Missouri legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Missouri HB2799: Establishes the "Missouri Small Business Property Crime Prevention Grant Program"
Status: In committee, May 15, 2026
What the bill says
To amend chapter 620, RSMo, by adding thereto nine new sections relating to the Missouri small business property crime prevention grant program. Section A. Chapter 620, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto nine new sections, to be known as sections 620.5010, 620.5012, 620.5014, 620.5016, 620.5018, 620.5020, 620.5022, 620.5024, and 620.5026, to read as follows: 620.5010. As used in sections 620.5010 to 620.5026, the following terms (2) "Grant", a grant to a small business under the program; (3) "Program", the Missouri small business property crime prevention grant program established in section 6.
From the introduced text:
To amend chapter 620, RSMo, by adding thereto nine new sections relating to the Missouri small business property crime prevention grant program. Section A. Chapter 620, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto nine new sections, to be known as sections 620.5010, 620.5012, 620.5014, 620.5016, 620.5018, 620.5020, 620.5022, 620.5024, and 620.5026, to read as follows: 620.5010. As used in sections 620.5010 to 620.5026, the following terms (2) "Grant", a grant to a small business under the program; (3) "Program", the Missouri small business property crime prevention grant program established in section 620.5012; (4) "Small business", a for-profit, independently owned enterprise consisting of fewer than fifty full-time or part-time employees. 620.5012. 1. Subject to appropriation, the department of economic development shall establish the "Missouri Small Business Property Crime Prevention Grant Program" to provide grants to small businesses in this state to improve their safety and security through physical security upgrades and to assist small businesses with costs associated with repairing damage caused during the commission of property crimes. 2. The department shall award grants for each fiscal year beginning with grants for fiscal year 2028 and ending with grants for the fiscal year immediately preceding the fiscal year in which the program sunsets under section 620.5026. All grants shall be awarded from the fund established under section 620.5022. EXPLANATION -- Matter enclosed …