A Missouri House bill to close law-enforcement records to the public has no chance of passage in the Senate, Sen. Wayne Wallingford, R-Cape Girardeau, said Wednesday.
On April 28, the House passed the measure by a vote of 129-9 that would make police reports of suicide or attempted suicide closed records.
It also would close law-enforcement records if they contain “personally identifiable health information” about victims, offenders and law-enforcement officers, said the Missouri Press Association, which opposed the bill. Continue…
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