MO SB112

Reclassifies numerous felony offenses from class C to class D and from class D to class E to align with the 2014 Missouri criminal code restructuring, affecting offenses including unlawful weapons possession, motor vehicle dealer violations, and property damage at mental health facilities

Adds possession of two-way telecommunications devices (cell phones) in prisons and jails as a class D felony, with exceptions for law enforcement and authorized personnel

Requires suspected sexual assaults of nursing home residents to be reported to local law enforcement under the federal Elder Justice Act of 2009, in addition to existing state department reporting requirements

Expands stalking in the first degree to include knowingly accessing or attempting to access the address of participants in the address confidentiality program for domestic violence victims

Modifies murder in the first degree trial procedures, specifying that when a defendant is found guilty of a lesser homicide, the second stage shall proceed "as in all other criminal cases" rather than with separate jury instructions on punishment only