Missouri legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Missouri HB2831: Modifies provisions relating to good time credit
Status: In committee, February 17, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
SECOND REGULAR SESSION HOUSE BILL NO. 2831 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE COLLINS. 5836H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk To repeal section 558.041, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to good time credit. Section A. Section 558.041, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 558.041, to read as follows: 558.041. 1. Any offender committed to the department of corrections, except those persons committed pursuant to subsection 7 of section 558.016, or subsection 3 of section 566.125, [may] shall receive additional credit in terms of days spent in confinement upon [recommendation for such credit by the offender's institutional superintendent] calculation of such credit when the offender meets the requirements for such credit as provided in subsections 3 and 4 of this section. Good time credit may be rescinded by the director or his or her designee pursuant to the divisional policy issued pursuant to subsection 3 of this section. 2. Any credit extended to an offender shall only apply to the sentence which the offender is currently serving. 3. (1) The director of the department of corrections shall issue a policy for awarding credit. (2) The policy [may] shall reward an [inmate] offender who has served his or her sentence in an orderly and peaceable manner and …
Sponsors
- Collins, Kimberly-Ann (D, 077) · primary sponsor
- Gregg Bush (D, 050)
- Donna Barnes (D, 028)
- Marlene Terry (D, 066)
- Johnson, Michael (D, 023)
- Anthony Ealy (D, 036)
- Will Jobe (D, 021)
- Mark Sharp (D, 037)
- Marla Smith (D, 074)
- Lakeysha Bosley (D, 079)
Latest actions
- : HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 14 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 0
- : HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
- : Executive Session Completed (H)
- : Public Hearing Completed (H)
- : Referred: Corrections and Public Institutions(H)
- : Read Second Time (H)
- : Introduced and Read First Time (H)
Votes
- HCS Reported Do Pass (H) (February 17, 2026): 14 yea, 1 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB2831?
- HB2831 is a bill in the Missouri Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Modifies provisions relating to good time credit.
- What is the status of HB2831?
- In committee as of February 17, 2026. Latest action: HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 14 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 0 (February 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2831?
- Collins, Kimberly-Ann (D, 077), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB2831?
- On the Missouri Legislature website: https://house.mo.gov/BillContent.aspx?bill=HB2831&year=2026&code=R
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