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HB3514 • 2026

Requires MoDot to obtain the approval of the governing body of a county, city, town, or village prior to constructing any roundabouts on certain roadways

Requires MoDot to obtain the approval of the governing body of a county, city, town, or village prior to constructing any roundabouts on certain roadways

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Cupps, Scott (158)
Last action
2026-05-15
Official status
05/15/2026 - Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
Effective date
2026-08-28

Plain English Breakdown

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Requires MoDot to obtain the approval of the governing body of a county, city, town, or village prior to constructing any roundabouts on certain roadways

Requires MoDot to obtain the approval of the governing body of a county, city, town, or village prior to constructing any roundabouts on certain roadways

What This Bill Does

  • Requires MoDot to obtain the approval of the governing body of a county, city, town, or village prior to constructing any roundabouts on certain roadways

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

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

    Referred: Emerging Issues(H)

  2. 2026-03-02 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Read Second Time (H)

  3. 2026-02-27 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Introduced and Read First Time (H)

Official Summary Text

Requires MoDot to obtain the approval of the governing body of a county, city, town, or village prior to constructing any roundabouts on certain roadways

Current Bill Text

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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 3514
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENT A TIVE CUPPS.
7515H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
T o amend chapter 229, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to roundabout
construction.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 229, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be
2 known as section 229.224, to read as follows:
229.224. Notwithstanding any pr ovision of law to the contrary , prior to
2 constructing a roun dabout on any federal highway or number ed state highway or state
3 r oute within any county , city , town, or village, the department of transportation shall
4 obtain the consent of the governing body of such county , city , town, or village. The
5 county , city , town, or village shall rep ort to the department its decision on a req uest
6 within thirty days of the department's r equest for consent to begin work on a pr oject.
7 For purposes of this section, "ro undabout" means a road junction at which traffic
8 moves in one dir ection ar ound a central island to re ach one of the r oads converging in it.
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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.