Sen. Mike Henderson, R-Desloge, stands next to Bentley, 9, and his brother Mason, 7, after a Missouri Senate hearing at the Capitol on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026. House Bill 1740 includes a provision known as Bentley and Mason’s Law, named after the brothers whose parents were killed in a 2021 car crash involving a drunken driver.
Natanya Friedheim, Post-Dispatch
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JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe is set to sign a handful of public safety initiatives into law Thursday, including tougher drunken driving rules, age verification requirements on pornography websites, and an automatic expungement program for some lower-level crimes.
Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe answers questions after a news conference announcing details on Google's new data center in Montgomery County at the Laborers and Contractors Training Center in High Hill on Wednesday, May 20, 2026.
Nearly 80 Missouri laws take effect Friday, touching rural speed limits, downtown ×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ development, DUI penalties, schools and more.
Sen. Mike Henderson, R-Desloge, stands next to Bentley, 9, and his brother Mason, 7, after a Missouri Senate hearing at the Capitol on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026. House Bill 1740 includes a provision known as Bentley and Mason’s Law, named after the brothers whose parents were killed in a 2021 car crash involving a drunken driver.
Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe answers questions after a news conference announcing details on Google's new data center in Montgomery County at the Laborers and Contractors Training Center in High Hill on Wednesday, May 20, 2026.
