CATALYTIC CONVERTERS (Sections 301.218, 407.300, 570.030, and 570.031)

Under this act, no person shall engage in buying or selling of catalytic converters, as described in the act, or the component parts of catalytic converters.

A trade-in record for a detached catalytic converter shall include proof the seller is a bona fide automobile repair shop or an affidavit attesting the detached catalytic converter was obtained lawfully and shall include a vehicle identifiable information, as described in the act, from which the detached catalytic converter was originated. The record shall be maintained in order of a transaction date for a minimum of 4 years, instead of 36 months.

The Department of Revenue shall create and make available on its website a standardized form for recording the records under the act. At least monthly, a purchaser, collector, or dealer of scrap metal or junk shall submit to the Department the records required under the act on the Department's form, as described in the act.

The act repeals certain provisions relating to the purchase of stolen detached catalytic converters. Under the act, anyone who is convicted of violating these provisions shall be guilty of a class E felony and shall be subject to having any business license revoked.

Any transaction for a minor part of a larger item, except minor parts of heating and cooling equipment, including any catalytic converter of such equipment, shall remain subject to the provisions of the act.

A person commits the offense of stealing if he or she receives, retains, or disposes of a catalytic converter and knows that it has been stolen, believes that it has been stolen, or reasonably should suspect that it has been stolen.

A person commits the offense of unlawful possession of a detached catalytic converter the person possesses a detached catalytic converter with the intent to sell it, unless the detached catalytic converter is possessed in the course of a legitimate business purpose, is a component or constituent part of an item or equipment owned by the person, or the possession of the detached catalytic converter is for some other lawful purpose.

The offense of unlawful possession of a detached catalytic converter is a class E felony.

These provisions are identical to provisions in HB 757 (2025), substantially similar to SB 1439 (2024), HB 1721 (2024), HB 2066 (2024), provisions in HB 2276 (2024), the perfected HS/HCS/HBs 532 & 751 (2023), provisions in HB 751 (2023), and similar to HB 555 (2023) and provisions in HB 1456 (2022).

SOLICITATION DISCLOSURES (Section 407.313)

This act prohibits the solicitation of monetary payments by any writing that could reasonably be considered a bill, invoice, or statement of account due but is in fact a solicitation for an order, unless the solicitation bears a disclaimer as detailed in the act. A person damaged by a violation of the act is entitled to damages in an amount three times the sum solicited.

These provisions are identical to provisions in HB 757 (2025).

SELF-SERVICE STORAGE FACILITY LIENS (Section 415.415)

Under the act, if an owner of personal property stored in self-service storage defaults on a lien, the operator of the self-service storage facility may enforce the lien by selling the personal property by advertising the sale in the classified section of a newspaper or in any other commercially reasonable manner. The manner of advertisement shall be deemed commercially reasonable if at least 3 independent bidders attend or view the sale at the time and place advertised.

These provisions are identical to provisions in HB 757 (2025), substantially similar to SB 513 (2025), SB 938 (2024), a provision in HCS/SB 736 (2024), a provision in HCS#2/SS/SCS/SB 835 (2024), SCS/HCS/HBs 1948, 2066, 1721 & 2276 (2024), the perfected HB 2780 (2024), SB 460 (2023), HB 1120 (2023), SB 885 (2022), HCS/SS#2/SCS/SB 968 (2022), HB 1689 (2022), the perfected HCS/HB 2289 (2022), SB 594 (2021) and HB 1135 (2021), and the perfected HB 1120 (2023).

OPERATION OF RETAIL BUSINESSES ON SUNDAY (Section 578.100)

This act repeals prohibitions against the retail sale of certain categories of items on Sundays. The act also modifies a provision declaring the operation of certain businesses on Sunday a nuisance.

These provisions are identical to provisions in HB 757 (2025).

ERIC VANDER WEERD