COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
OVERSIGHT DIVISION
FISCAL NOTE
L.R. No.:0937H.02C Bill No.:HCS for HB 234 Subject:Crimes and Punishment; Criminal Procedure; Department of Higher Education
and Workforce Development
Type:Original Date:March 25, 2025Bill Summary:This proposal modifies the offense of hazing.
FISCAL SUMMARY
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON GENERAL REVENUE FUNDFUND AFFECTEDFY 2026FY 2027FY 2028Total Estimated Net
Effect on General
Revenue $0$0$0
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON OTHER STATE FUNDSFUND AFFECTEDFY 2026FY 2027FY 2028Total Estimated Net
Effect on Other State
Funds $0$0$0
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ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDSFUND AFFECTEDFY 2026FY 2027FY 2028Total Estimated Net
Effect on All Federal
Funds $0$0$0
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FULL TIME EQUIVALENT (FTE)FUND AFFECTEDFY 2026FY 2027FY 2028Total Estimated Net
Effect on FTE 000
☐ 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 AFFECTEDFY 2026FY 2027FY 2028Local Government$0$0$0 L.R. No. 0937H.02C
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FISCAL ANALYSIS
ASSUMPTION
§578.365 – Danny’s Law
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 costs.
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 Department of Corrections (DOC) state there was only one guilty plea made
under this section with a class A misdemeanor penalty in 2024. Therefore, the DOC expects no
impact to the department with this change in legislation.
Oversight notes on December 24, 2024, President Joe Biden signed into law the Stop Campus
Hazing Act. (Source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5646)
Officials from the Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development, the
Department of Public Safety - Missouri Highway Patrol, the Missouri Office of Prosecution
Services Office of the State Courts Administrator, the Office of the State Public
Defender, the University of Missouri, the Phelps County Sheriff’s Department, the Branson
Police Department, the Kansas City Police Department, the St. Louis County Police
Department, Northwest Missouri State University, and the University of Central Missouri
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.
Oversight only reflects the responses received from state agencies and political subdivisions;
however, other colleges and universities and local law enforcement 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 GovernmentFY 2026
(10 Mo.)
FY 2027FY 2028$0$0$0 L.R. No. 0937H.02C
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FISCAL IMPACT – Local GovernmentFY 2026
(10 Mo.)
FY 2027FY 2028$0$0$0
FISCAL IMPACT – Small Business
No direct fiscal impact to small businesses would be expected as a result of this proposal.
FISCAL DESCRIPTION
The proposed legislation appears to have no direct fiscal impact.
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 Corrections
Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development
Department of Public Safety - Missouri Highway Patrol
Missouri Office of Prosecution Services
Office of the State Courts Administrator
Office of the State Public Defender
Phelps County Sheriff’s Department
Branson Police Department
Kansas City Police Department
St. Louis County Police Department
University of Missouri
Northwest Missouri State University
University of Central Missouri
Julie MorffJessica HarrisDirectorAssistant DirectorMarch 25, 2025March 25, 2025