Missouri · SB 1294 · 2026 session

SB 1294 - This act modifies various provisions relating to criminal offenses, including penalties and minimum prison sentences. The penalties for the following offenses are classified or modified as follows: • Unlawful voting by members of the House of Representatives - class C felony (Section 21.360); • Violation of oath or duty by examiners of the State Auditor - class E felony, except a fine shall not be less than $100 (Section 29.080); • Unlawful use of money by the State Treasurer - class E felony (Section 30.400); • Interest in bids for furnishing supplies or printing by the Commissioner of Administration - class E felony, except a fine shall not be less than $500 and not more than $2,000 (Section 34.160); • Resisting the militia - class E felony (Section 41.720); • Receiving compensation, emolument, or other profit from lands held by a land reutilization authority by members or salaried employees of the land reutilization authority - class E felony (Section 92.920); • Fraudulent use of a facsimile signature or seal of a public officer or body on a public security or instrument of payment - class E felony (Section 105.276); • Receiving compensation, emolument, or profit from lands held by land trust by trustees or salaried employees of a land trust - class E felony (Section 141.810); • Attempting to evade or defeat an income tax or payment of an income tax - class E felony (Section 143.911); • Failing to collect a sales or use tax, attempting to evade or defeat a sales or use tax or the payment of such tax, overcharging a sales or use tax, and failing to file returns for sales and use taxes - class E felony (Section 144.157); • Failing to pay a sales tax, make such returns, or keep records - class E felony (Section 144.480); • Making a false corporation franchise tax report - class E felony (Section 147.120); • Fraudulent payment of cigarette tax or fraudulent use of cigarette tax stamp - class E felony (Section 149.071); • False reporting relating to the purchase and sale of cigarettes - class E felony (Section 149.076); • Falsifying documents required for the shared care tax credit - class E felony (Section 192.2015); • Purchasing or selling human body parts - class D felony, except a fine shall not exceed $50,000 (Section 194.275); • Falsifying documents of anatomical gifts - class D felony, except a fine shall not exceed $50,000 (Section 194.280); • Placing explosive substances in waters where fish may be injured or killed - class E felony, except a fine shall not be less than $200 nor more than $1,000 (Section 252.220); • Making a profit from contracts entered into by or from moneys of a water conservancy district - class E felony, except a fine shall not exceed $5,000 (Section 257.430); • Violations relating to transportation, treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous waste management and certain fraudulent activities related to the Missouri Hazardous Waste Management Law - class E felony, except a fine shall not be less than $2,500 nor more than $25,000 for each day of violation, and successive convictions shall be punished by a fine of not less than $5,000 nor more than $50,000 for each day of violation (Section 260.425); • Branding of another person's animals - class E felony (Section 268.151); • Violations relating to transporting intoxicating liquor - class E felony, except a fine shall not exceed $1,000 (Section 311.460); • Violation of duties by the Director of Finance and other officers and employees of the Division of Finance - class E felony, except a fine shall not less than $100 and not more than $1,000 (Section 361.290); • Unlawful issuing or selling shares of stock in any bank or trust company - class E felony (Section 362.100); • Making an excessive loan - class E felony, except a fine shall not exceed $500 (Section 362.171); • Making a false statement or representation in the application for stock of an insurance company - class E felony (Section 375.350); • Use of money, funds, or securities of an insurance company for private profit or gain by certain officers or employees of the insurance company - class E felony (Section 375.390); • Failure, refusal, or neglect to keep, deposit, account, or surrender securities by the Director or the Deputy Director of the Department of Commerce and Insurance - class C felony (Section 375.470); • Falsifying or destroying accounts, books, records, or memoranda by any corporation, person, or public utility governed by the Public Service Commission or making false statements before the Public Service Commission - class E felony, except a fine shall not be less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000 (Section 386.560); • Unlawfully issuing any stock, bond, note, or other debt by officers, agents, or employees of motor carriers and making false statements or representations with the Division of Motor Carrier and Railroad Safety relating to the issuing of stocks, bonds, notes, or other debts - class E felony, except a fine shall not be less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000 (Section 387.290); • Unlawfully issuing any stock, bond, note, or other debt by officers, agents, or employees of telecommunications companies and making false statements or representations with the Public Service Commission relating to the issuing of stocks, bonds, notes, or other debts - class E felony, except a fine shall not be less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000 (Section 392.330); • Unlawfully issuing any stock, bond, note, or other debt by officers, agents, or employees of a gas, electrical, water, or sewer corporation and making false statements or representations with the Public Service Commission relating to the issuing of stocks, bonds, notes, or other debts - class E felony, except a fine shall not be less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000 (Section 393.220); • Tampering with records, documents, or evidence with intent to impede, obstruct, avoid, evade, or influence the official investigation or administration of any proceeding relating to the regulation of securities - class C felony, except a fine shall not be more than $500,000 (Section 409.109); • Offense of Criminal Securities Fraud - Fraudulent practices related to offer, sale, or purchase of securities under the Missouri Securities Act of 2003 (Uniform Securities Act) - class C felony (Section 409.5-501 and 409.5-508); • Criminal Securities Violation - Making false or misleading statements in a record used in an action, proceeding, or filing under the Missouri Securities Act of 2003 (Uniform Securities Act) - class C felony, except if the violation was committed against an elderly or disabled person, then the fine shall not be less than $50,000 (Sections 409.5-505 and 409.5-508); • Criminal Securities Violation - Willfully violating the Missouri Securities Act of 2003 (Uniform Securities Act) - class C felony, except if the violation was committed against an elderly or disabled person, then the fine shall not be less than $50,000 (Section 409.5-508); • Issuing a receipt of grain not received by or under the control of the warehouseman- class E felony (Section 411.611); • Fraudulently issuing a receipt of grain by a warehouseman - class E felony (Section 411.621); • Improper delivery of grain with an outstanding and uncancelled receipt by a warehouseman - class E felony (Section 411.641); • Depositing grain without title or upon which there is a lien or mortgage with the intent to defraud - class E felony, except a fine shall not exceed $5,000 (Section 411.651); • Offense of rape in the first degree - class A felony (Section 566.030); • Offense of rape in the first degree with an aggravated sexual offense or a victim who is a child less than 14 years of age - life imprisonment (Section 566.030); • Offense of statutory rape in the first degree - class A felony (Section 566.032); • Offense of sodomy in the first degree - class B felony (Section 566.060); • Offense of sodomy in the first degree with an aggravated sexual offense or a victim who is less than 12 years of age - class A felony (Section 566.060); • Offense of statutory sodomy - class B felony (Section 566.062); • Offense of statutory sodomy with an aggravated sexual offense - class A felony (Section 566.062); • Offense of child molestation - class A felony (Section 566.067); • Offense of promoting online sexual solicitation - class E felony, except a fine of $5,000 per day in violation after the 72-hour notice may be assessed (Section 566.103); • Offense of enticement of a child - class B felony (Section 566.151); • Offense of abuse through forced labor - class B felony, except a fine not more than $250,000 may be assessed (Section 566.203); • Offense of abuse through forced labor where death results, or the violation includes kidnapping or the attempt to kidnap, sexual abuse or attempt of sexual abuse punishable as a class B felony, or attempt to kill - class A felony, except a fine shall not be more than $250,000 (Section 566.203); • Offense of trafficking for the purposes of slavery, involuntary servitude, peonage, or forced labor - class B felony, except a fine shall not be more than $250,000 (Section 566.206); • Offense of trafficking for the purposes of slavery, involuntary servitude, peonage, or forced labor where death results, or the violation includes kidnapping or the attempt to kidnap, sexual abuse or attempt of sexual abuse punishable as a class B felony, or attempt to kill - class A felony, except a fine shall not be more than $250,000 (Section 566.206); • Offense of trafficking for the purposes of sexual exploitation - class B felony, except a fine shall not be more than $250,000 (Section 566.209); • Offense of trafficking for the purposes of sexual exploitation if effected by force, abduction, or coercion - class A felony, except a fine shall not be more than $250,000 (Section 566.209); • Offense of sexual trafficking of a child in the first degree - life imprisonment without eligibility for probation or parole (Section 566.210); • Offense of sexual trafficking of a child in the second degree - class A felony (Section 566.211); • Offense of sexual trafficking of a child in the second degree if effected by force, abduction, or coercion - class A felony (Section 566.211); • Offense of promoting prostitution in the first degree if the offense involves compelling prostitution - class B felony (Section 567.050); • Offense of promoting prostitution if promotion of prostitution is of a person less than 16 years of age and the offender owns, manages, or operates an interactive computer service or conspires with intent to promote prostitution and if the offender acts with a reckless disregard of which the conduct contributed to trafficking - class A felony (Section 567.050); • Offense or promoting prostitution if the person is less than 16 years of age - class A felony (Section 567.050); • Offense of abuse or neglect of a child - class D felony (Section 568.060); • Offense of abuse or neglect of a child if a subsequent offense or if the injury inflicted on the child is a serious emotional injury or serious physical injury - class A felony (Section 568.060); • Offense of armed criminal action - class B felony (Section 571.015); • Second offense of armed criminal action - class A felony (Section 571.015); • Third or subsequent offense of armed criminal action - life without the possibility of probation or parole (Section 571.015); • Felonies committed for the benefit of, at the direction of, or in association with any criminal street gang - class E felony (Section 578.425); • Felonies committed for the benefit of, at the direction of, or in association with any criminal street gang where the underlying felony is committed near a school - class D felony (Section 578.425); • Failing to register as a sex offender as a third offense - class A felony (Section 589.425); • Making a false entry in accounts of carriers, corporations, or persons regulated by the Division of Motor Carrier and Railroad Safety - class E felony, except a fine shall not be less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000 (Section 622.470); • Second and subsequent violations of law relating to asbestos abatement - class E felony, except the fine shall not be more than $50,000 per day of violation (Section 643.250); and • Making false statements, representations, or certifications in connection with documents filed or tampering with monitoring devices required under the Missouri Clean Water Law - class E felony (Section 644.076). This act additionally modifies the class one and two election offense to provide for a term of imprisonment not more than four years (Sections 115.405, 115.631, and 115.633). Additionally, the offense of tampering with a witness or a victim where the original charge is a felony shall be one felony charge lower than that of the original charge, instead of a class D felony. (Section 575.270) This act modifies the definition of "dangerous felony" to include statutory rape in the first degree and statutory sodomy in the first degree, regardless of the age of victim. Additionally, the act includes the following offenses in the definition of "dangerous felony": • Trafficking for the purposes of slavery, involuntary servitude, peonage, or forced labor, or the attempt of such offense, when punished as a class A felony; • Trafficking for the purposes of sexual exploitation, or the attempt of such offense, when punished as a class A felony; • Sexual trafficking of a child in the first degree; • Sexual trafficking of a child in the second degree; and • Third offense of failing to register as a sex offender. (Section 556.061) This act also modifies jail time credit. This act requires the form developed by the Office of the State Courts Administrator for offenders committed to the Department of Corrections to include a sentencing calculation, including jail time credit supplemented by a certificate of a sheriff or custodial officer. The act further requires the court, when pronouncing as sentence, executing a suspended sentence, or suspending the imposition of a sentence, to record as part of the judgment, the number of days before the pronouncement of the sentence that the person was in prison, jail, or custody which was related to the offense. The court shall retain jurisdiction to rule on motions challenging the number of days of jail time credit (Sections 217.305 and 558.031) This act repeals the provisions requiring minimum prison terms for certain offenses and provides that offenders shall serve the following minimum percentage of the imposed term based upon the felony classification as follows: • Class A: 60% to 80% • Class B: 40% to 60% • Class C: 30% to 50% • Class D: 17% to 37% • Class E: 17% to 37% Current law provides that offenders guilty of a dangerous felony shall be required to serve a minimum prison term of 85% of the sentence imposed by the court or until the offender attains 70 years of age and has served at least 40% of the sentence imposed. This act repeals the 40% minimum prison term for offenders of dangerous felonies who have attained the age of 70. In cases where the sentencing court does not impose a specific term of imprisonment required to be served, the minimum percentage of the range associated with the felony class shall be the required percentage of the term to be served. Additionally, this act repeals provisions relating to conditional release by the Parole Board. (Sections 558.011 and 558.019) The act also repeals specific minimum prison terms and eligibility for probation and parole for following offenses: rape in the first degree, sodomy in the first degree, enticement of a child, sexual trafficking of a child in the first and second degree, abuse or neglect of a child, armed criminal action, unlawful use of weapons, promoting child pornography in the first degree, aggravated fleeing a stop or detention, tampering with a witness or victim, driving while intoxicated if a chronic or habitual offender, felonies connected with a criminal street gang, and failing to register as sex offender as a third offense (Sections 566.030, 566.060, 566.151, 566.210, 566.211, 568.060, 570.030, 571.015, 571.030, 573.025, 575.151, 575.270, 577.010, 578.425, and 589.425) For consecutive sentences, the sentencing court shall calculate the minimum percentage of term by taking half the term of years for each felony offense and adding the half number together to determine the total number of years required to be served prior to parole eligibility. For concurrent sentences, the offender shall be required to serve the minimum prison term for each offense. (Section 558.026) This act is identical to SB 894 (2026) and contains provisions identical to provisions in SB 882 (2026). TRISTAN BENSON, JR.