HOUSE BILL NO. 2008 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE DEATON. 2008H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
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, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027.
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, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027, as follows:
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 .............................................................................................$2,977,347 5 Expense and Equipment........................................................................... 250,208 6 From General Revenue Fund (1101) ...........................................................................3,227,555
7 Personal Service ..................................................................................................471,978 8 Expense and Equipment........................................................................... 225,000 9 From Justice Assistance Grant Program Fund (1782) ....................................................696,978
10 Personal Service ..................................................................................................491,019 11 Expense and Equipment........................................................................... 420,155 HB 2008 2
12 From Department of Public Safety Federal Fund (1152) ...............................................911,174
13 Personal Service ....................................................................................................95,374 14 Expense and Equipment........................................................................... 10,164 15 From Services to Victims Fund (1592)...........................................................................105,538
16 Personal Service ..................................................................................................693,869 17 Expense and Equipment........................................................................... 153,843 18 From Crime Victims Compensation Fund (1681) ..........................................................847,712
19 Expense and Equipment 20 From Missouri Crime Prevention Information and Programming Fund 21 (1253) ......................................................................................................................1,000
22 Expense and Equipment 23 From Antiterrorism Fund (1759) ......................................................................................15,000
24 Personal Service ...............................................................................................1,694,524 25 Expense and Equipment........................................................................... 21,600,371 26 From Department Public Safety Federal Homeland Security Fund (1193) ...............23,294,895
27 Personal Service ..................................................................................................118,998 28 Expense and Equipment........................................................................... 813,000 29 From MODEX Fund (1867) ...........................................................................................931,998
30 For receiving and expending grants, donations, contracts, and payments 31 from private, federal, and other governmental agencies, provided 32 the General Assembly shall be notified of the source of any new 33 funds and the purpose for which they shall be expended, in 34 writing, prior to the expenditure of said funds 35 Personal Service ..................................................................................................168,331 36 Expense and Equipment........................................................................... 9,155,000 37 From Department of Public Safety Federal Fund (1152) .................................... 9,323,331 38 Total .........................................................................................................................$39,355,181
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 HB 2008 3
6 Expense and Equipment........................................................................... 3,099,892 7 From General Revenue Fund (1101) .........................................................................$3,178,678
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) .........................................................................$2,000,000
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 Expense and Equipment 9 From General Revenue Fund (1101) ................................................................... 10,000,000 10 Total .........................................................................................................................$12,000,000
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
1 Section 8.030. To the Department of Public Safety 2 For the Office of the Director 3 For the FIFA World Cup Grant Program 4 From Department of Public Safety Federal Fund (1152) ........................................$59,522,190
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) .......................................................................$449,983
1 Section 8.040. To the Department of Public Safety 2 For the Office of the Director HB 2008 4
3 For the Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems Grant Program 4 From Department of Public Safety Federal Fund (1152) ........................................$14,190,568
1 Section 8.045. To the Department of Public Safety 2 For the Office of the Director 3 For the Narcotics Control Assistance Program and multi-jurisdictional 4 task forces 5 From Justice Assistance Grant Program Fund (1782) ...............................................$4,490,000
1 Section 8.050. To the Department of Public Safety 2 For the Office of the Director 3 Funds are to be transferred out of the State Treasury to the 988 4 Public Safety Fund 5 From General Revenue Fund (1101) ............................................................................$555,122
1 Section 8.055. To the Department of Public Safety 2 For the Office of the Director 3 For the purpose of providing services for peace officers and first 4 responders to assist in coping with stress and potential 5 psychological trauma resulting from a response to a critical 6 incident or emotionally difficult event 7 Expense and Equipment 8 From Opioid Addiction Treatment and Recovery Fund (1705) ...................................$250,000
9 Personal Service ....................................................................................................53,239 10 Expense and Equipment........................................................................... 503,511 11 From 988 Public Safety Fund (1864)................................................................... 556,750 12 Total ..............................................................................................................................$806,750
1 Section 8.060. To the Department of Public Safety 2 For any entities providing security and/or other services for the 2026 3 World Cup 4 From General Revenue Fund (1101) .......................................................................$12,000,000
1 Section 8.065. To the Department of Public Safety 2 For the Office of the Director 3 For statewide fentanyl testing of water at schools, provided that the 4 Department of Public Safety shall track and report certain metrics 5 regarding the testing program, including but not limited to: 6 schools tested and associated school districts, fentanyl amounts HB 2008 5
7 recorded at each school, and subsequent fentanyl use prevention 8 strategies enacted by tested schools 9 From Opioid Addiction Treatment and Recovery Fund (1705) ................................$2,000,000
10 For statewide fentanyl and additional dangerous narcotics testing of 11 wastewater at schools for public health and in surrounding areas 12 for law enforcement activities, provided that the Department of 13 Public Safety shall track and report certain metrics regarding the 14 testing program for public health, including but not limited to: 15 schools tested and associated school districts, narcotics amounts 16 recorded at each school, and subsequent narcotics use prevention 17 strategies enacted by tested schools 18 From Opioid Addiction Treatment and Recovery Fund (1705) .......................... 3,000,000 19 Total ...........................................................................................................................$5,000,000
1 Section 8.070. To the Department of Public Safety 2 For the Office of the Director 3 For the Missouri Sheriff Methamphetamine Relief Taskforce 4 For supplementing deputy sheriffs' salary and related employment 5 benefits pursuant to Section 57.278, RSMo 6 From Deputy Sheriff Salary Supplementation Fund (1913) ......................................$5,000,000
7 For grants to support sheriff deputies working in conjunction with the 8 Missouri State Highway Patrol 9 From General Revenue Fund (1101) ................................................................... 1,250,000 10 Total ...........................................................................................................................$6,250,000
1 Section 8.075. To the Department of Public Safety 2 For the Office of the Director 3 For operating grants to local law enforcement cybercrimes task forces, 4 provided three percent (3%) is allowed for grant administration 5 and three percent (3%) flexibility is allowed from this section to 6 Section 8.335 7 Personal Service ..................................................................................................$69,494 8 Expense and Equipment........................................................................... 2,447,129 9 From General Revenue Fund (1101) ................................................................... 2,516,623 10 Total ...........................................................................................................................$2,516,623
1 Section 8.080. To the Department of Public Safety HB 2008 6
2 For the Office of the Director 3 To provide financial assistance to the spouses, children, and other 4 dependents of any local law enforcement officers, paramedics, 5 emergency medical technicians, corrections officers, and/or 6 firefighters who have lost their lives performing their duties. 7 Deaths from natural causes, illnesses, or injuries are outside the 8 program's scope, provided three percent (3%) flexibility is 9 allowed from this section to Section 8.335 10 From General Revenue Fund (1101) ..............................................................................$70,000
1 Section 8.085. To the Department of Public Safety 2 For the Office of the Director 3 For the Services to Victims Program, provided three percent (3%) of 4 each grant award be allowed for the administrative expenses of 5 each grantee 6 From Services to Victims Fund (1592)......................................................................$2,000,000
1 Section 8.090. To the Department of Public Safety 2 For the Office of the Director 3 For the Violence Against Women Program 4 From Department of Public Safety Federal Fund (1152) ..........................................$3,294,343
1 Section 8.095. 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 For the Crime Victims' Compensation Program 5 From General Revenue Fund (1101) .........................................................................$2,900,000 6 From Department of Public Safety Crime Victims Federal Fund (1191) ....................4,500,000 7 From Crime Victims Compensation Fund (1681) .......................................................4,837,329
8 Personal Service ....................................................................................................75,348 9 Expense and Equipment........................................................................... 160,000 10 From Department of Public Safety Crime Victims Federal Fund (1191) .......................235,348
11 For reimbursing SAFE-Care providers for performing forensic medical 12 exams on children suspected of having been physically abused 13 Personal Service ....................................................................................................44,534 14 Expense and Equipment........................................................................... 1,422,000 15 From General Revenue Fund (1101) ................................................................... 1,466,534 HB 2008 7
16 Total .........................................................................................................................$13,939,211
1 Section 8.100. To the Department of Public Safety 2 For the Office of the Director 3 Funds are to be transferred out of the State Treasury to the Pretrial 4 Witness Protection Services Fund 5 From General Revenue Fund (1101) ............................................................................$100,000
1 Section 8.105. To the Department of Public Safety 2 For the Office of the Director 3 For witness protection services 4 From Pretrial Witness Protection Services Fund (1868) ...........................................$2,000,000
1 Section 8.110. To the Department of Public Safety 2 For the Office of the Director 3 For the National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act Program 4 From Department of Public Safety Federal Fund (1152) .............................................$376,000
1 Section 8.115. To the Department of Public Safety 2 For the Office of the Director 3 For the State Forensic Laboratory Program 4 From State Forensic Laboratory Fund (1591) ..............................................................$360,000
1 Section 8.120. To the Department of Public Safety 2 For the Office of the Director 3 For the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program 4 From Department of Public Safety Federal Fund (1152) .............................................$742,000
1 Section 8.125. To the Department of Public Safety 2 For the Office of the Director 3 For peace officer training 4 From Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission Fund (1281).......................$700,000
1 Section 8.130. To the Department of Public Safety 2 For the Capitol Police, provided that not more than five percent (5%) 3 flexibility is allowed between personal service and expense and 4 equipment and further provided three percent (3%) flexibility is 5 allowed from this section to Section 8.335 6 Personal Service .............................................................................................$2,721,073 7 Expense and Equipment........................................................................... 170,058 HB 2008 8
8 From General Revenue Fund (1101) .........................................................................$2,891,131
1 Section 8.135. To the Department of Public Safety 2 For the State Highway Patrol 3 For Administration, provided three percent (3%) flexibility is allowed 4 f