HCS/HB 378 - This act modifies provisions relating to motor vehicle registration.RETENTION OF VEHICLE ODOMETER INFORMATION (Sections 301.020 and 307.350)
This act provides that the Department of Revenue shall retain vehicle odometer information for certain vehicles that are "model year 2012 or newer" rather than "ten years of age or less".
These provisions are identical to provisions in HB 969 (2025), HCS/HB 247 (2025), SCS/HCS/HBs 799, 334, 424 & 1069 (2025), and HB 424 (2025).
TEMPORARY LICENSE PLATES (Section 301.140)
This act repeals a provision allowing for vehicle dealers to issue a 90-day, rather than 30-day, temporary license plate if the vehicle is a prior trade-in sold subject to an existing lien.
The act also requires payment of applicable sales tax prior to issuance of temporary license plates, effective upon implementation of the Department of Revenue's electronic vehicle titling and registration system.
The act further provides that a person may be stopped or inspected by law enforcement based on reasonable suspicion a temporary license plate violation has occurred. Upon a determination that a temporary license plate is expired by at least 70 days or has been altered, the law enforcement officer shall issue a citation and the person shall be fined $250. If the person registers the vehicle within 30 days of the citation, the case shall be dismissed with costs waived, and the offense shall not be registered as a violation on the person's driving record. If the person is stopped a second time for a temporary permit violation after the 30-day period, the vehicle shall be impounded until it is properly registered.
These provisions are similar to provisions in the truly agreed to and finally passed CCS/SS/SB 28 (2025), HCS/HB 775 (2025), SCS/HB 969 (2025), SCS/HCS/HBs 799, 334, 424 & 1069 (2025), and SCS/HCS/HB 572 (2025).
DISABLED LICENSE PLATES AND WINDSHIELD PLACARDS - PHYSICIAN'S STATEMENTS BY OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS (Section 301.142)
This act adds licensed occupational therapists to the definition of "other authorized health care practitioner" for purposes of the physician's statement required for issuance of a disabled license plate or placard.
These provisions are identical to provisions in HB 969 (2025), and similar to provisions in SCS/HCS/HB 572 (2025), SB 585 (2025), HB 127 (2025), SCS/HCS/HBs 799, 334, 424 & 1069 (2025), HCS/HB 775 (2025), and SCS/HCS/HB 1775 (2024).
DISABLED LICENSE PLATES AND WINDSHIELD PLACARDS - RENEWAL CYCLE (Section 301.142)
This act specifies that disabled windshield placards shall be renewed every 8 years, rather than 4, and provides that the Department of Revenue may extend current valid disabled placards as described in the act.
These provisions are identical to provisions in HB 969 (2025), SCS/HCS/HB 572 (2025), SB 585 (2025), HB 127 (2025), SCS/HCS/HBs 799, 334, 424 & 1069 (2025), and HCS/HB 775 (2025), and similar to provisions in SCS/HCS/HB 1775 (2024).
MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTIONS (Sections 301.190 and 307.380)
This act provides that vehicle identification number and odometer inspections for titling purposes may be performed by an employee of a licensed new or used motor vehicle dealer if the vehicle is sold to a person who lives out of state and intends to register the vehicle out of state, or if the motor vehicle has less than 30,000 miles for the three-year period following the model year of manufacture. A licensed motor vehicle dealer who knowingly completes an inspection with incorrect information shall be subject to disciplinary action by the Department of Revenue.
The act also exempts these vehicles from safety and emissions inspections prior to sale if the vehicle is sold by a private seller or by a licensed motor vehicle dealer that has sold at least 200 motor vehicles in the previous calendar year.
The act further modifies the requirement to perform a safety inspection prior to sale to specify that a certificate of inspection and approval shall be obtained no more than 60 days prior to the date the vehicle is sold.
These provisions are identical to provisions in HB 969 (2025), HCS/HBs 799, 334, 424, & 1069 (2025) and HCS/HB 247 (2025), and similar to provisions in SB 645 (2025), HB 1018 (2025), and HCS/HB 2317 (2024).
MISSOURI CONSERVATION HERITAGE FOUNDATION SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES (Section 301.469)
This act modifies the application process for Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation special license plates by specifying that application and payment for the required emblem-use authorization may be made to the Director of the Department of Revenue at the time of vehicle registration.
These provisions are identical to provisions in the truly agreed to and finally passed CCS/SS/SB 28 (2025), HB 969 (2025), HB 61 (2025), HB 138 (2025), HCS/HB 247 (2025), HCS/HB 378 (2025), SCS/HCS/HB 572 (2025), HCS/HB 775 (2025), SCS/HCS/HBs 799, 334, 424 & 1069 (2025), SCS/HCS/HB 1775 (2024), HB 1552 (2024), HB 1768 (2024), and HB 142 (2023).
VEHICLE DEALER ADMINISTRATIVE FEES (Section 301.558)
This act adds trailers and trailer dealers to the statute allowing for certain vehicle dealers to charge administrative fees in connection with the sale or lease of a vehicle.
The act also increases, from 1% to 3.5%, the percentage of the administrative fees to be remitted to the Department of Revenue for maintenance of the Department's electronic vehicle titling and registration system.
These provisions are identical to provisions in the truly agreed to and finally passed CCS/SS/SB 28 (2025), HCS/HB 378 (2025), SCS/HCS/HB 572 (2025), HCS/HB 775 (2025), SCS/HCS/HBs 799, 334, 424 & 1069 (2025), SB 585 (2025), and SCS/HCS/HB 1775 (2024).
ERIC VANDER WEERD