MO SB 1135

enacted

Creates "Bentley and Mason's Law" relating to child maintenance orders for certain persons convicted of the offense of driving while intoxicated

Missouri · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did MO SB 1135 pass?

Yes. MO SB 1135 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-07-13): Signed by Governor

What is MO SB 1135 about?

SS/SB 1135 - This act establishes "Bentley and Mason's Law". Under this act, if a person is convicted of, pled guilty to, or entered a plea of nolo contendere to the offense of driving while intoxicated or driving with excessive blood alcohol content, such offense caused the death of a parent or guardian, and a surviving parent or guardian files a petition to receive child maintenance from the convicted person, such person shall pay, pursuant to a court order, child maintenance to the child of the deceased parent or guardian in an amount and duration as specified in the act. If the person ordered to pay child maintenance is unable to make maintenance because such person is imprisoned or otherwise confined, then the person shall have up to one year after release from incarceration to begin payment, including any arrearage. If the surviving parent or guardian brings a civil action and obtains a judgment against the person prior to any child maintenance order under this section, no maintenance shall be ordered. If the surviving parent or guardian brings a civil action after maintenance is ordered, the maintenance order shall offset the judgement. If the surviving parent or guardian obtains a payment from any motor vehicle liability insurer relating to the death of the parent or parents, then the maintenance order shall be offset by the amount obtained from the insurer. No funds received from the Crime Victims' Compensation Fund shall result in a reduction of a child maintenance order under this act. This act is substantially similar to provisions in the truly agreed to and finally passed CCS/SS/SB 1421 (2026), the truly agreed to and finally passed SS/SCS/HB 1740 (2026), SB 235 (2025), SCS/HCS/HB 87 (2025), and HB 1958 (2024) and similar to provisions in SB 143 (2025), SB 1375 (2024), a provision in SCS/HCS/HB 2700 (2024), HCS/SS#2/SB 862 (2024), and HB 1954 (2022). SARAH HASKINS

Who sponsors MO SB 1135?

Henderson, Mike, Mike Henderson are the primary sponsors of MO SB 1135.

Description

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-07-13 — Signed by Governor
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-07-13
Signed by Governor
executive-signature
2026-05-28
Reported Duly Enrolled Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee
2026-05-28
Signed by Senate President Pro Tem
2026-05-28
Signed by House Speaker
2026-05-28
Delivered to Governor
2026-05-15
Voted Do Pass H Fiscal Review
committee-passage
2026-05-15
Reported Do Pass H Fiscal Review
committee-passage
2026-05-15
H Third Read and Passed
passage,reading-3
2026-05-15
Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed
passage
2026-05-14
Bill Placed on H Informal Calendar
2026-05-12
Referred H Fiscal Review Committee
referral-committee
2026-05-11
Voted Do Pass H Rules - Legislative
committee-passage
2026-05-11
Reported Do Pass H Rules - Legislative
committee-passage
2026-05-07
Referred H Rules - Legislative
referral-committee
2026-05-05
Reported Do Pass H Children and Families
committee-passage
2026-05-04
Voted Do Pass H Children and Families
committee-passage
2026-04-28
Hearing Conducted H Children and Families
2026-04-22
Referred H Children and Families
referral-committee
2026-04-21
H Second Read
reading-2
2026-04-20
Voted Do Pass S Fiscal Oversight Committee
committee-passage
2026-04-20
Reported from S Fiscal Oversight Committee
2026-04-20
S Third Read and Passed
passage,reading-3
2026-04-20
H First Read
reading-1
2026-04-16
Referred S Fiscal Oversight Committee
referral-committee
2026-04-15
SS S offered (Henderson)--(3858S.03F)
2026-04-15
SA 1 to SS S offered & adopted (Washington)--(3858S03.05S)
2026-04-15
SS, as amended, S adopted
passage
2026-04-15
Perfected
2026-04-15
Reported Truly Perfected S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee
2026-04-08
Reported from S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
2026-03-25
Voted Do Pass S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
committee-passage
2026-02-25
Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
2026-01-15
Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-01-07
S First Read
reading-1
2025-12-01
Prefiled

Versions

4/15/2026 - SA 1 to SS S offered & adopted (Washington)--(3858S03.05S) 4/15/2026 - AdoptedCompare
4/15/2026 - SS S offered (Henderson)--(3858S.03F) 4/15/2026 - Adopted, as amendedCompare
3858S.01I - IntroducedCompare
3858S.03P - PerfectedCompare
3858S.03T - Truly Agreed to and Finally PassedCompare

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https://www.senate.mo.gov/BillTracking/Bills/BillInformation?year=2026&billid=319

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