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SB1042 • 2026

Creates the offense of unlawful possession of a handgun

Creates the offense of unlawful possession of a handgun

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Washington, Barbara; House handler: N/A
Last action
2026-01-15
Official status
Second Read and Referred S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee
Effective date
2026-08-28

Plain English Breakdown

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Creates the offense of unlawful possession of a handgun

The following summaries of this bill are available: Print All Summaries Introduced Print SB 1042 - This act creates the offense of unlawful possession of a handgun if the person is a minor and knowingly possesses a handgun.

What This Bill Does

  • The following summaries of this bill are available: Print All Summaries Introduced Print SB 1042 - This act creates the offense of unlawful possession of a handgun if the person is a minor and knowingly possesses a handgun.
  • This offense shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $100, imprisonment in a juvenile detention facility for a period not to exceed 10 days, or both.
  • This act is identical to SB 127 (2025), and substantially similar to SB 1044 (2024), SB 439 (2023), and HB 2227 (2020).
  • TRISTAN BENSON, JR.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-15 S185

    Second Read and Referred S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee

  2. 2026-01-07 S55

    S First Read

  3. 2025-12-01 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Prefiled

Official Summary Text

The following summaries of this bill are available:

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Introduced

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SB 1042 - This act creates the offense of unlawful possession of a handgun if the person is a minor and knowingly possesses a handgun. This offense shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $100, imprisonment in a juvenile detention facility for a period not to exceed 10 days, or both.

This act is identical to SB 127 (2025), and substantially similar to SB 1044 (2024), SB 439 (2023), and HB 2227 (2020).
TRISTAN BENSON, JR.

Current Bill Text

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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 1042
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR WASHINGTON.
4459S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
AN ACT
To amend chapter 571, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to the offense of
unlawful possession of a handgun, with penalty provisions.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 571, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto 1
one new section, to be known as section 571.075, to read as 2
follows:3
571.075. 1. As used in this section, the following 1
terms mean: 2
(1) "Handgun", a firearm that has a short stock and is 3
designed to be held and fired by the use of a single hand; 4
(2) "Juvenile detention facility", the same meaning as 5
defined under section 211.151; 6
(3) "Minor", a person who is under eighteen years of 7
age or, if a member of the United States Armed Forces, under 8
eighteen years of age. 9
2. A person commits the offense of unlawful possession 10
of a handgun if the person is a minor and knowingly 11
possesses a handgun. 12
3. The offense of unlawful possession of a handgun is 13
punishable by imposition of a fine not to exceed two hundred 14
dollars, imprisonment in a juvenile detention facility for a 15
period not to exceed ten days, or both. 16
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