Missouri legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Missouri HB1719: Requires law enforcement officers to receive training on officer-canine encounters and canine behaviors
Status: In committee, May 15, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
SECOND REGULAR SESSION HOUSE BILL NO. 1719 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE WEST. 4922H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk To repeal section 590.040, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to peace officer training on canines. Section A. Section 590.040, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 590.040, to read as follows: 590.040. 1. The POST commission shall set the minimum number of hours of basic training for licensure as a peace officer no lower than six hundred, with the following exceptions: (1) Up to one thousand hours may be mandated for any class of license required for commission by a state law enforcement agency; (2) As few as one hundred twenty hours may be mandated for any class of license restricted to commission as a reserve peace officer with police powers limited to the commissioning political subdivision; (3) Persons validly licensed on August 28, 2001, may retain licensure without additional basic training; (4) Persons licensed and commissioned within a county of the third classification before July 1, 2002, may retain licensure with one hundred twenty hours of basic training if the commissioning political subdivision has adopted an order or ordinance to that effect; (5) Persons serving as a reserve officer on August 27, 2001, within a …
Sponsors
- Richard West (R, 102) · primary sponsor
- Brian Seitz (R, 156)
Latest actions
- : Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
- : Read Second Time (H)
- : Read First Time (H)
- : Prefiled (H)
Common questions
- What is HB1719?
- HB1719 is a bill in the Missouri Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Requires law enforcement officers to receive training on officer-canine encounters and canine behaviors.
- What is the status of HB1719?
- In committee as of May 15, 2026. Latest action: Referred: Emerging Issues(H) (May 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1719?
- Richard West (R, 102), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB1719?
- On the Missouri Legislature website: https://house.mo.gov/BillContent.aspx?bill=HB1719&year=2026&code=R
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