HB1686 • 2026

Modifies provisions relating to the establishment of alternative county highway commissions in certain counties

Elections

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Whaley, Burt (138)
Last action: 2026-05-15
Official status: 05/15/2026 - Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
Effective date: 2026-08-28

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on which specific counties are affected or how many will change their highway commissions based on this act.

Changes for County Highway Commissions

This act modifies how certain counties can establish alternative highway commissions.

What This Bill Does

Repeals an existing rule about county highway commissions in Missouri.
Allows counties that have not adopted the alternative commission to choose between two types of highway commissions.

Who It Names or Affects

Counties in Missouri
Voters who live in these counties

Terms To Know

County Highway Commission: A group that manages roads and bridges in a county.
Alternative County Highway Commission: A different type of highway commission that some counties can choose to use instead of the regular one.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify which specific counties are affected.
It is unclear how many counties will change their highway commissions based on this act.

Bill History

2026-05-15 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
2026-01-08 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Read Second Time (H)
2026-01-07 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Read First Time (H)
2025-12-01 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Prefiled (H)

Official Summary Text

Modifies provisions relating to the establishment of alternative county highway commissions in certain counties

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 1686
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENT A TIVE WHALEY .
4302H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
T o repeal section 230.205, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to
alternative county highway commissions.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Section 230.205, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu
2 thereof, to be known as section 230.205, to read as follows:
230.205. 1. The alternative county highway commission provided by sections
2 230.200 to 230.260 shall not become operative in any county unless adopted by a vote of the
3 majority of the voters of the county voting upon the question at an election. All counties of
4 this state which have adopted the alternative county highway commission may abolish it [ and
5 return to the county highway commission provided for by sections 230.010 to 230.1 10 ] by
6 submitting the question to a vote of the voters of the county in the manner provided by law or
7 by a vote of the governing body .
8 2. Any county which does not adopt the alternative county highway commission
9 provided by sections 230.200 to 230.260, or any county in which [ a majority of the voters of
10 the county voting upon the question reject ] the alternative county highway commission
11 provided by sections 230.200 to 230.260 is abolished, shall [ retain ] adopt either the county
12 highway commission provided by sections 230.010 to 230.1 10 or the pro visions of sections
13 231.010 to 231.130 .
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EXPLANA TION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is
intended to be omitted from the law . Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.