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HB 3012MISSOURISession 2026State Billon floor

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Missouri creates public domestic violence offender registry and prevention grant fund under HB 3012

Original title: REGISTRY OF PERSISTENT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENDERS

Last action · April 29, 2026: Placed Back on Formal Perfection Calendar (H)Sponsors: Ann Kelley and 3 others

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What This Bill Would Do

The Missouri Department of Public Safety must establish a public registry for s, funded partly by a $150 registration fee assessed upon qualifying convictions occurring on or after January 1, 2027. The measure also establishes a domestic violence prevention grant program and dedicated state fund to support intervention services.

Why it matters

Repeat domestic violence offenders face mandatory registration requirements and a $150 fee, with noncompliance carrying civil fines or misdemeanor charges, while a portion of the fees and other revenue streams are directed into a newly created grant fund for domestic violence prevention services.

Background

The General Assembly is the primary legislative body of the state of Missouri, responsible for enacting state laws and statutory amendments. 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.

Directly affected

persistent domestic violence offenders

Qualifying offenders must register with the department, pay a $150 registration fee, and have their identifying details and photographs published on a public internet registry.

Directly affected

court clerks

Court clerks must forward certified copies of qualifying convictions and offender birth dates to the department within seven days, collect registration fees, retain $50 for administration, and remit $100 to the prevention fund.

Directly affected

Missouri department of public safety

The department is tasked with creating and maintaining the offender registry, making it available online, promulgating rules, and administering the domestic violence prevention grant program.

Key Facts

The Missouri Department of Public Safety must create a registry of persistent domestic violence offenders, maintained by the Missouri State Highway Patrol and made available for public inquiry on the internet.
A persistent domestic violence offender is defined as a person convicted in Missouri of a felony or class A misdemeanor offense involving physical injury, threat, or sexual assault against a domestic abuse victim, who has at least one prior conviction for an offense against a domestic abuse victim.
The public registry will display the offender's name, date of birth, domestic violence offense, conviction date, conviction county or counties, and a current photograph, omitting sensitive numbers such as Social Security and driver's license numbers.
Upon a qualifying conviction, the court must order the defendant to register, and the court clerk must forward a certified copy of the conviction and date of birth to the department within seven days.

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Defendants required to register are assessed a $150 registration fee, with $50 retained by the court clerk for administration and $100 remitted to the Domestic Violence Prevention Fund.
Offenders are removed from the registry after 5, 7, 10, or 20 years depending on the number of prior convictions ranging from one to four or more.
The registry requirements apply only to persons convicted of qualifying offenses that occurred on or after January 1, 2027.
A persistent domestic violence offender who knowingly and willfully fails to register faces a civil fine up to $500 for a first violation after 15 days' notice, and a class A misdemeanor for subsequent willful violations.
Both the offender registry program and the domestic violence prevention program are subject to the Missouri sunset act, expiring six years after their effective date unless reauthorized.
The Domestic Violence Prevention Fund is established in the state treasury to provide grants for domestic violence prevention and intervention services.

Frequently Asked Questions

What information will be publicly available on the domestic violence offender registry?

The internet-accessible registry will include the offender's name, date of birth, domestic violence offense, conviction date, county of conviction, and a current photograph, but will exclude addresses, Social Security numbers, and driver's license numbers.

How long must an offender remain on the registry?

Duration depends on the number of prior convictions: 5 years for one prior conviction, 7 years for two, 10 years for three, and 20 years for four or more prior convictions, measured from the date of the most recent conviction.

What happens if a required offender fails to register?

A first willful failure to register carries a civil fine up to $500 with 15 days given to correct the violation, while a second or subsequent willful violation is a punishable by up to a year in prison and a fine up to $1,000.

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Where This Stands

Currently on floor. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Passed.

Procedural history

17 actions

Apr 29, 2026House
Placed Back on Formal Perfection Calendar (H)
Apr 13, 2026House
Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)
Apr 9, 2026House
Placed Back on Formal Perfection Calendar (H)
Mar 23, 2026House
Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)
Mar 11, 2026House
Placed Back on Formal Perfection Calendar (H)
Mar 9, 2026House
Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)

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Mar 3, 2026HouseCommittee
Reported Do Pass (H)
Feb 26, 2026HouseCommittee
Voted Do Pass (H)
Feb 26, 2026House
Executive Session Completed (H)
Feb 19, 2026HouseCommittee
Referred: Rules - Legislative(H)
Feb 18, 2026HouseCommittee
HCS Reported Do Pass (H)
Feb 17, 2026HouseCommittee
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
Feb 17, 2026House
Executive Session Completed (H)
Feb 10, 2026House
Public Hearing Completed (H)
Jan 29, 2026HouseCommittee
Referred: Crime and Public Safety(H)
Jan 21, 2026HouseFloor
Read Second Time (H)
Jan 20, 2026HouseIntroduced
Introduced and Read First Time (H)

Version history & redline

2 versions on file

Comparing Introduced → House Committee Substitute

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SECOND REGULAR SESSION HOUSE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 3012 NOS. 3012, 2997 & 3058 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE KELLEY. 6811H.01I 6811H.02C JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk AN ACT To amend chapter 589, RSMo, by adding thereto three new sections relating to the establishment of a registry […] 589.770, 589.772, and 589.774, to read as follows: 589.770. 1. The provisions of this section shall be known and referred to as 2 "Adriaunna's and BreAnna's Law". 3 2. For purposes of this section, the following terms mean: 4 (1) "Convicted" or "conviction", a finding by a court that an […] a domestic 13 abuse victim; and 14 (b) Has at least one prior conviction for an offense committed against a domestic 15 abuse victim. 16 3. There is hereby created within the department of public safety a registry of 17 persistent domestic violence offenders. The Missouri state highway patrol shall EXPLANATION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is intended to be omitted from the law. Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language. 16 3. There is hereby created within the department of public safety a registry of 17 persistent domestic violence offenders. The Missouri state highway patrol shall 18 maintain the registry based on information supplied to the department as provided 19 under subsections 4 and 5 of this section and information […] remove from the registry the name and other 51 identifying information of a persistent domestic violence offender required to register 52 under this section: HB 3012 HCS HBs 3012, 2997 & 3058 2 53 (1) Five years after the date of the most recent conviction for an offense 54 committed against a domestic abuse victim if […] the powers vested with the general assembly 89 pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul HB 3012 HCS HBs 3012, 2997 & 3058 3 90 a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority 91 and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, […] the state treasury the "Domestic Violence 2 Prevention Fund", which shall consist of moneys collected under subdivision (2) of 3 subsection 6 of section 589.700, 589.770, and any gifts, contributions, grants, bequests, or other 4 aid received from federal, private, or other sources. The state treasurer shall be 5 custodian […] moneys 11 remaining in the fund at the end of the biennium shall not revert to the credit of the 12 general revenue fund. HB 3012 HCS HBs 3012, 2997 & 3058 4 13 3. The state treasurer shall invest moneys in the fund in the same manner as 14 other funds are invested. Any interest and moneys earned on such investments shall be 15 credited to the fund. ✔ HB 3012 HCS HBs 3012, 2997 & 3058 5

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Establishment of Dedicated Registry and Fund

The bill introduces a new targeted public registry and fee-supported grant fund specifically for persistent domestic violence offenders, tied to statutory sunset provisions.

Missouri department of public safety Domestic Violence Prevention Fund

Connected Entities

Department of corrections, Missouri state highway patrol, State Treasurer and 2 more

OrganizationDepartment of corrections“Supplies information to the department for the registry”Map →

OrganizationMissouri state highway patrol“Maintains the registry based on information supplied to the department”Map →

PersonState Treasurer“Custodian of the Domestic Violence Prevention Fund”Map →

OrganizationDomestic Violence Prevention Fund“Dedicated state fund created in the state treasury to receive fee remittances an”Map →

OrganizationMissouri department of public safety“Maintains the registry of persistent domestic violence offenders and administers”Map →

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