MO SB590

Creates a 10-member Task Force on Conducted Energy Devices within the office of administration, appointed by the governor with senate consent, including medical, scientific, legal, and law enforcement experts plus two private citizens affected by CED incidents.

Task force shall study CED safety, policies, and scientific research; hold public hearings; and report findings and recommendations to the governor, attorney general, and general assembly by January 1, 2012.

Imposes a statewide moratorium on CED use by all law enforcement agencies until the task force completes its report and recommendations are enacted into law.

Law enforcement agencies may be exempt from the moratorium if they adopt policies classifying CEDs as "less lethal," limiting use to situations where lethal force is justified, requiring officer retraining, and mandating medical evaluation, incident reporting, and data collection following CED deployment.

Task force must recommend whether to ban CEDs entirely, suspend use pending further research, or establish comprehensive safety and accountability policies including training standards and abuse prevention measures.