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SB1080 • 2026

Requires the State Highway Patrol to receive a specific appropriation from the General Assembly for any single vehicle purchase in excess of $500,000, rather than $100,000

Requires the State Highway Patrol to receive a specific appropriation from the General Assembly for any single vehicle purchase in excess of $500,000, rather than $100,000

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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
Gregory (21), Kurtis; House handler: N/A
Last action
2026-03-12
Official status
Voted Do Pass S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee
Effective date
2026-08-28

Plain English Breakdown

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Requires the State Highway Patrol to receive a specific appropriation from the General Assembly for any single vehicle purchase in excess of $500,000, rather than $100,000

The following summaries of this bill are available: Print All Summaries Introduced Print SB 1080 - Currently, the state highway patrol must receive a specific appropriation from the General Assembly for any single vehicle purchase in excess of $100,000.

What This Bill Does

  • The following summaries of this bill are available: Print All Summaries Introduced Print SB 1080 - Currently, the state highway patrol must receive a specific appropriation from the General Assembly for any single vehicle purchase in excess of $100,000.
  • This act increases the threshold to $500,000.
  • This act is identical to HB 1786 (2026), and to a provision contained in HS/HCS/HBs 3068 & 3049 (2026).
  • TRISTAN BENSON, JR.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

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

    Voted Do Pass S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee

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

    Hearing Conducted S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee

  3. 2026-01-15 S187

    Second Read and Referred S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee

  4. 2026-01-07 S58

    S First Read

  5. 2025-12-01 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Prefiled

Official Summary Text

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Introduced

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SB 1080 - Currently, the state highway patrol must receive a specific appropriation from the General Assembly for any single vehicle purchase in excess of $100,000. This act increases the threshold to $500,000.

This act is identical to HB 1786 (2026), and to a provision contained in HS/HCS/HBs 3068 & 3049 (2026).
TRISTAN BENSON, JR.

Current Bill Text

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EXPLANATION-Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in this bill is not enacted
and is intended to be omitted in the law.
SECOND REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 1080
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR GREGORY (21).
5537S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
AN ACT
To repeal section 43.265, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to vehicle
purchases by the state highway patrol.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Section 43.265, RSMo, is repealed and one new 1
section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 43.265, 2
to read as follows:3
43.265. There is hereby created in the state treasury 1
the "Highway Patrol's Motor Vehicle, Aircraft, and 2
Watercraft Revolving Fund", which shall be administered by 3
the superintendent of the highway patrol. All funds 4
received by the highway patrol from: 5
(1) Any source for purchase and maintenance of highway 6
patrol motor vehicles, watercraft, watercraft motors, and 7
trailers; 8
(2) Any source for reimbursement of costs associated 9
with the official use of highway patrol vehicles; 10
(3) Any source for restitution for damage to or loss 11
of a highway patrol vehicle or aircraft; 12
(4) Any other source for the purchase and maintenance 13
of highway patrol aircraft or aircraft parts; and 14
(5) Government agencies for the reimbursement of costs 15
associated with aircraft flights flown on their behalf by 16
the highway patrol; 17
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shall be credited to the fund. The state treasurer is the 18
custodian of the fund and shall approve disbursements from 19
the fund subject to appropriation and as provided by law and 20
the constitution of this state at the request of the 21
superintendent of the highway patrol. The balances from 22
this fund shall be used for the purchase and maintenance of 23
highway patrol motor vehicles, highway patrol watercraft, 24
watercraft motors, and trailers, highway patrol aircraft or 25
aircraft parts and operational costs. Prior to obligating 26
any funds for the purchase of an individual unit that costs 27
in excess of [one] five hundred thousand dollars, the 28
highway patrol shall receive a specific appropriation from 29
the general assembly for the particular purchase. Any 30
unexpended balance in the fund at the end of the fiscal year 31
shall be exempt from the provisions of section 33.080 32
relating to the transfer of unexpended balances to the 33
general revenue fund. 34
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