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Transportation committee hears public-safety bills; SB52 would create St. Louis police oversight board
Summary
The Missouri Senate Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee heard Senate Bill 44 and Senate Bill 52; SB52 would establish an oversight board for the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. No committee votes were recorded at the hearing.
The Missouri Senate Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee heard Senate Bill 44 and Senate Bill 52 during an early-session meeting; no committee votes were recorded.
Senate Bill 52, identified in committee material, would establish a new oversight board tasked with managing, guiding and improving performance of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, according to the briefing. The bill was described as sponsored by Senator Nick Shore O'Fallon in the session summary.
Committee members received testimony on both measures but did not move either bill to a vote during the hearing. Senator Steven Roberts of St. Louis said he hoped any legislation related to state control of the St. Louis Police Department would be carefully written; Roberts said on the record, “I haven't seen any legislation. We haven't had those conversations this legislative session. I'd look forward to that. But it can't just be this symbolic, you know, we're gonna take control of the Saint Louis Police Department.”
The committee will determine whether to schedule additional hearings or to amend the bills; no formal committee action was recorded at the session summary supplied to reporters.
