HB 826 -- SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATORS

SPONSOR:  Brown (149)

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass by consent" by the Committee on
Corrections and Public Institutions by a vote of 12 to 0.

This bill authorizes the Department of Mental Health to enter
into a contract agreement with one or more county jails in this
state for the confinement of a person ordered to the department
after a determination by a court that he or she may meet the
definition of a sexually violent predator or for the confinement
of a person ordered to the department after a finding of probable
cause under Section 632.489, RSMo.  These individuals must be
housed and managed separately from offenders in the custody of
the county jail.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds in FY 2010, FY 2011, and
FY 2012.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that there is a space problem at the
Missouri Sexual Offender Treatment Center.  The bill will allow
the Department of Mental Health to contract with counties for the
housing of some of these offenders.

Testifying for the bill were Representative Brown (149);
Department of Mental Health; and Missouri Sheriffs Association.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated November 17, 2009 at 9:25 am