Modifies provisions relating to the Department of Transportation

Current law requires the Director of Revenue to award fee office contracts through a competitive bidding process. This act provides that, if no competitive bids are received, the Director shall be authorized to enter into a contract with a political subdivision, service organization, or other reputable business to become the agent.

This act is similar to HB 2640 (2026).

PURCHASE OR LEASE OF MOTOR VEHICLES, TRAILERS, BOATS, AND OUTBOARD MOTORS (Section 144.070) Motor vehicle dealers who sell vehicles to purchasers who are not residents of this state, and the vehicle is delivered to or picked up at the dealer's Missouri location, shall collect and remit Missouri state and local sales tax according to law at the rate applicable to the dealer's place of business. The dealer shall not be required to determine the tax rate of the purchaser's state of residence. Every motor vehicle dealer licensed under this act shall collect and remit the sales tax required under this act on all motor vehicles, boats, and outboard motors that such dealer sells as directed by the Director of Revenue.

This act is identical to provisions in HB 3316 (2026), HCS/SB 1408 (2026), and SB 1632 (2026).

REGISTRATION AND LICENSING OF MOTOR VEHICLES (Section 301.010, 301.020, 301.030, 301.050, 301.055, 301.070, 301.074, 301.093, 301.094, 301.110, 301.130, 301.132, 301.140, 301.147, and 301.190) Every owner of a motor vehicle or trailer, which shall be operated or driven upon the highways of this state, shall annually file an application for registration containing, but not limited to, the applicant's full legal name as it appears on the applicant's driver's license, nondriver's license, or permit. If the applicant does not have a Missouri driver's license, nondriver's license, or permit, the full legal name shall be as it appears on a government-issued identification document, birth certificate, or as legally changed through marriage or court order. Name changes by common usage based on common law shall not be permitted. The application shall also include the address of the owner of such boat or outboard motor as prescribed in current law.

Under this act, no violation shall be issued for an expired registration during the entire month indicated on the license plate. All registration fees shall be payable to the Director of Revenue and shall accompany the application for registration. A penalty fee shall be paid on all delinquent registrations. The penalty fee shall be five dollars per month of delinquency, not to exceed a total of twenty-five dollars. The annual registration fee for a passenger motor vehicle plate other than commercial motor vehicles is twenty-five dollars, inclusive of the railroad crossing safety fee prescribed in current law. The annual registration fee for motorcycles, motortricycles, and autocycles is ten dollars, inclusive of the railroad crossing safety fee prescribed in current law.

This act repeals the fees based on the horsepower of vehicles propelled by internal combustion engines.

The Director of Revenue may stagger the collection of alternative fuel decal fees and issuance of alternative fuel decals so that issuance of alternative fuel decals occurs at the time of vehicle registration and the decal or decals are valid for the duration of the vehicle's registration period. In lieu of the decal, the Director may issue a receipt showing payment of the alternative fuel decal fee, which shall be kept with the vehicle and be valid in place of an alternative fuel decal displayed in accordance with current law.

Beginning January 1, 2027, the Director of Revenue may issue three-year tabs as provided by law as evidence of the payment of registration fees and the current registration of a vehicle in lieu of the set of plates to motor vehicle owners electing a three-year registration under this act.

This act repeals the vehicle safety inspection requirement for street rods and custom vehicles. A vehicle registered pursuant to these provisions is exempt from inspection of emission controls requirements.

In the case of a transfer of ownership, the original owner may register another motor vehicle under the same license plate number, upon payment of a fee of ten dollars, if the motor vehicle is the same classification as originally registered. License plates may be transferred from a motor vehicle which will no longer be operated to a newly purchased motor vehicle by the owner of such vehicles. The owner shall pay a transfer fee of ten dollars if the motor vehicle is the same classification as the newly purchased vehicle. When such motor vehicle is of greater classification than originally registered, the applicant shall pay a transfer fee of ten dollars and a pro rata portion for the difference in fees. When the vehicle is of less classification than originally registered, the applicant shall not be entitled to a refund. If the transfer occurs at a dealer location, the current plate may be transferred at the time of purchase. If a motor vehicle, trailer, boat, or outboard motor is purchased independently, the time frame for transfer of plates noted in this act shall apply, and the transfer shall occur by an authorized agent of the Department of Revenue or the Department of Revenue central office.

The Director of the Department of Revenue shall have the authority to produce or allow others to produce a weather resistant interim plate authorizing the operation of a motor vehicle or trailer by a buyer for not more than thirty days, or no more than sixty days from the date of purchase if issued by a dealer selling the motor vehicle. In-transit plates may be issued for motor vehicles, trailers, and boats purchased by nonresidents of this state for a fee of ten dollars. In-transit plates shall be void fifteen days after issuance.

Should an inspection be required at an authorized inspection facility for a salvage vehicle, the owner shall carry and possess an ownership document or proof of purchase and shall get an inspection within fifteen days of the application.

No certificate of registration of any motor vehicle, trailer, boat, or other titled property shall be issued by the Director of Revenue unless the applicant files an application for a certificate of registration. The application shall include the applicant's full legal name as it appears on the applicant's driver's license, nondriver's license, or permit. If the applicant does not have a Missouri driver's license, nondriver's license, or permit, the full legal name shall be as it appears on a government-issued identification document, birth certificate, or as legally changed through marriage or court order. Name changes by common usage based on common law shall not be permitted. Applicants that are businesses shall be the same name as registered to do business through the Missouri Secretary of State's office.

This act is similar to HB 2951 (2026), HCS/SB 1408 (2026), and SB 1661 (2026).

LICENSURE OF DEALERS (Section 301.550, 301.560, 301.570) Currently, it is required that a person or entity sell six or more vehicles in a calendar year in order to meet the definition of "motor vehicle dealer" and obtain a license to sell motor vehicles. This act increases the threshold number of vehicles to twelve.

Current law requires the issuance of a distinctive dealer license number or certificate number upon the renewal of a dealer license plate. This act instead requires the issuance of a renewal tab to be placed on the lower right corner of the plate or certificate, with the cost of the renewal tab equal to the costs for dealer license plates. Additionally, the act provides that the dealer license plate fee shall be increased from $50 to $50 per plate.

This act is identical to provisions in HB 3316 (2026), HCS/SB 1408 (2026), and SB 1632 (2026).

LIENS AND ENCUMBRANCES (Section 301.600) Currently, a notice of a lien does not specify that a motor vehicle owner's full legal name be contained in the notice. This act requires the full legal name of the motor vehicle owner be contained in the notice of lien.

This act is identical to provisions in HB 3316 (2026).

FEDERAL REAL ID ACT (Section 302.170) Electronic copies of source documents shall be retained by the Department provided that the applicant opts in to such retention; otherwise such copies shall be destroyed after the minimum time required by federal law.

DRIVER'S LICENSE RENEWAL (Section 302.177) All online license renewal submissions shall have an option to be electronically forwarded to the local Department of Revenue fee office of the applicant's preference and shall be processed only at the local fee office so designated.

This act is identical to provisions in HB 2640 (2026).

MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTIONS (Section 307.350, 307.365, and 307.375) Currently, owners of a motor vehicle or trailer, which shall be operated or driven upon the highways of this state, are required to provide proof that the vehicle or trailer has passed a safety inspection when registering it in this state, unless excluded by an exception described in current law.

This act repeals the requirement that any vehicle manufactured as an even-numbered model year vehicle be inspected and approved in each even-numbered calendar year and each odd-numbered model year vehicle be inspected and approved in each odd-numbered calendar year.

A valid safety inspection shall be required for all registration issuances of a motor vehicle subject to a safety inspection under this act.

This act is similar to provisions in HCS/HB 3316 (2026), HCS/SB 1408(2026), and SB 1632 (2026).

WARRANTY SERVICE–COMPENSATION OF RECREATIONAL VEHICLE DEALER (Section 407.1338) Under current law, the warrantor shall reimburse the dealer for warranty parts at actual wholesale cost, plus a minimum thirty-percent handling charge and the cost, if any, of freight to return warranty parts to the warrantor. This act provides that in addition, the warrantor shall supply parts and components for warranty service in such quantities and within such reasonable time as will enable the dealer to perform such service without undue delay and should the warrantor fail to ship parts or components within ten days of the dealer's order, the dealer may obtain substantially similar parts or components, within thirty days, and be reimbursed by the warrantor at one hundred percent of the cost paid by the dealer for any parts obtained from another source.

Warrantors must compensate its dealers for at least seventy-five percent of a dealership's employee time spent traveling to and from mobile or other warranty repair work performed away from the dealership location, provided the travel time is documented and a claim is submitted to the warrantor within thirty days of completing the work.

This act is identical to provisions in SB 1669 (2026).

MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSIONS INSPECTIONS (Section 643.315) This act repeals the registration schedule based on the manufacture year of the vehicle, whether even or odd. New motor vehicles that have not been previously titled and registered for the four-year period following their model year of manufacture are not required to have a motor vehicle emissions inspection as described in current law regardless of the odometer reading.

A valid emissions inspection shall be required for all registration issuances and renewals of a motor vehicle subject to emissions inspections under this act.

This act is similar to provisions in HCS/SB 1408 (2026), SB 1632 (2026), HB 3316 (2026), HCS/HBs 1838, 1692, 1695, 1983, 2036, 2662, & 2743 (2026). TAYLOR MIDDLETON