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HB2105 • 2026

Allows landlords to apportion charges to tenants for water and sewer utility service

Allows landlords to apportion charges to tenants for water and sewer utility service

Housing
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Casteel, David (097)
Last action
2026-05-06
Official status
05/06/2026 - SCS Voted Do Pass (S)
Effective date
2026-08-28

Plain English Breakdown

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Allows landlords to apportion charges to tenants for water and sewer utility service

Allows landlords to apportion charges to tenants for water and sewer utility service

What This Bill Does

  • Allows landlords to apportion charges to tenants for water and sewer utility service

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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5438H02.02H

5438H02.02H • Bosley

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Plain English: 5438H02.02H HB 2105 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 1 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No.

  • 5438H02.02H HB 2105 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 1 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No.
  • 2105, Page 1, In the Title, Lines 2-3, 2 by deleting the phrase "water and sewer service for"; and 3 4 Further amend said bill by amending the title, enacting clause, and intersectional references 5 accordingly.
5438H02.03H

5438H02.03H • Bosley

Distributed

Plain English: 5438H02.03H HB 2105 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 1 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No.

  • 5438H02.03H HB 2105 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 1 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No.
  • 2105, Page 1, Section 386.021, Line 8, 2 by inserting after all of said section and line the following: 3 4 "441.237.
  • 1.
  • As used in this section, the word "pests" means any unwanted: 5 (1) Member of the class Insecta including, but not limited to, houseflies, bees, 6 cockroaches, moths, silverfish, beetles, bedbugs, ants, termites, hornets, mosquitoes, and wasps; 7 (2) Member of the phylum Arthropoda including, but not limited to, spiders, mites, ticks, 8 centipedes, and wood lice; and 9 (3) Member of the order Rodentia including, but not limited to, mice and Norway rats.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-06 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Held (S)

  2. 2026-05-06 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    SCS Voted Do Pass (S)

  3. 2026-04-15 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Public Hearing Held (S)

  4. 2026-04-13 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 12:00 p.m., Senate Committee Room 1 - 1st Floor

  5. 2026-03-23 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Second read and referred: General Laws(S)

  6. 2026-03-09 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Reported to the Senate and First Read (S)

  7. 2026-03-05 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Placed on the Informal Third Reading Calendar (H)

  8. 2026-03-05 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Taken Up for Third Reading (H)

  9. 2026-03-05 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 129 NOES: 9 PRESENT: 7

  10. 2026-03-02 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Taken Up for Perfection (H)

  11. 2026-03-02 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Title of Bill - Agreed To

  12. 2026-03-02 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    HCS Adopted (H)

  13. 2026-03-02 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Perfected (H)

  14. 2026-02-26 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Placed Back on Formal Perfection Calendar (H)

  15. 2026-02-11 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)

  16. 2026-02-09 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Completed (H)

  17. 2026-02-09 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Voted Do Pass (H)

  18. 2026-02-09 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 11 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 0

  19. 2026-01-29 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Rules - Legislative(H)

  20. 2026-01-22 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 14 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

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

    Executive Session Completed (H)

  22. 2026-01-21 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    HCS Voted Do Pass (H)

  23. 2026-01-14 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Public Hearing Completed (H)

  24. 2026-01-08 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Read Second Time (H)

  25. 2026-01-08 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: General Laws(H)

  26. 2026-01-07 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Read First Time (H)

  27. 2025-12-02 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Prefiled (H)

Official Summary Text

Allows landlords to apportion charges to tenants for water and sewer utility service

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 HB 2105
CASTEEL (097)
WATER AND SEWER SERVICE FOR RENTAL PROPERTY
5438H.02P
3/5/2026Date :Session Day : 33
Roll Call : 10
Y - ALLEN Y - DURNELL Y - LEWIS Y - SEITZ
Y - AMATO @ - EALY Y - LOY Y - SELF
Y - ANDERSON Y - ELLIOTT Y - LUCAS @ - SHARP 37
@ - APPELBAUM Y - FALKNER Y - MACKEY Y - SHARPE 4
Y - AUNE Y - FARNAN Y - MANSUR Y - SHIELDS
Y - BANDERMAN Y - FOGLE Y - MARTIN Y - SIMMONS
Y - BARNES Y - FOUNTAIN HENDERS Y - MATTHIESEN Y - SMITH 46
Y - BILLINGTON Y - FOWLER Y - MAYHEW P - SMITH 68
Y - BLACK N - FUCHS Y - MCGAUGH Y - SMITH 74
Y - BOGGS Y - GALLICK Y - MCGIRL Y - STEINHOFF
P - BOSLEY Y - GRAGG Y - MEIRATH @ - STEINMETZ
Y - BOYKIN Y - GRIFFITH Y - MILLER Y - STEINMEYER
Y - BOYKO Y - HADEN @ - MOSLEY Y - STINNETT
Y - BROMLEY Y - HALES Y - MURPHY Y - STRICKLER
Y - BROWN Y - HALEY P - MURRAY Y - TAYLOR 48
P - BURTON Y - HARBISON Y - MYERS Y - TAYLOR 84
N - BUSH Y - HARDWICK Y - NOLTE Y - TERRY
Y - BUSICK Y - HAUSMAN Y - OEHLERKING N - THOMAS
Y - BUTZ N - HEIN Y - OVERCAST @ - THOMPSON
Y - BYRNES Y - HEWKIN Y - OWEN Y - TITUS
Y - CASTEEL Y - HINMAN Y - PARKER Y - VANSCHOIACK
Y - CATON Y - HOVIS Y - PERKINS Y - VEIT
Y - CHAPPELL Y - HRUZA Y - PETERS Y - VERNETTI
Y - CHRIST Y - HURLBERT Y - PHELPS Y - VIOLET
Y - CHRISTENSEN Y - INGLE Y - PLANK Y - VOSS
N - CLEMENS Y - IRWIN Y - POLLITT N - WALSH MOORE
Y - COLEMAN Y - JACOBS @ - POUCHE Y - WARWICK
N - COLLINS Y - JAMISON Y - PRICE Y - WEBER
Y - COOK Y - JOBE N - PROUDIE @ - WELLENKAMP
Y - COSTLOW P - JOHNSON Y - REED Y - WEST
Y - CROSSLEY Y - JONES 12 Y - REEDY Y - WHALEY
@ - CUPPS Y - JONES 88 Y - REUTER @ - WILLIAMS
Y - DAVIDSON Y - JORDAN Y - RIGGS Y - WILSON
Y - DAVIS Y - JUSTUS Y - RILEY Y - WOLFIN
N - DEAN Y - KALBERLOH Y - ROBERTS Y - WOODS
Y - DEATON @ - KEATHLEY @ - RUSH @ - WRIGHT
Y - DIEHL Y - KELLEY Y - SASSMANN P - YOUNG
Y - DOLAN Y - KIMBLE Y - SCHMIDT Y - ZIMMERMANN
P - DOLL Y - KNIGHT Y - SCHULTE Y - MR SPEAKER
Y - DOUGLAS Y - LAUBINGER
Total Yes : 129 Total Present : 7
Total No : 9 Total Absent : 13
Vacancies : 5