HB956--FUNERALATTENDANCEBYANOFFENDER SPONSOR: Anderson Thisbillcreatesaprocesswherebyoffendersmaybegrantedleave toattendafuneral. Thefuneralmustbeforanimmediatefamily memberoftheoffender,asdefinedinthebill,theoffendermust beescortedbyacorrectionalofficerormemberoftheMissouri StateHighwayPatrol,andtheoffendermustpayforanycosts associatedwithattendance. ThisbillisthesameasHB2820(2024)andsimilartoHB2688 (2022).