HOUSE BILL NO. 8 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY 0008H.06T 2025
AN ACT To appropriate money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Public Safety and Department of National Guard and the several divisions and programs thereof, to be expended only as provided in Article IV, Section 28 of the Constitution of Missouri, and to transfer money among certain funds for the period beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
1 There is appropriated out of the State Treasury, to be expended only as provided in 2 Article IV, Section 28 of the Constitution of Missouri, for the purpose of funding each 3 department, division, agency, fund transfer, and program described herein for the item or items 4 stated, and for no other purpose whatsoever chargeable to the fund designated, for the period 5 beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026, as follows:
PART 1 1 Section 8.000. Each appropriation in this act shall consist of the item or 2 items in each section of Part 1 of this act, for the amount and 3 purpose and from the fund designated in each section of Part 1, 4 as well as all additional clarifications of purpose in Part 2 of this 5 act that make reference by section to said item or items in Part 1. 6 Any clarification of purpose in Part 2 shall state the section or 7 sections in Part 1 to which it attaches and shall, together with the CCS SS SCS HCS HB 8 2
8 language of said section(s) in Part 1, form the complete statement 9 of purpose of the appropriation. As such, the provisions of Part 10 2 of this act shall not be severed from Part 1, and if any 11 clarification of purpose in Part 2 is for any reason held to be 12 invalid, such decision shall invalidate all of the appropriations in 13 this act of which said clarification of purpose is a part. Part 3 of 14 this act shall consist of guidance to the Department of Public 15 Safety in implementing the appropriations found in Part 1 and 16 Part 2 of this act. An appropriation may be comprised in whole 17 or in part of a one-time amount, and such one-time amount shall 18 be construed to be a component part of, and not in addition to, the 19 stated appropriation amount. Any amount of an appropriation 20 identified as “one-time” in this act shall not be considered an 21 addition to any ongoing core appropriation(s) in future fiscal 22 periods beyond June 30, 2026. Any amount identified as one- 23 time may, however, be requested in any future fiscal period as a 24 new decision item.
1 Section 8.005. To the Department of Public Safety 2 For the Office of the Director, provided three percent (3%) flexibility is 3 allowed from this section to Section 8.335 4 Personal Service (including $1,189,601 one-time) ........................................$4,080,208 5 Annual Salary adjustment in accordance with Section 105.005, 6 RSMo ....................................................................................................................16,740 7 Expense and Equipment (including $110,000 one-time) ......................... 445,208 8 From General Revenue Fund (1101) ...........................................................................4,542,156
9 Personal Service ..................................................................................................471,403 10 Annual Salary adjustment in accordance with Section 105.005, 11 RSMo .........................................................................................................................575 12 Expense and Equipment........................................................................... 1,163,031 13 From Justice Assistance Grant Fund (1782) ................................................................1,635,009
14 Personal Service ..................................................................................................441,019 15 Expense and Equipment........................................................................... 420,155 16 From Department of Public Safety Federal Fund (1152) ...............................................861,174
17 Personal Service ....................................................................................................95,374 18 Expense and Equipment........................................................................... 10,164 CCS SS SCS HCS HB 8 3
19 From Services to Victims Fund (1592)...........................................................................105,538
20 Personal Service ..................................................................................................693,869 21 Expense and Equipment........................................................................... 53,843 22 From Crime Victims’ Compensation Fund (1681) .........................................................747,712
23 For the purpose of providing funding to procure a commercial, real-time 24 automated victim notification system for use by the Missouri 25 Department of Public Safety, Missouri Sheriffs, and Missouri 26 Department of Corrections allowing victims to register a single 27 time in order to receive timely and reliable updates regarding an 28 offender’s custody status, and the system shall integrate with any 29 DPS IT infrastructure; the contracted commercial entity shall 30 house and maintain information necessary to provide automated 31 victim notifications and provide a 24/7 call center for victim 32 support 33 From Crime Victims’ Compensation Fund (1681) .........................................................699,999
34 Expense and Equipment 35 From Missouri Crime Prevention Information and Programming Fund 36 (1253) ......................................................................................................................1,000
37 Expense and Equipment 38 From Antiterrorism Fund (1759) .....................................................................................15,000
39 Personal Service ...............................................................................................1,694,524 40 Expense and Equipment........................................................................... 21,600,371 41 From Department of Public Safety Federal Homeland Security Fund 42 (1193) .............................................................................................................23,294,895
43 Personal Service ..................................................................................................118,998 44 Expense and Equipment........................................................................... 813,000 45 From MODEX Fund (1867) ..........................................................................................931,998
46 For receiving and expending grants, donations, contracts, and payments 47 from private, federal, and other governmental agencies, provided 48 the General Assembly shall be notified of the source of any new 49 funds and the purpose for which they shall be expended, in 50 writing, prior to the expenditure of said funds 51 Personal Service ..................................................................................................168,331 CCS SS SCS HCS HB 8 4
52 Expense and Equipment........................................................................... 9,155,000 53 From Department of Public Safety Federal Fund (1152) ............................................9,323,331
54 Funds are to be transferred out of the State Treasury to the 55 National Guard Federal Forfeiture Fund 56 From Federal Drug Seizure Fund (1194) (one-time) ......................................................900,000
57 Funds are to be transferred out of the State Treasury to the 58 Department of Public Safety Federal Fund 59 From Homeland Security Fund (1154) (one-time) ............................................. 732 60 Total (Not to exceed 85.03 F.T.E.) ..........................................................................$43,058,544
1 Section 8.006. To the Department of Public Safety 2 For the Office of the Director 3 For a police officer recruitment and retention program to include mental 4 health resources, office and administration costs located in a city 5 not within a county with such program being administered and 6 overseen by an African American police officer association that 7 supports efforts in reducing crime in a city not in a county and 8 county with more than one million inhabitants 9 From General Revenue Fund (1101) (one-time) ..........................................................$500,000
10 For a cybercrime task force in a county with more than one hundred 11 twenty thousand but fewer than one hundred fifty thousand 12 inhabitants 13 From General Revenue Fund (1101) (one-time) ............................................................300,000
14 For the Missing and Murdered African American Women and Girls Task 15 Force to develop and report policies addressing violence against 16 African American Women and girls, with findings submitted 17 annually to the Governor and General Assembly 18 From General Revenue Fund (1101) ..............................................................................116,000
19 For construction and improvements to a jail located in any county with 20 more than six thousand but fewer than seven thousand inhabitants 21 and with a county seat with more than four hundred but fewer 22 than one thousand inhabitants provided that local matching funds 23 must be provided on a 75/25 state/local basis 24 From General Revenue Fund (1101) (one-time) .........................................................1,000,000 CCS SS SCS HCS HB 8 5
25 For the purpose of funding a Youth and Police Initiative Train the Trainer 26 program that focuses on building relationships and prevention 27 programming between youth and law enforcement 28 From General Revenue Fund (1101) (one-time) ............................................................200,000
29 For the purpose of funding a pilot program to provide research, data 30 analysis, and study the potential for automated emergency 31 notifications from 911 dispatch to enhance the reliability and 32 timeliness of alerts sent to schools in the event of nearby threats 33 From General Revenue Fund (1101) (one-time) ............................................................500,000
34 For a non-profit organization that supports sheriffs and the constitution 35 through legislative efforts, training and technical assistance, in an 36 effort to make communities a safer, more enjoyable place to live, 37 to work and to raise a family located in any city with more than 38 forty thousand but fewer than fifty-one thousand inhabitants and 39 partially located in a county with more than seventy thousand but 40 fewer than eighty thousand inhabitants for the purpose of the 41 maintenance, upgrade and enhancement of the secure Missouri 42 concealed carry weapon licensure computer database 43 From General Revenue Fund (1101) (one-time) ............................................................250,000
44 For construction and improvements to a regional law enforcement center 45 located in any county with more than two hundred sixty thousand 46 but fewer than three hundred thousand inhabitants 47 From General Revenue Fund (1101) (one-time) .........................................................4,000,000
48 For a fire protection district located in a city with more than thirty 49 thousand but fewer than thirty-three thousand inhabitants and 50 located in a county with more than seven hundred thousand but 51 fewer than eight hundred thousand inhabitants to support the 52 operations of the fire protection district’s mobile integrated 53 healthcare and community paramedic program 54 From General Revenue Fund (1101) (one-time) ............................................................100,000
55 For personnel services for a jail located in any city not within a county 56 From General Revenue Fund (1101) (one-time) .........................................................1,000,000 CCS SS SCS HCS HB 8 6
57 Funds are to be transferred out of the State Treasury to the Public 58 Safety Recruitment and Retention Fund 59 From General Revenue Fund (1101) ...........................................................................5,000,000
60 For the administration of the Public Safety Recruitment and Retention 61 Act 62 From Public Safety Recruitment and Retention Fund (1467) .....................................5,000,000
63 For a 501(c)3 organization located in any city with more than twenty 64 thousand but fewer than twenty-three thousand inhabitants and 65 that is the county seat of a county with more than forty thousand 66 but fewer than fifty thousand inhabitants that focuses on 67 improving lives through the training and placement of Service 68 Dogs for Veterans with disabilities and children with autism 69 From General Revenue Fund (1101) ................................................................... 500,000 70 Total .........................................................................................................................$18,466,000
1 Section 8.010. To the Department of Public Safety 2 For the Office of the Director 3 For drug task force grants, provided three percent (3%) be allowed for 4 grant administration 5 Personal Service ..................................................................................................$78,786 6 Expense and Equipment........................................................................... 3,100,772 7 From General Revenue Fund (1101) (Not to exceed 0.02 F.T.E.) ............................$3,179,558
1 Section 8.015. To the Department of Public Safety 2 For the Office of the Director 3 For scholarships for individuals to attend law enforcement academies 4 From General Revenue Fund (1101) (including $1,000,000 one-time) ....................$3,000,000
5 For grants to local law enforcement to support equipment and training 6 needs, provided that a minimum of 35% shall be distributed to 7 law enforcement agencies within third class counties 8 Personal Service ....................................................................................................70,000 9 Expense and Equipment........................................................................... 10,000,000 10 From General Revenue Fund (1101) (Not to exceed 1.00 F.T.E.) ..........................$13,070,000
1 Section 8.016. To the Department of Public Safety 2 For the Office of the Director CCS SS SCS HCS HB 8 7
3 For the design and implementation of a police academy program at a 4 college in a city with more than two thousand seven hundred but 5 fewer than three thousand inhabitants and located in a county 6 with more than nine thousand nine hundred but fewer than eleven 7 thousand inhabitants and with a county seat with fewer than two 8 hundred inhabitants 9 From General Revenue Fund (1101) (one-time) ..........................................................$850,000
1 Section 8.020. To the Department of Public Safety 2 For the Office of the Director 3 For the Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Program 4 From Department of Public Safety Federal Fund (1152) ..........................................$1,022,492
1 Section 8.025. To the Department of Public Safety 2 For the Office of the Director 3 For the establishment and enhancement of local violent crime prevention 4 programs in Missouri communities and improving the quality of 5 crime data reporting in compliance with the National Incident- 6 Based Reporting System 7 From General Revenue Fund (1101) ............................................................................$500,000
8 For a police department located in any city with more than four hundred 9 thousand inhabitants and located in more than one county for the 10 purpose of crime prevention through environmental design 11 training 12 From General Revenue Fund (1101) ................................................................... 36,000 13 Total ..............................................................................................................................$536,000
1 Section 8.030. To the Department of Public Safety 2 For the Office of the Director 3 For a school safety program for all school districts statewide that speaks 4 directly to 911 services and on/off duty officers through the law 5 enforcement alert system 6 From General Revenue Fund (1101) .........................................................................$1,900,000
1 Section 8.035. To the Department of Public Safety 2 For the Office of the Director 3 For a statewide, competitively bid school safety program 4 From Budget Stabilization Fund (1522) ....................................................................$1,539,700 CCS SS SCS HCS HB 8 8
1 Section 8.040. To the Department of Public Safety 2 For the Office of the Director 3 For grants to increase access to standardized water safety education and 4 swim lessons for underserved populations provided by a 5 community-based nonprofit 6 From Budget Stabilization Fund (1522) .............