The KCFOP is continuously working to effectively monitor legislation in the Missouri Legislature. The KCFOP identifies legislation of interest to our members and expresses it's views on legislation which will effect law our members. Members of the KCFOP also regularly testify in behalf of legislation identified by the lodge as promoting the public good.

The KCFOP works together with the Missouri Fraternal Order of Police during legislative session by encouraging it's members to attend the monthly Days on the Hill. The schedule for these days, scheduled once a month from January through May, can be found in this area and by clicking on the Days on the Hill link on the left-side menu.

During the 2005 legislative session the Missouri FOP and the KCFOP were successful in a years long effort at passing a Heart and Lung bill which provides workman's compensation coverage that was already provided to Missouri firefighters. See (Senate Bill 1) that passed the legislature carrying the FOP Heart & Lung Bill language from House legislation carried by Representative Jason Brown (House Bill 98). Take time to recognize and thank your legislator and the Bill sponsors for their consideration of Missouri's Law Enforcement Officers.

During the 2004 session, the KCFOP promoted, negotiated, and cosponsored new legislation SB952, that, for the first time, will recognize tenured career patrol officers and detectives through the creation of the new positions of Master Patrolman and Master Detective. This legislation has been a priority with the KCFOP and we applaud the department's recognition of the need for these positions.

During the 2004 session the KCFOP Lodge was also successful in it's 3 year effort in promoting a KCFOP sponsored bill to change the law regarding 2nd degree assaults on law enforcement officers and emergency services workers. The successful passage of the police assault bill HB1585 as amended into and passed as HB1055 will long effect law enforcement officers in Missouri by now making it a felony to assault a police officer. This change provides critical protection for Kansas City's Finest and for law enforcement officers and emergency services worker throughout the State of Missouri.

This sweeping change in the law followed the 2003 KCFOP championed change in the penalty for 1st degree assault on law enforcement officer to a dangerous felony requiring the defendant convicted of 1st degree assault to serve 85 percent of his sentence. The 2003 change was taken up by the KCFOP to reclassify 1st degree assault on law enforcement officer as a dangerous felony for sentencing purposes following the discovery of an inadequacy in the law after the suspect in the attempted murder of two Kansas City Police Officers was brought up for early parole under the old law. This 2003 change was successfully promoted by the KCFOP in HB742 as amended into and passed as SB5. Both of these KCFOP promoted changes in the law provide vital protection for law enforcement officers and firefighters in Missouri.

In 2004 the national Fraternal Order of Police was successful in it's long quest of passing national legislation to allow police officers to carry concealed weapons nationwide in HR218.

In 2001 the KCFOP joined forces with the SLPOA and the Missouri State FOP to pass what is known as the Stanze Bill in SB4 restricting driver's license and registration information after a murdered St Louis Police Officer's family was harassed. The resulting law enables law enforcement officers to restrict access to their DOR files. The form requesting this restriction can be obtained in the member's form area.

In 2000 the KCFOP successfully defeated SB769. This bill, if passed into law, would have deprived KCPD members the right of a hearing before the Board of Police Commissioners for terminations or lengthy suspensions. An acceptable form of optional, non-binding arbitration utilizing unbiased arbitrators and retired judges selected through a predetermined selection process was negotiated by the KCFOP.

For more information on current and past legislative efforts and watches of the KCFOP refer to the left side menu.

Legislative sessions run from the first Wednesday after the first Monday in January until End of Session date in May - as announced.

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