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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 2519
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENT A TIVE REED.
5637H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
T o repeal sections 43.506, 557.035, 590.040, 590.050, and 650.910, RSMo, and to enact in
lieu thereof eight new sections relating to hate of fenses, with penalty provisions.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Sections 43.506, 557.035, 590.040, 590.050, and 650.910, RSMo, are
2 repealed and eight new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 43.506,
3 557.035, 590.040, 590.050, 650.910, 650.2000, 650.2005, and 660.840, to read as follows:
43.506. 1. Those of fenses considered reportable for the purposes of sections 43.500
2 to 43.651 include all felonies; class A misdemeanors; all violations for driving under the
3 influence of drugs or alcohol; any of fense that can be enhanced to a class A misdemeanor or
4 higher for subsequent violations; any offense classified as a hate offense under section
5 557.055, and comparable ordinance violations consistent with the reporting standards
6 established by the National Crime Information Center , Federal Bureau of Investigation, for
7 the Federal Interstate Identification Index System; and all cases arising under chapter 566.
8 The following types of of fenses shall not be considered reportable for the purposes of sections
9 57.403, 43.500 to 43.651, and 595.200 to 595.218: nonspecific char ges of suspicion or
10 investigation, general traff ic violations and all misdemeanor violations of the state wildlife
11 code. All of fenses considered reportable shall be reviewed annually and noted in the
12 Missouri char ge code manual established in section 43.512. All information collected
13 pursuant to sections 43.500 to 43.651 shall be available only as set forth in section 610.120.
14 2. Law enforcement agencies, court clerks, prosecutors and custody agencies may
15 report required information by electronic medium either directly to the central repository or
16 indirectly to the central repository via other criminal justice agency computer systems in the
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.
17 state with the approval of the highway patrol, based upon standards established by the
18 advisory committee.
19 3. In addition to the repository of fingerprint records for individual of fenders and
20 applicants, the central repository of criminal history and identification records for the state
21 shall maintain a repository of latent prints, palm prints and other unique biometric
22 identification submitted to the repository .
557.035. 1. For all violations of section 565.054 or 565.090, subdivision (1) of
2 subsection 1 of section 569.100, or subdivision (1), (2), (3), (4), (6), (7) or (8) of subsection 1
3 of section 571.030, which the state believes to be knowingly motivated because of race, color ,
4 religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation , gender identity , or disability of the victim or
5 victims, the state may char ge the of fense or of fenses under this section, and the violation is a
6 class D felony .
7 2. For all violations of section 565.056; subdivision (1) of subsection 1 of section
8 569.090; subdivision (1) of subsection 1 of section 569.120; section 569.140; or section
9 574.050; which the state believes to be knowingly motivated because of race, color , religion,
10 national origin, sex, sexual orientation , gender identity , or disability of the victim or victims,
11 the state may char ge the offense or of fenses under this section, and the violation is a class E
12 felony .
13 3. The court shall assess punishment in all of the cases in which the state pleads and
14 proves any of the motivating factors listed in this section.
15 4. Nothing in this section shall be interpret ed as impairing the freed om of speech
16 or criminalizing protected speech.
590.040. 1. The POST commission shall set the minimum number of hours of basic
2 training for licensure as a peace of ficer no lower than six hundred, with the following
3 exceptions:
4 (1) Up to one thousand hours may be mandated for any class of license required for
5 commission by a state law enforcement agency;
6 (2) As few as one hundred twenty hours may be mandated for any class of license
7 restricted to commission as a reserve peace of ficer with police powers limited to the
8 commissioning political subdivision;
9 (3) Persons validly licensed on August 28, 2001, may retain licensure without
10 additional basic training;
11 (4) Persons licensed and commissioned within a county of the third classification
12 before July 1, 2002, may retain licensure with one hundred twenty hours of basic training if
13 the commissioning political subdivision has adopted an order or ordinance to that effect;
14 (5) Persons serving as a reserve of ficer on August 27, 2001, within a county of the
15 first classification or a county with a charter form of government and with more than one
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16 million inhabitants on August 27, 2001, having previously completed a minimum of one
17 hundred sixty hours of training, shall be granted a license necessary to function as a reserve
18 peace of ficer only within such county . For the purposes of this subdivision, the term "reserve
19 of ficer" shall mean any person who serves in a less than full-time law enforcement capacity ,
20 with or without pay and who, without certification, has no power of arrest and who, without
21 certification, must be under the direct and immediate accompaniment of a certified peace
22 of ficer of the same agency at all times while on duty; and
23 (6) The POST commission shall provide for the recognition of basic training received
24 at law enforcement training centers of other states, the military , the federal government and
25 territories of the United States regardless of the number of hours included in such training and
26 shall have authority to require supplemental training as a condition of eligibility for licensure.
27 2. The director shall have the authority to limit any exception provided in subsection
28 1 of this section to persons remaining in the same commission or transferring to a commission
29 in a similar jurisdiction.
30 3. The basic training of every peace of ficer , except agents of the conservation
31 commission, shall include at least thirty hours of training in the investigation and
32 management of cases involving domestic and family violence. Such training shall include
33 instruction, specific to domestic and family violence cases, regarding: report writing;
34 physical abuse, sexual abuse, child fatalities and child neglect; interviewing children and
35 alleged perpetrators; the nature, extent and causes of domestic and family violence; the safety
36 of victims, other family and household members and investigating of ficers; legal rights and
37 remedies available to victims, including rights to compensation and the enforcement of civil
38 and criminal remedies; services available to victims and their children; the effects of cultural,
39 racial and gender bias in law enforcement; and state statutes. Said curriculum shall be
40 developed and presented in consultation with the department of health and senior services, the
41 children's division, public and private providers of programs for victims of domestic and
42 family violence, persons who have demonstrated expertise in training and education
43 concerning domestic and family violence, and the Missouri coalition against domestic
44 violence.
45 4. The basic training of every peace of ficer first licensed on or after August 28, 2027,
46 shall include at least six hours of training concerning the prohibition against racial profiling
47 and such training shall promote understanding and respect for racial and cultural dif ferences
48 and the use of ef fective, noncombative methods for carrying out law enforcement duties in a
49 racially and culturally diverse environment. Such training shall include two hours of racial
50 profiling training, two hours of implicit bias training, and two hours of de-escalation training.
51 5. The basic training of every peace officer first licensed on or after August 28,
52 2026, shall include at least six hours of training concerning offenses classified as hate
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53 offenses under section 557.055, which shall include specific instruction on hate offense
54 identification, de-escalation, and victim assistance.
590.050. 1. The POST commission shall establish requirements for the continuing
2 education of all peace of ficers. Peace of ficers who make traff ic stops shall be required to
3 receive three hours of training within the law enforcement continuing education three-year
4 reporting period concerning the prohibition against racial profiling and such training shall
5 promote understanding and respect for racial and cultural dif ferences and the use of ef fective,
6 noncombative methods for carrying out law enforcement duties in a racially and culturally
7 diverse environment. All peace officers shall be req uire d to recei ve thr ee hours of
8 training within the law enforcem ent continuing education thr ee-year r eporting period
9 concerning offenses classified as hate offenses under section 557.055, which shall include
10 specific instruction on hate offense identification, de-escalation, and victim assistance.
11 2. The director shall license continuing education providers and may probate, suspend
12 and revoke such licenses upon written notice stating the reasons for such action. Any person
13 aggrieved by a decision of the director pursuant to this subsection may appeal as provided in
14 chapter 536.
15 3. The costs of continuing law enforcement education shall be reimbursed in part by
16 moneys from the peace of ficer standards and training commission fund created in section
17 590.178, subject to availability of funds, except that no such funds shall be used for the
18 training of any person not actively commissioned or employed by a county or municipal law
19 enforcement agency .
20 4. The director may engage in any activity intended to further the professionalism of
21 peace of ficers through training and education, including the provision of specialized training
22 through the department of public safety .
650.910. 1. (1) There is hereby created in the state treasury the "Supplemental
2 Nonprofit Safety and Security Fund", which shall consist of moneys collected under this
3 section and section 650.900. The state treasurer shall be custodian of the fund. In accordance
4 with sections 30.170 and 30.180, the state treasurer may approve disbursements. The fund
5 shall be a dedicated fund and, upon appropriation, moneys in this fund shall be used solely as
6 provided in this section and section 650.900.
7 (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary , any moneys
8 remaining in the fund at the end of the biennium shall not revert to the credit of the general
9 revenue fund.
10 (3) The state treasurer shall invest moneys in the fund in the same manner as other
11 funds are invested. Any interest and moneys earned on such investments shall be credited to
12 the fund.
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13 2. The fund shall be used to defray the costs of security enhancements or measures for
14 eligible nonprofit or ganizations described in subsection 4 of this section, including:
15 (1) Safety and security planning, equipment, training, and exercises;
16 (2) Security-related technology including, but not limited to, security cameras,
17 r einforced doors, and alarm systems ;
18 (3) Threat awareness and response training;
19 (4) Upgrades to existing structures that enhance safety and security;
20 (5) The hiring of trained security personnel for large gatherings or holidays; and
21 [ (5) ] (6) V ulnerability and threat assessments.
22 3. Nonprofit or ganizations whose applications for funding through the Federal
23 Emer gency Management Agency's nonprofit security grant program have been approved by
24 the department of public safety of fice of homeland security are eligible for grants from the
25 fund. No additional application shall be required for grants from the fund and an application
26 for a grant from the federal program is also an application for funding from the fund.
27 4. An eligible or ganization may receive a grant from the fund of up to five percent of
28 the available grant pool for distribution. No grants under the fund shall be awarded until the
29 announcement of the recipients and the amount of the grants awarded under the federal
30 nonprofit security grant program.
31 5. No more than five percent of the available funds available annually shall be used
32 for administration expenses associated with the fund.
33 6. The director may promulgate all necessary rules and regulations for the
34 administration of this section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section
35 536.010, that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become ef fective
36 only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable,
37 section 536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers
38 vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review , to delay the ef fective
39 date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant
40 of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2025, shall be
41 invalid and void.
650.2000. 1. For purposes of this section, the following terms mean:
2 (1) "Department", the department of public safety;
3 (2) "Hate crime", an offense established under section 557.055;
4 (3) "Hate crime hotline", or "hotline", the communications channel or channels
5 overseen by the department under this section;
6 (4) "Law enforcem ent agency", the same meaning as defined in section
7 590.1040;
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8 (5) "Law enforcem ent officer", any public servant having both the power and
9 duty to make arr ests for violations of the laws of this state and federal law enforcem ent
10 officers authorized to carry fire arms and to make arr ests for violations of the laws of the
11 United States;
12 (6) "Local service pro viders", pr oviders of services to people who have been
13 targeted or affected by hate crimes including, but not limited to, crisis intervention,
14 advocacy , information and r eferral, and outre ach and awar eness, that ar e located in the
15 same geographic area wher e the hate crime incident occurr ed or wher e the targeted or
16 affected person res ides;
17 (7) "Personal identifying information", any information that can be used to
18 distinguish or trace an individual's identity including, but not limited to, name, prior
19 legal name, alias, mother's maiden name, date or place of birth, res idence, mailing
20 addr ess, telephone number , email addr ess, Social Security number , driver's license
21 number , bank account number , or other similar information.
22 2. The department shall oversee a toll-free hate crime hotline and online portal
23 staffed during business hours and dedicated to assisting people who have been targeted
24 or affected by hate crimes. The hotline shall:
25 (1) Pr ovide appr opriate information to people who have been targeted or
26 affected by hate crimes that is victim-centered, culturally competent, and trauma-
27 informed;
28 (2) Refer calls and r eports recei ved to local authorities when appr opriate, within
29 forty-eight hours of rece iving a call or r eport; and
30 (3) Be accessible to as many res idents of the state, r egardless of language
31 pr oficiency , as is practicably possible within the limits of the res our ces appro priated to
32 operate the hotline.
33 3. The department shall:
34 (1) T o the extent practicable, identify local service provi ders and culturally
35 specific services to whom to r efer people who have been targeted or affected by hate
36 crimes;
37 (2) Coordinate and partner with any other hotlines rel evant to the hate crime
38 hotline; and
39 (3) Establish and appoint an advisory committee that shall include, but not be
40 limited to, repr esentatives fr om legal aid, at least five community organizations that
41 work with historically underserved communities across the state, local and culturally
42 specific service pr oviders, other state agencies, and any other entities the department
43 deems rel evant to the pr ogram. The advisory committee shall pr ovide advice and
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44 assistance r egarding progra m design, operation, outreach, service delivery objectives
45 and priorities, and funding.
46 4. Before July 1, 2027, the department shall develop and implement a pilot
47 hotline pro gram in at least thr ee counties to assist individuals targeted or affected by
48 hate crimes. No later than January 1, 2029, the department shall implement the
49 pr ogram statewide.
50 5. Befor e July 1, 2029, and at least annually ther eafter , the department shall
51 pr ovide information r egarding hate crimes r eported to the hotline during the prior
52 calendar year to the governor , senate, and house of r epresent atives and make the
53 information publicly available on its website, excluding the personal identifying
54 information of any individual.
55 6. Any information regard ing hate crimes or bias incidents that reveal s the
56 personal identifying information of any individual shall not be included in any public
57 r eport prep ared in accordance with this section and is confidential and exempt fr om
58 public inspection, copying, or disclosur e under chapter 610.
59 7. Any law enfor cement agency in this state that receiv es a re port of a hate crime
60 shall pr ovide the phone number and website addr ess of the hotline to the targeted or
61 affected person.
62 8. Whenever a hate crime is repo rted to the hotline by a member of the public,
63 the hotline shall inquir e whether the person reported the hate crime to law enforcem ent.
64 If the person targeted or affected by the hate crime consents to sharing personal
65 identifying information with the primary local law enforcem ent agency of the
66 jurisdiction in which the hate crime occurred , the hotline shall pr omptly share the
67 targeted or affected person's name, addr ess, and contact information with the primary
68 local law enforcem ent agency . If the targeted or affected person consents to shar e some
69 but not all personal identifying information, the hotline shall shar e only the information
70 the targeted or affected person has consented to share.
71 9. The dir ector of the department of public safety may promulg ate all necessary
72 rules and reg ulations for the administration of this section. Any rule or portion of a
73 rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is crea ted under the authority
74 delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to
75 all of the pr ovisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This section and
76 chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly
77 pursuant to chapter 536 to revi ew , to delay the effective date, or to disappr ove and annul
78 a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority
79 and any rule prop osed or adopted after August 28, 2026, shall be invalid and void.
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650.2005. 1. The state office of homeland security shall coordinate with federal
2 and local agencies to develop a pro gram within the department of public safety to
3 monitor racially motivated violent extr emism in the state. The prog ram shall provi de
4 r esources for community-based, counter -radicalization pr ograms that educate young
5 people on recog nizing online hate r ecruitment techniques.
6 2. Befor e January 1, 2028, and each year ther eafter , the state office of homeland
7 security shall issue an annual racially motivated violent extr emism thr eat assessment
8 r eport that is specific to the state of Missouri. Such rep ort shall be submitted to the
9 governor , senate, and house of re present atives.
10 3. For purposes of this section, "racially motivated violent extr emism" means a
11 situation in which a person thr eatens the use of for ce or uses for ce or violence in
12 violation of a state or federal law in furtherance of political or social agendas motivated
13 by a hate bias re lated to race, color , or national origin.
660.840. 1. Ther e is her eby creat ed in the state tr easury the "Missouri Hate
2 Crime V ictim Assistance Fund", which shall be administered by the department of
3 social services. The fund shall consist of gifts, donations, grants, and bequests fr om
4 individuals, private organizations, foundations, or other sources . The state tr easurer
5 shall be custodian of the fund. In accordance with sections 30.170 and 30.180, the state
6 tr easur er may appr ove disbursements. The fund shall be a dedicated fund and, upon
7 appr opriation, moneys in this fund shall be used to pr ovide mental health counseling,
8 r elocation support, and legal aid for victims and families affected by any offense
9 classified as a hate offense under section 557.055.
10 2. Notwithstanding the prov isions of section 33.080 to the contrary , any moneys
11 r emaining in the fund at the end of the biennium shall not r evert to the credit of the
12 general reven ue fund.
13 3. The state tr easure r shall invest moneys in the fund in the same manner as
14 other funds ar e invested. Any interes t and moneys earned on such investments shall be
15 cr edited to the fund.
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