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MO SB1758

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/25/2026

Primary Sponsor

Lincoln Hough

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Appropriates funds for the Missouri Department of Corrections for fiscal year 2027 (July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027), totaling approximately $1.1 billion across all divisions and programs

  • Allocates $222.9 million from General Revenue for contractual offender physical and mental health care services, plus $7.9 million for a pilot program providing FDA-approved medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder

  • Funds 17 adult correctional institutions statewide, with the largest allocations to Eastern Reception, Diagnostic, and Correctional Center at Bonne Terre ($29.1 million) and Farmington Correctional Center ($28.5 million)

  • Provides $55.6 million for county aid including reimbursements to county jails at $24.95 per prisoner per day, certificates of delivery, and extradition payments

  • Appropriates $8 million for AI-powered offender communication security measures to monitor, transcribe, and analyze inmate phone communications in near real-time

Legislative Description

To appropriate money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Corrections

Last Action

S First Read

2/25/2026

Full Bill Text

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