Missouri 2026 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 1652 — Creates the Phoenix Alert System to help identify and locate abducted or missing African American women and girls and establishes an office to prevent and end the targeting of African American women and girls

Last action — Voted Do Pass H Fiscal Review

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    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 10, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

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Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

  • Passed Senate

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  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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In plain language

Creates the Phoenix Alert System to assist in locating abducted or missing African American women and girls.

This bill establishes the Phoenix Alert System for missing African American women and girls, coordinated by various state departments. It also creates an office to address issues related to targeting of these individuals and mandates regular reporting on their activities.

What this means for you
  • Families: This means families of missing or murdered African American women and girls may benefit from increased support and tracking efforts.

Summary

HCS/SS/SCS/SB 1652 - This act creates the "Phoenix Alert System" to aid in the identification and location of abducted or missing African American women and girls. The Department of Public Safety shall develop regions to provide the system. The Office of Missing and Murdered African American Women and Girls and the Department of Public Safety shall coordinate with law enforcement agencies and public commercial television and radio broadcasters to provide an effective system. In the event that a local law enforcement agency opts not to implement the system and an abduction occurs, the law enforcement agency shall notify the Office who shall notify local media in the region. Regions shall be notified within one hour of receipt of a report of a missing or murdered African American woman or girl. The Phoenix Alert System shall include the Office of Missing and Murdered African American Women and Girls, Department of Public Safety, Highway Patrol, Department of Transportation, Department of Health and Senior Services, and Missouri Lottery Commission. Participation of local law enforcement and federally licensed radio and television broadcasters in the Phoenix Alert System is optional. After initial notification, the Department of Public Safety shall update notifications sent under this act whenever new information becomes available at least every month for the first year. Any person who knowingly makes a false report that triggers an alert is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. The Director of the Department of Public Safety shall establish and maintain an office within the Missouri Department of Public Safety dedicated to preventing and ending the targeting of African American women and girls. The Director shall appoint an executive director for the office who is a person closely connected to the African American community and who is highly knowledgeable about criminal investigations. The Director shall hire a qualified executive director no later than December 31, 2026. The duties of the office are described in the act. The office may coordinate with stakeholder groups, which are described in the act. The office shall report on measurable outcomes achieved to meet its statutory duties. Information required to be in the report is described in the act. The report shall be submitted by the office by January fifteenth each year to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over public safety. This act creates in the state treasury the "Missing and Murdered African American Women and Girls Fund", which shall consist of moneys appropriated by the General Assembly, gifts, and grants. The office shall issue grants to community-based organizations that provide services designed to prevent or end the targeting of African American women or girls, or to provide assistance to victims of offenses that targeted African American women or girls. The use of these funds is described in the act. On or before February first of each year, the office shall report to the legislative committees of the General Assembly with jurisdiction over public safety on the work of grant recipients, including the description of the number of entities awarded grants, the amount of those grants, and the number of individuals served by the grantees. The office shall have access to corrections data and medical data maintained by an agency and classified as private data on individuals or confidential data on individuals to the extent the data is necessary for the office to perform its duties under this act. TRISTAN BENSON, JR.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

218 added · 216 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of Senate Bill 1652 introduces the "Phoenix Alert System," which is designed to help identify and locate abducted or missing African American women and girls. The new sections clarify who qualifies as "abducted or missing" by specifically outlining various scenarios, including kidnapping and trafficking. This change is significant because it addresses a critical issue of vulnerable populations and aims to enhance law enforcement's response effectiveness in these cases.

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7082S.04F SENATE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL NO.
SECOND REGULAR SESSION [PERFECTED] SENATE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILLNO.
1652 AN ACT To amend chapters 210 and 595, RSMo, by adding thereto two new sections relating to a newly created office within the department of public safety, with penalty provisions.
1652 103RD GENERALASSEMBLY INTRODUCED BY SENATOR MOSLEY.
7082S.04P KRISTINAMARTIN, Secretary ANACT To amend chapters 210 and 595, RSMo, by adding thereto two new sections relating to a newly created office within the department of public safety, with penalty provisions.
(2) Reasonably believed to be the victim of the offense of child kidnapping as defined by section 565.115 as determined by local law enforcement;
SS SCS SB 1652 2 (2) Reasonably believed to be the victim of the offense of child kidnapping as defined by section 565.115 as determined by local law enforcement;
At a minimum, the Phoenix alert system shall include the office of missing and murdered African American women and girls, department of public safety, highway patrol, department of transportation, department of health and senior services, and Missouri lottery commission.
At a minimum, the Phoenix alert system shall include the office of missing and murdered African American women and girls, department of SS SCS SB 1652 3 public safety, highway patrol, department of transportation, department of health and senior services, and Missouri lottery commission.
Participation in an Phoenix alert system is at the option of local law enforcement agencies and federally licensed radio and television broadcasters.
Participation in the Phoenix alert system is at the option of local law enforcement agencies and federally licensed radio and television broadcasters.
(a) Advocate for legislation that will facilitate the accomplishment of mandates identified in the report of the task force on missing and murdered African American women;
SS SCS SB 1652 4 (a) Advocate for legislation that will facilitate the accomplishment of mandates identified in the report of the task force on missing and murdered African American women and girls;
(b) Advocate for state agencies to take actions to facilitate the accomplishment of mandates identified in the report of the task force on missing and murdered African American women;
(b) Advocate for state agencies to take actions to facilitate the accomplishment of mandates identified in the report of the task force on missing and murdered African American women and girls;
(d) Facilitate research to refine the mandates in the report of the task force on missing and murdered African American women and to assess the potential efficacy, feasibility, and impact of the recommendations;
(d) Facilitate research to refine the mandates in the report of the task force on missing and murdered African American women and girls and to assess the potential efficacy, feasibility, and impact of the recommendations;
(h) Analyze and assess the intersection between cases involving missing and murdered African American women and girls and labor trafficking and sex trafficking;
SS SCS SB 1652 5 (h) Analyze and assess the intersection between cases involving missing and murdered African American women and girls and labor trafficking and sex trafficking;
cold cases for missing African American women and girls and death investigation review for cases of African American women and girls ruled as suicide or overdose under suspicious circumstances;
cold cases for missing African American women and girls and death investigation review for cases of African American women and SS SCS SB 1652 6 girls ruled as suicide or overdose under suspicious circumstances;
90 (r) Review sentencing guidelines for crimes related to missing and murdered African American women and girls, recommend changes if needed, and advocate for consistent implementation of the guidelines across Missouri courts;
(r) Review sentencing guidelines for crimes related to missing and murdered African American women and girls, recommend changes if needed, and advocate for consistent implementation of the guidelines across Missouri courts;
a.
SS SCS SB 1652 7 a.
United States Attorney's Office;
SS SCS SB 1652 8 United States Attorney's Office;
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary, any moneys remaining in the fund at the end of the biennium shall not revert to the credit of the general revenue fund.
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary, any moneys remaining in the fund at the end of the biennium shall not revert to the credit of the general SS SCS SB 1652 9 revenue fund.
(5) On or before February first of each year, the office shall report to the legislative committees of the general assembly with jurisdiction over public safety on the work of grant recipients, including a description of the number of entities awarded grants, the amount of those grants, and the number of individuals served by the grantees.
SS SCS SB 1652 10 (5) On or before February first of each year, the office shall report to the legislative committees of the general assembly with jurisdiction over public safety on the work of grant recipients, including a description of the number of entities awarded grants, the amount of those grants, and the number of individuals served by the grantees.
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Action History

  1. Voted Do Pass H Fiscal Review

  2. Reported Do Pass H Fiscal Review

  3. H Informal Calendar Senate Bills for Third Reading (HCS)

  4. Bill Placed on H Informal Calendar

  5. Executive Session Action postponed H Fiscal Review

  6. Referred H Fiscal Review Committee

  7. HCS Voted Do Pass H Rules - Administrative

  8. HCS Reported Do Pass H Rules - Administrative

  9. HCS Referred H Rules - Administrative

  10. HCS Reported Do Pass H Crime and Public Safety

  11. HCS Voted Do Pass H Crime and Public Safety

  12. Hearing Conducted H Crime and Public Safety

  13. Re-referred H Crime and Public Safety

  14. Referred H Children and Families

  15. H Second Read

  16. Hearing Conducted S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee

  17. Voted Do Pass S Fiscal Oversight Committee

  18. Reported from S Fiscal Oversight Committee

  19. S Third Read and Passed

  20. H First Read

  21. Reported Truly Perfected S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee

  22. Referred S Fiscal Oversight Committee

  23. SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Mosley)--(7082S.04F)

  24. Perfected

  25. Hearing Conducted S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee

  26. SCS Voted Do Pass S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee (7082S.03C)

  27. Reported from S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee w/SCS

  28. Second Read and Referred S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee

  29. S First Read

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 198 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (198)

198 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1652 do?
HCS/SS/SCS/SB 1652 - This act creates the "Phoenix Alert System" to aid in the identification and location of abducted or missing African American women and girls. The Department of Public Safety shall develop regions to provide the system. The Office of Missing and Murdered African American Women and Girls and the Department of Public Safety shall coordinate with law enforcement agencies and public commercial television and radio broadcasters to provide an effective system. In the event that a local law enforcement agency opts not to implement the system and an abduction occurs, the law enforcement agency shall notify the Office who shall notify local media in the region. Regions shall be notified within one hour of receipt of a report of a missing or murdered African American woman or girl. The Phoenix Alert System shall include the Office of Missing and Murdered African American Women and Girls, Department of Public Safety, Highway Patrol, Department of Transportation, Department of Health and Senior Services, and Missouri Lottery Commission. Participation of local law enforcement and federally licensed radio and television broadcasters in the Phoenix Alert System is optional. After initial notification, the Department of Public Safety shall update notifications sent under this act whenever new information becomes available at least every month for the first year. Any person who knowingly makes a false report that triggers an alert is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. The Director of the Department of Public Safety shall establish and maintain an office within the Missouri Department of Public Safety dedicated to preventing and ending the targeting of African American women and girls. The Director shall appoint an executive director for the office who is a person closely connected to the African American community and who is highly knowledgeable about criminal investigations. The Director shall hire a qualified executive director no later than December 31, 2026. The duties of the office are described in the act. The office may coordinate with stakeholder groups, which are described in the act. The office shall report on measurable outcomes achieved to meet its statutory duties. Information required to be in the report is described in the act. The report shall be submitted by the office by January fifteenth each year to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over public safety. This act creates in the state treasury the "Missing and Murdered African American Women and Girls Fund", which shall consist of moneys appropriated by the General Assembly, gifts, and grants. The office shall issue grants to community-based organizations that provide services designed to prevent or end the targeting of African American women or girls, or to provide assistance to victims of offenses that targeted African American women or girls. The use of these funds is described in the act. On or before February first of each year, the office shall report to the legislative committees of the General Assembly with jurisdiction over public safety on the work of grant recipients, including the description of the number of entities awarded grants, the amount of those grants, and the number of individuals served by the grantees. The office shall have access to corrections data and medical data maintained by an agency and classified as private data on individuals or confidential data on individuals to the extent the data is necessary for the office to perform its duties under this act. TRISTAN BENSON, JR.
Who sponsors SB 1652?
SB 1652 is sponsored by Angela Mosley.
What is the current status of SB 1652?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 10, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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