COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
OVERSIGHT DIVISION
FISCAL NOTE
L.R. No.:3107H.04C Bill No.:HCS for HB 1505 Subject:Department of Corrections; Children and Minors; Prisons and Jails; Crimes and
Punishment
Type:Original Date:April 16, 2025Bill Summary:The proposal establishes provisions relating to public safety.
FISCAL SUMMARY
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON GENERAL REVENUE FUNDFUND
AFFECTED
FY 2026FY 2027FY 2028Fully
Implemented
(FY 2029)
General
Revenue*
Could exceed
($830,166)
Could exceed
($389,210)
Could exceed
($396,047)
**More or less
than ($396,047)
Total Estimated
Net Effect on
General
Revenue
Could exceed
($830,166)
Could exceed
($389,210)
Could exceed
($396,047)
More or less
than ($396,047)
*Reflects a potential cost for the IT system development that could occur in FY 2026 or a
potential unknown cost for FTE to handle the calculations. **Unknown savings beginning in FY
2029 reflect a potential reduction in the prisoner population which is assumed to be greater than
$250,000 annually. Oversight notes, in response to other legislation this year, DOC has used a
per-inmate cost of $10,485 to the General Revenue Fund per year.
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON OTHER STATE FUNDSFUND
AFFECTED
FY 2026FY 2027FY 2028Fully
Implemented
(FY 2029)
Total Estimated
Net Effect on
Other State
Funds $0$0$0$0
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ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDSFUND
AFFECTED
FY 2026FY 2027FY 2028Fully
Implemented
(FY 2029)
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 2029)
General Revenue2 to 3 FTE2 to 3 FTE2 to 3 FTE2 to 3 FTETotal Estimated
Net Effect on
FTE2 to 3 FTE2 to 3 FTE2 to 3 FTE2 to 3 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 2029)
Local
Government
(Unknown) to
Unknown
(Unknown) to
Unknown
(Unknown) to
Unknown
(Unknown) to
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FISCAL ANALYSIS
ASSUMPTION
§43.080 – Highway Patrol salary increases
Officials from the Department of Public Safety - Missouri Highway Patrol (MHP) assume
the proposal will 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 notes the provisions of this proposal only require the superintendent to include a
comparison of salaries of police officers employed by law enforcement agencies in surrounding
states.
§43.505 – Changes to reporting requirements
MHPstates §43.505.2(5) & (6) will have a fiscal impact on their organization.
The proposed modification to §43.505.2(5) and §43.505.2(6) would require the Uniform Crime
Reporting (UCR) program to create new reporting mechanisms in order to distribute the data to
the various individuals, committees, and locations. This would require the Patrol’s UCR vendor
to develop these new reporting mechanisms at an estimated cost of $9,000.
The vendor report developer is contracted at the base rate of $900/day to build custom reports. It
is estimated §43.505.2(5) would require five business days to complete, totaling $4,500. In
addition, it is estimated the proposed by changes to §43.505.2(6) would also require five
business days to complete at a cost of $4,500. While the implementation of §43.505.2(5) is not
until January 1, 2026, and the implementation of §43.505.2(6) is not scheduled until January 1,
2027, the MHP would request completion of these builds immediately following the bill
becoming law. This would allow for the testing of the systems, training of personnel, and the
mitigation of any increase in rates from the contracted vendor.
Oversight has no information to the contrary. Oversight assumes the MHP would be able to
absorb the minimal cost of $9,000 within existing funding levels and will present no fiscal
impact to the Patrol for fiscal note purposes.
§§217.075, 217.312 and 217.1200 – Hospice care training program
Officials from the Department of Corrections (DOC) state this proposal establishes provisions
relating to public safety.
Section 217.075 stipulates the department shall provide electronic medical records to an offender
or their personal representative. Currently, DOC provides medical records via hardcopy to
offenders upon their request once a year. At this time, offender tablets are unable to provide L.R. No. 3107H.04C
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electronic viewing capabilities for records as they do not interface with the departments’ medical
records system and do not have USB capabilities.
Should this bill pass, the DOC would need to find a software system that will allow the
capability of the tablets to receive electronic records. It is unknown how many offenders would
request electronic medical records and the time that would be involved in preparing and
providing these records. The cost of a software system that would allow the capabilities to
receive electronic records is also unknown at this time.
Section 217.1200 allows that the department may establish a hospice care-training program
within the state prison system. The department currently offers a hospice-training program that
was established pursuant to 217.355. Should this legislation pass, the training curriculum as well
as those providing the training, would need to be approved by the Department of Health and
Senior Services as well as the Division of Professional Registration. It is unknown what the costs
associated with an outside training curriculum and educators/trainers would cost. Therefore, the
DOC will assume an unknown fiscal impact to this legislation.
Oversight does not have any information contrary to that provided by DOC. Therefore,
Oversight will reflect DOC’s impact for fiscal note purposes. Oversight assumes the IT system
development will occur in FY 2026 and will reflect DOC’s impact of (Unknown, Greater than
$250,000) for FY 2026 and an unknown impact in subsequent years.
Officials from the Department of Commerce and Insurance (DCI) state it is uncertain if the
provisions of Section 217.1200 would be enacted in FY 2026, FY 2027 or FY 2028. The bill
states the hospice training program “may” be developed by DOC. Until the program is in the
development phase, the department's Division of Professional Registration has an unknown
fiscal impact.
Oversight assumes if this proposal should pass, it will become effective on August 28, 2025.
Therefore, Oversight will range the impact from $0 to an unknown cost as provided by DCI to
General Revenue for FY 2026 only.
Officials from the Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) state DHSS will need
one (1) full-time Registered Nurse ($78,792) to promulgate rules and assist DOC and DPR with
the creation, implementation, and ongoing monitoring of the DOC hospice care training
program. This position will be a remote position.
Oversight notes because this language is permissive, Oversight will range the impact from $0 to
the estimate provided by DHSS to General Revenue Funds. L.R. No. 3107H.04C
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§§217.451 and 221.108 – Telephones in correctional facilities
DOC assumes the proposal will have no fiscal impact on their organization. Section 217.451
stipulates no correctional center shall charge an offender a per-minute rate for a domestic phone
call that exceeds $0.12 per minute. The current phone services contract charges offenders $0.05
per minute. The Federal Communication Commission capped phone call rates at $0.06 per
minute effective January 1, 2025, under regulation §64.6010.
§558.041 – Good time credit
DOC states Section 558.041is modified to stipulate offenders “shall” receive additional credit
and modifies the requirements for such time, to include obtaining a high school diploma or
equivalent, completion of a substance use treatment program, and other programs.
Currently, the department does not have an automated system that could track and calculate the
good-time credits that are described in the legislation. At this time, the department is unsure if an
automated system can be created because of the different criteria it takes to calculate good time
credit. This is a labor-intensive calculation done by hand by our Records Officer staff. It is
unknown to the department how many additional staff may be needed in order to comply with
this legislation.
As such, the department is unable to project the impact to the prison population. However, it is
assumed the legislation would decrease the number of individuals incarcerated. DOC states that
this potential savings will not be realized until FY 2029 and then in each subsequent year
thereafter. DOC assumes this savings to be more than $250,000 annually.
Oversight does not have any information contrary to that provided by DOC. Therefore,
Oversight will reflect a potential cost for the IT system development that could occur in FY 2026
or a potential unknown cost for FTE to handle the calculations. Additionally, as this new
program may decrease populations for DOC, Oversight will reflect a potential savings ($0 or
Unknown) beginning in FY 2029. Oversight notes, in response to other legislation this year,
DOC has used a per-inmate cost of $10,485 to the General Revenue Fund per year.
§650.040 – MO Violent Crime Clearance Grant Program
Officials from the Department of Public Safety – Office of the Director (DPS) state they will
need a Grant Specialist to work on this new grant program. Upon further review of this section,
subsection 7 requires a contract annually with all 569 law enforcement agencies in the state. The
contract and its terms are reviewed, negotiated and implemented every year. This will require at
least two (2) additional FTE who are attorneys.
Oversight has no information to the contrary. Oversight notes DPS has an attorney on staff and,
therefore, assumes DPS would need one (1) additional attorney and a Grant Specialist to perform
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results in a significant increase in the amount of money appropriated to the grant program
resulting in the need for additional FTE.
Oversight notes the provisions of this bill create the Missouri Violent Crime Clearance Grant
Program within DPS to improve law enforcement strategies and initiatives aimed at increasing
violent crime clearance rates. Agencies awarded grant funding must report to DPS annually on
the activities carried out to reduce violent crime and improve clearance rates. Therefore,
Oversight will present a $0 or unknown cost to DPS to distribute grant monies to law
enforcement and a $0 or unknown revenue gain to local law enforcement for grant monies
received.
Officials from the Branson Police Department
involved in deriving the statistics required and posting them per the requirements of this bill.
The personnel time to accomplish this is estimated at $20,000 per year.
Oversight has no information to the contrary. Therefore, Oversight will an unknown fiscal
impact to local police departments.
Rule Promulgation
Officials from the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules assume this proposal is not
anticipated to cause a fiscal impact beyond its current appropriation.
Officials from the Office of the Secretary of State (SOS) note many bills considered by the
General Assembly include provisions allowing or requiring agencies to submit rules and
regulations to implement the act. The SOS is provided with core funding to handle a certain
amount of normal activity resulting from each year's legislative session. The fiscal impact for
this fiscal note to the SOS for Administrative Rules is less than $5,000. The SOS recognizes that
this is a small amount and does not expect that additional funding would be required to meet
these costs. However, the SOS also recognizes that many such bills may be passed by the
General Assembly in a given year and that collectively the costs may be in excess of what the
office can sustain with its core budget. Therefore, the SOS reserves the right to request funding
for the cost of supporting administrative rules requirements should the need arise based on a
review of the finally approved bills signed by the governor.
Bill as a whole
In response to a previous version, officials from the Office of State Courts Administrator
(OSCA) stated 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 L.R. No. 3107H.04C
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(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 a previous version, officials from the Office of Attorney General (AGO)
assumed any potential litigation costs arising from this proposal can be absorbed with existing
resources. However, the AGO may seek additional appropriations if the proposal results in a
significant increase in litigation or investigation.
Oversight does not have any information to the contrary. Therefore, Oversight assumes the
AGO will be able to perform any additional duties required by this proposal with current staff
and resources and will reflect no fiscal impact to the AGO for fiscal note purposes.
Officials from the City of Kansas City state the proposed legislation has a negative fiscal impact
of an indeterminate amount.
Oversight assumes any costs incurred by the City of Kansas City related to this proposal can be
absorbed within current resource levels.
In response to a previous version, officials from the City of Osceola indicated this proposal
would have a fiscal impact on their organization. However, Oversight notes they provided no
information explaining the potential fiscal impact this proposal would have on their organization.
Therefore, for fiscal note purposes, Oversight assumes any fiscal impact incurred would be
absorbable within current funding levels.
Officials from the Department of Mental Health, the Department of Natural Resources, the
Department of Public Safety – (Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control, Capitol Police,
and Fire Safety), the Department of Social Services, the Missouri Department of
Conservation, the Missouri Office of Prosecution Services, the University of Missouri
the Kansas City 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.
In response to a previous version, officials from the Office of the State Public Defender, the
Phelps County Sheriff’s Department, and the St. Louis County Police 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.
Oversight only reflects the responses received from state agencies and political subdivisions;
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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 2029)
GENERAL REVENUESavings - DOC (§558.041)
Potential impact to the
population relating to good time
credit$0$0$0
$0 or
Unknown
Cost – DOC (§§217.075 and
217.1200) Development of an IT
system to receive electronic
medical records and hospice care
training program
(Unknown,
Greater than
$250,000)(Unknown)(Unknown)(Unknown)
Cost – DCI (§217.1200) Develop
hospice program curriculum
$0 to
(Unknown)$0 $0 $0Cost – DHSS (§217.1200)$0 or…$0 or…$0 or…
$0 or could
exceed…
Personal Service($65,660)($80,368)($81,975)($81,975) Fringe Benefits($39,477)($48,003)($48,648)($48,648) Exp. & Equip.($9,486)($6,855)($6,993)($6,993)Total Cost - DHSS($114,622)($135,227)($137,615)($137,615) FTE Change - DHSS0 or 1 FTE0 or 1 FTE0 or 1 FTE0 or 1 FTE
Cost – DOC (§558.041)
Calculation of good-time credits
(Unknown,
Could
exceed
$250,000)(Unknown)(Unknown)(Unknown)
Cost – DPS (§650.040)
Could
exceed…
Personal Service($128,952)($157,837)($160,994)($160,994) Fringe Benefits($78,004)($94,845)($96,110)($96,110) Exp. & Equip.($8,588)($1,301)($1,328)($1,328)Total Cost - DPS($215,544)($253,983)($258,432)($258,432) L.R. No. 3107H.04C
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FISCAL IMPACT – State
Government
FY 2026
(10 Mo.)
FY 2027FY 2028Fully
Implemented
(FY 2029)
FTE Change - DPS2 FTE2 FTE2 FTE2 FTECost – DPS (§650.040)
Distribution of grant monies to
law enforcement
$0 or
(Unknown)
$0 or
(Unknown)
$0 or
(Unknown)
$0 or
(Unknown)
Cost – OSCA (various sections)
Potential cost relating to public
safety
$0 to
(Unknown)
$0 to
(Unknown)
$0 to
(Unknown)
$0 or
(Unknown)
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT
ON GENERAL REVENUE
Could
exceed
($830,166)
Could
exceed
($389,210)
Could
exceed
($396,047)
More or
less than
($396,047)
Estimated Net FTE Change on
General Revenue2 to 3 FTE2 to 3 FTE2 to 3 FTE2 to 3 FTE
FISCAL IMPACT – Local
Government
FY 2026
(10 Mo.)
FY 2027FY 2028Fully
Implemented
(FY 2029)
LOCAL POLITICAL
SUBDIVISIONS
Income – Local law enforcement
(§650.040) Grant monies
received
$0 or
Unknown
$0 or
Unknown
$0 or
Unknown
$0 or
Unknown
Cost – Local law enforcement
(§650.040) Additional cost to
gather required data(Unknown)(Unknown)(Unknown)(Unknown)
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT
TO LOCAL POLITICAL
SUBDIVISIONS
(Unknown)
to Unknown
(Unknown)
to Unknown
(Unknown)
to Unknown
(Unknown)
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FISCAL IMPACT – Local
Government
FY 2026
(10 Mo.)
FY 2027FY 2028Fully
Implemented
(FY 2029)
LOCAL POLITICAL
SUBDIVISIONS
Income – Local law enforcement
(§650.040) Grant monies
received
$0 or
Unknown
$0 or
Unknown
$0 or
Unknown
$0 or
Unknown
Cost – Local law enforcement
(§650.040) Additional cost to
gather required data(Unknown)(Unknown)(Unknown)(Unknown)
FISCAL IMPACT – Small Business
Certain small dentist businesses allowed to provide care in correctional centers could be
impacted by this proposal. (Section 332.081)
FISCAL DESCRIPTION
OFFENDERS IN THE CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS (Sections
217.075, 217.312 and 217.1200)
This bill requires the Department of Corrections to provide electronic copies of all medical
records related to an offender while in the custody of the Department upon the request of the
offender or his or her representative. Electronic copies must be provided within 30 days of the
request being made, and at no cost to the offender. The Department will develop a form for
offenders to designate a personal representative who may receive medical records on their
behalf.
The bill allows the Department to develop a hospice and end-of-life care training program within
the State prison system. In cooperation with the Department of Health and Senior Services and
the Department of Commerce and Insurance, a determination will be made for the requirements
and appropriate training in order for offenders to receive licensure or certification. Requirements
for the curriculum are specified in this bill. Training will be provided by a licensed health care
professional, as provided in the bill.
Upon successful completion of the training program, the Department of Corrections will issue to
the offender a program completion certificate and develop a process for submission of notice of
training completion, as well as application for licensure or certification. The Department of L.R. No. 3107H.04C
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Health and Senior Services, in consultation with the Department of Corrections and the
Department of Commerce and Insurance, will have the rulemaking authority for rules and
regulations related to the administration of this bill.
CREDIT EARNED BY OFFENDERS (Section 558.041)
This bill requires the director of the Department of Corrections to issue a policy for good time
credit and, separately, earned time credit.
Any major conduct violation of institutional rules, violation of law, parole revocation, or the
accumulation of six or more minor conduct violations in a calendar year will result in the loss of
all prior credit earned by the offender.
Good time credit will be awarded to offenders who serve their sentences in a peaceable manner
and display exemplary compliance with institutional disciplinary regulations. An offender can
receive up to 54 days of good time credit toward the service of a sentence per year.
Earned time credit will be awarded to offenders who participate in qualifying rehabilitation
programs and productive activities. For every 30 days of successful participation in rehabilitative
programs or productive activities during an offender's term of imprisonment, the offender will
earn ten days of credit toward a sentence. The bill specifies types of programs or activities for
which credit can be earned.
The bill creates a one year window for eligible offenders to petition the Department for earned
time credit for qualifying programs or activities completed between January 1, 2010, and August
28, 2025. The Department will notify the incarcerated population of the petition process through
posted signage, electronic notification, and through staff in all facilities and will provide petition
forms to offenders.
Good time credit and earned time credit are not available to offenders sentenced to death or
sentenced to life without probation or parole, or offenders serving a sentence of less than one
year.
Nothing in this bill should be construed to remove the parole board's discretion in awarding good
time credit or earned time credit.
The Department of Corrections will prepare and submit an annual report to the General
Assembly on good time credit and earned time credit.
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT (Section 650.040)
This bill creates provisions related to law enforcement "clearance rates", defined in the bill as the
rate at which law enforcement agencies clear an "offense by arrest" or an "offense cleared by
exceptional means", also defined in the bill. L.R. No. 3107H.04C
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This bill requires law enforcement agencies in the state to collect data documenting clearance
rates and report the data on a monthly basis to the Department of Public Safety beginning on
January 1, 2026. The Department must publish the information quarterly on its website by the
15th of the month following the close of the preceding quarter. The Department must report the
information to the Governor, the Missouri Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST)
Commission, the chair of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary and Civil and Criminal
Jurisprudence and the chair of the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee by July 1,
2027, and every July after. The report must also be available on the Department's website.
The bill creates the "Missouri Violent Crime Clearance Grant Program" within the Department
of Public Safety, the purpose of which is to improve law enforcement strategies and initiatives
aimed at increasing violent crime clearance rates. The bill describes eligible uses for grant
funding as well as to which law enforcement agencies the Department will give priority in
awarding grants. Agencies awarded grant funding must report to the Department annually on the
activities carried out to reduce violent crime and improve clearance rates during the preceding
fiscal year, as specified in the bill.
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 Health and Senior Services
Department of Mental Health
Department of Natural Resources
Department of Public Safety
Department of Social Services
Joint Committee on Administrative Rules
Missouri Department of Conservation
Missouri Office of Prosecution Services
Office of the Secretary of State
Office of the State Courts Administrator
Office of the State Public Defender
University of Missouri
City of Kansas City
City of Osceola L.R. No. 3107H.04C
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Phelps County Sheriff Department
Branson Police Department
Kansas City Police Department
St. Louis County Police Department
Julie MorffJessica HarrisDirectorAssistant DirectorApril 16, 2025April 16, 2025