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HB2189 • 2026

Establishes a five-year motor vehicle registration option for motor vehicles with a model year of manufacture that is less than six years old

Establishes a five-year motor vehicle registration option for motor vehicles with a model year of manufacture that is less than six years old

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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
Bromley, Bob (162)
Last action
2026-03-12
Official status
03/12/2026 - Second read and referred: Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety(S)
Effective date
2026-08-28

Plain English Breakdown

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Establishes a five-year motor vehicle registration option for motor vehicles with a model year of manufacture that is less than six years old

Establishes a five-year motor vehicle registration option for motor vehicles with a model year of manufacture that is less than six years old

What This Bill Does

  • Establishes a five-year motor vehicle registration option for motor vehicles with a model year of manufacture that is less than six years old

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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HA 1

4654H01.02H • Dolan

Adopted

Plain English: 4654H01.02H HB 2189 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 2 1 AMEND House Bill No.

  • 4654H01.02H HB 2189 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 2 1 AMEND House Bill No.
  • 2189, Page 1, Section A, Line 2, by inserting after all of said section 2 and line the following: 3 4 "136.055.
  • 1.
  • Any person who is selected or appointed by the state director of revenue as 5 provided in subsection 2 of this section to act as an agent of the department of revenue, whose 6 duties shall be the processing of motor vehicle title and registration transactions and the 7 collection of sales and use taxes when required under sections 144.070 and 144.440, and who 8 receives no salary from the department of revenue, shall be authorized to collect from the party 9 requiring such services additional fees as compensation in full and for all services rendered on 10 the following basis: 11 (1) For each motor vehicle registration issued, renewed, or transferred: 12 (a) Nine dollars for annual registration; [or] 13 (b) Eighteen dollars for biennial registration; or 14 (c) Forty-five dollars for five-year registration; 15 (2) For each trailer registration issued, renewed, or transferred: 16 (a) Nine dollars for annual registration; 17 (b) Twenty-seven dollars for three-year registration; or 18 (c) Forty-five dollars for permanent registration; 19 (3) For each application or transfer of title, nine dollars; 20 (4) For each instruction permit, nondriver license, chauffeur's, operator's or driver's 21 license issued for a period of three years or less, nine dollars and eighteen dollars for licenses or 22 instruction permits issued or renewed for a period exceeding three years; 23 (5) For each notice of lien processed, nine dollars; 24 (6) Notary fee or electronic transmission per processing, two dollars.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-12 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

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

  2. 2026-02-23 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Fiscal Review(H)

  3. 2026-02-23 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Completed (H)

  4. 2026-02-23 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Voted Do Pass (H)

  5. 2026-02-23 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

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

  6. 2026-02-23 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Taken Up for Third Reading (H)

  7. 2026-02-23 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 143 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

  8. 2026-02-23 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Reported to the Senate and First Read (S)

  9. 2026-02-18 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Taken Up for Perfection (H)

  10. 2026-02-18 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Title of Bill - Agreed To

  11. 2026-02-18 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Perfected with Amendments (H) - HA 1, adopted

  12. 2026-02-16 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)

  13. 2026-02-10 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Completed (H)

  14. 2026-02-10 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Voted Do Pass (H)

  15. 2026-02-10 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 9 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

  16. 2026-01-29 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Rules - Administrative(H)

  17. 2026-01-28 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 19 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

  18. 2026-01-22 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Completed (H)

  19. 2026-01-22 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Voted Do Pass (H)

  20. 2026-01-15 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Public Hearing Completed (H)

  21. 2026-01-08 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Read Second Time (H)

  22. 2026-01-08 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Government Efficiency(H)

  23. 2026-01-07 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Read First Time (H)

  24. 2025-12-04 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Prefiled (H)

Official Summary Text

Establishes a five-year motor vehicle registration option for motor vehicles with a model year of manufacture that is less than six years old

Current Bill Text

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UNOFFICIAL COPY
SECOND REGULAR SESSION
103rd General Assembly
State of Missouri - House of Representatives
HBs FOR THIRD READING
HB 2189
BROMLEY (162)
MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION
4654H.01P
2/23/2026Date :Session Day : 25
Roll Call : 3
Y - ALLEN Y - DURNELL Y - LEWIS Y - SEITZ
Y - AMATO Y - EALY Y - LOY Y - SELF
Y - ANDERSON Y - ELLIOTT Y - LUCAS @ - SHARP 37
Y - 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 @ - SMITH 68
Y - BLACK Y - FUCHS Y - MCGAUGH Y - SMITH 74
@ - BOGGS Y - GALLICK Y - MCGIRL Y - STEINHOFF
@ - BOSLEY Y - GRAGG Y - MEIRATH Y - 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 Y - MURRAY Y - TAYLOR 48
Y - BURTON Y - HARBISON Y - MYERS Y - TAYLOR 84
Y - BUSH Y - HARDWICK Y - NOLTE Y - TERRY
@ - BUSICK Y - HAUSMAN Y - OEHLERKING Y - THOMAS
Y - BUTZ Y - HEIN Y - OVERCAST Y - THOMPSON
@ - BYRNES Y - HEWKIN Y - OWEN Y - TITUS
Y - CASTEEL Y - HINMAN @ - PARKER Y - VANSCHOIACK
Y - CATON Y - HOVIS Y - PERKINS Y - VEIT
Y - CHAPPELL Y - HRUZA @ - PETERS Y - VERNETTI
Y - CHRIST Y - HURLBERT Y - PHELPS Y - VIOLET
@ - CHRISTENSEN Y - INGLE Y - PLANK Y - VOSS
Y - CLEMENS Y - IRWIN Y - POLLITT Y - WALSH MOORE
Y - COLEMAN Y - JACOBS Y - POUCHE Y - WARWICK
Y - COLLINS Y - JAMISON Y - PRICE Y - WEBER
Y - COOK Y - JOBE Y - PROUDIE Y - WELLENKAMP
@ - COSTLOW Y - JOHNSON Y - REED Y - WEST
Y - CROSSLEY Y - JONES 12 Y - REEDY Y - WHALEY
Y - CUPPS Y - JONES 88 @ - REUTER Y - WILLIAMS
Y - DAVIDSON Y - JORDAN Y - RIGGS Y - WILSON
Y - DAVIS Y - JUSTUS Y - RILEY Y - WOLFIN
Y - DEAN Y - KALBERLOH @ - ROBERTS Y - WOODS
Y - DEATON Y - KEATHLEY @ - RUSH Y - WRIGHT
Y - DIEHL Y - KELLEY Y - SASSMANN @ - YOUNG
Y - DOLAN Y - KIMBLE Y - SCHMIDT Y - ZIMMERMANN
Y - DOLL Y - KNIGHT Y - SCHULTE Y - MR SPEAKER
Y - DOUGLAS Y - LAUBINGER
Total Yes : 143 Total Present : 0
Total No : 0 Total Absent : 15
Vacancies : 5