HB 2008 Summary

• Appropriates $2,035,353,346 to the Department of Public Safety and related agencies for fiscal year July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021, comprising $77.2 million from General Revenue Fund, $1.5 billion from federal funds, and $458.1 million from other funds.

• Funds major programs including State Highway Patrol ($122.9 million for enforcement and operations), Missouri Veterans' Homes ($86.1 million), State Emergency Management Agency ($7.8 million plus $1.4 billion in federal stimulus), Gaming Commission ($16.9 million), and Capitol Police ($1.8 million).

• Provides $11.4 million in coronavirus relief funding for COVID-19 emergency response and $2.3 million for pandemic stipends to direct care workers in veterans' homes.

• Authorizes grants for local law enforcement ($4.5 million for narcotics control, $3.3 million for violence against women programs, $2 million for services to victims).

• Requires state aircraft flights carrying elected officials to have publicly available flight plans via aviation tracking services.