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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 1860
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENT A TIVE BUTZ.
4652H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
T o amend chapter 650, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to a task force on
gun violence.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 650, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be
2 known as section 650.935, to read as follows:
650.935. 1. Ther e is her eby creat ed the "T ask For ce on Gun V iolence in the City
2 of St. Louis" to consist of the following members:
3 (1) The following four members of the general assembly:
4 (a) T wo members of the senate, with one member to be appointed by the
5 pr esident pr o tempor e of the senate and one member to be appointed by the minority
6 floor leader of the senate; and
7 (b) T wo members of the house of r epresent atives, with one member to be
8 appointed by the speaker of the house of rep res entatives and one member to be
9 appointed by the minority floor leader of the house of repr esentatives;
10 (2) The dir ector of the department of public safety or his or her designee; and
11 (3) Eight members fr om the city of St. Louis community to be appointed by the
12 dir ector of public safety , as follows:
13 (a) A member fr om the St. Louis Metr opolitan Police Department;
14 (b) A member who is a school administrator;
15 (c) A member who is a high school teacher;
16 (d) A member who is a middle school teacher;
17 (e) A member who is a par ent of a school-age child;
EXPLANA TION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is
intended to be omitted from the law . Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.
18 (f) A member who is a student who rep res ents the Gun Safety Student
19 Ambassadors; and
20 (g) T wo members who repr esent the city of St. Louis community at large.
21 2. The task for ce shall appoint a chair who is elected by a majority vote of the
22 members of the task for ce. The task for ce shall have an initial meeting befor e January
23 1, 2027, and shall meet each month ther eafter . The members of the task for ce shall serve
24 without compensation but shall be entitled to necessary and actual expenses incurr ed in
25 attending meetings of the task for ce.
26 3. The task for ce shall establish specialized teams that focus on the following:
27 (1) Gathering and analyzing data comparing the city of St. Louis to the res t of
28 the state, with consideration given to rates of gun violence, demographics, and policies;
29 (2) Utilizing social media, storytelling, and events to raise awar eness about gun
30 violence in the city of St. Louis and to evoke community action;
31 (3) Building partnerships within the community and securing support fr om
32 sponsors, organizations, and community members;
33 (4) Developing solutions and implementing a plan of action to addr ess and
34 r educe gun violence; and
35 (5) Measuring and r eflecting on pro gres s within the community .
36 4. The department of public safety shall provi de administrative support to the
37 task forc e.
38 5. On or before December thirty-first of each year , the task for ce shall submit a
39 r eport on its findings to the governor and the general assembly .
40 6. The task for ce shall expir e on December 31, 2028, unless extended until
41 December 31, 2030, as determined necessary by the department of public safety .
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