• Home
  • News
    • Business
    • Crime / Courts
    • Health / Medicine
    • Legislature
    • Politics / Govt
  • Sports
    • The Bill Pollock Show
  • Contact Us
    • Reporters
  • Affiliates
    • Affiliate Support

Missourinet

Your source for Missouri News and Sports

You are here: Home / Crime / Courts / Hailey’s law legislation to be heard Tuesday in Jefferson City

Hailey’s law legislation to be heard Tuesday in Jefferson City

February 21, 2017 By Brian Hauswirth

The mother of a murdered Springfield girl is expected to testify before a Missouri House committee Tuesday morning in Jefferson City, along with the suspect’s family.

Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City

Authorities say 10-year-old Hailey Owens was kidnapped and murdered in Springfield in February 2014.

Craig Wood is charged with first degree murder, kidnapping, rape and sodomy and is scheduled to go on trial in Greene County on October 23.

State Rep. Curtis Trent (R-Springfield) has filed a bill to streamline Missouri’s Amber Alert system.

It is called “Hailey’s Law”, and the House Crime Prevention and Public Safety Committee will hear the bill Tuesday morning at 8 at the Statehouse.

The bill would also require the Amber Alert System Oversight Committee to meet at least annually.

The current law says the committee should “regularly review” the Amber Alert system, but does not specify what “regularly” means.

Representative Trent tells Missourinet that he expects Hailey Owens’ mother and Craig Wood’s family to be in Jefferson City to testify for his bill. Trent notes the two families united with other child safety advocates in January, to urge lawmakers to streamline the Amber Alert system.

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Filed Under: Crime / Courts, Legislature, News

Subscribe to our daily newsletter


Tweets by Missourinet

Sports

Missouri State Football earns share of Missouri Valley title–first since 1990

Missouri … [Read More...]

Arenado: “Just an amazing day, very thankful for it,” after his homer leads Cards to victory

Nolan … [Read More...]

Mizzou basketball adds former K-State guard

Mizzou … [Read More...]

Cardinals home opener today, Matheny vs LaRussa and Blues end their skid (AUDIO)

Cardinals … [Read More...]

Nicky Lopez making the most of his second chance with the Royals (AUDIO)

Royals … [Read More...]

More Sports

Tweets by missourisports

Archives

Opinion/Editorials

TwitterFacebook

Copyright © 2021 · Learfield News & Ag, LLC