Personnel Advisory Board to establish specific pay parameters for custody personnel in the Department of Corrections based on job hazards, years of service, and staffing requirements
Latest Action: 04/14/2008 - Public Hearing Held (S)

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HB 2051 - BOARD OF PROBATION AND PAROLE - Kelly, Van

Authorizes the Director of the Department of Corrections to serve as the acting Chairman of the Board of Probation and Parole or to appoint a board member to the position until the Governor appoints someone
Latest Action: 04/29/2008 - Second Rd/Refer: Financial, Governmental Org, & Election (S)

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HB 2060 - CORRECTIONS EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION - Deeken, Bill

Authorizes minimum amounts of compensation for certain corrections employees subject to appropriations
Latest Action: 03/11/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H)

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HB 1894 - DETAINERS - Jones, Timothy W.

Requires delivery of a certified copy of a warrant and request for a detainer to the confined offender's facility before a prisoner can request a final disposition of any untried indictment or complaint
Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Referred: Judiciary (H)

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HB 1837 - WRONGFUL IMPRISONMENT COMPENSATION - Low, Beth

Allows for the compensation of a person wrongfully convicted and imprisoned
Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Referred: Corrections and Public Institutions (H)

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HB 1770 - CAUSE OF DEATH DISCLOSURE - Wildberger, Edward

Prohibits the Department of Corrections from listing the death of an inmate as natural causes and requires them to report the specific illness or disease which caused the inmate's death
Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)

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HB 1630 - LINE OF DUTY COMPENSATION ACT - Bruns, Mark J.

Establishes the Line of Duty Compensation Act which authorizes a claim to be filed with the Division of Workers' Compensation on behalf of public safety workers who are killed in the line of duty
Latest Action: 01/16/2008 - Second Read and Referred S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

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SB 938 - Department of Corrections custody personnel, including corrections officers I, II, or III and corrections supervisors I or II, shall be eligible for a specific pay parameter based on the hazards of such jobs, years of service, and a twenty-four-hour seven-day-a-week staffing requirement. The personnel advisory board shall be authorized to establish such a pay parameter, and any other pay adjustments, necessary to maintain a stable work force. Such pay parameters and adjustments shall be in addition to salary adjustments as appropriated by the General Assembly.

This act is identical to HB 2202 (2008).

SUSAN HENDERSON MOORE

Latest Action: 01/16/2008 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

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SB 912 - This act creates the crime of murder of a criminal justice official in the first degree. A person commits such crime if, after deliberation upon the matter, he or she knowingly causes the death of a criminal justice official and: 1) The official was engaged in his or her lawful duties; or 2) The person knowingly caused the death of such official because of his or her status. Murder of a criminal justice official in the first degree is a felony punishable by death unless the jury finds mitigating circumstances sufficient to justify a sentence of life imprisonment without eligibility for probation, parole, or conditional release. A "criminal justice official" includes a peace officer, prosecuting attorney, judge, jailer, or corrections personnel. A trial for murder of a criminal justice official in the first degree shall be conducted according to the laws applicable to murder in the first degree. The crimes of assault of a law enforcement officer, emergency personnel,[...]

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Latest Action: 01/10/2008 - Read Second Time (H)

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HB 1446 - CORRECTIONS OFFICER TRAINING - Roorda, Jeff

Creates the Corrections Officer Training Fund, authorizes a $5 surcharge to fund it, and requires corrections officers and jailers to receive at least 36 hours of training every three years
Latest Action: 01/29/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H)

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HB 1404 - ASSAULT OF A CORRECTIONS OFFICER - Weter, Raymond 'Ray'

Expands the crime of assault of a law enforcement officer, emergency personnel, or probation and parole officer in the first, second, or third degree to include corrections officers
Latest Action: 01/10/2008 - Read Second Time (H)

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HB 1369 - JOINT COMMITTEE ON CORRECTIONS - Bruns, Mark J.

Authorizes research and appropriations staff of the House and Senate to assist the Joint Committee on Corrections with inspections of correctional facilities
Latest Action: 01/10/2008 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

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SB 800 - This act creates a ten-member commission to study the death penalty in Missouri. It requires the commission to hold public hearings and study all aspects of the death penalty as administered in Missouri, including all cases in which the death penalty was sought. Through the use of random sampling, the commission will review a statistical representation of those cases in which charges of first degree murder, second degree murder, or voluntary manslaughter were filed after January 1, 1977. The review and analysis shall examine data concerning the facts of the offenses, the county where charges were filed, the charges originally filed, the crime for which the person was convicted, the sentence, personal information about the convicted person, evidence of mental retardation, prior criminal history of the defendant, information about the legal defense team, the body of evidence used to obtain a conviction, results of appellate review and post-conviction review, and costs for implementing [...]

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Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - H Calendar S Bills for Third Reading w/HCS

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HCS/SCS/SBs 754 & 794 - This act modifies provisions relating to DNA profiling analysis. This act requires juveniles adjudicated of offenses which would constitute a felony under Chapter 565, RSMO, or any sexual offense under Chapter 566, RSMo, if committed by an adult, to have a biological sample collected for the purposes of DNA profiling analysis. Any person required to provide a DNA sample shall be required to provide such sample at a collection site. Currently such site shall be designated by the highway patrol or the department of corrections. This act allows such site to also be designated by the law enforcement agency of the county or the City of St. Louis, where the finding or plea of guilt occurred. Any knowing refusal or failure to provide a DNA sample is a Class A misdemeanor. Knowingly unauthorized tampering, knowing attempt to tamper with, or other knowingly unauthorized use, knowing attempt to use, or knowing dissemination of DNA samples is a Class A misdemeanor.[...]

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Latest Action: 01/10/2008 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

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SB 784 - This act eliminates mandatory minimum sentences for those convicted of a felony, except dangerous felons. The act states that a felon must serve a sentence imposed by a judge, but the Board of Probation and Parole shall have discretion to review the sentence and release the offender before the completion of the sentence.

Those offenders sentenced under the mandatory minimum sentencing statutes before August 28, 2008, shall have his or her sentence reviewed by the Board. The Board shall have discretion to release such an offender before the end of his or her sentence.

This act is identical to SB 468(2007).

SUSAN HENDERSON MOORE

Latest Action: 01/22/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

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SPECIAL NOTE: This bill has been combined with other bills. Please refer to lead bill (SB 754) for more information