MO SB 1171
died on adjournmentSB 1171 - This act creates the offense of community endangerment due to unsafe storage of a firearm in the first degree in which a person commits such offense if he or she stores or leaves a firearm in a location where the person knows or reasonably should know that an unauthorized person may gain access to the firearm and such unauthorized person causes personal injury or death with the firearm. Such offense shall be a class C felony. This act also creates the offense of community endangerment due to unsafe storage of a firearm in the second degree in which a person commits such offense if he or she stores or leaves a firearm in a location where the person knows or reasonably should know that an unauthorized person may gain access to the firearm and such person: • Causes the firearm to discharge; • Carries the firearm in a public place in a manner that is threatening; or • Uses the firearm in the commission of a crime. Such offense shall be a class D felony. It shall not be a violation of either offense if the firearm is stored securely as described in the act, the unauthorized person is a minor who has the permission of a parent or guardian to possess the firearm, the unauthorized person obtains the firearm in self-defense, or the unauthorized person obtains the firearm as a result of unlawful entry and such unlawful entry is reported to a law enforcement agency. This act is substantially similar to SB 207 (2025). TRISTAN BENSON, JR.
Missouri · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did MO SB 1171 pass?
No. MO SB 1171 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-01-27): Second Read and Referred S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee
What is MO SB 1171 about?
MO SB 1171 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “SB 1171 - This act creates the offense of community endangerment due to unsafe storage of a firearm in the first degree in which a person commits such offense if he or she stores or leaves a firearm in a location where the person knows or reasonably should know that an unauthorized person may gain access to the firearm and such unauthorized person causes personal injury or death with the firearm. Such offense shall be a class C felony. This act also creates the offense of community endangerment due to unsafe storage of a firearm in the second degree in which a person commits such offense if he or she stores or leaves a firearm in a location where the person knows or reasonably should know that an unauthorized person may gain access to the firearm and such person: • Causes the firearm to discharge; • Carries the firearm in a public place in a manner that is threatening; or • Uses the firearm in the commission of a crime. Such offense shall be a class D felony. It shall not be a violation of either offense if the firearm is stored securely as described in the act, the unauthorized person is a minor who has the permission of a parent or guardian to possess the firearm, the unauthorized person obtains the firearm in self-defense, or the unauthorized person obtains the firearm as a result of unlawful entry and such unlawful entry is reported to a law enforcement agency. This act is substantially similar to SB 207 (2025). TRISTAN BENSON, JR.”.
Who sponsors MO SB 1171?
Washington, Barbara is the primary sponsor of MO SB 1171.
Description
SB 1171 - This act creates the offense of community endangerment due to unsafe storage of a firearm in the first degree in which a person commits such offense if he or she stores or leaves a firearm in a location where the person knows or reasonably should know that an unauthorized person may gain access to the firearm and such unauthorized person causes personal injury or death with the firearm. Such offense shall be a class C felony. This act also creates the offense of community endangerment due to unsafe storage of a firearm in the second degree in which a person commits such offense if he or she stores or leaves a firearm in a location where the person knows or reasonably should know that an unauthorized person may gain access to the firearm and such person: • Causes the firearm to discharge; • Carries the firearm in a public place in a manner that is threatening; or • Uses the firearm in the commission of a crime. Such offense shall be a class D felony. It shall not be a violation of either offense if the firearm is stored securely as described in the act, the unauthorized person is a minor who has the permission of a parent or guardian to possess the firearm, the unauthorized person obtains the firearm in self-defense, or the unauthorized person obtains the firearm as a result of unlawful entry and such unlawful entry is reported to a law enforcement agency. This act is substantially similar to SB 207 (2025). TRISTAN BENSON, JR.
- Introduced
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- Latest action
- 2026-01-27 — Second Read and Referred S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee
- Bill type
- bill
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Sponsors
- Washington, Barbaraprimary
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-01-27
Second Read and Referred S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-01-07
S First Read
reading-1
2025-12-01
Prefiled
Versions
- 4461S.01I - IntroducedCompare
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