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2020 MO H.B 47

Title - AN ACT To repeal section 590.653, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to civilian review boards.

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Gives civilian review boards the power to review evidence and find facts in cases of officer discipline

2020 MO H.B 31

Title - AN ACT To amend chapter 590, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to a peace officer’s duty to intervene, with a penalty provision and an emergency clause.

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Establishes a duty for officers to intervene. Establishes that failure to intervene is an act of complicity and the penalty for such act shall be equal to the penalty imposed against the peace officer who committed the original wrongdoing for which the pe...

Establishes a duty for officers to intervene. Establishes that failure to intervene is an act of complicity and the penalty for such act shall be equal to the penalty imposed against the peace officer who committed the original wrongdoing for which the peace officer failed to intervene

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2020 MO H.B 32

Title - AN ACT To repeal section 563.046, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to the use of a chokehold by a law enforcement officer, with a penalty provision and an emergency clause.

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In effecting an arrest or in preventing an escape from custody, a law enforcement officer is justified in using a chokehold only when he or she reasonably believes that it is necessary to defend himself or herself or a third person from what he or she bel...

In effecting an arrest or in preventing an escape from custody, a law enforcement officer is justified in using a chokehold only when he or she reasonably believes that it is necessary to defend himself or herself or a third person from what he or she believes to be the use or imminent use of deadly physical force or infliction of serious physical injury. The use of a chokehold for any other purpose shall be cause for the law enforcement officer’s immediate dismissal and revocation of his or her POST certification under chapter 590.

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2020 MO H.B 33

Title - AN ACT To amend chapter 590, RSMo, by adding thereto four new sections relating to law enforcement accountability, with an emergency clause.

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Mandates Body Cameras, establishes that officers shall report all uses of force to a database, and that the data shall be available to the public

2020 MO S.B 18

Title - AN ACT To repeal sections 590.010, 590.030, 590.040, 590.120, and 590.180, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof twelve new sections relating to public safety.

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Personnel Management, Training, De-escalation, Use of Force, Body Cameras, External/Independent Oversight, Transparency

2020 MO S.B 2

Title - AN ACT To repeal section 84.344, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof two new sections relating to residency requirements of public safety employees, with an emergency clause.

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Eliminates residency requirements for public safety personnel, including sheriffs and deputy sheriffs

2020 MO S.B 6

Title - AN ACT To repeal section 84.344, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof two new sections relating to policy residency requirements.

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No local governmental unit shall require, as a condition of employment, that any currently employed or prospective law enforcement officer must reside within any jurisdictional limit. If a local governmental unit has a residency rule or requirement for la...

No local governmental unit shall require, as a condition of employment, that any currently employed or prospective law enforcement officer must reside within any jurisdictional limit.
If a local governmental unit has a residency rule or requirement for law enforcement officers that is in effect on or before August 28, 2021, the residency rule or requirement shall not apply and shall not be enforced.
A local governmental unit may impose a residency rule or requirement on law enforcement officers, but the rule or requirement shall be no more restrictive than requiring such personnel to reside within a one-hour response time.

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2020 MO S.B 7

Title - AN ACT To repeal section 590.500, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to law enforcement officer disciplinary actions.

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Creates an officer “Bill of Rights” establishing a process for officers who may be subject to disciplinary actions

2020 MO H.B. 17A

Title - AN ACT To repeal sections 84.341, 84.342, 84.343, 84.344, 84.345, 84.346, 84.347, 86.200, 86.213, and 105.726, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof four new sections relating to the board of police commissioners, with penalty provisions and an emergency clause.

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Returns the control of the City of St. Louis Police Department back to the Board of Police Commissioners.

2020 MO H.B 15

Title - AN ACT To repeal section 84.344, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof three new sections relating to a residency requirements for first responders, with an emergency clause.

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No local governmental unit shall require, as a condition of employment, that any currently employed or prospective law enforcement officer reside within any jurisdiction. If a local governmental unit has a residency rule or requirement for law enforcement...

No local governmental unit shall require, as a condition of employment, that any currently employed or prospective law enforcement officer reside within any jurisdiction.
If a local governmental unit has a residency rule or requirement for law enforcement officers that violates this section in effect on or before the effective date of this section, such residency rule or requirement is null and unenforceable.
A local governmental unit may impose a residency rule or requirement on law enforcement officers no more restrictive than requiring such personnel to reside within a one-hour response time.

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2020 MO S.B 16

Title - AN ACT To repeal sections 105.240, 542.271, 542.276, 542.291, 542.296, 544.190, 544.200, 563.031, 563.041, 563.046, 563.051, 563.074, 566.145, 575.180, 590.010, 590.030, 590.040, 590.080, 590.180, and 590.195, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof twenty-eight new sections relating to law enforcement agency accountability, with penalty provisions.

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Warrants, Use of Force, Encounters, De-escalation, Training, Liability, Identify and Report Officers, Protest Policy, Body Cameras, Demilitarization, Transparency, Internal Oversight

2020 MO H.B. 24A

Title - AN ACT To amend chapter 143, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to income tax deductions, with an emergency clause.

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Authorizes an income tax deduction for police officers and members of the highway patrol.