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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri Senate Bill 1505 authorizes adult protection teams to access confidential abuse records
Last action · April 15, 2026: Hearing Conducted S Families, Seniors and Health CommitteeSponsor: Mike Henderson
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What This Bill Would Do
Senate Bill 1505 allows s, the Department of Social Services, and the Department of Mental Health to access confidential abuse and neglect reports concerning elderly and disabled adults. The measure maintains strict confidentiality requirements and establishes a class A misdemeanor penalty for unauthorized release of information.
Expands governmental and inter-agency access to confidential elder abuse records while criminalizing unauthorized dissemination of those files.
- Senate Bill 1505 was introduced during the Second Regular Session of the 103rd General Assembly by Senator Mike Henderson. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Eligible adults
Elderly and disabled adults who receive protective services are the subjects of abuse and neglect reports reviewed by multidisciplinary teams.
Multidisciplinary adult protection team members
Team members gain legal authorization to access, examine, and share confidential abuse records and case files among themselves.
Department of Social Services
The department receives explicit limited access to examine confidential abuse and neglect reports for referred persons.
Department of Mental Health
The department receives explicit limited access to examine confidential abuse and neglect reports for referred persons.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is granted access to confidential abuse and neglect reports under this bill?
What happens if someone shares confidential report information without authorization?
How long must the Department retain recorded telephone reports of suspected abuse?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
4 actions- Apr 15, 2026SenateHearing Conducted S Families, Seniors and Health Committee
- Feb 5, 2026SenateFloorSecond Read and Referred S Families, Seniors and Health Committee
- Jan 7, 2026SenateIntroducedS First Read
- Jan 6, 2026SenatePrefiled
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. The text on record is the 6133S.01I - Introduced version. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
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Inter-agency Access Expansion
The bill broadens investigative data-sharing by explicitly incorporating multidisciplinary teams and specific state departments into confidential elder abuse report access.
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance60How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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