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100th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Representative
Lane Roberts
District 161
Republican
Elected:
2018
Years Served:
1
Hometown:
Joplin
Counties:
Newton, Jasper
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Committees
Subcommittee on Appropriations - Public Safety, Corrections, Transportation and Revenue, Vice-Chairman
Budget
Professional Registration and Licensing
Special Committee on Criminal Justice
Capitol Address
Address:
MO House of Representatives
201 West Capitol Avenue
Room 201-G
Jefferson City MO 65101
Phone:
573-751-3791
E-Mail:
Lane.Roberts@house.mo.gov
Biography
Representative Lane Roberts, a Republican, represents part of Jasper and Newton counties (District 161) in the Missouri House of Representatives. He was elected to his first two-year term in November 2018.
Prior to his legislative service, Roberts served as the director of the Missouri Department of Public Safety and as the chief of police for the City of Joplin. He has also served as chief of police in communities in the states of Washington and Oregon. Roberts is a veteran of the United States Air Force.
Roberts is a past president of the Oregon Association of Chiefs of Police and a past regional vice president of the Missouri Police Chiefs Association He was named Police Chief of the Year by the Missouri Police Chiefs Association in 2013.
Roberts holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Liberty University and an MBA from William Woods University in Fulton. He also is a graduate of the FBI National Academy Session #178 and the Northwest Law Enforcement Executive Command College.
Born in Oceanside, California, Roberts currently resides in Joplin with his wife, Judy. They have three children.
Sponsored Bills
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HB 729
- (1525H.02C)
Establishes procedures for a violent offender registry, which will include any person on probation or parole for first or second degree murder.
HB 764
- (1734H.01I)
Requires an insurance carrier to post a current provider directory on its website.
HB 900
- (1863H.02C)
Creates an affirmative defense to prosecution for law enforcement officers who acted under exigent circumstances in failing to execute an arrest warrant on a person who committed certain motor vehicle offenses.
HB 940
- (2038H.01P)
Modifies provisions of the "Missouri Museum and Cultural District Act."
HB 977
- (2077H.03C)
Adds provisions relating to social model end of life care homes.
HB 1102
- (2317H.01I)
Requires the MO HealthNet benefits of offenders in correctional facilities and jails to be suspended rather than terminated.
Co-sponsored Bills
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