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Missouri House Bill HB1085

Missouri 2025 Regular Session

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11 FIRSTREGULARSESSION
22 HOUSEBILLNO.1085
33 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
44 INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEGRAGG.
55 2292H.01I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
66 ANACT
77 Torepealsection589.414,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofthreenewsectionsrelatingto
88 socialtransitioninschools,withapenaltyprovision.
99 BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
1010 SectionA.Section589.414,RSMo,isrepealedandthreenewsectionsenactedinlieu
1111 2thereof,tobeknownassections167.172,566.400,and589.414,toreadasfollows:
1212 167.172.1.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsmean:
1313 2 (1)"Parent",aparent,legalguardian,orotherpersonhavingcharge,control,
1414 3orcustodyofastudent;
1515 4 (2)"Publicschool",thesamedefinitionasinsection160.011;
1616 5 (3)"Staffmember",ateacher,schoolemployee,volunteer,contractor,orother
1717 6presenteratapublicschoolincluding,butnotlimitedto,anindividualinapositionof
1818 7authorityorresponsibilitysuchasacounselororhealthcareworker.
1919 8 2.Nopublicschoolstaffmembershallengageinthefollowing:
2020 9 (1)Coveringthetopicsofsexualorientationorgenderidentityinanyclassroom
2121 10discussionorinstructioninamannerthatdeviatesfromstatecontentstandardsor
2222 11curriculadevelopedorapprovedbyapublicschoolgoverningauthority;
2323 12 (2)Discussingthetopicsofsexualorientationorgenderidentityduringany
2424 13extracurricularacademic,athletic,orsocialactivityunderthejurisdictionofapublic
2525 14schoolorapublicschoolgoverningauthority;
2626 15 (3)Discussingsuchpublicschoolstaffmember'sownsexualorientationor
2727 16genderidentitywithastudent;or
2828 EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
2929 intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17 (4)Displayinginformationorsymbolspromotingthetopicsofsexualorientation
3030 18orgenderidentityanywhereonpublicschoolgroundsincluding,butnotlimitedto,
3131 19classrooms,hallways,orpublicspaces.
3232 20 3.Ifastudentconfidesinanypublicschoolstaffmemberregardingthetopicsof
3333 21sexualorientationorgenderidentity,thefollowingproceduresshallapply:
3434 22 (1)Thepublicschoolshallcontactthestudent'sparentwithintwenty-fourhours
3535 23ofreceivingtheinformation;
3636 24 (2)Thepublicschoolstaffmembershallrefrainfromengagingfurtherinthe
3737 25situationunlessthestudent'sparentinitiatesarequestforassistance;and
3838 26 (3)Ifassistanceisrequestedandprovidedbyapublicschoolstaffmember,such
3939 27assistanceshallbelimitedtothestaffmember'sprofessionaltrainingandexpertiseand
4040 28shallnotextendbeyondwhatiswithinthestaffmember'sscopeofresponsibility.
4141 29 4.Ifapublicschoolstaffmemberisapproachedbyastudentwhoconfides
4242 30informationregardingsexualorientationorgenderidentityandthestaffmemberdoes
4343 31notcomplywiththeproceduresdescribedinsubsection3ofthissection,thefollowing
4444 32actionsshallapply:
4545 33 (1)Forthestaffmember'sfirstoffense,awarningshallbeissuedtothestaff
4646 34memberandthestaffmembershallberequiredtocomplywiththeproceduresin
4747 35subsection3ofthissection;
4848 36 (2)Forthestaffmember'ssecondoffense,aformalwrittenreprimandshallbe
4949 37issuedtothestaffmemberandinsertedintothestaffmember'sofficialemploymentfile.
5050 38Theschooldistrictshallhavetheoptiontoterminatethestaffmember'semploymentat
5151 39thepublicschooldistrict'sdiscretion;and
5252 40 (3)Forthestaffmember'sthirdoffense,theschooldistrictshallterminatethe
5353 41staffmember'semploymentandreferthestaffmembertotheappropriateprosecuting
5454 42attorneyorcircuitattorneyforchargesfiledundersection566.400fortheoffenseof
5555 43contributingtosocialtransition.
5656 566.400.1.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsmean:
5757 2 (1)"Biologicalsex",thebiologicalsexaslistedonanindividual'soriginalbirth
5858 3certificateorabirthcertificateamendedundersection193.215forareasonnotrelated
5959 4toascrivener'serror;
6060 5 (2)"Child",apersonundereighteenyearsofagewhoisenrolledasastudentat
6161 6apublicschool;
6262 7 (3)"Socialtransition",theprocessbywhichachildtakesstepstoexpressa
6363 8genderidentityotherthanthegenderassociatedwiththechild'sbiologicalsexthrough
6464 9changessuchasadoptinganewname,pronouns,appearance,orbehaviorwithout
6565 10involvingmedicalorlegalchanges;
6666 HB1085 2 11 (4)"Staffmember",ateacher,schoolemployee,volunteer,contractor,orother
6767 12presenteratapublicschoolincluding,butnotlimitedto,anindividualinapositionof
6868 13authorityorresponsibilitysuchasacounselororhealthcareworker;
6969 14 (5)"Support",approval,assistance,encouragement,orothersimilaractions
7070 15relatedtoachild'ssocialtransitionincluding,butnotlimitedto:
7171 16 (a)Materialsupport,suchasprovidingphysicalitemsorresourcesincluding,
7272 17butnotlimitedto,clothingortoolsthathelporpromotewiththesocialtransition;
7373 18 (b)Information,suchasprovidingadvice,education,orguidanceaboutthe
7474 19socialtransitionprocess;and
7575 20 (c)Otherresources,suchasanyotherkindofhelporassistancethatmightaid
7676 21thechildinthesocialtransitionincluding,butnotlimitedto,emotionalsupportor
7777 22referralstoadditionalservices.
7878 23 2.Apersoncommitstheoffenseofcontributingtosocialtransitioniftheperson
7979 24isactinginsuchperson'sofficialcapacityasastaffmemberandthepersonprovides
8080 25supporttoachildregardingsocialtransition.
8181 26 3.(1)TheoffenseofcontributingtosocialtransitionisaclassEfelony.
8282 27 (2)Apersonwhoisconvictedoftheoffenseofcontributingtosocialtransition
8383 28shallregisterasasexualoffenderundersections589.400to589.425.
8484 589.414.1.Anypersonrequiredbysections589.400to589.425toregistershall,
8585 2withinthreebusinessdays,appearinpersontothechieflawenforcementofficerofthe
8686 3countyorcitynotwithinacountyifthereisachangetoanyofthefollowinginformation:
8787 4 (1)Name;
8888 5 (2)Residence;
8989 6 (3)Employment,includingstatusasavolunteerorintern;
9090 7 (4)Studentstatus;or
9191 8 (5)Aterminationtoanyoftheitemslistedinthissubsection.
9292 9 2.Anypersonrequiredtoregisterundersections589.400to589.425shall,within
9393 10threebusinessdays,notifythechieflawenforcementofficialofthecountyorcitynotwithin
9494 11acountyofanychangestothefollowinginformation:
9595 12 (1)Vehicleinformation;
9696 13 (2)Temporarylodginginformation;
9797 14 (3)Temporaryresidenceinformation;
9898 15 (4)Emailaddresses,instantmessagingaddresses,andanyotherdesignationsusedin
9999 16internetcommunications,postings,ortelephonecommunications;or
100100 17 (5)Telephoneorothercellularnumber,includinganynewformsofelectronic
101101 18communication.
102102 HB1085 3 19 3.Thechieflawenforcementofficialinthecountyorcitynotwithinacountyshall
103103 20immediatelyforwardtheregistrationchangesdescribedundersubsections1and2ofthis
104104 21sectiontotheMissouristatehighwaypatrolwithinthreebusinessdays.
105105 22 4.Ifanypersonrequiredbysections589.400to589.425toregisterchangessuch
106106 23person'sresidenceoraddresstoadifferentcountyorcitynotwithinacounty,thepersonshall
107107 24appearinpersonandshallinformboththechieflawenforcementofficialwithwhomthe
108108 25personlastregisteredandthechieflawenforcementofficialofthecountyorcitynotwithina
109109 26countyhavingjurisdictionoverthenewresidenceoraddressinwritingwithinthreebusiness
110110 27daysofsuchnewaddressandphonenumber,ifthephonenumberisalsochanged.Ifany
111111 28personrequiredbysections589.400to589.425toregisterchangeshisorherstate,territory,
112112 29theDistrictofColumbia,orforeigncountry,orfederal,tribal,ormilitaryjurisdictionof
113113 30residence,thepersonshallappearinpersonandshallinformboththechieflawenforcement
114114 31officialwithwhomthepersonwaslastregisteredandthechieflawenforcementofficialofthe
115115 32areainthenewstate,territory,theDistrictofColumbia,orforeigncountry,orfederal,tribal,
116116 33ormilitaryjurisdictionhavingjurisdictionoverthenewresidenceoraddresswithinthree
117117 34businessdaysofsuchnewaddress.Wheneveraregistrantchangesresidence,thechieflaw
118118 35enforcementofficialofthecountyorcitynotwithinacountywherethepersonwas
119119 36previouslyregisteredshallinformtheMissouristatehighwaypatrolofthechangewithin
120120 37threebusinessdays.Whentheregistrantischangingtheresidencetoanewstate,territory,
121121 38theDistrictofColumbia,orforeigncountry,orfederal,tribal,ormilitaryjurisdiction,the
122122 39Missouristatehighwaypatrolshallinformtheresponsibleofficialinthenewstate,territory,
123123 40theDistrictofColumbia,orforeigncountry,orfederal,tribal,ormilitaryjurisdictionof
124124 41residencewithinthreebusinessdays.
125125 42 5.TierIsexualoffenders,inadditiontotherequirementsofsubsections1to4ofthis
126126 43section,shallreportinpersontothechieflawenforcementofficialannuallyinthemonthof
127127 44theirbirthtoverifytheinformationcontainedintheirstatementmadepursuanttosection
128128 45589.407.TierIsexualoffendersinclude:
129129 46 (1)Anyoffenderwhohasbeenadjudicatedfortheoffenseof:
130130 47 (a)Sexualabuseinthefirstdegreeundersection566.100ifthevictimiseighteen
131131 48yearsofageorolder;
132132 49 (b)Sexualmisconductinvolvingachildundersection566.083ifitisafirstoffense
133133 50andthepunishmentislessthanoneyear;
134134 51 (c)Sexualabuseintheseconddegreeundersection566.101ifthepunishmentisless
135135 52thanayear;
136136 53 (d)Kidnappingintheseconddegreeundersection565.120withsexualmotivation;
137137 54 (e)Kidnappinginthethirddegreeundersection565.130;
138138 HB1085 4 55 (f)Sexualconductwithanursingfacilityresidentorvulnerablepersoninthefirst
139139 56degreeundersection566.115ifthepunishmentislessthanoneyear;
140140 57 (g)Sexualconductundersection566.116withanursingfacilityresidentor
141141 58vulnerableperson;
142142 59 (h)Sexual[contactwithaprisoneroroffender] conductinthecourseofpublicduty
143143 60undersection566.145ifthevictimiseighteenyearsofageorolder;
144144 61 (i)Sexwithananimalundersection566.111;
145145 62 (j)Traffickingforthepurposeofsexualexploitationundersection566.209ifthe
146146 63victimiseighteenyearsofageorolder;
147147 64 (k)Possessionofchildpornographyundersection573.037;
148148 65 (l)Sexualmisconductinthefirstdegreeundersection566.093;
149149 66 (m)Sexualmisconductintheseconddegreeundersection566.095;
150150 67 (n)Childmolestationintheseconddegreeundersection566.068asitexistedpriorto
151151 68January1,2017,ifthepunishmentislessthanoneyear;[or]
152152 69 (o)Invasionofprivacyundersection565.252ifthevictimislessthaneighteenyears
153153 70ofage;or
154154 71 (p)Contributingtosocialtransitionundersection566.400;
155155 72 (2)Anyoffenderwhoisorhasbeenadjudicatedinanyotherstate,territory,the
156156 73DistrictofColumbia,orforeigncountry,orunderfederal,tribal,ormilitaryjurisdictionofan
157157 74offenseofasexualnatureorwithasexualelementthatiscomparabletothetierIsexual
158158 75offenseslistedinthissubsectionor,ifnotcomparabletothoseinthissubsection,comparable
159159 76tothosedescribedastierIoffensesundertheSexOffenderRegistrationandNotificationAct,
160160 77TitleIoftheAdamWalshChildProtectionandSafetyActof2006,Pub.L.109-248.
161161 78 6.TierIIsexualoffenders,inadditiontotherequirementsofsubsections1to4ofthis
162162 79section,shallreportsemiannuallyinpersoninthemonthoftheirbirthandsixmonths
163163 80thereaftertothechieflawenforcementofficialtoverifytheinformationcontainedintheir
164164 81statementmadepursuanttosection589.407.TierIIsexualoffendersinclude:
165165 82 (1)Anyoffenderwhohasbeenadjudicatedfortheoffenseof:
166166 83 (a)Statutorysodomyintheseconddegreeundersection566.064ifthevictimis
167167 84sixteentoseventeenyearsofage;
168168 85 (b)Childmolestationinthethirddegreeundersection566.069ifthevictimis
169169 86betweenthirteenandfourteenyearsofage;
170170 87 (c)Sexualcontactwithastudentundersection566.086ifthevictimisthirteento
171171 88seventeenyearsofage;
172172 89 (d)Enticementofachildundersection566.151;
173173 90 (e)Abuseofachildundersection568.060iftheoffenseisofasexualnatureandthe
174174 91victimisthirteentoseventeenyearsofage;
175175 HB1085 5 92 (f)Sexualexploitationofaminorundersection573.023;
176176 93 (g)Promotingchildpornographyinthefirstdegreeundersection573.025;
177177 94 (h)Promotingchildpornographyintheseconddegreeundersection573.035;
178178 95 (i)Patronizingprostitutionundersection567.030;
179179 96 (j)Sexual[contactwithaprisoneroroffender] conductinthecourseofpublicduty
180180 97undersection566.145ifthevictimisthirteentoseventeenyearsofage;
181181 98 (k)Childmolestationinthefourthdegreeundersection566.071ifthevictimis
182182 99thirteentoseventeenyearsofage;
183183 100 (l)Sexualmisconductinvolvingachildundersection566.083ifitisafirstoffense
184184 101andthepenaltyisatermofimprisonmentofmorethanayear;or
185185 102 (m)Agemisrepresentationwithintenttosolicitaminorundersection566.153;
186186 103 (2)AnypersonwhoisadjudicatedofanoffensecomparabletoatierIoffenselisted
187187 104inthissectionorfailuretoregisteroffenseundersection589.425orcomparableout-of-state
188188 105failuretoregisteroffenseandwhoisalreadyrequiredtoregisterasatierIoffenderdueto
189189 106havingbeenadjudicatedofatierIoffenseonapreviousoccasion;or
190190 107 (3)Anypersonwhoisorhasbeenadjudicatedinanyotherstate,territory,theDistrict
191191 108ofColumbia,orforeigncountry,orunderfederal,tribal,ormilitaryjurisdictionforanoffense
192192 109ofasexualnatureorwithasexualelementthatiscomparabletothetierIIsexualoffenses
193193 110listedinthissubsectionor,ifnotcomparabletothoseinthissubsection,comparabletothose
194194 111describedastierIIoffensesundertheSexOffenderRegistrationandNotificationAct,TitleI
195195 112oftheAdamWalshChildProtectionandSafetyActof2006,Pub.L.109-248.
196196 113 7.TierIIIsexualoffenders,inadditiontotherequirementsofsubsections1to4of
197197 114thissection,shallreportinpersontothechieflawenforcementofficialeveryninetydaysto
198198 115verifytheinformationcontainedintheirstatementmadeundersection589.407.TierIII
199199 116sexualoffendersinclude:
200200 117 (1)Anyoffenderregisteredasapredatorysexualoffender[asdefinedinsection
201201 118566.123] orapersistentsexualoffenderasdefinedinsection[566.124] 566.125;
202202 119 (2)Anyoffenderwhohasbeenadjudicatedforthecrimeof:
203203 120 (a)Rapeinthefirstdegreeundersection566.030;
204204 121 (b)Statutoryrapeinthefirstdegreeundersection566.032;
205205 122 (c)Rapeintheseconddegreeundersection566.031;
206206 123 (d)Endangeringthewelfareofachildinthefirstdegreeundersection568.045ifthe
207207 124offenseissexualinnature;
208208 125 (e)Sodomyinthefirstdegreeundersection566.060;
209209 126 (f)Statutorysodomyundersection566.062;
210210 127 (g)Statutorysodomyundersection566.064ifthevictimisundersixteenyearsof
211211 128age;
212212 HB1085 6 129 (h)Sodomyintheseconddegreeundersection566.061;
213213 130 (i)Sexualmisconductinvolvingachildundersection566.083iftheoffenseisa
214214 131secondorsubsequentoffense;
215215 132 (j)Sexualabuseinthefirstdegreeundersection566.100ifthevictimisunder
216216 133thirteenyearsofage;
217217 134 (k)Kidnappinginthefirstdegreeundersection565.110ifthevictimisunder
218218 135eighteenyearsofage,excludingkidnappingbyaparentorguardian;
219219 136 (l)Childkidnappingundersection565.115;
220220 137 (m)Sexualconductwithanursingfacilityresidentorvulnerablepersoninthefirst
221221 138degreeundersection566.115ifthepunishmentisgreaterthanayear;
222222 139 (n)Incestundersection568.020;
223223 140 (o)Endangeringthewelfareofachildinthefirstdegreeundersection568.045with
224224 141sexualintercourseordeviatesexualintercoursewithavictimundereighteenyearsofage;
225225 142 (p)Childmolestationinthefirstdegreeundersection566.067;
226226 143 (q)Childmolestationintheseconddegreeundersection566.068;
227227 144 (r)Childmolestationinthethirddegreeundersection566.069ifthevictimisunder
228228 145thirteenyearsofage;
229229 146 (s)Promotingprostitutioninthefirstdegreeundersection567.050ifthevictimis
230230 147undereighteenyearsofage;
231231 148 (t)Promotingprostitutionintheseconddegreeundersection567.060ifthevictimis
232232 149undereighteenyearsofage;
233233 150 (u)Promotingprostitutioninthethirddegreeundersection567.070ifthevictimis
234234 151undereighteenyearsofage;
235235 152 (v)Promotingtravelforprostitutionundersection567.085ifthevictimisunder
236236 153eighteenyearsofage;
237237 154 (w)Traffickingforthepurposeofsexualexploitationundersection566.209ifthe
238238 155victimisundereighteenyearsofage;
239239 156 (x)Sexualtraffickingofachildinthefirstdegreeundersection566.210;
240240 157 (y)Sexualtraffickingofachildintheseconddegreeundersection566.211;
241241 158 (z)Genitalmutilationofafemalechildundersection568.065;
242242 159 (aa)Statutoryrapeintheseconddegreeundersection566.034;
243243 160 (bb)Childmolestationinthefourthdegreeundersection566.071ifthevictimis
244244 161underthirteenyearsofage;
245245 162 (cc)Sexualabuseintheseconddegreeundersection566.101ifthepenaltyisaterm
246246 163ofimprisonmentofmorethanayear;
247247 164 (dd)Patronizingprostitutionundersection567.030iftheoffenderisapersistent
248248 165offender;
249249 HB1085 7 166 (ee)Abuseofachildundersection568.060iftheoffenseisofasexualnatureandthe
250250 167victimisunderthirteenyearsofage;
251251 168 (ff)Sexual[contactwithaprisoneroroffender] conductinthecourseofpublic
252252 169dutyundersection566.145ifthevictimisunderthirteenyearsofage;
253253 170 (gg)[Sexualintercoursewithaprisoneroroffenderundersection566.145;
254254 171 (hh)] Sexualcontactwithastudentundersection566.086ifthevictimisunder
255255 172thirteenyearsofage;
256256 173 [(ii)](hh)Useofachildinasexualperformanceundersection573.200;or
257257 174 [(jj)](ii)Promotingasexualperformancebyachildundersection573.205;
258258 175 (3)AnyoffenderwhoisadjudicatedforacrimecomparabletoatierIortierII
259259 176offenselistedinthissectionorfailuretoregisteroffenseundersection589.425,orother
260260 177comparableout-of-statefailuretoregisteroffense,whohasbeenorisalreadyrequiredto
261261 178registerasatierIIoffenderbecauseofhavingbeenadjudicatedforatierIIoffense,twotierI
262262 179offenses,orcombinationofatierIoffenseandfailuretoregisteroffense,onaprevious
263263 180occasion;
264264 181 (4)Anyoffenderwhoisadjudicatedinanyotherstate,territory,theDistrictof
265265 182Columbia,orforeigncountry,orunderfederal,tribal,ormilitaryjurisdictionforanoffenseof
266266 183asexualnatureorwithasexualelementthatiscomparabletoatierIIIoffenselistedinthis
267267 184sectionoratierIIIoffenseundertheSexOffenderRegistrationandNotificationAct,TitleI
268268 185oftheAdamWalshChildProtectionandSafetyActof2006,Pub.L.109-248;or
269269 186 (5)AnyoffenderwhoisadjudicatedinMissouriforanyoffenseofasexualnature
270270 187requiringregistrationundersections589.400to589.425thatisnotclassifiedasatierIortier
271271 188IIoffenseinthissection.
272272 189 8.Inadditiontotherequirementsofsubsections1to7ofthissection,allMissouri
273273 190registrantswhowork,includingasavolunteerorunpaidintern,orattendanyschoolwhether
274274 191publicorprivate,includinganysecondaryschool,tradeschool,professionalschool,or
275275 192institutionofhighereducation,onafull-timeorpart-timebasisorhaveatemporaryresidence
276276 193inthisstateshallberequiredtoreportinpersontothechieflawenforcementofficerinthe
277277 194areaofthestatewheretheywork,includingasavolunteerorunpaidintern,orattendany
278278 195schoolortrainingandregisterinthatstate."Part-time"inthissubsectionmeansformore
279279 196thansevendaysinanytwelve-monthperiod.
280280 197 9.Ifapersonwhoisrequiredtoregisterasasexualoffenderundersections589.400
281281 198to589.425changesorobtainsanewonlineidentifierasdefinedinsection43.651,theperson
282282 199shallreportsuchinformationinthesamemannerasachangeofresidencebeforeusingsuch
283283 200onlineidentifier.
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