CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLE AND DRIVER REGISTRATION RECORDS (Section 32.056)

Under current law, the Department of Revenue is prohibited from releasing the home address or vehicle information of certain members of law enforcement or the judiciary. This act specifies that the prohibition also applies to these individuals once they have retired.

These provisions are identical to HB 138 (2025), provisions in SCS/HCS/HBs 799, 334, 424 & 1069 (2025), provisions in HB 969 (2025), provisions in SCS/HCS/HB 1775 (2024), and HB 2843 (2024).

COTTON TRAILERS (Sections 301.010 and 307.010)

This act increases, from 40mph to 70mph, the maximum speed at which cotton trailers may travel, and repeals a requirement that cotton trailers be used exclusively for transporting cotton.

The act also provides that cotton trailers shall not be in violation of the law regulating the securing of loads provided that certain conditions are met, no portion of the load becomes dislodged and falls from the cotton trailer, and the goods or material is secured in a manner specified in the act.

This act is similar to SS/SB 1298 (2024), and provisions in SCS/SB 1300 (2024).

TEMPORARY LICENSE PLATES (Section 301.140)

This act repeals a provision allowing for vehicle dealers to issue a 90-day, rather than 30-day, temporary license plate if the vehicle is a prior trade-in sold subject to an existing lien.

The act also requires payment of applicable sales tax prior to issuance of temporary license plates, effective upon implementation of the Department of Revenue's electronic vehicle titling and registration system.

These provisions are similar to provisions in SCS/HCS/HBs 799, 334, 424 & 1069 (2025) and provisions in HB 969 (2025).

MILITARY SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES (Section 301.448)

This act modifies the statute establishing special license plates for current and former members of the Armed Forces by listing specific branches of the Armed Forces, and the National Guard, rather than specifying the plates may be issued with regard to "any branch of the United States Armed Forces".

These provisions are identical to provisions in SCS/HCS/HBs 799, 334, 424 & 1069 (2025), provisions in HB 969 (2025) and provisions in HCS/HB 247 (2025).

MISSOURI CONSERVATION HERITAGE FOUNDATION SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES (Section 301.469)

This act modifies the application process for Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation special license plates by specifying that application and payment for the required emblem-use authorization may be made to the Director of the Department of Revenue at the time of vehicle registration.

These provisions are identical to provisions in SCS/HCS/HBs 799, 334, 424 & 1069 (2025), provisions in HB 969 (2025), provisions in HCS/HB 247 (2025), SB 1015 (2024), provisions in SCS/HCS/HB 1775 (2024), HB 1552 (2024), provisions in HB 1768 (2024), and HB 142 (2023).

VEHICLE DEALER ADMINISTRATIVE FEES (Section 301.558)

This act adds trailers and trailer dealers to the statute allowing for certain vehicle dealers to charge administrative fees in connection with the sale or lease of a vehicle.

The act also increases, from 1% to 3.5%, the percentage of the administrative fees to be remitted to the Department of Revenue for maintenance of the Department's electronic vehicle titling and registration system.

These provisions are identical to provisions in SCS/HCS/HBs 799, 334, 424 & 1069 (2025), provisions in HB 969 (2025), and similar to provisions in SB 585 (2025) and provisions in SCS/HCS/HB 1775 (2024).

POWERSPORT DEALER FRANCHISE PRACTICES (Section 407.1034)

This act requires motorcycle and all-terrain vehicle franchisors to compensate franchisees as specified in the act if a franchise is terminated for cause or by the franchisee, or if the dealer's market area is eliminated or diminished.

These provisions are identical to provisions in SCS/HCS/HBs 799, 334, 424 & 1069 (2025), provisions in HB 969 (2025), and similar to SB 587 (2025).

ERIC VANDER WEERD