COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
OVERSIGHT DIVISION
FISCAL NOTE
L.R. No.:2136S.02I Bill No.:SB 582 Subject:Crimes and Punishment; Criminal Procedure; Probation and Parole Type:Original Date:March 21, 2025Bill Summary:This proposal establishes provisions relating to the reduction of certain
criminal sentences of imprisonment.
FISCAL SUMMARY
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON GENERAL REVENUE FUNDFUND
AFFECTED
FY 2026FY 2027FY 2028Fully
Implemented
(FY 2035)
General
Revenue*
$0 or More or
less than
$506,661
$0 or More or
less than
$855,364
$0 or More or
less than
$985,433
$0 or More or
less than
$2,125,791
Total Estimated
Net Effect on
General
Revenue
$0 or More or
less than
$506,661
$0 or More or
less than
$855,364
$0 or More or
less than
$985,433
$0 or More or
less than
$2,125,791
*Oversight notes the decision to release an offender is still with the Missouri Board of Probation
and Patrol; therefore, the fiscal impact is ranged from $0 to the savings of up to 192 fewer people
in prison by FY 2035.
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON OTHER STATE FUNDSFUND
AFFECTED
FY 2026FY 2027FY 2028Fully
Implemented
(FY 2035)
Total Estimated
Net Effect on
Other State
Funds $0$0$0$0
Numbers within parentheses: () indicate costs or losses. L.R. No. 2136S.02I
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ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDSFUND
AFFECTED
FY 2026FY 2027FY 2028Fully
Implemented
(FY 2035)
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 2035)
General Revenue0 or 1 FTE0 or 1 FTE0 to 2 FTE0 to 3 FTETotal Estimated
Net Effect on
FTE0 or 1 FTE0 or 1 FTE0 to 2 FTE0 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 2035)
Local
Government$0$0$0$0 L.R. No. 2136S.02I
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FISCAL ANALYSIS
ASSUMPTION
§§217.738 and 558.500 – Reduction of certain criminal sentences of imprisonment
Officials from the Department of Corrections (DOC) state this proposal establishes provisions
relating to the reduction of certain criminal sentences of imprisonment.
Section 217.738 is created to stipulate the conditions under which an offender may receive a
reduction of sentence under section 558.500, following a parole hearing. Stipulations include the
following be provided to the parole board:
• At least five character recommendations from current or former DOC employees attesting
that further imprisonment of the offender would not serve the public good;
• Signed statements of at least 20 residents of the community where the offender will reside
upon release supporting the offender’s release and who commit to providing assistance with
offender’s reentry into the community; and
• A safe and secure home plan for implementation upon the offender’s release.
Section 558.500 is created to allow for the petitioning of the court by offenders to modify a
sentence of life without parole or a sentence of thirty years or greater to a sentence of life with
the eligibility for parole. The following criteria must be met to obtain eligibility to petition:
• The offender has served at least 30 years in the department of corrections.
• The offender was under 20 years of age at the time the offense was committed.
• The offender has made reasonable efforts towards rehabilitation since being convicted.
The total potential impact on the department could be up to an additional 192 offenders eligible
for release over the next ten fiscal years.
The total cumulative impact on the offender population within the ten-year time frame of this
note is reflected in the transfer of incarcerated offenders to the field population.
F
Y2026
F
Y2027
F
Y2028
F
Y2029
F
Y2030
F
Y2031
F
Y2032
F
Y2033
F
Y2034
F
Y2035
P
ossible Release
6
7
2
1
1
9
1
1
1
3
2
0
1
0
1
2
9 1
0
T
otal
6
7
8
8
1
07
1
18
1
31
1
51
1
61
1
73
1
82
1
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As this statute only states these offenders would become eligible to receive a parole hearing once
the listed criteria is met, release would still be a decision for the Parole Board to make.
Therefore, the impact could be none, should they choose not to release any additional offenders,
all the way up to the above stated impact.
Subsection 2 of section 558.500 stipulates the division of probation and parole shall supervise
any convicted person receiving a reduction of sentence for the duration of the convicted person’s
natural life. This will have an unknown cost to the department for the additional supervision it
will require beyond the offender’s original maximum release date.
# to
prison
Cost per
year
Total Savings
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 1(67)($10,485)$585,4121($78,751)67$506,661Year 2(88)($10,485)$941,1331($85,769)88$855,364Year 3(107)($10,485)$1,167,2182($181,786)107$985,433Year 4(118)($10,485)$1,312,9572($175,203)118$1,137,754Year 5(131)($10,485)$1,486,7572($177,066)131$1,309,691Year 6(151)($10,485)$1,748,0182($178,954)151$1,569,064Year 7(161)($10,485)$1,901,0563($280,774)161$1,620,282Year 8(173)($10,485)$2,083,6053($274,184)173$1,809,421Year 9(182)($10,485)$2,235,8403($277,110)182$1,958,730Year 10(192)($10,485)$2,405,8623($280,072)192$2,125,791
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
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A
fter Legislation
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P
robations
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C
umulative Populations
P
rison
-
67
-
88
-
107
-
118
-
131
-
151
-
161
-
173
-
182
-
192
P
arole
6
7
8
8
1
07
1
18
1
31
1
51
1
61
1
73
1
82
1
92
P
robation
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
I
mpact
P
rison Population
-
67
-
88
-
107
-
118
-
131
-
151
-
161
-
173
-
182
-
192
F
ield Population
6
7
8
8
1
07
1
18
1
31
1
51
1
61
1
73
1
82
1
92
P
opulation Change
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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 caseload figure for that specific type of offender to
calculate cost increases/decreases.
Oversight does not have any information contrary to that provided by DOC. Therefore,
Oversight will reflect a range of $0 (no parole granted) to DOC’s impact for fiscal note purposes.
Officials from the Missouri Department of Transportation, the Missouri Office of
Prosecution Services, the Office of the State Courts AdministratorOffice of the
State Public Defender
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. 2136S.02I
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FISCAL IMPACT
– State
Government
FY 2026
(10 Mo.)
FY 2027FY 2028Fully
Implemented
(FY 2035)
GENERAL
REVENUE
Savings – DOC
(§§217.738 and
558.500) Potential
decrease in
incarceration costs
$0 to
$585,412
$0 to
$941,133
$0 to
$1,167,218
$0 to
$2,405,862
Cost – DOC
(§§217.738 and
558.500)$0 to…$0 to…$0 to …$0 to…
Personal Service($39,029)($47,303)($95,552)($153,666) Fringe Benefits($28,803)($34,909)($70,516)($113,404) Exp. & Equip.($10,919)($3,557)($15,718)($13,002)Total Cost - DOC($78,751)($85,769)($181,786)($280,072) FTE Change -
DOC0 or 1 FTE0 or 1 FTE0 to 2 FTE0 to 3 FTE
Cost – DOC
(§558.500)
Lifetime
supervision for
parolees
$0 or
(Unknown)
$0 or
(Unknown)
$0 or
(Unknown)
$0 or
(Unknown)
ESTIMATED
NET EFFECT
ON GENERAL
REVENUE
$0 or More or
less than
$506,661
$0 or More or
less than
$855,364
$0 or More or
less than
$985,433
$0 or More or
less than
$2,125,791
Estimated Net
FTE Change on
General Revenue0 or 1 FTE0 or 1 FTE0 to 2 FTE0 to 3 FTE L.R. No. 2136S.02I
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FISCAL IMPACT
– Local
Government
FY 2026
(10 Mo.)
FY 2027FY 2028Fully
Implemented
(FY 2035)
$0$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
REDUCTION OF CERTAIN CRIMINAL SENTENCES (Sections 217.738 and 558.500)
This act authorizes the sentencing court to reduce a sentence of life without eligibility for
probation or parole or reduce a sentence of 30 years or greater to a sentence of life with
eligibility for probation or parole if the convicted person has served at least 30 years, was under
20 years of age at the time of the offense, made reasonable efforts towards rehabilitation, and has
exhibited model citizen behavior.
Any offender receiving such reduction shall be granted a hearing before the Parole Board.
Furthermore, an offender receiving a reduction shall provide the Parole Board with the following
in order to be eligible for supervised release:
(1) At least 5 statements from current or former Department of Corrections employees attesting
to the offender demonstration of institutional adaptability and conduct in the correctional center;
(2) At least 20 signed statements from residents of the community where the offender will reside
upon release that commit to providing assistance with the offender's reentry; and
(3) A safe and secure home plan.
This legislation is not federally mandated, would not duplicate any other program and would not
require additional capital improvements or rental space. L.R. No. 2136S.02I
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Department of Corrections
Missouri Department of Transportation
Missouri Office of Prosecution Services
Office of the State Courts Administrator
Office of the State Public Defender
Julie MorffJessica HarrisDirectorAssistant DirectorMarch 21, 2025March 21, 2025