SB1173

Modifies the number of hours of racial profiling training required during the basic training for licensed peace officers

Introduced·1/7/26
Introduced Text

Missouri SB1173 modifies the basic training requirements for licensed peace officers, including racial profiling training.

Missouri SB1173 modifies the basic training requirements for licensed peace officers. It mandates that every peace officer first licensed on or after August 28, 2027, must complete at least nine hours of training concerning the prohibition against racial profiling. This training includes three hours of racial profiling training, three hours of implicit bias training, and three hours of de-escalation training. The POST commission sets the minimum number of hours of basic training for licensure as a peace officer no lower than six hundred, with exceptions for certain classes of license.

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Current
Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee
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History

Jan 27

Senate

Second Read and Referred S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee

Jan 7

Senate

S First Read

Dec 1, 2025

Senate

Prefiled