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This bill adds a new section to Missouri law that provides legal protection for charitable organizations when they disclose allegations of sexual misconduct. Specifically, the bill grants immunity from civil liability to charitable organizations, their employees, and volunteers who, acting in good faith, share communications about an individual's alleged sexual misconduct, sexual abuse, sexual harassment, or sexual offenses with another charitable organization or its representatives. The immunity applies only when the communication is believed to be true and relates to specific types of sexual offenses defined in Missouri law (chapters 566 and 573). However, the bill explicitly states that individuals who report their own sexual abuse or make disclosures with bad faith or malicious intent are not protected from civil or criminal liability. This legislation aims to encourage reporting of serious sexual misconduct within charitable organizations by reducing the legal risks associated with sharing such allegations.

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https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB753&year=2025&code=R