COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
OVERSIGHT DIVISION
FISCAL NOTE
L.R. No.:3110H.02C Bill No.:HCS for HB 1464 Subject:Children and Minors; Crimes and Punishment; Courts; Evidence; Sexual Offenses Type:Original Date:March 4, 2025Bill Summary:This proposal modifies and establishes provisions relating to the protection
of children and vulnerable persons.
FISCAL SUMMARY
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON GENERAL REVENUE FUNDFUND
AFFECTED
FY 2026FY 2027FY 2028Fully
Implemented
(FY 2032)
General
Revenue*
$0 to
(Unknown)
$0 to
(Unknown)
$0 to
(Unknown)
Could exceed
($23,616)
Total Estimated
Net Effect on
General
Revenue
$0 to
(Unknown)
$0 to
(Unknown)
$0 to
(Unknown)
Could exceed
($23,616)
*The fiscal impact to General Revenue could exceed the $250,000 threshold depending on the
level of appropriation to the Anti-Trafficking Fund (§210.1505), if any.
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON OTHER STATE FUNDSFUND
AFFECTED
FY 2026FY 2027FY 2028Fully
Implemented
(FY 2032)
Anti-Trafficking
Fund* $0$0$0$0
Total Estimated
Net Effect on
Other State
Funds $0$0$0$0
*Revenue and expenses net to zero. Numbers within parentheses: () indicate costs or losses. L.R. No. 3110H.02C
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ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDSFUND
AFFECTED
FY 2026FY 2027FY 2028Fully
Implemented
(FY 2032)
Total Estimated
Net Effect on
All Federal
Funds $0$0$0$0
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FULL TIME EQUIVALENT (FTE)FUND
AFFECTED
FY 2026FY 2027FY 2028Fully
Implemented
(FY 2032)
Anti-Trafficking
Fund 2 FTE2 FTE2 FTE2 FTE
Total Estimated
Net Effect on
FTE 2 FTE2 FTE2 FTE2 FTE
☒ Estimated Net Effect (expenditures or reduced revenues) expected to exceed $250,000 in any
of the three fiscal years after implementation of the act or at full implementation of the act.
☐ Estimated Net Effect (savings or increased revenues) expected to exceed $250,000 in any of
the three fiscal years after implementation of the act or at full implementation of the act.
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON LOCAL FUNDSFUND
AFFECTED
FY 2026FY 2027FY 2028Fully
Implemented
(FY 2032)
Local
Government$0$0$0$0 L.R. No. 3110H.02C
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FISCAL ANALYSIS
ASSUMPTION
§210.1505 – Statewide Council Against Adult Trafficking and the Commercial Sexual
Exploitation of Children
Officials from the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) assume this proposal will increase
caseloads. The AGO requests one (1) AAG IV to manage the additional cases and one (1)
Paralegal to support the additional attorney.
Oversight does not have any information contrary to that provided by AGO. Therefore,
Oversight will reflect AGO’s impact for fiscal note purposes.
In response to a previous version, officials from the Office of the State Treasurer (STO) stated
the language in Section 210.1505 states the STO “shall” approve disbursements instead of “may”
approve disbursements. If the STO is expected to administer the fund, an additional FTE
(Treasury Coordinator) at an annual salary of $43,000 will be needed to carry out the
responsibilities. Salaries are from similar positions; costs of equipment are based on past
purchasing and FMDC amounts. STO cannot absorb costs. FTE is only if STO would be
required to administer the fund.
Oversight assumes this proposal will not create the additional duties necessary for a new FTE
for the STO. Therefore, Oversight will reflect no fiscal impact to the STO for fiscal note
purposes. However, if this assumption is incorrect, the STO may request funding through the
appropriations process.
Officials from the Missouri Senate (SEN) anticipate a negative fiscal impact to reimburse one
senator for travel to Statewide Council Against Adult Trafficking and the Commercial Sexual
Exploitation of Children Council meetings.
The SEN assumes meetings will be held in Jefferson City during the interim. The average of the
total round trip miles for current sitting senators is 255 miles and the current mileage rate, as set
by the Office of Administration is $0.655 cents per mile. Therefore, the SEN estimates a total
cost for senator mileage of approximately $167. The SEN assumes no fiscal responsibility for the
other committee members.
Oversight does not have any information to the contrary. Oversight assumes the SEN can absorb
the minimal fiscal impact for this proposal within existing funding levels and will reflect no
fiscal impact for this agency.
In response to a previous version, officials from the Missouri House of Representatives
(MHR) assumed the proposal will have no fiscal impact on their organization. The MHR will
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have any information to the contrary. Therefore, Oversight will reflect a zero impact in the fiscal
note.
Oversight notes the provisions of this section establish the Anti-Trafficking Fund, which
consists of moneys appropriated by the General Assembly as well as court-ordered restitution
from human trafficking offenses, any proceeds as provided under section 566.218.2, any gifts,
donations, grants, and bequests. Moneys in the fund shall be used solely to pay for the position
of the executive director and administrative support for the statewide council, education and
awareness regarding human trafficking, and anti-trafficking efforts through the state.
Oversight will reflect the possibility that the General Assembly could appropriate moneys to this
new fund from the General Revenue Fund. For fiscal note purposes, Oversight assumes services
provided under this proposal will equal income/appropriations and net to zero.
§§566.151, 566.210, 566.211, and 567.030 – Criminal offenses involving a child and prostitution
Officials from the Department of Corrections (DOC) state this proposal modifies and
establishes provisions relating to the protection of children and vulnerable persons.
Section 566.151 changes the age of the victim from any person who is less than fifteen to
seventeen years of age. From FY 2022 to FY 2024, the department totaled 59 new prison
admissions and 3 new probation cases for sentences of enticement of a child. The increase in the
minimum age under which a person can be considered to be enticed as a child could create
additional instances in which a person could be charged with a crime under this section.
However, there is no available data to determine the number of 16- and 17-year-olds to whom
this could have potentially applied. Therefore, the impact for this section is an unknown cost.
Section 566.210 changes language to extend the term of imprisonment prior to parole eligibility
from 25 to 30 years for sentences on the offense of sexual trafficking of a child in the first
degree. There was one person admitted to prison as a new court commitment under section
566.210 in FY 2024. Given the minimum prison term for these sentences are already set at 25
years, this change would not start to have an impact on the department for 25 years from the
effective date. Therefore, given the 10-year time frame for this response, DOC assumes no
impact for this reporting period in this section.
Section 566.211 creates the offense of sexual trafficking of a child in the second degree by a
parent, legal guardian, or other person having custody or control of a child. The DOC does not
anticipate an impact to this section as none of the offenders sentenced in the past 3 years would
be impacted by this legislation.
Section 567.030 changes the age of the victim from less than eighteen years of age but older than
fourteen to older than fifteen years of age. The bill changes the existing class D felony to a class
B felony. L.R. No. 3110H.02C
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There were one new court commitments to prison and no new probation cases under section
567.030 during FY 2024. These offenses could be changed from class D felonies to class B
felonies. The average sentence length for a class D felony sex and child abuse offense is 6.6
years, with 5.3 years spent in prison. Changing this to a class B felony would extend the sentence
length to 9.0 years, with 7.3 years spent in prison.
The estimated cumulative impact on the department would be an additional 2 offenders in prison
and one less offender on field supervision by FY 2032.
# to
prison
Cost per
year
Total Costs
for prison
Change in
probation
& parole
officers
Total cost
for
probation
and
parole
# to
probation
& parole
Grand Total -
Prison and
Probation
(includes 2%
inflation)
Year 10($10,485)$00$00$0Year 20($10,485)$00$00$0Year 30($10,485)$00$00$0Year 40($10,485)$00$00$0Year 50($10,485)$00$00$0Year 61($10,485)($11,576)0$0(1)($11,576)Year 72($10,485)($23,616)0$0(1)($23,616)Year 82($10,485)($24,088)0$0(1)($24,088)Year 92($10,485)($24,570)0$00($24,570)Year 102($10,485)($25,061)0$00($25,061)
C
hange in prison admissions and probation openings with legislation
F
Y2026
F
Y2027
F
Y2028
F
Y2029
F
Y2030
F
Y2031
F
Y2032
F
Y2033
F
Y2034
F
Y2035
N
ew Admissions
C
urrent Law
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
A
fter Legislation
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
P
robation
C
urrent Law
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A
fter Legislation
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C
hange (After Legislation - Current Law)
A
dmissions
0
.00
0
.00
0
.00
0
.00
0
.00
0
.00
0
.00
0
.00
0
.00
0
.00
P
robations
0
.00
0
.00
0
.00
0
.00
0
.00
0
.00
0
.00
0
.00
0
.00
0
.00
C
umulative Populations
0
.00
0
.00
0
.00
0
.00
0
.00
0
.00
0
.00
0
.00
0
.00
0
.00
P
rison
0
.00
0
.00
0
.00
0
.00
0
.00
1 2 2 2 2
P
arole
0
.00
0
.00
0
.00
0
.00
0
.00
-
1
-
1
-
1
0
.00
0
.00
P
robation
0
.00
0
.00
0
.00
0
.00
0
.00
0
.00
0
.00
0
.00
0
.00
0
.00
I
mpact
0
.00
0
.00
0
.00
0
.00
0
.00
0
.00
0
.00
0
.00
0
.00
0
.00
P
rison Population
0
.00
0
.00
0
.00
0
.00
0
.00
1 2 2 2 2
F
ield Population
0
.00
0
.00
0
.00
0
.00
0
.00
-
1
-
1
-
1
0
.00
0
.00
P
opulation Change
0
.00
0
.00
0
.00
0
.00
0
.00
0
.00
0
.00
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If this impact statement has changed from statements submitted in previous years, it could be due
to an increase/decrease in the number of offenders, a change in the cost per day for institutional
offenders, and/or an increase in staff salaries.
If the projected impact of legislation is less than 1,500 offenders added to or subtracted from the
department’s institutional caseload, the marginal cost of incarceration will be utilized. This cost
of incarceration is $28.73 per day or an annual cost of $10,485 per offender and includes such
costs as medical, food, and operational E&E. However, if the projected impact of legislation is
1,500 or more offenders added or removed to the department’s institutional caseload, the full
cost of incarceration will be used, which includes fixed costs. This cost is $100.25 per day or an
annual cost of $36,591 per offender and includes personal services, all institutional E&E,
medical and mental health, fringe, and miscellaneous expenses. None of these costs include
construction to increase institutional capacity.
DOC’s cost of probation or parole is determined by the number of P&P Officer II positions that
are needed to cover its caseload. The DOC average district caseload across the state is 51
offender cases per officer. An increase/decrease of 51 cases would result in a cost/cost avoidance
equal to the salary, fringe, and equipment and expenses of one P&P Officer II.
Increases/decreases smaller than 51 offender cases are assumed to be absorbable.
In instances where the proposed legislation would only affect a specific caseload, such as sex
offenders, the DOC will use the average
Oversight notes, from information provided by the State Courts Administrator, the following
number of felony convictions under §566.151 and §567.030:
FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024
§566.151 felonies 19 25 22 24 24
§567.030 felonies 0 2 1 2 0
Oversight will reflect DOC’s impact as an unknown impact to the General Revenue Fund.
Oversight notes it would take roughly 24 additional prisoners to reach the $250,000 cost
threshold. Oversight will assume a fiscal impact of less than $250,000.
Officials from the Office of the State Public Defender (SPD) state per the National Public
Defense Workload Study, the new charge contemplated by this change to Section 566.211
creating a class A felony which could result in life imprisonment, would take approximately
ninety-nine hours of SPD work for reasonably effective representation. If one hundred cases
were filed under this section in a fiscal year, representation would result in a need for an
additional four to five attorneys. Because the number of cases that will be filed under this statute
is unknown, the exact additional number of attorneys necessary is unknown. Each case would
also result in unknown increased costs in the need for core staff, travel, and litigation expenses. L.R. No. 3110H.02C
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Oversight assumes this proposal will not create the number of new cases required to request
additional FTE for the SPD and that the SPD can absorb the additional caseload required by this
proposal with current staff and resources. Therefore, Oversight will reflect no fiscal impact to the
SPD for fiscal note purposes. However, if multiple bills pass which require additional staffing
and duties, the SPD may request funding through the appropriation process.
§566.218 – Restitution required for certain offenders
Oversight notes any real or personal property that was used, attempted to be used, or intended to
be used to commit a sexual offense under 566.203, 566.206, 566.209, 566.210, 566.211,
566.212, 566.213, and 566.215 may be seized. Any proceeds from the sale of the property will
be allocated to pay an order of restitution to a victim(s) of human trafficking, with any remaining
funds deposited into the Anti-Trafficking Fund. As the exact amount of proceeds from the sale of
seized property will vary from year to year, Oversight will reflect a $0 to Unknown impact to the
Anti-Trafficking Fund.
Responses regarding the proposed legislation as a whole
Officials from the Office of State Courts Administrator (OSCA) state there may be some
impact but there is no way to quantify that currently. Any significant changes will be reflected in
future budget requests.
Oversight notes OSCA assumes this proposal may have some impact on their organization
although it can’t be quantified at this time. As OSCA is unable to provide additional information
regarding the potential impact, Oversight assumes the proposed legislation will have a $0 to
(Unknown) cost to the General Revenue Fund. For fiscal note purposes, Oversight also assumes
the impact will be under $250,000 annually. If this assumption is incorrect, this would alter the
fiscal impact as presented in this fiscal note. If additional information is received, Oversight will
review it to determine if an updated fiscal note should be prepared and seek approval to publish a
new fiscal note.
In response to similar legislation from 2025 (HCS HB 219), officials from the Washington
School District stated the financial impact would be about $2,000 for training and
documentation updates.
Oversight assumes some annual training is conducted regardless of this bill and this change
could be incorporated into that training and absorbed within current resources.
Officials from the Department of Mental Health, the Department of Natural Resources, the
Missouri Office of Prosecution Services, the Office of the Governor, the City of Kansas
City, the Branson Police Department, the Kansas City Police Department, and the St. Louis
County Police Department each assume the proposal will have no fiscal impact on their
respective organizations. Oversight does not have any information to the contrary. Therefore,
Oversight will reflect a zero impact in the fiscal note for these agencies. L.R. No. 3110H.02C
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In response to a previous version, officials from the Department of Commerce and Insurance
the Department of Elementary and Secondary EducationDepartment of Health and
Senior Services, the Department of Public Safety – (Office of the DirectorCapitol
Police), the Department of Social Services, the Missouri Department of Conservation, the
Office of AdministrationCity of O’Fallon, and the Phelps County Sheriff’s Department
each assumed the proposal will have no fiscal impact on their respective organizations.
Oversight does not have any information to the contrary. Therefore, Oversight will reflect a zero
impact in the fiscal note for these agencies.
In response to similar legislation from 2025 (HCS HB 219), officials from the Department of
Public Safety - Missouri Highway Patrol assumed the proposal would have no fiscal impact on
their organization. Oversight does not have any information to the contrary. Therefore,
Oversight will reflect a zero impact in the fiscal note.
Oversight only reflects the responses received from state agencies and political subdivisions;
however, other cities, counties, nursing homes, local law enforcement, schools, and hospitals
were requested to respond to this proposed legislation but did not. A listing of political
subdivisions included in the Missouri Legislative Information System (MOLIS) database is
available upon request.
FISCAL IMPACT
– State
Government
FY 2026
(10 Mo.)
FY 2027FY 2028Fully
Implemented
(FY 2032)
GENERAL
REVENUE
Cost – DOC p. 4-6
(§§566.151 and
567.030) Increased
incarceration costs(Unknown)(Unknown)(Unknown)
Could exceed
($23,616)
Cost – OSCA
(various sections)
Potential costs
relating to the
protection of
children and
vulnerable persons
p. 7
$0 to
(Unknown)
$0 to
(Unknown)
$0 to
(Unknown)
$0 to
(Unknown) L.R. No. 3110H.02C
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FISCAL IMPACT
– State
Government
FY 2026
(10 Mo.)
FY 2027FY 2028Fully
Implemented
(FY 2032)
Transfer Out – p. 4
(§210.1505) To
the Anti-
Trafficking Fund
$0 to
(Unknown)
$0 to
(Unknown)
$0 to
(Unknown)
$0 to
(Unknown)
ESTIMATED
NET EFFECT
ON GENERAL
REVENUE
$0 to
(Unknown)
$0 to
(Unknown)
$0 to
(Unknown)
Could exceed
($23,616)
ANTI-
TRAFFICKING
FUND
Income –
(§210.1505)
Court-ordered
restitution from
human trafficking
offenses p. 4$0 to Unknown$0 to Unknown$0 to Unknown$0 to Unknown
Income –
(§210.1505) p. 4
Potential proceeds
from orders of
restitution as
provided under
§566.218.2$0 to Unknown$0 to Unknown$0 to Unknown$0 to Unknown
Income – p. 4
(§210.1505) Gifts,
grants, donations$0 to Unknown$0 to Unknown$0 to Unknown$0 to Unknown
Transfer In –
(§210.1505) From
General Revenue
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FISCAL IMPACT
– State
Government
FY 2026
(10 Mo.)
FY 2027FY 2028Fully
Implemented
(FY 2032)
Cost – AGO
(§210.1505) p. 3Could exceed…
Personal Service($123,333)($150,960)($153,979)($153,979) Fringe Benefits($75,752)($92,089)($93,299)($93,299) Exp. & Equip.($21,812)$0$0$0Training and anti-
trafficking efforts(Unknown)(Unknown)(Unknown)(Unknown)
Total Cost - AGOCould exceed
($220,897)
Could exceed
($243,049)
Could exceed
($247,278)
Could exceed
($247,278)
FTE Change -
AGO 2 FTE2 FTE2 FTE2 FTE
ESTIMATED
NET EFFECT
ON THE ANTI-
TRAFFICKING
FUND $0$0$0$0
Estimated Net
FTE Change on
the Anti-
Trafficking Fund 2 FTE2 FTE2 FTE2 FTE
FISCAL IMPACT
– Local
Government
FY 2026
(10 Mo.)
FY 2027FY 2028Fully
Implemented
(FY 2032)
$0$0$0$0
FISCAL IMPACT – Small Business
No direct fiscal impact to small businesses would be expected as a result of this proposal. L.R. No. 3110H.02C
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FISCAL DESCRIPTION
PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AND VULNERABLE PERSONS
This bill replaces the term "child pornography" with "child sexual abuse material" throughout
statute, but child pornography as it will have existed prior to the effective date of this legislation
will still be subject to the provisions of the relevant statutes.
The term "child sexual abuse material" now includes any anatomically correct doll, mannequin,
or robot meant to resemble a minor under 18 years of age and intended to be used for the purpose
of arousing or gratifying the sexual desire of any person or for the purpose of terrorizing or
causing emotional distress to any person.
The bill also establishes the "Statewide Council Against Adult Trafficking and Commercial
Sexual Exploitation of Children" to replace the "Statewide Council on Sex Trafficking and
Sexual Exploitation of Children", which expired on December 31, 2023. The new council must
be created within 30 days of August 28, 2025, is required to meet at least quarterly, and is within
the Office of the Attorney General and the Attorney General or his or her designee will be the
chair of the council. The members of the council are specified and include a member of the
Senate appointed by the President Pro Tem of the Senate and a member of the House of
Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The Council is also
required to have an executive director, who must be appointed by the Attorney General and
whose compensation will be set by the Attorney General.
The bill creates the "Anti-Trafficking Fund", of which the State Treasurer will be the custodian
and of which the Treasurer is required to approve disbursements as required by the Attorney
General. Money in the fund will be used solely to pay for the position of the executive director of
the statewide council, education and awareness regarding human trafficking, and antitrafficking
efforts throughout the State.
Currently, under certain circumstances, a statement made by a child under the age of 14 or a
vulnerable person, or the visual and aural recording of a verbal or nonverbal statement of the
child or vulnerable person, is admissible in evidence in criminal proceedings as substantive
evidence to prove the truth of the matter asserted. This bill increases the age to a child under the
age of 18 and amends the definition of "vulnerable person" to include a person whose
developmental level does not exceed that of an ordinary child of 17 years of age, increased from
14 years of age.
Currently, a person can file a cause of action to recover damages from injury or illness caused by
sexual exploitation of a minor, the promotion of child sexual abuse material within the first or
second degree, or the possession of child sexual abuse material, within 10 years of the plaintiff
turning 21 years old or within three years of discovering the cause of the injury or illness. This
bill changes that time frame to 20 years of the plaintiff turning 21 years old. L.R. No. 3110H.02C
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The bill authorizes a person to file a cause of action to recover damages from injury or illness
caused by child sex trafficking within 20 years of the plaintiff turning 21 years old or within
three years of the date the plaintiff discovers or reasonably should have discovered that the injury
or illness was caused by child sex trafficking.
This bill allows a prosecuting or circuit attorney to request assistance from the Attorney General
to assist in prosecution of child sex trafficking cases.
The bill changes the age of a person upon whom a person commits the offense of sexual
trafficking of a child in the first degree from under the age of 12 to under the age of 14. The term
of imprisonment for this offense in the first degree remains life imprisonment, but the bill
changes the offender's eligibility for probation or parole to 30 years served from the current 25.
The bill specifies that the term of imprisonment for the offense of sexual trafficking of a child in
the second degree when it is committed by a parent, legal guardian, or other person having
custody or control of a child is "life imprisonment", which, in this instance, means for the
duration of the person's natural life.
Any real or personal property that was used, attempted to be used, or intended to be used to
commit a certain unlawful sexual offense can be seized and remaining proceeds from the sale of
the seized property owned by the defendant will be first allocated to pay an order of restitution to
a victim of human trafficking and any remaining funds will be deposited into the Anti-
Trafficking Fund.
Currently, the offense of patronizing prostitution is a class D felony if the individual the person
patronizes is 14 years of age or younger. This bill increases the penalty to a class B felony if the
individual the person patronizes is 15 years of age or younger.
This legislation is not federally mandated, would not duplicate any other program and would not
require additional capital improvements or rental space.
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Attorney General’s Office
Department of Commerce and Insurance
Department of Corrections
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Department of Health and Senior Services
Department of Mental Health
Department of Natural Resources
Department of Public Safety
Department of Social Services
Missouri Department of Conservation
Missouri House of Representatives L.R. No. 3110H.02C
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Missouri Office of Prosecution Services
Missouri Senate
Office of Administration
Office of the Governor
Office of the State Courts Administrator
Office of the State Public Defender
Office of the State Treasurer
City of Kansas City
City of O’Fallon
Phelps County Sheriff’s Department
Branson Police Department
Kansas City Police Department
St. Louis County Police Department
Washington School District
Julie MorffJessica HarrisDirectorAssistant DirectorMarch 4, 2025March 4, 2025