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Missouri · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1616: Establishes the "Independent Office of Corrections and Transparency" and provisions relating to department of corrections oversight

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1616 is a bill introduced in the Missouri House on December 1, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Establishes the "Independent Office of Corrections and Transparency" and provisions relating to department of corrections oversight. Primary sponsor: Bill Allen (Republican). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 26, 2026): Public Hearing Completed (H).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bill AllenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse17
Gregg BushCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse50
Kimberly-Ann CollinsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse77
Michael JohnsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Public Hearing Completed (H)
  2. Public Hearing Scheduled, Bill not Heard (H)
  3. Referred: Corrections and Public Institutions(H)
  4. Read Second Time (H)
  5. Read First Time (H)
  6. Prefiled (H)

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source