SB893

Creates and modifies provisions regarding sexual offenses

Introduced·1/7/26

Missouri SB893 modifies sexual offense laws, including new provisions for grooming of minors and nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images.

Missouri SB893 introduces new provisions for sexual offenses, including the offense of grooming of a minor, which involves a pattern of conduct directed at a minor to prepare them for sexual conduct. It also creates the offense of nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images, which involves knowingly disseminating an image of a person engaged in a sexual act or whose intimate parts are exposed without their consent. The bill also modifies the requirements for sex offender registration, including new reporting requirements for different tiers of offenders.

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Calendar

Jan 21

8:00 AM

Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Hearing

History

Feb 4

Senate

SCS Voted Do Pass S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee (3820S.04C)

Jan 21

Senate

Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

Jan 8

Senate

Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee