Missouri · House Bill 3257 · 2026 Regular Session (103rd General Assembly)

Establishes the offense of impeding, threatening, or harassing a first responder

HB 3257 Sponsored by Barry Hovis Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 10, 2026
  2. In committee Mar 26, 2026
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

THE OFFENSE OF IMPEDING A FIRST RESPONDER

Every action

7 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseIntroduced and Read First Time (H)
  2. HouseRead Second Time (H)
  3. CommitteeReferred: Crime and Public Safety(H) · House Crime and Public Safety
  4. HousePublic Hearing Completed (H)
  5. HouseExecutive Session Completed (H)
  6. HouseHCS Voted Do Pass (H)
  7. HouseHCS Reported Do Pass (H)

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Missouri's official records (documents.house.mo.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.