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HB2069 • 2026

Establishes provisions relating to autonomous vehicles

Establishes provisions relating to autonomous vehicles

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Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Phelps, Brandon (054)
Last action
2026-04-20
Official status
04/20/2026 - Voted Do Pass (S)
Effective date
2026-08-28

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Establishes provisions relating to autonomous vehicles

Establishes provisions relating to autonomous vehicles

What This Bill Does

  • Establishes provisions relating to autonomous vehicles

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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4899H02.09H

4899H02.09H • Mayhew

Distributed

Plain English: 4899H02.09H HB 2069 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 2 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill Nos.

  • 4899H02.09H HB 2069 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 2 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill Nos.
  • 2069 & 2208, Page 2, Section 2 304.920, Line 23, by deleting all of said line and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 3 4 "under SAE J3016B.
  • A "fully autonomous vehicle" shall not include a vehicle: 5 (a) Designed or regularly used for carrying freight and merchandise with a gross weight 6 rating in excess of ten thousand pounds; or 7 (b) Designed or regularly used for transporting more than fifteen passengers;"; and 8 9 Further amend said bill, page, and section, Line 38, by inserting after all of said line the 10 following: 11 12 "(9) "Person", a natural person, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, 13 limited liability company, association, joint venture, governmental agency, public corporation, or 14 any other legal or commercial entity;"; and 15 16 Further amend said bill, page, and section by renumbering all subsequent subdivisions 17 accordingly; and 18 19 Further amend said bill, Page 3, Section 304.923, Line 17, by inserting after the word 20 "enforcement" the word "interaction"; and 21 22 Further amend said bill, Page 4, Section 304.929, Line 5, by deleting the phrase "exception that 23 the person will" and inserting in lieu thereof the phrase "expectation that the person will"; and 24 25 Further amend said bill, page, and section, Line 7, by deleting the phrase "this chapter" and 26 inserting in lieu thereof the phrase "applicable law"; and 27 28 Further amend said bill and page, Section 304.930, Lines 1-3, by deleting all of said lines and 29 inserting in lieu thereof the following: 30 31 "304.930.
  • A fully autonomous vehicle shall operate pursuant to state laws, except that 32 any provision that by its nature reasonably"; and 33 34 Further amend said bill and page, Section 304.932, Line 2, by inserting after the word "law" the 35 phrase "to the contrary"; and 36 4899H02.09H Page 2 of 2 1 Further amend said bill, page, and section, Line 5, by inserting after the word "sections" the 2 phrase ", except as provided in sections 304.926 to 304.928"; and 3 4 Further amend said bill by amending the title, enacting clause, and intersectional references 5 accordingly.
HA 3

4899H02.10H • Perkins

Adopted

Plain English: 4899H02.10H HB 2069 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 1 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill Nos.

  • 4899H02.10H HB 2069 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 1 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill Nos.
  • 2069 & 2208, Page 2, Section 2 304.923, Lines 9-10, by deleting all of said lines and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 3 4 "reasonable to do so, including, but not limited to, safely negotiating railroad crossings, unless 5 an exemption has been granted by the department of public safety.
  • The department of public 6 safety shall consult with any railroad company operating in this state when considering an 7 exemption under this section that affects the operation of a fully autonomous vehicle at railroad 8 crossings.
  • Any exemption that is granted shall comply with the most recently published edition 9 of the federal highway administration's manual on uniform traffic control devices and any 10 regulations promulgated by the federal motor carrier safety administration;"; and 11 12 Further amend said bill by amending the title, enacting clause, and intersectional references 13 accordingly.
4899H02.12H

4899H02.12H • Keathley

Distributed

Plain English: 4899H02.12H HB 2069 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 2 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill Nos.

  • 4899H02.12H HB 2069 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 2 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill Nos.
  • 2069 & 2208, Page 3, Section 2 304.923, Line 26, by inserting after all of said line the following: 3 4 "3.
  • A natural person who is not physically situated in the driver's seat of a fully 5 autonomous vehicle and who provides real-time operational and tactical function performance 6 data related to the dynamic driving task fallback, including, but not limited to, real-time braking, 7 steering, acceleration, and transmission shifting, shall be physically present in the United States 8 of America and maintain a validly issued driver's license from a state, territory, or possession of 9 the United States of America."; and 10 11 Further amend said bill, Page 4, Section 304.928, Line 6, by inserting after all of said line the 12 following: 13 14 "3.
  • Any corporation or other business entity subject to the provisions of this section shall 15 be subject to personal jurisdiction of the courts of this state consistent with section 506.500."; 16 and 17 18 Further amend said bill and page, Section 304.929, Line 11, by inserting after all of said line the 19 following: 20 21 "3.
HA 2

4899H02.13H • Mayhew

Adopted

Plain English: 4899H02.13H HB 2069 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 1 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill Nos.

  • 4899H02.13H HB 2069 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 1 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill Nos.
  • 2069 & 2208, Page 2, Section 2 304.920, Line 38, by inserting after all of said line the following: 3 4 "(9) "Person", a natural person, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, 5 limited liability company, association, joint venture, governmental agency, public corporation, or 6 any other legal or commercial entity;"; and 7 8 Further amend said bill, page, and section by renumbering all subsequent subdivisions 9 accordingly; and 10 11 Further amend said bill, Page 3, Section 304.923, Line 17, by inserting after the word 12 "enforcement" the word "interaction"; and 13 14 Further amend said bill, Page 4, Section 304.929, Line 5, by deleting the word "exception" and 15 inserting in lieu thereof the word "expectation"; and 16 17 Further amend said bill, page, and section, Line 7, by deleting the phrase "this chapter" and 18 inserting in lieu thereof the phrase "applicable law"; and 19 20 Further amend said bill and page, Section 304.930, Lines 1-5, by deleting all of said section and 21 lines from the bill; and 22 23 Further amend said bill and page, Section 304.932, Line 2, by inserting after the word "law" the 24 phrase "to the contrary"; and 25 26 Further amend said bill, page, and section, Line 5, by inserting after the word "sections" the 27 phrase ", except as provided in sections 304.926 to 304.928"; and 28 29 Further amend said bill by amending the title, enacting clause, and intersectional references 30 accordingly.
HA 1

4899H02.14H • Keathley

Adopted

Plain English: 4899H02.14H HB 2069 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 2 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill Nos.

  • 4899H02.14H HB 2069 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 2 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill Nos.
  • 2069 & 2208, Page 3, Section 2 304.923, Line 26, by inserting after all of said line the following: 3 4 "3.
  • A natural person who is not physically situated in the driver's seat of a fully 5 autonomous vehicle and who provides real-time operational and tactical function performance 6 data related to the dynamic driving task fallback, including, but not limited to, real-time braking, 7 steering, acceleration, and transmission shifting, shall be physically present in the United States 8 of America and maintain a validly issued driver's license from a state, territory, or possession of 9 the United States of America."; and 10 11 Further amend said bill, Page 4, Section 304.928, Line 6, by inserting after all of said line the 12 following: 13 14 "3.
  • Any corporation or other business entity subject to the provisions of this section shall 15 be subject to personal jurisdiction of the courts of this state consistent with section 506.500."; 16 and 17 18 Further amend said bill and page, Section 304.929, Line 11, by inserting after all of said line the 19 following: 20 21 "3.
4899H02.15H

4899H02.15H • Clemens

Distributed

Plain English: 4899H02.15H HB 2069 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 1 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill Nos.

  • 4899H02.15H HB 2069 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 1 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill Nos.
  • 2069 & 2208, Page 1, Section A, 2 Line 3, by inserting after all of said section and line the following: 3 4 "302.268.
  • Each school bus owned or under contract with a public school or the state 5 board of education shall have an appropriately endorsed human driver who meets all of the 6 requirements of section 302.272 behind the wheel at all times the bus is in motion."; and 7 8 Further amend said bill by amending the title, enacting clause, and intersectional references 9 accordingly.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-20 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Voted Do Pass (S)

  2. 2026-04-08 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Public Hearing Held (S)

  3. 2026-04-02 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Wednesday, April 8, 2028, 11:00 a.m., Senate Committee Room 2 - 1st Floor

  4. 2026-03-31 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Second read and referred: Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety(S)

  5. 2026-03-19 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Reported to the Senate and First Read (S)

  6. 2026-03-16 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Delivered to the Senate

  7. 2026-03-12 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Completed (H)

  8. 2026-03-12 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Voted Do Pass (H)

  9. 2026-03-12 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 6 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0

  10. 2026-03-12 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Placed on the Informal Third Reading Calendar (H)

  11. 2026-03-12 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Taken Up for Third Reading (H)

  12. 2026-03-12 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 96 NOES: 48 PRESENT: 5

  13. 2026-03-11 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Fiscal Review(H)

  14. 2026-03-10 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Taken Up for Perfection (H)

  15. 2026-03-10 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Title of Bill - Agreed To

  16. 2026-03-10 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    HCS Adopted (H)

  17. 2026-03-10 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Perfected with Amendments (H) - HA 1, HA 2, HA 3, adopted AYES: 85 NOES: 51 PRESENT: 6

  18. 2026-02-24 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)

  19. 2026-02-18 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Placed Back on Formal Perfection Calendar (H)

  20. 2026-02-03 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)

  21. 2026-01-28 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 9 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 1

  22. 2026-01-27 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Completed (H)

  23. 2026-01-27 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Voted Do Pass (H)

  24. 2026-01-22 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Rules - Administrative(H)

  25. 2026-01-21 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 7 NOES: 4 PRESENT: 0

  26. 2026-01-20 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Completed (H)

  27. 2026-01-20 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    HCS Voted Do Pass (H)

  28. 2026-01-12 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Public Hearing Completed (H)

  29. 2026-01-08 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Read Second Time (H)

  30. 2026-01-08 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Emerging Issues(H)

  31. 2026-01-07 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Read First Time (H)

  32. 2025-12-01 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Prefiled (H)

Official Summary Text

Establishes provisions relating to autonomous vehicles

Current Bill Text

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UNOFFICIAL COPY
SECOND REGULAR SESSION
103rd General Assembly
State of Missouri - House of Representatives
HBs 3rd READ - INFORMAL
HCS HBs 2069 & 2208
PHELPS (054)
AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES
4899H.02P
3/12/2026Date :Session Day : 37
Roll Call : 7
Y - ALLEN N - DURNELL Y - LEWIS Y - SEITZ
N - AMATO P - EALY Y - LOY N - SELF
N - ANDERSON N - ELLIOTT Y - LUCAS @ - SHARP 37
P - APPELBAUM Y - FALKNER Y - MACKEY Y - SHARPE 4
N - AUNE Y - FARNAN N - MANSUR Y - SHIELDS
Y - BANDERMAN N - FOGLE Y - MARTIN Y - SIMMONS
N - BARNES N - FOUNTAIN HENDERS Y - MATTHIESEN N - SMITH 46
Y - BILLINGTON Y - FOWLER Y - MAYHEW Y - SMITH 68
Y - BLACK N - FUCHS Y - MCGAUGH P - SMITH 74
Y - BOGGS Y - GALLICK Y - MCGIRL N - STEINHOFF
N - BOSLEY Y - GRAGG Y - MEIRATH N - STEINMETZ
N - BOYKIN @ - GRIFFITH Y - MILLER N - STEINMEYER
N - BOYKO Y - HADEN N - MOSLEY Y - STINNETT
Y - BROMLEY N - HALES Y - MURPHY N - STRICKLER
Y - BROWN Y - HALEY Y - MURRAY Y - TAYLOR 48
@ - BURTON Y - HARBISON Y - MYERS N - TAYLOR 84
N - BUSH N - HARDWICK Y - NOLTE Y - TERRY
@ - BUSICK Y - HAUSMAN Y - OEHLERKING N - THOMAS
Y - BUTZ N - HEIN Y - OVERCAST Y - THOMPSON
Y - BYRNES Y - HEWKIN Y - OWEN Y - TITUS
N - CASTEEL @ - HINMAN Y - PARKER Y - VANSCHOIACK
P - CATON Y - HOVIS Y - PERKINS N - VEIT
Y - CHAPPELL Y - HRUZA Y - PETERS Y - VERNETTI
Y - CHRIST Y - HURLBERT Y - PHELPS Y - VIOLET
N - CHRISTENSEN N - INGLE N - PLANK Y - VOSS
N - CLEMENS Y - IRWIN Y - POLLITT N - WALSH MOORE
Y - COLEMAN N - JACOBS @ - POUCHE Y - WARWICK
Y - COLLINS N - JAMISON N - PRICE N - WEBER
Y - COOK N - JOBE @ - PROUDIE Y - WELLENKAMP
Y - COSTLOW N - JOHNSON N - REED Y - WEST
Y - CROSSLEY Y - JONES 12 Y - REEDY Y - WHALEY
Y - CUPPS Y - JONES 88 N - REUTER Y - WILLIAMS
Y - DAVIDSON Y - JORDAN Y - RIGGS Y - WILSON
Y - DAVIS Y - JUSTUS Y - RILEY Y - WOLFIN
N - DEAN Y - KALBERLOH Y - ROBERTS N - WOODS
Y - DEATON Y - KEATHLEY N - RUSH Y - WRIGHT
Y - DIEHL Y - KELLEY Y - SASSMANN N - YOUNG
@ - DOLAN N - KIMBLE Y - SCHMIDT N - ZIMMERMANN
P - DOLL @ - KNIGHT Y - SCHULTE Y - MR SPEAKER
N - DOUGLAS Y - LAUBINGER
Total Yes : 96 Total Present : 5
Total No : 48 Total Absent : 9
Vacancies : 5