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HB2742 • 2026

Relating to the careless operation of a motor vehicle

Relating to the careless operation of a motor vehicle

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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
Jones, Mike (012)
Last action
2026-05-07
Official status
05/07/2026 - Placed on Informal Calendar
Effective date
2026-08-28

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to the careless operation of a motor vehicle

Relating to the careless operation of a motor vehicle

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the careless operation of a motor vehicle

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Substitute Offered

Plain English: 6086H03.02H HB 2742 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 2 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No.

  • 6086H03.02H HB 2742 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 2 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No.
  • 2742, Page 1, Section 160.3300, Line 2 1, by inserting after the number "160.3300." the number "1."; and 3 4 Further amend said bill, page, and section, Line 9, by inserting after all of said line the 5 following: 6 7 "2.
  • No image or video captured by a school bus safety camera authorized under this 8 section shall be used by a political subdivision for violation detection or enforcement as part of 9 any automated camera system designed to detect traffic violations and issue citations.
  • Nothing 10 in this section shall prohibit a prosecutor from introducing any image or video captured by a 11 school bus safety camera as evidence in a judicial proceeding."; and 12 13 Further amend said bill, Pages 1-4, Section 302.302, Lines 1-108, by deleting all of said section 14 and lines from the bill; and 15 16 Further amend said bill, Pages 4-6, Section 304.070, Lines 1-43, by deleting all of said lines and 17 inserting in lieu thereof the following: 18 19 "304.070.
HA 3

6086H03.03H • Vernetti

Adopted

Plain English: 6086H03.03H HB 2742 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 4 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No.

  • 6086H03.03H HB 2742 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 4 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No.
  • 2742, Page 6, Section 304.070, Line 2 43, by inserting after said section and line the following: 3 4 "304.822.
  • 1.
  • This section shall be known as the "Siddens Bening Hands Free Law".
HA 1

6086H03.05H • Vernetti

Adopted

Plain English: 6086H03.05H HB 2742 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 1 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No.

  • 6086H03.05H HB 2742 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 1 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No.
  • 2742, Page 1, In the Title, Line 3, by 2 deleting the phrase "offense of failing to stop for a school bus" and inserting in lieu thereof the 3 phrase "careless operation of a motor vehicle"; and 4 5 Further amend said bill by amending the title, enacting clause, and intersectional references 6 accordingly.
HA 4

6086H03.06H • Warwick

Adopted

Plain English: 6086H03.06H HB 2742 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 4 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No.

  • 6086H03.06H HB 2742 House _____________________________________________________ Amendment NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 4 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No.
  • 2742, Page 3, Section 302.302, Line 2 66, by inserting after said line the following: 3 " (20) Endangerment of a pedestrian in a hospital zone in violation of section 304.1023 4 points (21) Aggravated endangerment of a pedestrian in a hospital zone in violation of section 304.1023 12 points 4 "; and 5 6 Further amend said bill, Page 6, Section 304.070, Line 43, by inserting after said section and line 7 the following: 8 9 "304.1020.
  • 1.
  • As used in this section, "hospital zone" means any area upon or around 10 any highway as defined in section 302.010 that is visibly marked by a sign erected by a county 11 or municipality as an area where hospital-related activities are occurring.
6086H03.07H

6086H03.07H • Jones (012)

Adopted

Plain English: 6086H03.07H HB 2742 HOUSE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT NO.

  • 6086H03.07H HB 2742 HOUSE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT NO.
  • __________ for HOUSE ____________________________________ AMENDMENT NO.____ Offered By _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Action Taken___________________________________________ Date ___________________ Page 1 of 1 1 AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill No.
  • 2742, Page 1, Section 160.3300, Line 2 1, by inserting after the number "160.3300." the number "1."; and 3 4 Further amend said bill, page, and section, Line 9, by inserting after all of said line the 5 following: 6 7 "2.
  • No image or video captured by a school bus safety camera authorized under this 8 section shall be used by a political subdivision for violation detection or enforcement as part of 9 any automated camera system designed to detect traffic violations and issue citations.
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Filed

Plain English: UNOFFICIAL COPY SECOND REGULAR SESSION 103rd General Assembly State of Missouri - House of Representatives General RECONSIDER 6086H03.02H 3/10/2026Date :Session Day : 35 Roll Call : 10 THAT THE VOTE BY WHICH HA 2 TO HCS HB 2742 WAS ADOPTED BE RECONSIDERED Y - ALLEN Y - DURNELL @ - LEWIS Y - SEITZ Y - AMATO @ - EALY Y - LOY Y - SELF Y - ANDERSON @ - ELLIOTT Y - LUCAS Y - SHARP 37 @ - APPELBAUM Y - FALKNER @ - MACKEY @ - SHARPE 4 Y - AUNE Y - FARNAN Y - MANSUR Y - SHIELDS Y - BANDERMAN Y - FOGLE @ - MARTIN Y - SIMMONS Y - BARNES Y - FOUNTAIN HENDERS Y - MATTHIESEN Y - SMITH 46 Y - BILLINGTON Y - 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 Y - MEIRATH Y - STEINMETZ Y - BOYKIN @ - GRIFFITH Y - MILLER Y - STEINMEYER Y - BOYKO Y - HADEN Y - 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 @ - TAYLOR 84 Y - BUSH Y - HARDWICK Y - NOLTE Y - TERRY @ - BUSICK Y - HAUSMAN Y - OEHLERKING Y - THOMAS Y - BUTZ Y - HEIN @ - OVERCAST Y - 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 Y - CLEMENS Y - IRWIN Y - POLLITT Y - WALSH MOORE @ - COLEMAN Y - JACOBS @ - POUCHE Y - WARWICK @ - COLLINS Y - JAMISON Y - PRICE Y - WEBER Y - COOK Y - JOBE Y - PROUDIE Y - WELLENKAMP Y - COSTLOW Y - JOHNSON P - REED @ - WEST Y - CROSSLEY Y - JONES 12 Y - REEDY Y - WHALEY @ - CUPPS @ - JONES 88 Y - 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 Y - WOODS Y - DEATON Y - KEATHLEY @ - RUSH @ - WRIGHT Y - DIEHL Y - KELLEY Y - SASSMANN Y - YOUNG Y - DOLAN Y - KIMBLE Y - SCHMIDT Y - ZIMMERMANN Y - DOLL @ - KNIGHT Y - SCHULTE Y - MR SPEAKER Y - DOUGLAS Y - LAUBINGER Total Yes : 135 Total Present : 1 Total No : 1 Total Absent : 21 Vacancies : 5

  • UNOFFICIAL COPY SECOND REGULAR SESSION 103rd General Assembly State of Missouri - House of Representatives General RECONSIDER 6086H03.02H 3/10/2026Date :Session Day : 35 Roll Call : 10 THAT THE VOTE BY WHICH HA 2 TO HCS HB 2742 WAS ADOPTED BE RECONSIDERED Y - ALLEN Y - DURNELL @ - LEWIS Y - SEITZ Y - AMATO @ - EALY Y - LOY Y - SELF Y - ANDERSON @ - ELLIOTT Y - LUCAS Y - SHARP 37 @ - APPELBAUM Y - FALKNER @ - MACKEY @ - SHARPE 4 Y - AUNE Y - FARNAN Y - MANSUR Y - SHIELDS Y - BANDERMAN Y - FOGLE @ - MARTIN Y - SIMMONS Y - BARNES Y - FOUNTAIN HENDERS Y - MATTHIESEN Y - SMITH 46 Y - BILLINGTON Y - 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 Y - MEIRATH Y - STEINMETZ Y - BOYKIN @ - GRIFFITH Y - MILLER Y - STEINMEYER Y - BOYKO Y - HADEN Y - 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 @ - TAYLOR 84 Y - BUSH Y - HARDWICK Y - NOLTE Y - TERRY @ - BUSICK Y - HAUSMAN Y - OEHLERKING Y - THOMAS Y - BUTZ Y - HEIN @ - OVERCAST Y - 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 Y - CLEMENS Y - IRWIN Y - POLLITT Y - WALSH MOORE @ - COLEMAN Y - JACOBS @ - POUCHE Y - WARWICK @ - COLLINS Y - JAMISON Y - PRICE Y - WEBER Y - COOK Y - JOBE Y - PROUDIE Y - WELLENKAMP Y - COSTLOW Y - JOHNSON P - REED @ - WEST Y - CROSSLEY Y - JONES 12 Y - REEDY Y - WHALEY @ - CUPPS @ - JONES 88 Y - 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 Y - WOODS Y - DEATON Y - KEATHLEY @ - RUSH @ - WRIGHT Y - DIEHL Y - KELLEY Y - SASSMANN Y - YOUNG Y - DOLAN Y - KIMBLE Y - SCHMIDT Y - ZIMMERMANN Y - DOLL @ - KNIGHT Y - SCHULTE Y - MR SPEAKER Y - DOUGLAS Y - LAUBINGER Total Yes : 135 Total Present : 1 Total No : 1 Total Absent : 21 Vacancies : 5

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-07 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Reported Do Pass (S)

  2. 2026-05-07 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Placed on Informal Calendar

  3. 2026-05-06 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Held (S)

  4. 2026-05-06 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Voted Do Pass (S)

  5. 2026-04-29 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Fiscal Oversight(S)

  6. 2026-04-28 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Reported Do Pass (S)

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

    Executive Session Held (S)

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

    Voted Do Pass (S)

  9. 2026-04-13 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Public Hearing Held (S)

  10. 2026-04-09 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Monday, April 13, 2026, 2:00 p.m., SCR 1 - 1st Floor

  11. 2026-03-31 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

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

  12. 2026-03-19 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Reported to the Senate and First Read (S)

  13. 2026-03-16 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Delivered to the Senate

  14. 2026-03-12 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Completed (H)

  15. 2026-03-12 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Voted Do Pass (H)

  16. 2026-03-12 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 8 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

  17. 2026-03-12 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Placed on the Informal Third Reading Calendar (H)

  18. 2026-03-12 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Taken Up for Third Reading (H)

  19. 2026-03-12 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 138 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0

  20. 2026-03-11 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Fiscal Review(H)

  21. 2026-03-10 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Motion to Reconsider Adopted (H) - Perfection AYES: 135 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

  22. 2026-03-10 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Motion to Reconsider Adopted (H) - adoption of HCS AYES: 137 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 1

  23. 2026-03-10 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Motion to Reconsider Adopted (H) - adoption of HA 2 AYES: 135 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 1

  24. 2026-03-10 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    HCS Adopted (H)

  25. 2026-03-10 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Re-Perfected (H) - HA 1, HSA 1 to HA 2, HA 3, HA 4, adopted

  26. 2026-03-09 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Taken Up for Perfection (H)

  27. 2026-03-09 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Title of Bill - Agreed To

  28. 2026-03-09 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    HCS Adopted (H)

  29. 2026-03-09 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Perfected with Amendments (H) - HA 1, HA 2, HA 3, adopted

  30. 2026-03-04 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)

  31. 2026-03-02 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Placed Back on Formal Perfection Calendar (H)

  32. 2026-02-16 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)

  33. 2026-02-10 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Completed (H)

  34. 2026-02-10 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Voted Do Pass (H)

  35. 2026-02-10 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

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

  36. 2026-01-29 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 12 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 1

  37. 2026-01-29 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Rules - Administrative(H)

  38. 2026-01-27 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Completed (H)

  39. 2026-01-27 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    HCS Voted Do Pass (H)

  40. 2026-01-20 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Public Hearing Completed (H)

  41. 2026-01-12 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Transportation(H)

  42. 2026-01-08 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Read Second Time (H)

  43. 2026-01-07 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Read First Time (H)

  44. 2026-01-06 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Prefiled (H)

Official Summary Text

Relating to the careless operation of a motor vehicle

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 2742
JONES (012)
THE CARELESS OPERATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE
6086H.03R
3/12/2026Date :Session Day : 37
Roll Call : 18
Y - ALLEN Y - DURNELL Y - LEWIS Y - SEITZ
Y - AMATO Y - EALY Y - LOY Y - SELF
Y - ANDERSON Y - ELLIOTT @ - LUCAS Y - 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 Y - SMITH 68
Y - BLACK Y - FUCHS Y - MCGAUGH Y - SMITH 74
Y - BOGGS Y - GALLICK @ - MCGIRL Y - STEINHOFF
Y - BOSLEY Y - GRAGG Y - MEIRATH Y - STEINMETZ
Y - BOYKIN @ - GRIFFITH Y - MILLER Y - STEINMEYER
Y - BOYKO @ - HADEN Y - MOSLEY Y - STINNETT
@ - BROMLEY Y - HALES Y - MURPHY Y - STRICKLER
@ - BROWN Y - HALEY Y - MURRAY Y - TAYLOR 48
Y - BURTON @ - HARBISON Y - MYERS Y - TAYLOR 84
Y - BUSH Y - HARDWICK Y - NOLTE Y - TERRY
@ - BUSICK Y - HAUSMAN Y - OEHLERKING N - THOMAS
Y - BUTZ Y - HEIN Y - OVERCAST @ - THOMPSON
Y - BYRNES Y - HEWKIN Y - OWEN Y - TITUS
Y - CASTEEL @ - HINMAN @ - PARKER Y - VANSCHOIACK
Y - CATON Y - HOVIS Y - PERKINS Y - VEIT
Y - CHAPPELL @ - HRUZA Y - PETERS Y - VERNETTI
Y - CHRIST Y - HURLBERT Y - PHELPS Y - VIOLET
Y - 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 @ - PROUDIE Y - WELLENKAMP
Y - COSTLOW Y - JOHNSON Y - REED Y - WEST
Y - CROSSLEY Y - JONES 12 Y - REEDY Y - WHALEY
Y - CUPPS Y - JONES 88 Y - REUTER Y - WILLIAMS
Y - DAVIDSON Y - JORDAN Y - RIGGS Y - WILSON
Y - DAVIS @ - JUSTUS Y - RILEY N - WOLFIN
Y - DEAN Y - KALBERLOH Y - ROBERTS Y - WOODS
Y - DEATON Y - KEATHLEY @ - RUSH Y - WRIGHT
Y - DIEHL Y - KELLEY Y - SASSMANN Y - YOUNG
Y - DOLAN Y - KIMBLE Y - SCHMIDT @ - ZIMMERMANN
Y - DOLL @ - KNIGHT Y - SCHULTE Y - MR SPEAKER
Y - DOUGLAS Y - LAUBINGER
Total Yes : 138 Total Present : 0
Total No : 2 Total Absent : 18
Vacancies : 5