Bill > HB2524

This bill modifies existing Missouri law regarding immigration enforcement and law enforcement training, introducing several key provisions. First, it prohibits the use of state funds for discriminatory immigration policies that involve racial profiling or violate constitutional rights. The bill mandates that all peace officers in Missouri must participate in annual training about racial profiling and constitutional rights, with specific emphasis on immigrants' rights. It requires government entities and officials to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement (specifically the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement) when there is a clear and documented public safety concern. The bill allows municipalities to collect and share individual identities using federal fingerprint identification systems and permits public employees to send, request, receive, maintain, and exchange immigration status information with other government entities under the same public safety condition. Additionally, the bill gives state legislators and the attorney general the power to investigate and potentially withhold funding from government entities that do not comply with these immigration communication requirements. Importantly, the bill includes a critical safeguard that no political subdivision or government official can cooperate with immigration enforcement practices that involve racial profiling or violate constitutional rights, thereby attempting to balance immigration cooperation with individual civil liberties.

https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB2524&year=2026&code=R