Missouri legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Missouri HB1708: Modifies provisions relating to the issuance and renewal of license plates and placards for persons with disabilities
Status: In committee, May 15, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
SECOND REGULAR SESSION HOUSE BILL NO. 1708 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE VEIT. 4123H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk To repeal section 301.142, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to license plates and placards for persons with disabilities, with penalty provisions. Section A. Section 301.142, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 301.142, to read as follows: 301.142. 1. As used in sections 301.141 to 301.143, the following terms (2) "Director", the director of the department of revenue; (3) "Other authorized health care practitioner" includes advanced practice registered nurses licensed pursuant to chapter 335, physician assistants licensed pursuant to chapter 334, chiropractors licensed pursuant to chapter 331, podiatrists licensed pursuant to chapter 330, assistant physicians, physical therapists licensed pursuant to chapter 334, and optometrists licensed pursuant to chapter 336; (4) "Physically disabled", a natural person who is blind, as defined in section 8.700, or a natural person with medical disabilities [which prohibits, limits, or severely impairs one's] that prohibit, limit, or severely impair the person's ability to ambulate or walk, as determined by a licensed physician or other authorized health care practitioner as follows: (a) The person cannot ambulate or walk fifty or less feet without stopping to rest due to a severe and disabling arthritic, …
Sponsors
- Rudy Veit (R, 059) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
- : Read Second Time (H)
- : Read First Time (H)
- : Prefiled (H)
Common questions
- What is HB1708?
- HB1708 is a bill in the Missouri Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Modifies provisions relating to the issuance and renewal of license plates and placards for persons with disabilities.
- What is the status of HB1708?
- In committee as of May 15, 2026. Latest action: Referred: Emerging Issues(H) (May 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1708?
- Rudy Veit (R, 059).
- Where is the official record for HB1708?
- On the Missouri Legislature website: https://house.mo.gov/BillContent.aspx?bill=HB1708&year=2026&code=R
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