Tracking List: MAC 2025 - Transportation

SB586 - Sen. Lincoln Hough (R) - Modifies which revenue sources shall be deposited into the State Road Fund
Summary: SB 586 - This act provides that federal funds designated for highway purposes shall be deposited in the "Federal Road Fund", created in the act, rather than the State Road Fund.

The act also modifies several transportation funds to provide that revenues intended for highway purposes of the state and not allocated to the State Road Fund under the Missouri Constitution shall be allocated to the Federal Road Fund.

ERIC VANDER WEERD

Citations: 226.150, 226.200, 226.220, 226.221
Progress: House: In Committee
Last Action:
04/10/2025 
S - Reported Do Pass - Senate-Appropriations

Bill History:
04/10/2025 
S - Reported Do Pass - Senate-Appropriations

04/09/2025 
S - Voted Do Pass - Senate-Appropriations

04/08/2025 
H - Scheduled for Committee Hearing - 04/09/2025, 8:30 AM - Senate-Appropriations, SCR 2

03/27/2025 
S - Hearing Conducted - Senate-Appropriations

03/25/2025 
H - Scheduled for Committee Hearing - 03/27/2025, 8:30 AM - Senate-Appropriations, SCR 2

03/13/2025 
S - Referred to committee - Senate-Appropriations

03/13/2025 
S - Read Second Time

01/16/2025 
S - Introduced and Read First Time

HB47 - Rep. Mike McGirl (R) - Changes the law regarding special road districts
Summary: COMMITTEE ACTION: Voted "Do Pass" by the Standing Committee on Local Government by a vote of 16 to 0.

Currently, certain special road districts are restricted to expend not more than one-fourth the district's revenue within the corporate limits of any city within the district.

This bill removes the restriction, but authorizes the Special Road District Board to limit an expenditure to the percentage equal to the road mileage within a city within the special road district divided by the total road miles of the special road district.

This bill is the same as HB 2570 (2024).

PROPONENTS: Supporters say that, when this particular road district was created, the municipality occupied a small area of land inside of this road district. This restriction was designed to allow the municipality to fund its own roads separately from the road district. As that municipality grew over time, it eventually annexed the entirety of the road district. Because of this statute funds exist and are being collected but the district is not permitted to spend 75% of its funds.

Testifying in person for the bill were Representative McGirl; Missouri Municipal League; Arnie C. Dienoff.

OPPONENTS: There was no opposition voiced to the committee.



Written testimony has been submitted for this bill. The full written testimony and witnesses testifying online can be found under Testimony on the bill page on the House website.
Citations: 233.095
Progress: House: In Committee
Last Action:
04/17/2025 
H - Reported Do Pass - House-Rules-Legislative

Bill History:
04/17/2025 
H - Reported Do Pass - House-Rules-Legislative

04/17/2025 
H - Voted Do Pass - House-Rules-Legislative


04/02/2025 
H - Referred to committee - House-Rules-Legislative

03/13/2025 
H - Reported Do Pass - House-Local Government

03/12/2025 
H - Voted Do Pass - House-Local Government

03/10/2025 
H - Scheduled for Committee Hearing - 03/12/2025, 8:00 AM - House-Local Government, HR 5

02/26/2025 
H - Public hearing completed - House-Local Government

02/24/2025 
H - Scheduled for Committee Hearing - 02/26/2025, 8:00 AM - House-Local Government, HR 5

02/06/2025 
H - Referred to committee - House-Local Government

01/09/2025 
H - Read Second Time

01/08/2025 
H - Read First Time

12/02/2024 
H - Pre-Filed

HB1346 - Rep. Mike Steinmeyer (R) - Modifies provisions governing port authorities
Summary: HCS HB 1346 -- PORT AUTHORITIES (Steinmeyer)

COMMITTEE OF ORIGIN: Standing Committee on Economic Development

This bill provides that if a port authority created as a political subdivision purchases or leases real property located within an adjoining municipality or state, such real property is deemed included within the port district and the port authority can exercise its powers there.

The bill permits every approved local and regional port authority to acquire, own, lease, sell, mortgage, encumber, or otherwise dispose of interest in real property in adjoining municipalities and states; to create and operate agencies and departments as necessary; establish port rangers; contract with other port authorities; and to perform other acts as necessary.

The bill prohibits state funds allocated to port authorities from being used to fund housing projects using the Housing Authorities Law. The bill allows a department or office receiving an appropriation of state funds for a project to be undertaken by a port authority to, by agreement, advance the designated funds to the port authority in that fiscal year in lieu of providing the funds on a reimbursement basis. The port authority will be required to repay the funds in the event it violates the requirements of the agreement. In lieu of designating moneys to the port authority, the department or office of the State are also allowed to designate moneys with a financial institution or escrow agent to be held and disbursed, subject to the terms of an agreement.

This bill allows commissioners of port authorities to serve until a successor has been appointed. In the event the county or city that creates the port authority operates under a charter form of government, the method of appointment, required qualifications, salaries, and powers, must be provided in the charter.

The bill permits a board of port authority commissioners to determine the qualifications, salaries, powers, and duties of the board in its bylaws if the governing body of the county or municipality that created the port authority fails to do so.

The bill specifies the method for removing a member of a board of port authority commissioners.

This bill authorizes port authorities to use additional procurement methods authorized by state law. Currently, any expenditure by a port authority over $25,000 must be competitively bid. This bill raises that amount to $75,000. The bill also requires newspaper notification of these bids no fewer than 20 days prior to awarding the contract.

The bill modifies the definition of "new job" as currently defined in the Advanced Industrial Manufacturing Zones Act (AIM Zone) and specifies that only jobs created after to the date of the establishment of the AIM zone can be considered new jobs, with the exception of certain jobs determined by the Missouri Department of Economic Development.

This bill allows records and documents submitted to a port authority pertaining to a business prospect the authority is negotiating to be considered closed records for the purposes of public disclosure law.

The bill establishes the "Waterways and Ports Trust Fund" in the state treasury. Moneys in the fund must be withdrawn only at the request of a Missouri port authority for specified purposes. The bill modifies the eligibility criteria to receive an appropriation from the fund.

Under current law, "consent" is considered the written acknowledgment and approval of the creation of a district by the owners of real property collectively owning more than 60% of the assessed value of the real property within the boundaries of the proposed district, and more than 60% per capita of the owners of property within those boundaries. This bill lowers 60% to 50% in both instances.

The bill exempts consideration of a petition by the circuit court if the port authority is the owner of all real property within the district for which a change has been proposed or if 100% of the owners of all real property within the district have consented in writing to the project.
Citations: 68.010, 68.015, 68.025, 68.035, 68.040, 68.045, 68.055, 68.057, 68.060, 68.075, 68.080, 68.205, 68.259, 68.085, 68.253
Progress: House: In Committee
Last Action:
04/22/2025 

Bill History:
04/22/2025 


04/17/2025 

04/17/2025 
S - Read Second Time

04/10/2025 
S - Reported to the Senate and read first time

04/10/2025 
H - Third Read and Passed - Y-137 N-13

04/10/2025 
H - Laid out for consideration

04/10/2025 
H - Reported Do Pass - House-Fiscal Review

04/10/2025 
H - Voted Do Pass - House-Fiscal Review

04/09/2025 
H - Referred to committee - House-Fiscal Review

04/08/2025 
H - Perfected

04/08/2025 
H - Committee substitute adopted

04/08/2025 
H - Floor Amendment(s) Adopted - 2

04/08/2025 
H - Laid out for consideration

04/01/2025 
H - Reported Do Pass - House-Rules-Administrative

04/01/2025 
H - Voted Do Pass - House-Rules-Administrative

03/31/2025 
H - Scheduled for Committee Hearing - 04/01/2025, 9:30 AM - House-Rules-Administrative, HR 4

03/27/2025 
H - Referred to committee - House-Rules-Administrative

03/26/2025 
H - Reported Do Pass as substituted - House-Economic Development

03/25/2025 
H - Voted Do Pass as substituted - House-Economic Development

03/13/2025 
H - Scheduled for Committee Hearing - 03/25/2025, 8:00 AM - House-Economic Development, HR 1

03/11/2025 
H - Public hearing completed - House-Economic Development

03/06/2025 
H - Scheduled for Committee Hearing - 03/11/2025, 8:00 AM - House-Economic Development, HR 1

03/06/2025 
H - Referred to committee - House-Economic Development

02/19/2025 
H - Read Second Time

02/18/2025 
H - Introduced and Read First Time

SB831 - Sen. Travis Fitzwater (R) - Provides that local taxes and fees on motor fuel shall expire five years after enactment unless reauthorized by a two-thirds vote of the political subdivision
Summary: SB 831 - This act provides that any tax, excise, license or fee upon, measured by or with respect to the importation, receipt, manufacture, storage, transportation, sale or use of fuel used for propelling motor vehicles authorized by a political subdivision shall expire five years after enactment unless reauthorized by a two-thirds majority vote of the people of the political subdivision.

ERIC VANDER WEERD

Citations: 142.1050
Progress: Senate: In Committee
Last Action:
04/13/2025 
S - Removed from Senate Hearing Agenda - 4/14/25 - 2:00 pm - SCR 1 - Senate-Transportation, Infrastructure, and Public Safety

Bill History:
04/13/2025 
S - Removed from Senate Hearing Agenda - 4/14/25 - 2:00 pm - SCR 1 - Senate-Transportation, Infrastructure, and Public Safety


03/27/2025 

03/27/2025 
S - Read Second Time

02/27/2025 
S - Introduced and Read First Time