MO: St. Louis police returned to state control, reversing 2012 voter decision
Enacted5/10
Missouri · Missouri HB 495 (2025) · Signed Mar 26, 2025
Impact 5/10
House Bill 495 transfers control of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department from city officials to a Board of Police Commissioners made up of the mayor and five members appointed by the governor, reversing local control that St. Louis voters approved statewide in 2012. The bill also requires law enforcement to report suspected offenders' immigration status to the state Department of Public Safety and expands several criminal penalties. Governor Kehoe signed it March 26, 2025.
Policing & justiceGovernment & civil serviceImmigrationImmigrants
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