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MO HB3155

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/29/2026

Primary Sponsor

Bennie Cook

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Eliminates "conditional release" from Missouri's sentencing structure, replacing it with a system where sentencing courts set minimum percentage of sentences (ranging from 17-80% depending on felony class) that offenders must serve before parole eligibility

  • Expands the definition of "dangerous felony" to include human trafficking offenses involving force/abduction/coercion, sexual trafficking of children, and third-offense failure to register as a sex offender, requiring 85% of sentence to be served before parole eligibility

  • Requires courts to calculate and record jail time credit at sentencing, including specific dates of custody, and allows courts to consolidate dismissed proceedings for credit calculation purposes

  • Modifies consecutive sentencing calculations so that half of each felony term must be served before parole eligibility, with the total minimum time determined by adding these halves together

  • Adds "sexual orientation" to the statutory definitions in the criminal code, defined as heterosexuality, homosexuality, or bisexuality by inclination, practice, identity, or expression

Legislative Description

Modifies provisions relating to criminal offenses, including minimum prison terms and conditional release

Last Action

HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 8 NOES: 3 PRESENT: 0

2/5/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary2/2/2026

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