Title

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department Under Control of a State Board, 2025

Description

“The bill restores the governing system that controlled the department from 1861 until the 2012 vote. St. Louis joins Kansas City as the only major metropolitan police force in the country under control of a state board rather than local officials. The Board of Police Commissioners will have six members — the mayor of St. Louis and five people appointed by the governor and subject to state Senate confirmation.
The bill also requires Missouri law enforcement agencies to report the immigration status of suspected criminal offenders to the state’s Department of Public Safety. It also expands the definition of a “dangerous felony” — crimes that require offenders to serve 85% of their sentence before parole —- to include the offense of first degree child endangerment and adds having fentanyl in the presence of a minor to the list of actions that endanger a child.”
Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signs legislation in 2025 that put the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department back under state control. A trial in one of three legal challenges to that law got underway in Jefferson City on Wednesday. (Sarah Kellogg-St. Louis Public Radio)
Gov. Mike Kehoe speaks Wednesday before signing a bill that puts the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department under control of a state board. (Rudi Keller/Missouri Independent).

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signs legislation

Creator

Missouri Independent: Rudi Keller
STLPR: Rachel Lippmann

Subject

Local Control

Organization for Black Struggle

Spatial Coverage

Missouri

Date Created

March 26, 2025

Format

Web Article

Rights

Missouri Independent

Relation

Organization for Black Struggle

Timeline Date

March 2025

Timeline Title

State Takes Control of St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department

Timeline Text

The bill restores the governing system that controlled the department from 1861 until the 2012 vote. St. Louis joins Kansas City as the only major metropolitan police force in the country under control of a state board rather than local officials.

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