Criminal Law and Procedure
HB 990 – Orders of protections. (See Family Law)
HB 995 – Sexual offenders. Increases punishment for sexual offenders who offend against children less than twelve and creates new crimes of tampering with electronic monitoring equipment and aiding a sexual offender.
HB 996 – Sexual offenders. Requires sex offenders to have a unique code or identifier placed on their drivers or non drivers licenses and requires the MSHP to provide a list of sex offenders to the department of revenue.
HB 997 - Child pornography. Increases the punishment for possession of child pornography.
HB 1026 & SB 578 – Restricts protests. Prohibits protest activities during funeral services.
HB 1031 – Leaving a child unattended. Creates the crime of leaving a child unattended in a motor vehicle in the third degree, a class C misdemeanor, committed when a child 10 years of age or younger is left unattended in a motor vehicle and the child’s health or safety is at risk, the engine is running, or the keys are anywhere in the passenger compartment of the vehicle.
HB 1032 – Confiscation or disposal of firearms and ammunition. Upon conviction for or attempting to commit a felony by the use of a firearm, grants the court discretion to order not only the confiscation or disposal of firearms and ammunition, but also the sale of firearms and ammunition used in the commission of the crime.
HB 1039 – False impersonation. Increases the punishment for false impersonation from a class A misdemeanor to a class D felony for persons who impersonate a law enforcement officer.
HB 1043 – Child safety restraints. Removes the exemption on belt usage of drivers and passengers if there are more persons than there are safety belts.
HB 1050 – Driver’s License. (See Administrative Law)
HB 1053 – Criminal case records. Revises section 610.105, RSMo, to allow victims of certain offenses access to official case records in cases in which imposition of sentence was suspended.
HB 1056 – Creates new crimes. (See also HB 995) Creates crimes of tampering with electronic monitoring equipment and aiding a sexual offender and increases the punishment for sex offenders who commit crimes against children.
HB 1064 – Sexual offenders. Requires that sex offenders placed on probation or parole for a sex crime against a child under the age of seventeen be electronically monitored while on probation or parole.
HB 1066 – Sexual offenders bail consideration. Denies bail to offenders who have pled guilty to or been found guilty of sex offenses or pornographic offenses committed against children.
HB 1067 – Conditions of release for certain drug crimes. Requires peace officers to bring persons arrested for certain drug crimes before a judge to consider bond and other conditions of release.
HB 1083 – Endangering the welfare of a child. Revises the crime of endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree by including using methamphetamine in front of a child and taking methamphetamine knowing you are pregnant.
HB 1095 – Assault of a law enforcement officer. Adds corrections officers to the crimes of assault of a law enforcement officer in the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd degrees.
HB 1103, HB 1110 & SB 571 – No retreat law / Use of deadly force. (See Judicial Administration)
HB 1107– Collection of evidence of sexual assault. (See Health and Hospital Law)
HB 1108 – Sexual offenders. Requires sex offenders who molest children under the age of twelve to serve a minimum of three years in prison before they can be placed on probation or parole.
HB 1160 – Vehicle impoundment in DWI cases. Allows the court to order a person’s vehicle impounded for up to one year as part of a penalty for driving while intoxicated.
HB 1161 – Terror related offenses. Revises the crime of making a terroristic threat and creates the crimes of threatening the use of a weapon of mass destruction and computer dissemination of information to promote a terrorist act.
HB 1183 – Changes the definition of “adult” and “child.” (See Family/Juvenile Law)
HB 1204 – Arrest warrants. Gives jailers the power to serve arrest warrants on persons who are already inmates in the custody of the facility in which they are employed.
HB 1217 - Prosecution Costs. Authorizes judges to order defendants who have plead guilty to or been found guilty of felony offenses to pay as part of the costs of the case reimbursement for the costs of prosecution.
HB 1239 – Disposal of hazardous evidence. Authorizes law enforcement officials to dispose of hazardous materials upon proper documentation without court approval. Allows representative samples of hazardous materials accompanied by photos, video tapes, lab reports, or other means to be admissible and deemed competent evidence to verify the identity and quantity of the material because of the danger posed by exposure to the hazardous materials.
HB 1254 – Intoxication. (See Health and Hospital Law)
HB 1292 – Statutory rape and sodomy. A person commits the crime of statutory rape or sodomy in the second degree when they have sexual or deviate sexual intercourse with a person younger than 17 years of age and the person is at least two years older than the victim. Currently, both crimes occurs when any person 21 years of age or older has deviate sexual intercourse with a person younger than 17.
HB 1303 – Failing to yield the right-of-way. Imposes an additional fine and license suspension for failing to yield the right-of-way when the violation results in injury or death.
HB 1309 – Criminal Forfeiture and teacher’s salaries. Repeals the civil procedures regarding criminal activity forfeiture actions and establishes new procedures for the seizing of property tied to criminal activity. Allows any property used or intended to be used in the commission of a crime or the proceeds of any crime to be subject to criminal forfeiture, even though a criminal prosecution is not conducted. Includes procedural requirements for the seizure of property, and procedures to allow innocent parties who have a legal claim to the property to protect their interests in the property. Also, increases teacher’s salaries from $18,000 to $25,000; and for any full-time teacher with a master’s degree and at least 10 years’ teaching experience in the public school system, the minimum salary will be increased from $24,000 to $30,000. Creates the School Improvement Revolving Fund for the deposit of forfeitures transferred under Section 166.131, RSMo, all gifts and bequests to the fund, and any moneys that may be appropriated to the fund. School districts may apply for assistance from the fund for minimum teachers’ salaries supplements and for specific safe schools projects.
HB 1315 – Search Warrants. Requires foreign corporations to provide all records sought under a search warrant within five business days and gives immunity to corporations who provide records under a search warrant.
HB 1330 – Law enforcement investigatory procedures. Changes the laws regarding the procedures required in law enforcement investigations and establishes the Laboratory Oversight Committee.
(1) Assesses a $5 surcharge in each criminal court proceeding to fund the Missouri Laboratory Oversight Committee Revolving Fund, to fund DNA testing of currently incarcerated individuals, provide accreditation testing and auditing of crime laboratory facilities in Missouri, and purchase new equipment and provide training to crime lab personnel, and $1 into the Justice Improvement Fund, created in the bill to be used for administrative costs;
(2) Requires that any interview, conducted at a police facility, of a witness or suspect during an investigation for the crimes of first-degree or second-degree murder or voluntary or involuntary manslaughter will be electronically recorded;
(3) Establishes a preference for video electronic recording of witness and suspect statements;
(4) Requires the law enforcement officer in charge of a criminal investigation to certify a list of all witnesses’ names, addresses, and phone numbers within 10 days of presentment to the prosecutor of the police investigation;
(5) Requires the Director of the Department of Public Safety to provide a standardized witness evidence form for use by law enforcement in cases where an individual was observed but the identify is unknown by the witness at the time of the crime and to promulgate an eyewitness evidence protocol;
(6) Establishes the seven-member Missouri Laboratory Oversight Committee to provide independent review of state crime laboratory operations;
(7) Requires every crime lab report to be signed by the individual that conducted the test described with an attached listing of accreditation by any outside agencies;
(8) Requires every crime lab to keep documentation of testing methodologies, internal auditing procedure records, and records relating to instrument testing and maintenance.
HB 1375 – Use of defensive force. Creates a presumption that a person who uses defensive force that is intended or is likely to cause great bodily harm to another person had reasonable fear of imminent peril of death or great bodily harm if the person against whom the defensive force was used had unlawfully and forcefully entered or removed a person against his or her will from a dwelling, residence, or occupied vehicle, or when the person who uses defensive force had reason to believe that an unlawful and forcible act was occurring or had occurred. The presumption justifies the force used by the person and allows immunity from criminal prosecution for the use of this force. The presumption does not apply if: (1) the person against whom the defensive force was used has a right to be in the dwelling, residence, or vehicle; (2) the person sought to be removed is a child or grandchild of the person against whom the defensive force is used; (3) the person who used defensive force is engaged in an unlawful activity; or (4) the person against whom the defensive force is used is a law enforcement officer performing his or her duties.
HB 1432 – Board of Probation and Parole. Authorizes the State Board of Probation and Parole, at its discretion, to conduct probation and parole hearings by means of videoconferencing.
HB 1435 – Expungement of arrest records. Authorizes expungement of certain arrest records and convictions for municipal ordinance violations and certain misdemeanors.
HB 1461 – Use of defensive force. Allows the justifiable use of deadly force in several new circumstances against persons who pose an imminent threat of harm. Obviates the duty to retreat before using either deadly force or mere physical force as long as the person using deadly force or physical force is not unlawfully present at the location where the altercation occurs. States that anyone who takes actions that create a reasonable fear of imminent harm in another person and who unlawfully enters or remains in vehicles, ships, airplanes, churches, schools, government offices, entertainment establishments, public transportation, or any structure where a person lives or conducts business may be subject to the legitimate use of deadly force. Provides immunity from both civil and criminal penalties to anyone who uses force in a lawful manner. Requires plaintiffs to pay court costs and expenses incurred by the defendant as a result of the lawsuit if anyone sues a person who is ultimately found to have acted lawfully in using defensive force.
HB 1496 – Creates commission on the death penalty. Creates a commission on the death penalty and places a moratorium on the death penalty for a specified period of time.
HB 1518 – Ex parte orders of protection. Allows the petitioner for an ex parte order of protection to be notified when the order has been served on the respondent.
HB 1519 – DNA testing. Revises post-conviction DNA testing laws by limiting the ability to file a motion claiming that DNA testing will demonstrate the person’s innocence to persons convicted of certain felonies and requires the DNA evidence to be retained and preserved for a certain period of time.
SB 557 – Sexual Offenders. Strengthens the laws against sexual offenders.
(1) Requires state agencies to complete a background check before hiring any person for a position with substantial contact with children under the age of sixteen.
(2) Requires private employers to complete a background check before hiring any person for a position with substantial contact with children under the age of sixteen.
(3) Creates civil liability for employers for any damages resulting from a sexual offense committed by the employee that occurred because the employee had contact with the child through his or her employment and the employee is a person who has pleaded guilty to or been found guilty of any offense for which a person must register as a sexual offender.
(4) Expedites search warrants of foreign corporations issued to search for records that are in the actual or constructive possession of a foreign corporation that provides electronic communication services or remote computing services to the general public, where those records would reveal the information concerning the customers using the service.
(5) Imposes a $5 surcharge on all circuit court proceedings filed in all criminal cases in which the defendant pleads guilty to or is convicted of a felony or misdemeanor to be used only to provide funding for the chief law enforcement officer of the county to review and verify the addresses of registered sexual offenders residing in the county.
(6) Increases the penalty for statutory rape in the first degree to a Class A felony.
(7) Increases the penalty for statutory sodomy in the first degree from a Class B felony to a Class A felony.
(8) Increases the penalty for child molestation in the first degree to a Class A felony. Requires sexual offenders to annually update their photographs on file when they report in person to verify their information.
(9) Requires the chief law enforcement officer of the county to review semi-annually the address of each registered sexual offender who resides in the county and verify whether the offender is residing at the address provided by him or her, and forward a list of the names and addresses of offenders residing at his or her provided address and a list of offenders who are no longer residing at his or her provided address to the highway patrol.
(10) Requires the highway patrol to compile and provide the names of offenders who are no longer residing at the address provided to law enforcement to the attorney general or the head law enforcement agency of Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas.
Oppose §488.5362 imposing $5 surcharge to fund review and verification of sex offender registry, pursuant to Board of Governor’s Resolution Regarding Legislation to Increase Court Costs.
Remainder of bill not in scope.
SB 563 – Sexual offenders and juvenile offenders. Strengthens laws against sexual offenders.
Creates a Toll-Free Sexual Offender Hotline.
(1) Requires any abortion clinic personnel who has prima facie evidence that a client has been the victim of statutory rape to report such crime in the same manner as mandatory reporters.
(2) Redefines the purpose of the juvenile courts to not only facilitate the care, protection, and discipline of children within the juvenile court system, but also to promote and support repairing the harm of crime, increasing the safety of the citizens of the state, emphasizing accountability, and providing alternatives to incarceration for non-violent offenders.
(3) Creates a rebuttable presumption that a child shall be transferred to a court of general jurisdiction for prosecution if the child has committed murder, first degree assault, forcible rape or sodomy, first degree robbery, or distribution of drugs, or has committed two or more prior unrelated offenses that would be felonies if committed by adults.
(4) Adds any person convicted of forcible rape, forcible sodomy, statutory rape in the first degree, or statutory sodomy in the first degree, to the group of offenders who must be under lifetime supervision and electronically monitored for a first offense.
(5) Prior sex offenders, who commit child molestation, sexual misconduct or abuse, enticement of a child, or sexual trafficking of a child, against a child under the age of 14, shall continue to be subject to lifetime supervision and electronic monitoring.
(6) Authorizes the Board of Probation and Parole or the court to require a person who is required to register as a sexual offender to give his or her assigned probation or parole officer access to his or her personal home computer as a condition of probation or parole in order to prevent such offender from obtaining and keeping child pornography or committing an offender under Chapter 566, RSMo.
(7) Redefines the term “dangerous felony” to include child kidnapping. It also includes any statutory rape in the first degree and statutory sodomy in the first degree, without restricting the crimes to those with a victim under the age of 12.
(8) Modifies the definition of the term “deviate sexual intercourse”. Sets the authorized term of imprisonment for a person who commits forcible rape when the victim is less than 12 years of age, shall be life imprisonment with eligibility for parole after 25 years.
(9) Makes persons convicted of or pleading guilty to forcible rape or attempt to commit forcible rape ineligible for a suspended imposition of sentence or suspended execution of sentence.
(10) Modifies the authorized term of imprisonment for a person who commits statutory rape in the first degree when the victim is less than 12 years of age, to life imprisonment with eligibility for parole after 25 years.
(11) Removes the possibility of a suspended imposition of sentence or suspended execution of sentence for a person convicted of or pleading guilty to statutory rape in the first degree. Under this section, the authorized term of imprisonment for a person who commits forcible sodomy and the victim is less than 12 years of age, shall be life imprisonment with eligibility for parole after 25 years.
(12) Removes the possibility of a suspended imposition of sentence or suspended execution of sentence for a person convicted of or pleading guilty to forcible rape or attempt to commit forcible sodomy. Under this section, the authorized term of imprisonment for a person who commits statutory sodomy in the first degree and the victim is less than 12 years of age, shall be life imprisonment with eligibility for parole after 25 years.
(13) Removes the possibility of a suspended imposition of sentence or suspended execution of sentence for a person convicted of or pleading guilty to statutory sodomy in the first degree.
(14) Prohibits a person convicted of or pleading guilty to child molestation from being granted a suspended imposition of sentence or suspended execution of sentence.
(15) Redefines the crime of child molestation in the second degree.
(16) Modifies the definition of “child pornography.”
(17) In addition to personal information, fingerprints, and a photograph, requires a sexual offender to provide a physical description of his or her vehicle when originally registering and update such information when he or she changes vehicle.
(18) Increases the penalty for failing to register as a sexual offender.
Oppose §211.071, establishing a rebuttable presumption for transfer of children to adult court for certain crimes. Remainder of bill not in scope.
SB 570 – Sexual Offenses. Increases minimum sentences for some sexual offenses and strengthens registration requirements for all sex offenders.
SB 571, HB 1103 & HB 1110 – Castle Doctrine. Modifies the law on using justifiable force to protect persons and property.
(1) Provides a person who is justified in using force immunity from criminal prosecution or civil action, unless the person against whom the force was being used was an on-duty law enforcement officer and the person should have reasonably known that the person was an officer.
(2) Allows a law enforcement agency to use standard procedures to investigate the use of force. (3) Allows the agency to arrest the person if it is determined that his or her use of force was unlawful.
(4) Requires the court to award attorney’s fees, court costs, and compensation for loss of income, and other expenses in defense of any civil action if the court finds the defendant is immune from prosecution.
(5) Creates a presumption of reasonable fear of death or great bodily harm when using defensive force that is intended or likely to cause death or great harm to another if: (a) The person against whom the force was used was unlawfully entering a dwelling, residence, of vehicle or was attempting to remove another person against his or her will; and (b) The person who used force knew or had reason to believe that an unlawful entry was occurring.
(6) Creates a presumption that a person who unlawfully and by force enters a dwelling, residence, or vehicle is doing so with the intent to commit an unlawful act involving force or violence.
(7) The justification of the use of force in this chapter is not available to a person who is: (a) Committing or escaping a dangerous felony; or (b) Initially provokes the use of force against himself or herself, unless such force is so great that the person reasonably believes that he or she is in imminent danger of death or bodily harm and all other means to escape are exhausted or the person withdraws and makes it clear that he or she wants to end contact, but the assailant continues to use force.
Oppose in part. §563.016.3 of this bill implements British “Loser Pays” system. Support the American Rule.
SB 579 – Expands the crime of sexual contact with a student. Any teacher, school employee, or person employed by an entity that contracts with the public school district to provide services shall be guilty of such crime if he or she has sexual contact with a student on school property. The term “school property” includes the property of any public elementary or secondary school or any school bus used by the public school district.
SB 588 – Sexual Offenders. Increases the penalties and terms of imprisonment for certain sexual offenses.
SB 592 – Crime victims’ compensation. Allocates additional $350,000 funding to the Crime Victims’ Compensation Fund for the sole purpose of providing financial assistance to regional crime laboratories, and $350,000 to provide financial assistance to victims of crimes.
SB 619 – Sexual offenders. Increases penalty for failing to register as a sexual offender when required to do so by law.
SB 628 - Unlawful Use of a Weapon. Makes possession or discharge of stun guns/taser guns an unlawful use of a weapon.
SB 635 – Helmet laws. Exempts motorcyclists age 21 and older from wearing a helmet when operating a motorcycle or motortricycle.
SB 640 – Modifies provisions relating to prostitution. Allows the court to order, in addition to other penalties, a convicted person to reimburse law enforcement for reasonable costs associated with arrests involving violations of county or municipal ordinances relating to prostitution, including the cost of blood testing.
SB 669 – Clutch’s Law. Imposes additional fines and driver’s license suspensions on persons failing to yield the right-of-way at intersections when the violation results in physical injury, serious physical injury, or death. Fines will be credited to the Head Injury Fund.
SB 690 – Child abuse investigations. Prohibits closing a child abuse investigation involving the death of a child until criminal proceedings are completed.
SB 699 – Fire arms. Creates the crime of negligent storage of a firearm
SB 709 – Sales tax. Subjects certain sales at prison stores to state sales tax.
SB 715 – Death penalty. Eliminates the death penalty.
SB 719 – Prohibits photo radar. Prohibits political subdivisions from using photo radar or automated traffic control systems to enforce traffic laws.
SB 721 – Distribution of a controlled substance. Creates the crime of distribution of a controlled substance near a park.
SB 753 - Sexual offenders. (See Education Law)
SB 754 - Endangerment of a highway worker. Modifies law with respect to highway work zones and creates crime of “endangerment of a highway worker”.
SB 760 - Disposal of evidence. Allows a law enforcement agency to dispose of hazardous materials that have been seized as evidence once the materials have been documented, without retaining samples. Oppose as drafted – due process concerns.
SB 764 - Sexual offenders. Allows law enforcement to publish sex offender information in the newspaper during National Crime Victims’ Week.
SB 768 – Makes numerous changes to criminal law.
(1) Creates a $5 surcharge on all criminal court cases, with $4 deposited into the “Missouri
Laboratory Oversight Committee Revolving Fund” and $1 deposited into the “Justice Improvement Fund”.
(2) Mandates that prior to any person being charged, any interview conducted by a peace officer in a police facility with a person who may have witnessed a first degree murder, second degree murder, or a voluntary or involuntary manslaughter crime shall be electronically recorded. This act also requires any interview of a suspect of these crimes to be electronically recorded. This act outlines the requirements that must be met for any statement obtained at a police facility to be admissible in a criminal proceeding. The state may rebut the presumption of the inadmissibility of a statement not electronically recorded with good cause. Under this act, an electronic recording of a statement is admissible against the defendant if the statement was obtained in accordance of laws of this state, those of another state, or the United States. This act requires law enforcement officials to preserve electronic recordings until the defendant’s conviction is final and no appeals remain available
(3) Requires any interview or questioning relating to a felony, which is conducted by a peace officer with a person whom the officer reasonably believes is retarded or borderline retarded, or a person under the age of 12, shall be electronically recorded and consist of non-leading questions that do not unduly suggest the answer.
(4) Requires prosecutors using the testimony of a witness who was incarcerated at the same time as the defendant to obtain an affidavit from the witness containing: (a) a listing of specific consideration given by the state; (b) requests by law enforcement about cooperating; (c) a listing of previous criminal cases that the witness has testified in; (d) a listing of cases that the witness has been a state’s witness and the consideration given; and (e) any media account of the charges that the witness may have observed.
(5) For any state witness in a capital murder case, the prosecution must timely disclose its intent to introduce the testimony of an informant. The court must conduct a hearing to determine whether the person is reliable, unless the defendant waives the hearing. If the prosecution fails to establish the informant’s reliability, the court shall not allow the testimony to be heard at trial. A hearing is not required for statements that are lawfully recorded. These provisions apply to all capital murder prosecutions started on or after August 28, 2006.
(6) Requires that the law enforcement officer in charge of the principal investigating agency certify to the prosecutor a list of all evidence, including a list of witnesses. This shall be done within 10 days of presentment to the prosecutor and the certification is an ongoing obligation until the investigation is closed.
(7) Allows a significant violation of the eyewitness evidence protocol to result in the finder of fact being instructed as to the risks of mistaken identification. However, no violation of the eyewitness evidence protocol shall provide the basis for a court to grant a motion to exclude any eyewitness identification. Also allows the jury to be instructed as to the reliability of eyewitness evidence, if used in trial.
(8) Gives the Director of Public Safety the authority to provide standardized eyewitness evidence forms to be used by law enforcement in all cases where a suspect was observed by the witness and the identity of the suspect is unknown to witness.
(9) Requires the Director of Public Safety to promulgate an eyewitness evidence protocol, in accordance with the requirements of this act.
(10) Requires that possible DNA evidence must be preserved by the Highway Patrol for all felonies.
(11) Prohibits any local law enforcement agency from establishing or operating a DNA profiling system unless the system is accredited by a national nonprofit association involved in forensic science and undergoes external audits periodically that show compliance with crime lab standards established by the FBI.
(12) Creates a seven member “Laboratory Oversight Committee” to provide independent review of state crime lab operations.
(13) Mandates that every lab report shall be signed by the individual conducting the test. The report shall also contain a listing of outside agencies that have currently accredited the lab. The report shall also certify if the testing was performed in accordance with national or association standards.
(14) Makes it a Class B felony for any public employee or lab personnel to knowingly alter or falsify laboratory test results for the purpose of changing the results.
(15) Establishes the “Missouri Laboratory Oversight Committee Revolving Fund” that consists of a portion of the moneys collected from the $5 criminal surcharge listed in Section 488.5022 of this act. One-half of the money shall be directed to conduct DNA testing of currently incarcerated individuals and to improve the DNA database. One-quarter of the money shall be used for accreditation testing and auditing of crime lab facilities. The remaining one-quarter shall be used by the Laboratory Oversight Committee to obtain new equipment and to provide training for Missouri crime lab personnel.
(16) Establishes the “Justice Improvement Fund” that consists of a portion of the moneys collected from the $5 criminal surcharge listed in Section 488.5022 of this act. The fund is designed to reimburse law enforcement agencies for necessary expenses accrued to comply with the requirements of these sections.
Oppose court costs for new equipment/ training for crime lab personnel, training/education of law enforcement officers; support due process in law enforcement investigations. No position on remaining provisions.
SB 770 - Moving violations. Allows the court to order a person to pay into the county law enforcement restitution fund for a moving violation.
SB 785 - Service of arrest warrants. Allows any jailer to serve an arrest warrant on a person who is already an inmate in the custody of the jailer. Support.
SB 786 - Protects news sources. (See Media Law)
SB 815 – Eliminates mandatory minimum sentencing for certain felons .Eliminates the mandatory minimum sentences for those convicted of a felony, except dangerous felons. States that a felon must serve a sentence imposed by a judge, but the Board of Probation and Parole will have discretion to review the sentence and release the offender before the completion of the sentence. Requires the Board of Probation and Parole to review sentences of offenders sentenced under the mandatory minimum sentencing statutes before August 28, 2006. Grants the Board discretion to release such an offender before the end of his or her sentence.
SB 823 – Relates to insurance compliance self-evaluative audit privilege. (See Civil Practice and Procedure)
SB 827 - Death penalty commission. Creates a commission to study the death penalty in Missouri and prohibits use of the death penalty for a time period.
SB 885 - Modifies laws relating to bail bond agents. Seeks to legislatively overrule Supreme Court rules and judicial authority to regulate qualifications of bail bond agents, instead placing oversight with the Department of Insurance. Oppose.