COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
OVERSIGHT DIVISION
FISCAL NOTE
L.R. No.:2778S.01I Bill No.:SB 718 Subject:Children And Minors; Courts; Courts, Juvenile Type:Original Date:March 31, 2025Bill Summary:This proposal creates provisions relating to the use of restraints on a child in
juvenile court.
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
Numbers within parentheses: () indicate costs or losses. L.R. No. 2778S.01I
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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. 2778S.01I
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FISCAL ANALYSIS
ASSUMPTION
§211.436 – Prohibits use of restraints on a child in juvenile court
Officials from the Department of Public Safety - Missouri Highway Patrol, the Office of the
State Courts AdministratorOffice of the State Public Defender, the Department of
Social Services, the Phelps County Sheriff, the Kansas City Police Department, the
Springfield Police Department, the St. Louis County Police Department and the Missouri
Office of Prosecution Services 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 local law enforcement agencies 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$0FISCAL 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. L.R. No. 2778S.01I
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Department of Public Safety - Missouri Highway Patrol
Office of the State Public Defender
Department of Social Services
Phelps County Sheriff
Kansas City Police Department
Springfield Police Department
St. Louis County Police Department
Missouri Office of Prosecution Services
Office of the State Courts Administrator
Julie MorffJessica HarrisDirectorAssistant DirectorMarch 31, 2025March 31, 2025