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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE JOINT
RESOLUTION NO. 123
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENT A TIVE HAUSMAN.
5441H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
JOINT RESOLUTION
Submitting to the qualified voters of Missouri an amendment to Article III of the Constitution
of Missouri, by adopting one new section relating to certain sexual of fenses involving
children.
Be it r esolved by the House of Repr esentatives, the Senate concurring ther ein:
That at the next general election to be held in the state of Missouri, on T uesday next
2 following the first Monday in November , 2026, or at a special election to be called by the
3 governor for that purpose, there is hereby submitted to the qualified voters of this state, for
4 adoption or rejection, the following amendment to Article III of the Constitution of the state
5 of Missouri:
Section A. Article III, Constitution of Missouri, is amended by adopting one new
2 section, to be known as Section 38(e), to read as follows:
Section 38(e). The term of imprisonment for a person found guilty of an offense
2 of sexual trafficking of a child in the first degr ee as prov ided by law shall be
3 imprisonment for life without eligibility for pr obation or par ole, and "imprisonment for
4 life" shall mean imprisonment for the duration of the person's natural life.
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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.