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Missouri House Bill HB314

Missouri 2025 Regular Session

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11 FIRSTREGULARSESSION
22 HOUSEBILLNO.314
33 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
44 INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVECOOK.
55 0949H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
66 ANACT
77 Torepealsections558.019,566.030,566.151,and571.015,RSMo,andtoenactinlieu
88 thereoffournewsectionsrelatingtominimumprisonterms,withpenaltyprovisions.
99 BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
1010 SectionA.Sections558.019,566.030,566.151,and571.015,RSMo,arerepealed
1111 2andfournewsectionsenactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections558.019,566.030,
1212 3566.151,and571.015,toreadasfollows:
1313 558.019.1.Thissectionshallnotbeconstruedtoaffectthepowersofthegovernor
1414 2underArticleIV,Section7,oftheMissouriConstitution.Thisstatuteshallnotaffectthose
1515 3provisionsofsection565.020[or],section566.030,section566.125,orsection566.151,
1616 4whichsetminimumtermsofsentences,ortheprovisionsofsection559.115,relatingto
1717 5probation.
1818 6 2.Theprovisionsofsubsections2to5ofthissectionshallonlybeapplicabletothe
1919 7offensescontainedinsections565.021,565.023,565.024,565.027,565.050,565.052,
2020 8565.054,565.072,565.073,565.074,565.090,565.110,565.115,565.120,565.153,565.156,
2121 9565.225,565.300,[566.030,] 566.031,566.032,566.034,566.060,566.061,566.062,
2222 10566.064,566.067,566.068,566.069,566.071,566.083,566.086,566.100,566.101,
2323 11566.103,566.111,566.115,566.145,[566.151,] 566.153,566.203,566.206,566.209,
2424 12566.210,566.211,566.215,568.030,568.045,568.060,568.065,568.175,569.040,
2525 13569.160,570.023,570.025,570.030whenpunishedasaclassA,B,orCfelony,570.145
2626 14whenpunishedasaclassAorBfelony,570.223whenpunishedasaclassBorCfelony,
2727 15571.020,571.030,571.070,573.023,573.025,573.035,573.037,573.200,573.205,574.070,
2828 16574.080,574.115,575.030,575.150,575.153,575.155,575.157,575.200whenpunishedasa
2929 EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
3030 intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17classAfelony,575.210,575.230whenpunishedasaclassBfelony,575.240whenpunished
3131 18asaclassBfelony,576.070,576.080,577.010,577.013,577.078,577.703,577.706,579.065,
3232 19and579.068whenpunishedasaclassAorBfelony.Forthepurposesofthissection,"prison
3333 20commitment"meansandisthereceiptbythedepartmentofcorrectionsofanoffenderafter
3434 21sentencing.Forpurposesofthissection,priorprisoncommitmentstothedepartmentof
3535 22correctionsshallnotincludeanoffender'sfirstincarcerationpriortoreleaseonprobation
3636 23undersection217.362or559.115.Otherprovisionsofthelawtothecontrary
3737 24notwithstanding,anyoffenderwhohasbeenfoundguiltyofafelonyotherthana
3838 25dangerousfelonyasdefinedinsection556.061andiscommittedtothedepartmentof
3939 26correctionsshallberequiredtoservethefollowingminimumprisonterms:
4040 27 (1)[Iftheoffenderhasonepreviousprisoncommitmenttothedepartmentof
4141 28correctionsforafelonyoffense,theminimumprisontermwhichtheoffendermustserveshall
4242 29befortypercentofhisorhersentenceoruntiltheoffenderattainsseventyyearsofage,and
4343 30hasservedatleastthirtypercentofthesentenceimposed,whicheveroccursfirst;
4444 31 (2)Iftheoffenderhastwopreviousprisoncommitmentstothedepartmentof
4545 32correctionsforfeloniesunrelatedtothepresentoffense,theminimumprisontermwhichthe
4646 33offendermustserveshallbefiftypercentofhisorhersentenceoruntiltheoffenderattains
4747 34seventyyearsofage,andhasservedatleastfortypercentofthesentenceimposed,whichever
4848 35occursfirst;
4949 36 (3)Iftheoffenderhasthreeormorepreviousprisoncommitmentstothedepartment
5050 37ofcorrectionsforfeloniesunrelatedtothepresentoffense,theminimumprisontermwhich
5151 38theoffendermustserveshallbeeightypercentofhisorhersentenceoruntiltheoffender
5252 39attainsseventyyearsofage,andhasservedatleastfortypercentofthesentenceimposed,
5353 40whicheveroccursfirst]Iftheoffenderhasnopreviousprisoncommitmenttothe
5454 41departmentofcorrectionsforafelonyoffense,theminimumprisontermtheoffender
5555 42shallserveisseventy-fivepercentoftheoffender'ssentence;and
5656 43 (2)Iftheoffenderhasoneormoreprisoncommitmentstothedepartmentof
5757 44correctionsforafelonyoffenseunrelatedtothepreviousoffense,theminimumprison
5858 45termtheoffendershallserveiseightypercentoftheoffender'ssentence.
5959 46 3.Otherprovisionsofthelawtothecontrarynotwithstanding,anyoffenderwhohas
6060 47beenfoundguiltyofadangerousfelonyasdefinedinsection556.061andiscommittedtothe
6161 48departmentofcorrectionsshallberequiredtoserveaminimumprisontermofeighty-five
6262 49percentofthesentenceimposedbythecourt[oruntiltheoffenderattainsseventyyearsof
6363 50age,andhasservedatleastfortypercentofthesentenceimposed,whicheveroccursfirst].
6464 51 4.Forthepurposeofdeterminingtheminimumprisontermtobeserved,the
6565 52followingcalculationsshallapply:
6666 53 (1)Asentenceoflifeshallbecalculatedtobethirtyyears;
6767 HB314 2 54 (2)Anysentenceeitheraloneorintheaggregatewithotherconsecutivesentencesfor
6868 55offensescommittedatornearthesametimewhichisoverseventy-fiveyearsshallbe
6969 56calculatedtobeseventy-fiveyears.
7070 57 5.Forpurposesofthissection,theterm"minimumprisonterm"shallmeantime
7171 58requiredtobeservedbytheoffenderbeforeheorsheiseligibleforparole,conditional
7272 59releaseorotherearlyreleasebythedepartmentofcorrections.
7373 60 6.Anoffenderwhowasconvictedof,orpledguiltyto,afelonyoffenseotherthan
7474 61thoseoffenseslistedinsubsection2ofthissectionpriortoAugust28,[2019] 2025, shallno
7575 62longerbesubjecttotheminimumprisontermprovisionsundersubsection2ofthissection,
7676 63andshallbeeligibleforparole,conditionalrelease,orotherearlyreleasebythedepartmentof
7777 64correctionsaccordingtotherulesandregulationsofthedepartment.
7878 65 7.(1)Asentencingadvisorycommissionisherebycreatedtoconsistofeleven
7979 66members.Onemembershallbeappointedbythespeakerofthehouse.Onemembershallbe
8080 67appointedbythepresidentprotemofthesenate.Onemembershallbethedirectorofthe
8181 68departmentofcorrections.Sixmembersshallbeappointedbyandserveatthepleasureofthe
8282 69governorfromamongthefollowing:thepublicdefendercommission;privatecitizens;a
8383 70privatememberoftheMissouriBar;theboardofprobationandparole;andaprosecutor.
8484 71Twomembersshallbeappointedbythesupremecourt,onefromametropolitanareaandone
8585 72fromaruralarea.Allmembersshallbeappointedtoafour-yearterm.Allmembersofthe
8686 73sentencingcommissionappointedpriortoAugust28,1994,shallcontinuetoserveonthe
8787 74sentencingadvisorycommissionatthepleasureofthegovernor.
8888 75 (2)Thecommissionshallstudysentencingpracticesinthecircuitcourtsthroughout
8989 76thestateforthepurposeofdeterminingwhetherandtowhatextentdisparitiesexistamong
9090 77thevariouscircuitcourtswithrespecttothelengthofsentencesimposedandtheuseof
9191 78probationforoffendersconvictedofthesameorsimilaroffensesandwithsimilarcriminal
9292 79histories.Thecommissionshallalsostudyandexaminewhetherandtowhatextent
9393 80sentencingdisparityamongeconomicandsocialclassesexistsinrelationtothesentenceof
9494 81deathandifso,thereasonstherefor,ifsentencesarecomparabletootherstates,ifthelength
9595 82ofthesentenceisappropriate,andtherateofrehabilitationbasedonsentence.Itshall
9696 83compilestatistics,examinecases,drawconclusions,andperformotherdutiesrelevanttothe
9797 84researchandinvestigationofdisparitiesindeathpenaltysentencingamongeconomicand
9898 85socialclasses.
9999 86 (3)Thecommissionshallstudyalternativesentences,prisonworkprograms,work
100100 87release,home-basedincarceration,probationandparoleoptions,andanyotherprogramsand
101101 88reportthefeasibilityoftheseoptionsinMissouri.
102102 89 (4)Thegovernorshallselectachairpersonwhoshallcallmeetingsofthecommission
103103 90asrequiredorpermittedpursuanttothepurposeofthesentencingcommission.
104104 HB314 3 91 (5)Themembersofthecommissionshallnotreceivecompensationfortheirduties
105105 92onthecommission,butshallbereimbursedforactualandnecessaryexpensesincurredinthe
106106 93performanceofthesedutiesandforwhichtheyarenotreimbursedbyreasonoftheirother
107107 94paidpositions.
108108 95 (6)Thecircuitandassociatecircuitcourtsofthisstate,theofficeofthestatecourts
109109 96administrator,thedepartmentofpublicsafety,andthedepartmentofcorrectionsshall
110110 97cooperatewiththecommissionbyprovidinginformationoraccesstoinformationneededby
111111 98thecommission.Theofficeofthestatecourtsadministratorwillprovideneededstaffing
112112 99resources.
113113 100 8.Courtsshallretaindiscretiontolowerorexceedthesentencerecommendedbythe
114114 101commissionasotherwiseallowablebylaw,andtoorderrestorativejusticemethods,when
115115 102applicable.
116116 103 9.Iftheimpositionorexecutionofasentenceissuspended,thecourtmayorderany
117117 104orallofthefollowingrestorativejusticemethods,oranyothermethodthatthecourtfinds
118118 105justorappropriate:
119119 106 (1)Restitutiontoanyvictimorastatutorilycreatedfundforcostsincurredasaresult
120120 107oftheoffender'sactions;
121121 108 (2)Offendertreatmentprograms;
122122 109 (3)Mandatorycommunityservice;
123123 110 (4)Workreleaseprogramsinlocalfacilities;and
124124 111 (5)Community-basedresidentialandnonresidentialprograms.
125125 112 10.Pursuanttosubdivision(1)ofsubsection9ofthissection,thecourtmayorderthe
126126 113assessmentandpaymentofadesignatedamountofrestitutiontoacountylawenforcement
127127 114restitutionfundestablishedbythecountycommissionpursuanttosection50.565.Such
128128 115contributionshallnotexceedthreehundreddollarsforanychargedoffense.Anyrestitution
129129 116moneysdepositedintothecountylawenforcementrestitutionfundpursuanttothissection
130130 117shallonlybeexpendedpursuanttotheprovisionsofsection50.565.
131131 118 11.Ajudgemayorderpaymenttoarestitutionfundonlyifsuchfundhadbeen
132132 119createdbyordinanceorresolutionofacountyofthestateofMissouripriortosentencing.A
133133 120judgeshallnothaveanydirectsupervisoryauthorityoradministrativecontroloveranyfund
134134 121towhichthejudgeisorderingapersontomakepayment.
135135 122 12.Apersonwhofailstomakeapaymenttoacountylawenforcementrestitution
136136 123fundmaynothavehisorherprobationrevokedsolelyforfailingtomakesuchpayment
137137 124unlessthejudge,afterevidentiaryhearing,makesafindingsupportedbyapreponderanceof
138138 125theevidencethatthepersoneitherwillfullyrefusedtomakethepaymentorthattheperson
139139 126willfully,intentionally,andpurposefullyfailedtomakesufficientbonafideeffortstoacquire
140140 127theresourcestopay.
141141 HB314 4 128 13.Nothinginthissectionshallbeconstruedtoallowthesentencingadvisory
142142 129commissiontoissuerecommendedsentencesinspecificcasespendinginthecourtsofthis
143143 130state.
144144 566.030.1.Apersoncommitstheoffenseofrapeinthefirstdegreeifheorshehas
145145 2sexualintercoursewithanotherpersonwhoisincapacitated,incapableofconsent,orlacksthe
146146 3capacitytoconsent,orbytheuseofforciblecompulsion.Forciblecompulsionincludesthe
147147 4useofasubstanceadministeredwithoutavictim'sknowledgeorconsentwhichrendersthe
148148 5victimphysicallyormentallyimpairedsoastobeincapableofmakinganinformedconsent
149149 6tosexualintercourse.
150150 7 2.Theoffenseofrapeinthefirstdegreeoranattempttocommitrapeinthefirst
151151 8degreeisafelonyforwhichtheauthorizedtermofimprisonmentislifeimprisonmentora
152152 9termofyearsnotlessthanfiveyears,unless:
153153 10 (1)Theoffenseisanaggravatedsexualoffense,inwhichcasetheauthorizedtermof
154154 11imprisonmentislifeimprisonmentoratermofyearsnotlessthanfifteenyears;
155155 12 (2)Thepersonisapersistentorpredatorysexualoffenderasdefinedinsection
156156 13566.125andsubjectedtoanextendedtermofimprisonmentundersaidsection;
157157 14 (3)Thevictimisachildlessthantwelveyearsofage,inwhichcasetherequiredterm
158158 15ofimprisonmentislifeimprisonmentwithouteligibilityforprobationorparoleuntilthe
159159 16offenderhasservednotlessthanthirtyyearsofsuchsentenceorunlesstheoffenderhas
160160 17reachedtheageofseventy-fiveyearsandhasservedatleastfifteenyearsofsuchsentence,
161161 18unlesssuchrapeinthefirstdegreeisdescribedundersubdivision(4)ofthissubsection;or
162162 19 (4)Thevictimisachildlessthantwelveyearsofageandsuchrapeinthefirstdegree
163163 20orattempttocommitrapeinthefirstdegreewasoutrageouslyorwantonlyvile,horribleor
164164 21inhumane,inthatitinvolvedtortureordepravityofmind,inwhichcasetherequiredtermof
165165 22imprisonmentislifeimprisonmentwithouteligibilityforprobation,paroleorconditional
166166 23release.
167167 24 3.Subsection4ofsection558.019shallnotapplytothesentenceofapersonwhohas
168168 25beenfoundguiltyofrapeinthefirstdegreeorattempttocommitrapeinthefirstdegreewhen
169169 26thevictimislessthantwelveyearsofage,and"lifeimprisonment"shallmeanimprisonment
170170 27forthedurationofaperson'snaturallifeforthepurposesofthissection.
171171 28 4.Nopersonfoundguiltyofrapeinthefirstdegreeoranattempttocommitrapein
172172 29thefirstdegreeshallbegrantedasuspendedimpositionofsentenceorsuspendedexecutionof
173173 30sentence.
174174 31 5.Notwithstandinganyprovisionoflawtothecontrary,anypersonfoundguilty
175175 32ofrapeinthefirstdegreeoranattempttocommitrapeinthefirstdegreeunderthis
176176 33sectionshallberequiredtoserveonehundredpercentofthesentenceimposedbythe
177177 34court.
178178 HB314 5 566.151.1.Apersontwenty-oneyearsofageoroldercommitstheoffenseof
179179 2enticementofachildifheorshepersuades,solicits,coaxes,entices,orlureswhetherby
180180 3words,actionsorthroughcommunicationviatheinternetoranyelectroniccommunication,
181181 4anypersonwhoislessthanfifteenyearsofageforthepurposeofengaginginsexualconduct.
182182 5 2.Itisnotadefensetoaprosecutionforaviolationofthissectionthattheother
183183 6personwasapeaceofficermasqueradingasaminor.
184184 7 3.Enticementofachildoranattempttocommitenticementofachildisafelonyfor
185185 8whichtheauthorizedtermofimprisonmentshallbenotlessthanfiveyearsandnotmorethan
186186 9thirtyyears.Nopersonconvictedunderthissectionshallbeeligibleforparole,probation,
187187 10conditionalrelease,orsuspendedimpositionorexecutionofsentence[foraperiodoffive
188188 11calendaryears].
189189 12 4.Notwithstandinganyprovisionoflawtothecontrary,anypersonconvictedof
190190 13enticementofachildoranattempttocommitenticementofachildunderthissection
191191 14shallberequiredtoserveonehundredpercentofthesentenceimposedbythecourt.
192192 571.015.1.Anypersonwhocommitsanyfelonyunderthelawsofthisstateby,with,
193193 2orthroughtheuse,assistance,oraidofadangerousinstrumentordeadlyweaponisalso
194194 3guiltyoftheoffenseofarmedcriminalaction;theoffenseofarmedcriminalactionshallbean
195195 4unclassifiedfelonyand,uponconviction,shallbepunishedbyimprisonmentbythe
196196 5departmentofcorrectionsforatermofnotlessthanthreeyearsandnottoexceedfifteen
197197 6years,unlessthepersonisunlawfullypossessingafirearm,inwhichcasethetermof
198198 7imprisonmentshallbeforatermofnotlessthanfiveyears.Thepunishmentimposed
199199 8pursuanttothissubsectionshallbeinadditiontoandconsecutivetoanypunishmentprovided
200200 9bylawforthecrimecommittedby,with,orthroughtheuse,assistance,oraidofadangerous
201201 10instrumentordeadlyweapon.Nopersonconvictedunderthissubsectionshallbeeligiblefor
202202 11parole,probation,conditionalrelease,orsuspendedimpositionorexecutionofsentence[fora
203203 12periodofthreecalendaryears]. Notwithstandinganyprovisionoflawtothecontrary,any
204204 13personconvictedunderthissubsectionshallberequiredtoserveonehundredpercentof
205205 14thesentenceimposedbythecourt.
206206 15 2.Anypersonconvictedofasecondoffenseofarmedcriminalactionunder
207207 16subsection1ofthissectionshallbepunishedbyimprisonmentbythedepartmentof
208208 17correctionsforatermofnotlessthanfiveyearsandnottoexceedthirtyyears,unlessthe
209209 18personisunlawfullypossessingafirearm,inwhichcasethetermofimprisonmentshallbefor
210210 19atermnotlessthanfifteenyears.Thepunishmentimposedpursuanttothissubsectionshall
211211 20beinadditiontoandconsecutivetoanypunishmentprovidedbylawforthecrimecommitted
212212 21by,with,orthroughtheuse,assistance,oraidofadangerousinstrumentordeadlyweapon.
213213 22Nopersonconvictedunderthissubsectionshallbeeligibleforparole,probation,conditional
214214 23release,orsuspendedimpositionorexecutionofsentence[foraperiodoffivecalendar
215215 HB314 6 24years]. Notwithstandinganyprovisionoflawtothecontrary,anypersonconvicted
216216 25underthissubsectionshallberequiredtoserveonehundredpercentofthesentence
217217 26imposedbythecourt.
218218 27 3.Anypersonconvictedofathirdorsubsequentoffenseofarmedcriminalaction
219219 28undersubsection1ofthissectionshallbepunishedbyimprisonmentbythedepartmentof
220220 29correctionsforatermofnotlessthantenyears,unlessthepersonisunlawfullypossessinga
221221 30firearm,inwhichcasethetermofimprisonmentshallbenolessthanfifteenyears.The
222222 31punishmentimposedpursuanttothissubsectionshallbeinadditiontoandconsecutivetoany
223223 32punishmentprovidedbylawforthecrimecommittedby,with,orthroughtheuse,assistance,
224224 33oraidofadangerousinstrumentordeadlyweapon.Nopersonconvictedunderthis
225225 34subsectionshallbeeligibleforparole,probation,conditionalrelease,orsuspendedimposition
226226 35orexecutionofsentence[foraperiodoftencalendaryears]. Notwithstandingany
227227 36provisionoflawtothecontrary,anypersonconvictedunderthissubsectionshallbe
228228 37requiredtoserveonehundredpercentofthesentenceimposedbythecourt.
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