Missouri HB1620: Modifies provisions relating to the sentencing of persons under nineteen years of age

What the bill says

An act or acts beyond that necessary to cause his or her death; (g) The defendant, while killing the victim or immediately thereafter, had sexual intercourse with the victim or sexually violated him or her; (h) The defendant killed the victim for the purposes of causing suffering to a third person; or (i) The first degree murder was committed against a current or former: judicial officer, prosecuting attorney or assistant prosecuting attorney, law enforcement officer, firefighter, state or local corrections officer; or against a witness or potential witness to a past HB 1620 or pending investi.

From the introduced text:

an act or acts beyond that necessary to cause his or her death; (g) The defendant, while killing the victim or immediately thereafter, had sexual intercourse with the victim or sexually violated him or her; (h) The defendant killed the victim for the purposes of causing suffering to a third person; or (i) The first degree murder was committed against a current or former: judicial officer, prosecuting attorney or assistant prosecuting attorney, law enforcement officer, firefighter, state or local corrections officer; or against a witness or potential witness to a past HB 1620 or pending investigation or prosecution, during or because of the exercise of their official duty or status as a witness. ✔

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Sponsors

• Bruce Sassmann (R, 061) · primary sponsor
• Mark Boyko (D, 090)

Latest actions

1. May 15, 2026: Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
2. January 8, 2026: Read Second Time (H)
3. January 7, 2026: Read First Time (H)