Missouri legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Missouri HB1646: Modifies provisions relating to the collateral source rule
Status: In committee, May 15, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
SECOND REGULAR SESSION HOUSE BILL NO. 1646 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE OVERCAST. 4204H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk To repeal section 490.715, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to the collateral source rule. Section A. Section 490.715, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 490.715, to read as follows: 490.715. 1. No evidence of collateral sources, or payments rendered under subsection 2 of this section, shall be admissible other than such evidence provided for in this section. 2. If prior to trial a defendant or his or her insurer or authorized representative, or any combination of them, pays all or any part of a plaintiff's special damages, then any portion of a plaintiff's claims for special damages that are satisfied by a payment from a defendant or the defendant's insurer or authorized representative, or any combination of them, are not recoverable from that defendant. 3. If such payments described in subsection 2 of this section are included in a plaintiff's claim for special damages at trial, the defendant who made the payment, or on whose behalf the payment was made, shall be entitled to deduct and receive a credit for such payments from any judgment as provided for in section 490.710. 4. This section does …
Sponsors
- Matthew Overcast (R, 155) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
- : Read Second Time (H)
- : Read First Time (H)
- : Prefiled (H)
Common questions
- What is HB1646?
- HB1646 is a bill in the Missouri Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Modifies provisions relating to the collateral source rule.
- What is the status of HB1646?
- In committee as of May 15, 2026. Latest action: Referred: Emerging Issues(H) (May 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1646?
- Matthew Overcast (R, 155).
- Where is the official record for HB1646?
- On the Missouri Legislature website: https://house.mo.gov/BillContent.aspx?bill=HB1646&year=2026&code=R
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