Missouri legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Missouri HB1723: Modifies the age of consent
Status: In committee, May 15, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
SECOND REGULAR SESSION HOUSE BILL NO. 1723 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE COSTLOW. 3936H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk To repeal sections 566.034, 566.068, 566.071, and 589.400, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof four new sections relating to the age of consent, with penalty provisions. Section A. Sections 566.034, 566.068, 566.071, and 589.400, RSMo, are repealed and four new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 566.034, 566.068, 566.071, and 589.400, to read as follows: 566.034. 1. A person commits the offense of statutory rape in the second degree if being twenty-one years of age or older, he or she has sexual intercourse with another person who is less than [seventeen] eighteen years of age. 2. The offense of statutory rape in the second degree is a class D felony. 566.068. 1. A person commits the offense of child molestation in the second degree if he or or (2) Being more than [four] three years older than a child who is less than [seventeen] eighteen years of age, subjects the child to sexual contact and the offense is an aggravated sexual offense. 2. The offense of child molestation in the second degree is a class B felony. 566.071. 1. A person commits the offense of child molestation in the fourth degree if, being more than [four] …
Sponsors
- Mike Costlow (R, 108) · primary sponsor
- Marty Murray (D, 078)
- Christopher Warwick (R, 128)
Latest actions
- : Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
- : Read Second Time (H)
- : Read First Time (H)
- : Prefiled (H)
Common questions
- What is HB1723?
- HB1723 is a bill in the Missouri Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Modifies the age of consent.
- What is the status of HB1723?
- In committee as of May 15, 2026. Latest action: Referred: Emerging Issues(H) (May 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1723?
- Mike Costlow (R, 108), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1723?
- On the Missouri Legislature website: https://house.mo.gov/BillContent.aspx?bill=HB1723&year=2026&code=R
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