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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri House Bill 3292 establishes a two-year Motivational Boot Camp Incarceration Program for certain nonviolent offenders
Last action · April 9, 2026: Reported Do Pass (H)Sponsor: Mike Costlow
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What This Bill Would Do
The Missouri Department of Corrections is directed to establish a two-year Motivational Boot Camp Incarceration Program for individuals aged 17 to 21 convicted of a third nonviolent criminal offense that is not a , allowing successful participants to have their offense .
Qualifying young adults convicted of specific nonviolent crimes can avoid standard prison sentences by completing a rigorous physical and counseling program, with successful completion leading to possible criminal record expungement and failure resulting in standard prison terms.
- The General Assembly is the primary legislative body of the state of Missouri responsible for enacting statutory law. context
- The Missouri Department of Corrections oversees state adult correctional institutions, probation, and parole. context
Who It Would Affect
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Eligible inmates
Individuals aged 17 to 21 meeting specific conviction criteria may be sentenced to a rigorous two-year boot camp program instead of traditional prison, with potential record expungement upon completion.
Department of Corrections
The department is required to establish, administer, promulgate rules for, and submit performance reports regarding the motivational boot camp incarceration program.
Sheriff's departments
County sheriff departments must arrange with the Department of Corrections to deliver sentenced individuals to the boot camp within fifteen days of the placement order.
Key Facts
- Establishes the Motivational Boot Camp Incarceration Program within the Department of Corrections for eligible inmates serving a two-year enrollment period.
- Applies to individuals 17 years of age or older and younger than 22 who are convicted of a third nonviolent criminal offense that is not a class A or class B felony.
- Requires an initial investigation by an officer confirming physical and mental fitness and provisional approval from the Department of Corrections before sentencing placement.
- Prohibits placement of any person exhibiting obvious signs of a contagious disease until cleared by a medical professional.
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- Mandates delivery of the sentenced person to the boot camp by the county sheriff's department within 15 days of the order issuance.
- Authorizes courts to release successfully completing participants from confinement and expunge the offense from their criminal record upon receiving a satisfactory report from the Department of Corrections.
- Requires the court to impose the remainder of the standard jail or prison sentence upon receipt of an unsatisfactory report from the Department of Corrections.
- Provides that the program shall sunset six years after its effective date unless reauthorized by the general assembly.
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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
11 actions- Apr 9, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Do Pass (H)
- Apr 9, 2026HouseCommitteeVoted Do Pass (H)
- Apr 9, 2026HouseExecutive Session Completed (H)
- Mar 5, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Rules - Administrative(H)
- Feb 27, 2026HouseCommitteeHCS Reported Do Pass (H)
- Feb 26, 2026HouseCommitteeHCS Voted Do Pass (H)
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- Feb 26, 2026HouseExecutive Session Completed (H)
- Feb 23, 2026HousePublic Hearing Completed (H)
- Feb 18, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Corrections and Public Institutions(H)
- Feb 16, 2026HouseFloorRead Second Time (H)
- Feb 12, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced and Read First Time (H)
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Creation of Alternative Sentencing Alternative
The legislation introduces a structured physical conditioning and counseling alternative to traditional prison time specifically targeting young adult nonviolent offenders.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance65How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz35Current news / social attention level
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