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HB2297 • 2026

Allows real property owners building a fence to enter an adjoining property up to 10 feet without liability for trespassing

Allows real property owners building a fence to enter an adjoining property up to 10 feet without liability for trespassing

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Haden, Kent (043)
Last action
2026-04-30
Official status
04/30/2026 - Voted Do Pass (S)
Effective date
2026-08-28

Plain English Breakdown

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Allows real property owners building a fence to enter an adjoining property up to 10 feet without liability for trespassing

Allows real property owners building a fence to enter an adjoining property up to 10 feet without liability for trespassing

What This Bill Does

  • Allows real property owners building a fence to enter an adjoining property up to 10 feet without liability for trespassing

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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3890H02.01H

3890H02.01H • Murphy

Distributed

Plain English: 3890H02.01H HB 2297 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 1 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No.

  • 3890H02.01H HB 2297 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 1 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No.
  • 2297, Page 2, Section 272.380, Line 2 26, by inserting after all of said section and line the following: 3 4 "Section 1.
  • The owner of any fence separating two or more residential properties shall 5 maintain and remove all grass, brush, and limbs beneath or overhanging the fence."; and 6 7 Further amend said bill by amending the title, enacting clause, and intersectional references 8 accordingly.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-30 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Held (S)

  2. 2026-04-30 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Voted Do Pass (S)

  3. 2026-04-28 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Scheduled - Thursday, April 30, 2026, 8:30 a.m., Senate Committee Room 1 - 1st Floor

  4. 2026-04-24 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Tuesday, April 28, 2026, 9:00 a.m., SCR 2 - 1st Floor

  5. 2026-04-21 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Second read and referred: Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources(S)

  6. 2026-04-20 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Taken Up for Third Reading (H)

  7. 2026-04-20 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 116 NOES: 35 PRESENT: 1

  8. 2026-04-20 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Reported to the Senate and First Read (S)

  9. 2026-04-15 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Taken Up for Perfection (H)

  10. 2026-04-15 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Title of Bill - Agreed To

  11. 2026-04-15 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    HCS Adopted (H)

  12. 2026-04-15 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Perfected (H)

  13. 2026-04-07 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)

  14. 2026-03-05 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Completed (H)

  15. 2026-03-05 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Voted Do Pass (H)

  16. 2026-03-05 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 12 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

  17. 2026-02-25 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Rules - Legislative(H)

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

    HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 18 NOES: 3 PRESENT: 0

  19. 2026-02-10 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Completed (H)

  20. 2026-02-10 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    HCS Voted Do Pass (H)

  21. 2026-01-20 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Public Hearing Completed (H)

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

    Read Second Time (H)

  23. 2026-01-08 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Agriculture(H)

  24. 2026-01-07 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Read First Time (H)

  25. 2025-12-09 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Prefiled (H)

Official Summary Text

Allows real property owners building a fence to enter an adjoining property up to 10 feet without liability for trespassing

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
HCS HB 2297
HADEN (043)
FENCES AND ENCLOSURES
3890H.02P
4/20/2026Date :Session Day : 54
Roll Call : 13
Y - ALLEN N - DURNELL Y - LEWIS N - SEITZ
N - AMATO Y - EALY N - LOY N - SELF
Y - ANDERSON N - ELLIOTT Y - LUCAS Y - SHARP 37
Y - APPELBAUM Y - FALKNER Y - MACKEY Y - SHARPE 4
Y - AUNE Y - FARNAN Y - MANSUR @ - SHIELDS
N - BANDERMAN Y - FOGLE Y - MARTIN N - SIMMONS
@ - BARNES Y - FOUNTAIN HENDERS N - MATTHIESEN Y - SMITH 46
N - BILLINGTON N - FOWLER Y - MAYHEW Y - SMITH 68
Y - BLACK Y - FUCHS Y - MCGAUGH Y - SMITH 74
Y - BOGGS Y - GALLICK Y - MCGIRL Y - STEINHOFF
@ - BOSLEY Y - GRAGG N - MEIRATH Y - STEINMETZ
Y - BOYKIN Y - GRIFFITH Y - MILLER Y - STEINMEYER
Y - BOYKO @ - HADEN Y - MOSLEY Y - STINNETT
Y - BROMLEY Y - HALES Y - MURPHY Y - STRICKLER
Y - BROWN Y - HALEY P - MURRAY Y - TAYLOR 48
Y - BURTON Y - HARBISON Y - MYERS Y - TAYLOR 84
Y - BUSH @ - HARDWICK Y - NOLTE Y - TERRY
Y - BUSICK Y - HAUSMAN Y - OEHLERKING Y - THOMAS
Y - BUTZ Y - HEIN N - OVERCAST Y - THOMPSON
Y - BYRNES Y - HEWKIN Y - OWEN N - TITUS
N - CASTEEL N - HINMAN Y - PARKER Y - VANSCHOIACK
Y - CATON Y - HOVIS Y - PERKINS Y - VEIT
N - CHAPPELL Y - HRUZA Y - PETERS Y - VERNETTI
Y - CHRIST Y - HURLBERT Y - PHELPS N - VIOLET
N - CHRISTENSEN @ - INGLE Y - PLANK Y - VOSS
Y - CLEMENS Y - IRWIN Y - POLLITT Y - WALSH MOORE
N - COLEMAN Y - JACOBS Y - POUCHE Y - WARWICK
Y - COLLINS Y - JAMISON Y - PRICE Y - WEBER
N - COOK Y - JOBE Y - PROUDIE Y - WELLENKAMP
Y - COSTLOW Y - JOHNSON Y - REED N - WEST
Y - CROSSLEY N - JONES 12 Y - REEDY N - WHALEY
Y - CUPPS N - JONES 88 Y - REUTER N - WILLIAMS
N - DAVIDSON Y - JORDAN Y - RIGGS Y - WILSON
N - DAVIS Y - JUSTUS N - RILEY N - WOLFIN
Y - DEAN Y - KALBERLOH Y - ROBERTS Y - WOODS
N - DEATON N - KEATHLEY Y - RUSH Y - WRIGHT
Y - DIEHL N - KELLEY Y - SASSMANN Y - YOUNG
Y - DOLAN Y - KIMBLE N - SCHMIDT Y - ZIMMERMANN
Y - DOLL Y - KNIGHT Y - SCHULTE Y - MR SPEAKER
Y - DOUGLAS N - LAUBINGER
Total Yes : 116 Total Present : 1
Total No : 35 Total Absent : 6
Vacancies : 5