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This bill modifies Missouri's law on endangering the welfare of a child by expanding the definition of the offense to include several new scenarios. The bill now makes it a first-degree endangerment offense if a person knowingly fails to secure a firearm in the presence of or in a residence with a child under seventeen years old, defining "secure" as storing the firearm in a locked safe, cabinet, gun vault, storage case, or using a firearm locking device. The bill also maintains existing provisions about creating substantial risk to a child's life or health, engaging in sexual conduct with a minor over whom the person has care or custody, and encouraging a child to commit certain criminal acts. The bill establishes different severity levels for the offense based on specific circumstances, with penalties ranging from a class D felony to a class A felony. For instance, if the offense involves fentanyl or carfentanil, it becomes a class B felony with a mandatory minimum of five years imprisonment before being eligible for conditional release or parole. The most severe penalty, a class A felony, applies if the offense results in a child's death.

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