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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri creates a 13-member task force on gun violence in the City of St. Louis
Last action · May 15, 2026: Referred: Emerging Issues(H)Sponsor: Steve Butz
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What This Bill Would Do
Missouri establishes a 13-member task force on gun violence in the City of St. Louis to analyze data, raise awareness, build community partnerships, and develop an action plan. The group must hold its first meeting before January 1, 2027, submit annual reports to the governor and general assembly, and expire by December 31, 2028, unless extended by the department of public safety until December 31, 2030.
Establishes a formal state-backed panel composed of lawmakers, state officials, educators, parents, students, and community members tasked with studying and addressing local firearm violence rates in St. Louis through 2028 or 2030.
- The General Assembly is the state legislature of Missouri responsible for enacting statutory law. context
Who It Would Affect
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St. Louis City community residents
Community members are directly affected by the task force's development of plans and solutions aimed at addressing and reducing gun violence in St. Louis.
Department of Public Safety
The department is required to appoint eight community members to the task force, provide administrative support, and decide whether to extend the task force's expiration date.
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Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
4 actions- May 15, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Emerging Issues(H)
- Jan 8, 2026HouseFloorRead Second Time (H)
- Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroducedRead First Time (H)
- Dec 1, 2025HouseIntroducedPrefiled (H)
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Creation of Specialized Study Structure
The bill mandates five distinct specialized sub-teams within the task force covering data analysis, public awareness, partnerships, action planning, and progress tracking.
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0–100- Significance45How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy30Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz35Current news / social attention level
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