Missouri's Republican-led House voted 140-4 to send the bill to Gov. Parson. Police would now be allowed to use the restraint in self-defense or if life-threatening.
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Show Transcript THIS MORNING, MISSOURI LAWMAKERS WILL DISCUSS A BILL THAT WOULD REMOVE THE RULE REQUIRING KANSAS CITY POLICE OFFICERS TO LIVE IN THE CITY. KMBC 9’S MATT EVANS HAS A CLOSER LOOK AT THE BILL AND WHY MAYOR QUINTON LUCAS IS NOT ON BOARD WITH THIS BILL. MATT: THIS IS ACTUALLY A COUPLE BILLS THAT HAVE BEEN PUT TOGETHER. IT HAS A LONG LIST OF POLICING PROPOSALS ACROSS MISSOURI. ONE BANNED CHOKEHOLD ANOTHER DOES AWAY WITH THAT RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT IN KANSAS CITY FOR SWARM POLICE OFFICERS. THE HOUSE AND SENATE HAVE PASSED DIFFERENT VERSIONS, SO THEY WILL BRING THE CHAMBERS TOGETHER TO RECONCILE THEIR DIFFERENCES AND FIND A PATH FORWARD FOR THIS LEGISLATION. UNDER CURRENT STATE LAW, POLICE OFFICERS IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI MUST LIVE W
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State Sen. Holly Rehder, R-Sikeston, shown in 2017 when she was a member of the House, has been one of the key supporters of a prescription drug monitoring program.
Missouri is set to shed its distinction as the only state without a statewide program to track opioid prescriptions.
The state House voted 91-64 Tuesday to adopt a prescription drug monitoring program. By January 2024, all health care providers who are legally able to prescribe opioids such as oxycodone will have to enter that information into a database in real time. The intent is to keep people with substance use disorder from going to multiple providers.
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Members of a conference committee speak on Wednesday about a law enforcement bill. The legislation, which includes a ban on police chokeholds and use of force database, passed the Senate with minimal opposition.
The Missouri Senate approved wide-ranging law enforcement changes on Wednesday.
The bill includes a host of ideas that have been pushed since Michael Brown was killed in Ferguson, as well as the removal of the residency requirement for the Kansas City Police Department.
The legislation, sponsored by Sen. Tony Luetkemeyer, R-Parkville, would, among other things, create a use-of-force database, seek to better track officers with problematic records, bar officers from using chokeholds and prohibit police officers from having sex with detainees. It also features a number of provisions related to juvenile offenders and pay for county sheriffs.
Kansas City, Missouri, mayor among those opposed to KCPD residency requirement bill
Some residents split on issue
A bill to ban Kansas City s residency requirement for KCPD is set for a conference committee in front of lawmakers Tuesday morning in Jefferson City. It would still require personnel to live within 30 miles of the city limits and in Missouri.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. â A bill to ban a residency requirement for the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department will go before lawmakers in a conference committee Tuesday morning in Jefferson City.
It would still require personnel to live within 30 miles of the city limits and in Missouri.