OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS SINCE ORGANIZING IN LATE 2024:
- In January, 2025, MOAFR contracted with a leading lobbyist firm, Gamble & Schlemeier, in Jefferson City, MO. The firm dedicated two professionals to our case, seasoned lobbyist Sarah Schlemeier Henke and former MO state senator, Jeff Smith.
- In the 2026 legislative session, our lobbyists achieved our primary objective: restoration of the path for removal from the MO Registry which had been enacted in 2018 but voided by the MO Supreme Court in 2023. By obtaining the critical support of stakeholders, including state law enforcement and lawmakers, we got SB 982 passed through both the Senate and House and signed by the Governor. It will take effect on August 28, 2026.
- Additionally, our lobbyists stopped the progression of a bill that would have redefined “public pools” in a way that would have prevented many families from living or visiting apartments, condos, or subdivisions with shared pools, and would prevent registrants from access to virtually all hotels in the state. Our lobbyists educate lawmakers behind the scenes as to the far-reaching, unintended consequences of bills that are filed to address an isolated circumstance.
MOVING INTO 2027
We are actively raising funds to continue our work in the MO legislature. We are holding conversations with our community and our lobbyists about additional reforms to MO statutes that can be pursued in the next legislative session which begins in January, 2027.
