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

Introduced·1/7/26
Introduced Text

Missouri HB2784 mandates the Highway Patrol to conduct an independent investigation when a person under fifty-five dies in a corrections facility.

Missouri HB2784 amends Chapter 217 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri by adding a new section, 217.446, which requires the Missouri state highway patrol to conduct an independent death investigation whenever a person under fifty-five years of age dies within a department of corrections facility. The patrol is granted full access to any records and findings of an autopsy conducted under section 217.412 during the investigation.

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History

May 15

House

Referred: Emerging Issues(H)

Jan 8

House

Read Second Time (H)

Jan 7

House

Introduced and Read First Time (H)