Missouri HB2784: Requires the Highway Patrol to conduct an independent investigation any time a person under the age of fifty-five dies within a department of corrections facility

What the bill says

To amend chapter 217, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to deaths occurring within a department of corrections facility. Section A. Chapter 217, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 217.446, to read as follows: 217.446. 1. When any person under fifty-five years of age dies within a department of corrections facility, the Missouri state highway patrol shall conduct an independent death investigation. 2. In conducting the investigation, the highway patrol shall be granted full access to any records and findings of an autopsy conducted under se.

From the introduced text:

To amend chapter 217, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to deaths occurring within a department of corrections facility. Section A. Chapter 217, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 217.446, to read as follows: 217.446. 1. When any person under fifty-five years of age dies within a department of corrections facility, the Missouri state highway patrol shall conduct an independent death investigation. 2. In conducting the investigation, the highway patrol shall be granted full access to any records and findings of an autopsy conducted under section 217.412. ✔ EXPLANATION -- Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is intended to be omitted from the law. Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.

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Sponsors

• Anderson, Marlon (D, 076) · primary sponsor
• Kem Smith (D, 068)

Latest actions

1. May 15, 2026: Referred: Emerging Issues(H)