MCADSV's Legislative History
The majority of domestic and sexual violence programs, laws and public policies benefiting survivors today were started and developed with help from MCADSV. MCADSV has been addressing domestic and sexual violence in Missouri for more than 35 years. This overview of Missouri’s domestic and sexual violence laws shows the changes and development of such laws since the Coalition’s beginnings in 1980 and its expansion to a dual domestic and sexual violence coalition in 2006.
MCADSV Legislative HistoryThis
overview of Missouri’s domestic and sexual violence laws shows the
changes and development of such laws since the Coalition’s beginnings in
1980 and its move to a dual domestic and sexual violence coalition in
2006.
The 2017 Missouri legislative session began on January 4 and concluded on May 12. Follow our priority legislation through our Legislative Updates, which are posted at the end of each month of session.
2017 New Laws - coming in August
May 2017 Legislative Update
April 2017 Legislative Update
March 2017 Legislative Update
February 2017 Legislative Update
January 2017 Legislative Update
2017 Criminal LawsThe
majority of Missouri’s crime laws, known as the “Criminal Code,” were
updated as a whole during the 2014 session of the Missouri General
Assembly. The legislation went into effect as law on January 1, 2017.
The bill that revised the Criminal Code, Senate Bill 491, contained
nearly 1,000 pages of revisions to laws to correct many internal
conflicts, mistakes and inconsistencies that had occurred during the
past three decades.
Previous Years' Legislative Updates