Missouri legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Missouri HB2405: 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. 2405 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE HRUZA. 5838H.02I 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 Section A. Section 490.715, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 490.715, to read as follows: 490.715. 1.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
- George Hruza (R, 089) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
- : Read Second Time (H)
- : Read First Time (H)
- : Prefiled (H)
Common questions
- What is HB2405?
- HB2405 is a bill in the Missouri Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Modifies provisions relating to the collateral source rule.
- What is the status of HB2405?
- In committee as of May 15, 2026. Latest action: Referred: Emerging Issues(H) (May 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2405?
- George Hruza (R, 089).
- Where is the official record for HB2405?
- On the Missouri Legislature website: https://house.mo.gov/BillContent.aspx?bill=HB2405&year=2026&code=R
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