Missouri legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Missouri HB2977: Prohibits the act of registering a motor vehicle in another state with the intent to circumvent the titling and registration requirements of this state
Status: In committee, January 29, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
SECOND REGULAR SESSION HOUSE BILL NO. 2977 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE CATON. 4873H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk To repeal section 301.010, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof four new sections relating to motor vehicle registration, with penalty provisions. Section A. Section 301.010, RSMo, is repealed and four new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 301.010, 301.092, 301.093, and 301.094, to read as follows: 301.010. As used in this chapter and sections 304.010 to 304.040, 304.120 to 304.260, and sections 307.010 to 307.175, the following terms mean: (1) "All-terrain vehicle", any motorized vehicle manufactured and used exclusively for off-highway use, with an unladen dry weight of one thousand five hundred pounds or less, traveling on three, four or more nonhighway tires, with either: (a) A seat designed to be straddled by the operator, and handlebars for steering control, but excluding an electric bicycle; or (b) A width of fifty inches or less, measured from outside of tire rim to outside of tire rim, regardless of seating or steering arrangement; (2) "Autocycle", a three-wheeled motor vehicle which the drivers and passengers ride in a partially or completely enclosed nonstraddle seating area, that is designed to be controlled with a steering wheel and pedals, and that has met applicable Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety …
Sponsors
- Carolyn Caton (R, 033) · primary sponsor
- Kemp Strickler (D, 034)
Latest actions
- : HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 11 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 1
- : HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
- : Executive Session Completed (H)
- : Public Hearing Completed (H)
- : Referred: Transportation(H)
- : Read Second Time (H)
- : Introduced and Read First Time (H)
Votes
- HCS Reported Do Pass (H) (January 29, 2026): 11 yea, 2 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB2977?
- HB2977 is a bill in the Missouri Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Prohibits the act of registering a motor vehicle in another state with the intent to circumvent the titling and registration requirements of this state.
- What is the status of HB2977?
- In committee as of January 29, 2026. Latest action: HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 11 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 1 (January 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2977?
- Carolyn Caton (R, 033), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB2977?
- On the Missouri Legislature website: https://house.mo.gov/BillContent.aspx?bill=HB2977&year=2026&code=R
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