Creates provisions relating to the offense of sexual trafficking of a child

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Sponsor: Fitzwater, Travis; House handler: N/A
Last action: 2026-01-27
Official status: Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
Effective date: Upon voter

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Bill History

2026-01-27 S246
Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
2026-01-07 S100
S First Read
2025-12-01 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
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SJR 81 - This constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, provides that the term of imprisonment for a person found guilty of an offense of sexual trafficking of a child in the first degree as provided by law shall be for life without eligibility for probation or parole.

This amendment is identical to SJR 18 (2025), HJR 26 (2025), SJR 92 (2024), and HJR 132 (2024).
TRISTAN BENSON, JR.