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HB2847 • 2026

Amends provisions governing changes made to local zoning regulations in certain home rule cities

Amends provisions governing changes made to local zoning regulations in certain home rule cities

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Sponsor
Knight, Jeff (142)
Last action
2026-05-15
Official status
05/15/2026 - Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
Effective date
2026-08-28

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Amends provisions governing changes made to local zoning regulations in certain home rule cities

Amends provisions governing changes made to local zoning regulations in certain home rule cities

What This Bill Does

  • Amends provisions governing changes made to local zoning regulations in certain home rule cities

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-15 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Emerging Issues(H)

  2. 2026-01-08 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Read Second Time (H)

  3. 2026-01-07 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Introduced and Read First Time (H)

Official Summary Text

Amends provisions governing changes made to local zoning regulations in certain home rule cities

Current Bill Text

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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 2847
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENT A TIVE KNIGHT .
6256H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
T o repeal section 89.060, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to
changes to zoning regulations.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Section 89.060, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu
2 thereof, to be known as section 89.060, to read as follows:
89.060. 1. Such regulations, restrictions, and boundaries may from time to time be
2 amended, supplemented, changed, modified , or repealed. In case, however , of a protest
3 against such change duly signed and acknowledged by the owners of thirty percent or more,
4 either of the areas of the land (exclusive of streets and alleys) included in such proposed
5 change or within an area determined by lines drawn parallel to and one hundred and eighty-
6 five feet distant from the boundaries of the district proposed to be changed, such amendment
7 shall not become ef fective except by the favorable vote of two-thirds of all the members of
8 the legislative body of such municipality . The provisions of section 89.050 relative to public
9 hearing and of ficial notice shall apply equally to all changes or amendments.
10 2. (1) No charter pr ovision or order or ordinance adopted by a city shall allow ,
11 permit, or authorize a challenge, protes t, contest, or repeal of any changes or
12 amendments to such regu lations, res trictions, or boundaries by a refe rendu m, initiative,
13 or vote of the res idents or citizens of such city .
14 (2) No city shall adopt, enact, or enforce a charter pr ovision, order , ordinance,
15 law , regu lation, or other pro vision having for ce and effect of law that permits any
16 challenge to any pr oposed change or amendment to such re gulations, res trictions, or
17 boundaries except as pr ovided in subsection 1 of this section.
EXPLANA TION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is
intended to be omitted from the law . Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.
18 (3) This subsection shall apply only to any home rule city partially located in any
19 county with mor e than two hundr ed sixty thousand but fewer than thr ee hundr ed
20 thousand inhabitants.
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