HB 3155 — CRIMINAL OFFENSES

Summary

Modifies provisions relating to criminal offenses, including minimum prison terms and conditional release

Bill Text

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This bill amends 28 section(s) of the Missouri Revised Statutes: Section 217.305, RSMo; Section 556.061, RSMo; Section 217.655, RSMo; Section 565.033, RSMo; Section 217.760, RSMo; Section 557.011, RSMo.

• Section 217.305, RSMo

  and → bold-face , , and sentencing calculation, including jail time credit supplemented by a certificate of a sheriff or other custodial officer from another jurisdiction having held the person on the charge of the offense for which the sentence of imprisonment is ordered pursuant to the provisions of section 558.031

  amended

• Section 556.061, RSMo

  5. Ans first incarceration in a department of corrections program pursuant to this section prior to release on probation shall not be considered a previous prison commitment for the purpose of determining a minimum prison term pursuant to the provisions of section 558.019.

  amended

• Section 217.655, RSMo

  or released conditionally as provided by section 558.011

  amended

• Section 565.033, RSMo

  ; however, this subsection shall not prevent a release pursuant to subsection 4 of section 558.011

  amended

• Section 217.760, RSMo

  7 → 1

  amended

• Section 556.061, RSMo

  when the victim is a child less than twelve years of age at the time of the commission of the act giving rise to the offense when the victim is a child less than twelve years of age at the time of the commission of the act giving rise to the offense and → , abuse through forced labor when punished under subsection 4 of section 566.203, trafficking for the purposes of slavery, involuntary servitude, peonage, or forced labor or attempted trafficking for the purposes of slavery, involuntary servitude, peonage, or forced labor when punished under subsection 4 of section 566.206, trafficking for the purposes of sexual exploitation or attempted trafficking for the purposes of sexual exploitation when the offense was effected by force, abduction, or coercion, sexual trafficking of a child in the first degree, sexual trafficking of a child in the second degree, and the failure to register as a sex offender as a third offense

  amended

• Section 557.011, RSMo

  ; however, the conditional release term of any sentence of a term of years shall be determined as provided in subsection 4 of section 558.011

  amended

• Section 557.021, RSMo

  558.019 → and subject to the terms outlined in chapter 558 558.011

  amended

• Section 558.011, RSMo

  , including both prison and conditional release terms, 3. → for all offenses , for which an offender shall serve a minimum percentage between sixty to eighty percent of the imposed sentence, as determined by the sentencing court, prior to parole eligibility , for which an offender shall serve a minimum percentage between forty and sixty percent of the imposed sentence, as determined by the sentencing court, prior to parole eligibility , for which an offender shall serve a minimum percentage between thirty and fifty percent of the imposed sentence, as determined by the sentencing court, prior to parole eligibility , for which an offender shall serve a minimum percentage between seventeen and thirty-seven percent of the imposed sentence, as determined by the sentencing court, prior to parole eligibility , for which an offender shall serve a minimum percentage between seventeen and thirty-seven percent of the imposed sentence, as determined by the sentencing court, prior to parole eligibility The authorized terms of imprisonment provided in subsection 1 of this section shall apply to all offenses within this code, excluding those categorized as dangerous felonies, as such term is defined by section 556.061. imprisonment required to be served in order for the person to become parole eligible, the minimum percentage of the term of imprisonment associated with the felony class for which the offender is being sentenced shall be the required term of imprisonment. 4. 5.

  amended

• Section 217.670, RSMo

  6. Thistion shall not be construed to affect the powers of the governor under Section 7 of Article IVof the Constitution of Missouri. This section shall not affect those provisions of section 565.020 or 566.125, which set minimum terms of sentences, or the provisions of section 559.115 relating to probation. 7. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any offender who has been found guilty of a dangerous felony and is committed to the department of corrections shall be required to serve a minimum prison term of eighty-five percent of the sentence imposed by the sentencing court. 8. For the purpose of determining the minimum prison term to be served, the following calculations shall apply: (1) A sentence of life shall be calculated to be thirty years; (Any sentence either alone or in the aggregate with other consecutive sentences for offenses committed at or near the same time that is over seventy-five years shall be calculated to be seventy-five years. 9. For purposes of this section, the term "minimum prison term" shall mean time required to be served by the offender before he or she is eligible for parole or other early release by the department of corrections.

  amended

• Section 559.115, RSMo

  8. 9. 10. 9 → shall retain discretion to lower or exceed the sentence recommended by the commission as otherwise allowable by law, and to order restorative justice methods, when applicable. ⟦INS⟧ 3. 4. 3

  amended

• Section 50.565, RSMo

  11. 13. → 5. ⟦/INSA person who fails to make a payment to a county law enforcement restitution fund may not have his or her probation revoked solely for failing to make such payment unless the judge, after evidentiary hearing, makes a finding supported by a preponderance of the evidence that the person either willfully refused to make the payment or that the person willfully, intentionally, and purposefully failed to make sufficient bona fide efforts to acquire the resources to pay. ⟦INS⟧ 7.

  amended

• Section 558.026, RSMo

  , or conditional release or after the start of his or her conditional release term , or conditional release , or conditional release subsection 4 of section 558.011 and → or or or 4. When consecutive sentences are imposed by a court, the sentencing equation shall be calculated using the imposed term of years with respect to the minimum percentage of the term authorized by the judge that shall be required to be served prior to parole eligibility. (For each felony offense of the consecutive sentences to be served, the sentencing court shall impose half of the term of years for each felony offense to be served in prison prior to parole eligibility. (2) For consecutive sentencing, the sentencing court shall add half of the total number of years together from each of the included felony offenses to be run consecutively to determine the total number of years required to be served prior to parole eligibility. 5. Whenoncurrent sentences are imposed by a court, a person shall serve the minimum required percentage for each offense prior to parole eligibility.

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• Section 558.031, RSMo

  Such shall receive credit toward the service of a sentence of imprisonment for all time commencement , when the time in custody was related to that offense This based upon the certification of the sheriff as provided in subdivision (3) of subsection 2 of section 217.305 and may be supplemented by a certificate of a sheriff or other custodial officer from another jurisdiction having held the person on the charge of the offense for which the sentence of imprisonment is ordered except as endorsed by such officer 4. 5. 6. 7. 2023 8. Theunt of credit given shall not exceed the number of days spent in prison, jail, or custody after the offense occurred and before the commencement of the sentence. → The court shall when pronouncing sentence, executing a suspended sentence, or suspending the imposition of a sentence record, as part of the judgment, the number of days the was , , that was related to the offense, pronouncement or suspension of imposition of the sentence, and award credit towards the service of a sentence of imprisonment for that number of days The jail time calculation pronounced at the time of the judgment, the execution of a suspended sentence, or the suspension of imposition of sentence, shall be included in the record, and shall include both the dates the person was in custody and the number of days to be credited toward the service of the sentence For purposes of this section, time in custody related to an offense includes time during which the offense was charged in a criminal proceeding, there was an arrest warrant issued in said criminal proceeding, and the arrest warrant was served upon the person. The person shall not be entitled to any credit toward the service of a sentence of imprisonment for any time such person was not being held on said arrest warrant because such person posted bond, the arrest warrant was recalled, or the person was otherwise released. 4. The court may take judicial notice of all time the person has served in prison, jail, or custody for a criminal proceeding by comparing dates of service on arrest warrants with evidence contained within the court file of dates of release and the prosecution and defense attorney may enter into a stipulation with regard to credit for the service of a sentence of imprisonment for all time in prison, jail, or custody, except in no event may the court approve a stipulation that is greater than or less than the time in custody related to an offense. 5. Upon motion and notice by defendant or defense counsel, for any such person who was held in a juvenile detention facility for an offense for which such person was subsequently adjudicated to stand trial as an adult, the court may also award credit toward the service of a sentence of imprisonment for any time such person was confined in a juvenile detention facility. 6. In the event a criminal proceeding related to an offense is dismissed without prejudice by a court or nolle prossed by the state, upon motion and notice by defendant or defense counsel, the proceeding may be consolidated into the present matter for purposes of calculating credit for the service of a sentence of imprisonment. 7. included in the judgment or suspended imposition of sentence and such additional days after the pronouncement of sentence and before the delivery of the person to the department of corrections rson convicted of an offense escapes from custody, such escape shall interrupt the sentence. The interruption shall continue until such person is returned to the correctional center where the sentence was being served, or in the case of a person committed to the custody of the department of corrections, to any correctional center operated by the department of corrections. An escape shall also interrupt the jail time credit to be applied to a sentence which had not commenced when the escape occurred. ⟦INS⟧ 9. 10. tion 2 of this section shall be applicable to offenses for which the offender was sentenced on or after August 28, ⟦INS⟧ 2026 12. The court shall retain jurisdiction to rule on any motion challenging the number of days of jail time credit awarded in the pronouncement of a sentence.

  amended

• Section 558.046, RSMo

  ; or (c) A prior offender, a persistent offender or a class X offender as defined in section 558.019

  amended

• Section 559.115, RSMo

  8 → 7

  amended

• Section 566.030, RSMo

  , or conditional release 4 558.019 → or 8 558.011

  amended

• Section 566.060, RSMo

  , or conditional release 4 558.019 → or 8 558.011

  amended

• Section 566.067, RSMo

  , , or conditional release → or

  amended

• Section 566.125, RSMo

  4 558.019 4 558.019 , conditional release → 8 558.011 8 558.011

  amended

• Section 566.151, RSMo

  conditional release,

  amended

• Section 566.203, RSMo

  4.

  amended

• Section 573.010, RSMo

  4 558.019 → 8 558.011

  amended

• Section 568.060, RSMo

  (4) (5) (6) (7) (1) (2) As used in this subsection, "independent activities" shall include traveling to or from school or nearby locations by bicycle or on foot, playing outdoors, or remaining at home for a reasonable period of time without adult supervision. , , or conditional release , , or conditional release → "Independent activities", includes traveling to or from school or nearby locations by bicycle or on foot, playing outdoors, or remaining at home for a reasonable period of time without adult supervision; (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) or or

  amended

• Section 570.030, RSMo

  conditional release,

  amended

• Section 571.015, RSMo

  conditional release, conditional release, conditional release,

  amended

• Section 160.665, RSMo

  , or conditional release , , or conditional release → or or

  amended

• Section 573.025, RSMo

  , , or conditional release → or

  amended

• Section 575.151, RSMo

  , ,ional release → or

  amended

• Section 589.425, RSMo

  conditional release or

  amended

Action History

1. February 05, 2026

   HCS Reported Do Pass (H)

2. February 04, 2026

   HCS Voted Do Pass (H)

3. February 04, 2026

   Executive Session Completed (H)

4. February 04, 2026

   Public Hearing Completed (H)

5. February 02, 2026

   Referred: Judiciary(H)

6. February 02, 2026

   Read Second Time (H)

7. January 29, 2026

   Introduced and Read First Time (H)

Sponsors

• Bennie Cook · Primary

Subjects