Committee advances bill to keep agency fee revenue in designated fund (House Bill 17 86) The House Committee on Corrections and Public Institutions voted to advance House Bill 17 86, which sponsors said would keep specified fee-generated revenues in their designated fund rather than sweeping them to general revenue; the measure passed out of committee 12–1.

The House Committee has taken a significant step forward by advancing House Bill 17 86, aimed at protecting fee-generated revenues from being swept into general funds.

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Committee advances bill clarifying electronic monitoring violations after power loss (House Bill 17 12) House Bill 17 12 was advanced unanimously in committee after members discussed how judges currently treat unintentional monitoring failures (for example, from power loss) versus tampering; sponsors and members said judges typically review violation reports and may excuse power-related outages.

Missouri's House Bill 17 12 could reshape how electronic monitoring violations are handled, balancing justice and fairness when devices fail unexpectedly.

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