SB 1706 MO
SB 1706 - This act provides that the General Assembly shall appropriate funding that equals the amount Kansas City appropriated in the previous fiscal year to the Board of Police Commissioners for the operation of the Kansas City Police Department. TRISTAN BENSON, JR.
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Summary
Missouri SB 1706 requires the Missouri General Assembly to appropriate state funding for the Kansas City Police Department. The amount of state funding shall equal whatever amount Kansas City itself appropriated to the Board of Police Commissioners in the previous fiscal year. This ties state funding levels to the city's local budget allocation for police operations.
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Official abstract
SB 1706 - This act provides that the General Assembly shall appropriate funding that equals the amount Kansas City appropriated in the previous fiscal year to the Board of Police Commissioners for the operation of the Kansas City Police Department. TRISTAN BENSON, JR.
Sponsor (1)
- Lewis, Patty Democratic · primary
Action history (2)
- May 7, 2026 Second Read and Referred S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee · upper
- Feb 23, 2026 S First Read · upper
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