Establishes the Civil Liability for Employers Hiring Ex-Offenders Act, which provides liability protections for employers hiring those convicted of certain offenses

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Establishes the Civil Liability for Employers Hiring Ex-Offenders Act, which provides liability protections for employers hiring those convicted of certain offenses

The following summaries of this bill are available: Print All Summaries Introduced Print SB 1360 - This act establishes the "Civil Liability for Employers Hiring Ex-Offenders Act" which provides that a cause of action shall not be brought against an employer, general contractor, premises owner, or other third party for hiring an employee or independent contractor who has been convicted of an offense, excluding certain violent and sexual offenses listed in the act.

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• The following summaries of this bill are available: Print All Summaries Introduced Print SB 1360 - This act establishes the "Civil Liability for Employers Hiring Ex-Offenders Act" which provides that a cause of action shall not be brought against an employer, general contractor, premises owner, or other third party for hiring an employee or independent contractor who has been convicted of an offense, excluding certain violent and sexual offenses listed in the act.
• In an action for negligent hiring against an employer, general contractor, premises owner, or other third party for acts of an employee or independent contractor that is based on a theory of liability not covered by this act, the fact that the employee or independent contractor was convicted of a nonviolent, nonsexual offense before the employee or independent contractor's employment or contractual obligation with the employer, general contractor, premises owner, or other third party shall be inadmissible as evidence.
• This act shall not preclude any existing cause of action for failure of an employer to provide adequate supervision of an employee or independent contractor, except that the conviction of a nonviolent, nonsexual offense may be admissible as evidence in such action if the employer: (1) Knew of the conviction or was grossly negligent in the failure to know of the conviction; and (2) The conviction was directly related to the nature of the employee's or independent contractor's work and the conduct that gave rise to the alleged injury that is basis of the action.
• The protections of this act provided to an employer, general contractor, premises owner, or third party do not apply in an action concerning: (1) The misuse of funds or property of a person other than the employer, general contractor, premises owner, or third party by an employee or independent contractor, if, on the date the employee or independent contractor was hired, the employee or independent contractor had been convicted of an offense that includes fraud or the misuse of funds or property as an element, and it was foreseeable that the position for which the employee or independent contractor was hired would involve the discharge of a fiduciary responsibility in the management of the funds or property; (2) The misappropriation of funds by an employee or independent contractor if the employee or independent contractor was hired as an attorney and, if on the date of hiring, the employee or independent contractor had been convicted of a crime that includes fraud or the misuse of funds or property as an element; or (3) A violent offense or an improper use of excessive force by an employee or independent contractor hired to serve as a law enforcement officer or security guard.

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SB 1360 - This act establishes the "Civil Liability for Employers Hiring Ex-Offenders Act" which provides that a cause of action shall not be brought against an employer, general contractor, premises owner, or other third party for hiring an employee or independent contractor who has been convicted of an offense, excluding certain violent and sexual offenses listed in the act.

In an action for negligent hiring against an employer, general contractor, premises owner, or other third party for acts of an employee or independent contractor that is based on a theory of liability not covered by this act, the fact that the employee or independent contractor was convicted of a nonviolent, nonsexual offense before the employee or independent contractor's employment or contractual obligation with the employer, general contractor, premises owner, or other third party shall be inadmissible as evidence.

This act shall not preclude any existing cause of action for failure of an employer to provide adequate supervision of an employee or independent contractor, except that the conviction of a nonviolent, nonsexual offense may be admissible as evidence in such action if the employer:
(1) Knew of the conviction or was grossly negligent in the failure to know of the conviction; and
(2) The conviction was directly related to the nature of the employee's or independent contractor's work and the conduct that gave rise to the alleged injury that is basis of the action.

The protections of this act provided to an employer, general contractor, premises owner, or third party do not apply in an action concerning:
(1) The misuse of funds or property of a person other than the employer, general contractor, premises owner, or third party by an employee or independent contractor, if, on the date the employee or independent contractor was hired, the employee or independent contractor had been convicted of an offense that includes fraud or the misuse of funds or property as an element, and it was foreseeable that the position for which the employee or independent contractor was hired would involve the discharge of a fiduciary responsibility in the management of the funds or property;
(2) The misappropriation of funds by an employee or independent contractor if the employee or independent contractor was hired as an attorney and, if on the date of hiring, the employee or independent contractor had been convicted of a crime that includes fraud or the misuse of funds or property as an element; or
(3) A violent offense or an improper use of excessive force by an employee or independent contractor hired to serve as a law enforcement officer or security guard.

The provisions of this act shall not be interpreted as implying a cause of action exists for negligent hiring of an individual convicted of an offense in situations not covered by this section.

This act is identical to SB 443 (2025), SB 1110 (2024), and SB 352 (2023) and is similar to HB 1087 (2025), HB 1969 (2024), HCS/HB 2064 (2024), and HB 720 (2023).
KATIE O'BRIEN

Current Bill Text

SECOND REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 1360
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR TRENT.
5003S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
AN ACT
To amend chapter 537, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to liability of employers
for negligent hiring.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 537, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto 1
one new section, to be known as section 537.580, to read as 2
follows:3
537.580. 1. This section shall be known and may be 1
cited as the "Civil Liability for Employers Hiring Ex- 2
Offenders Act". 3
2. A cause of action shall not be brought against an 4
employer, general contractor, premises owner, or other third 5
party for hiring an employee or independent contractor who 6
has been convicted of an offense, unless such employee or 7
independent contractor has been convicted of an offense 8
contained in section 565.021, 565.023, 565.024, 565.027, 9
565.050, 565.052, 565.054, 565.072, 565.073, 565.074, 10
565.090, 565.110, 565.115, 565.120, 565.153, 565.156, 11
565.225, 565.300, 566.030, 566.031, 566.032, 566.034, 12
566.060, 566.061, 566.062, 566.064, 566.067, 566.068, 13
566.069, 566.071, 566.083, 566.086, 566.100, 566.101, 14
566.103, 566.111, 566.115, 566.145, 566.151, 566.153, 15
566.203, 566.206, 566.209, 566.210, 566.211, 566.215, 16
568.030, 568.045, 568.060, 568.065, 568.175, 569.040, 17
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569.160, 570.023, 570.025, 570.030 when punished as a class 18
A, B, or C felony, 570.145 when punished as a class A or B 19
felony, 570.223 when punished as a class B or C felony, 20
571.020, 571.030, 571.070, 573.023, 573.025, 573.035, 21
573.037, 573.200, 573.205, 574.070, 574.080, 574.115, 22
575.030, 575.150, 575.153, 575.155, 575.157, 575.200 when 23
punished as a class A felony, 575.210, 575.230 when punished 24
as a class B felony, 575.240 when punished as a class B 25
felony, 576.070, 576.080, 577.010, 577.013, 577.078, 26
577.703, 577.706, 579.065, or 579.068 when punished as a 27
class A or B felony. 28
3. In an action for negligent hiring against an 29
employer, general contractor, premises owner, or other third 30
party for acts of an employee or independent contractor that 31
is based on a theory of liability other than that described 32
in subsection 2 of this section, the fact that the employee 33
or independent contractor was convicted of a nonviolent, 34
nonsexual offense before the employee or independent 35
contractor's employment or contractual obligation with the 36
employer, general contractor, premises owner, or other third 37
party shall be inadmissible as evidence. 38
4. The provisions of this section shall not preclude 39
any existing cause of action for failure of an employer to 40
provide adequate supervision of an employee or independent 41
contractor, except that the fact the employee or independent 42
contractor has been convicted of a nonviolent, nonsexual 43
offense may be admissible as evidence in such action only if 44
the employer: 45
(1) Knew of the conviction or was grossly negligent in 46
the failure to know of the conviction; and 47
(2) The conviction was directly related to the nature 48
of the employee's or independent contractor's work and the 49
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conduct that gave rise to the alleged injury that is the 50
basis of the action. 51
5. The protections in this section provided to an 52
employer, general contractor, premises owner, or third party 53
do not apply in an action concerning: 54
(1) The misuse of funds or property of a person other 55
than the employer, general contractor, premises owner, or 56
third party by an employee or independent contractor if, on 57
the date the employee or independent contractor was hired, 58
the employee or independent contractor had been convicted of 59
an offense that includes fraud or the misuse of funds or 60
property as an element, and it was foreseeable that the 61
position for which the employee or independent contractor 62
was hired would involve discharging a fiduciary 63
responsibility in the management of the funds or property; 64
(2) The misappropriation of funds by an employee or 65
independent contractor if the employee or independent 66
contractor was hired as an attorney and, on the date the 67
employee or independent contractor was hired, the employee 68
or independent contractor had been convicted of an offense 69
that includes fraud or the misuse of funds or property as an 70
element; or 71
(3) A violent offense or an improper use of excessive 72
force by an employee or independent contractor if the 73
employee or independent contractor was hired to serve as a 74
law enforcement officer or security guard. 75
6. The provisions of this section shall not be 76
interpreted as implying a cause of action exists for 77
negligent hiring of an individual convicted of an offense in 78
situations not covered by this section. 79
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