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101st General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Representative
Lane Roberts
District 161
Republican
Elected:
2018
Years Served:
3
Hometown:
Joplin
Counties:
Newton, Jasper
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Committees
Crime Prevention, Chairman
Subcommittee on Appropriations - Public Safety, Corrections, Transportation and Revenue, Vice-Chairman
Budget
Professional Registration and Licensing
Capitol Address
Address:
MO House of Representatives
201 West Capitol Avenue
Room 201-F
Jefferson City MO 65101
Legislator Assistant:
Deanna Gesch
Phone:
573-751-3791
E-Mail:
Lane.Roberts@house.mo.gov
Biography
Representative Lane Roberts, a Republican, represents part of Jasper and Newton counties (District 161) in the Missouri House of Representatives. He was elected to his first two-year term in November 2018.
Prior to his legislative service, Roberts served as the director of the Missouri Department of Public Safety and as the chief of police for the City of Joplin. He has also served as chief of police in communities in the states of Washington and Oregon. Roberts is a veteran of the United States Air Force.
Roberts is a past president of the Oregon Association of Chiefs of Police and a past regional vice president of the Missouri Police Chiefs Association He was named Police Chief of the Year by the Missouri Police Chiefs Association in 2013.
Roberts holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Liberty University and an MBA from William Woods University in Fulton. He also is a graduate of the FBI National Academy Session #178 and the Northwest Law Enforcement Executive Command College.
Born in Oceanside, California, Roberts currently resides in Joplin with his wife, Judy. They have three children.
Sponsored Bills
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HB 290
- (0585H.01I)
Establishes the offense of organized retail theft
HB 291
- (0593H.03C)
Modifies the offense of making a false report
HB 292
- (0634H.02P)
Modifies the definition of "stalking" as it relates to adult abuse
HB 293
- (0584H.01I)
Establishes procedures for a violent offender registry, which will include any person on probation or parole for first or second degree murder
HB 294
- (0577H.02C)
Modifies the penalty for certain traffic offenses
HB 295
- (0578H.01P)
Establishes the "Peace Officer Basic Training Tuition Reimbursement Program"
HB 300
- (0631H.01I)
Creates an affirmative defense to prosecution for law enforcement officers who acted under exigent circumstances in failing to execute an arrest warrant on a person who committed certain motor vehicle offenses
HB 632
- (1149H.01I)
Creates provisions relating to end-of-life care homes
HB 633
- (1592H.01I)
Modifies provisions relating to property taxes
HB 744
- (1692H.02P)
Modifies the duration of certain orders of protection
HB 745
- (1673H.02C)
Changes the law regarding probation earned compliance credits
HB 784
- (0674H.02P)
Allows the speaker of the house of representatives and the president pro tempore of the senate to appoint marshals
Co-sponsored Bills
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