Missouri legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Missouri HB3432: Changes the amounts for liability insurance and liability limits for tort claims against the state, a political subdivision, or a public entity
Status: In committee, May 15, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
SECOND REGULAR SESSION HOUSE BILL NO. 3432 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE BURTON. 7322H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk To repeal section 537.610, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to liability insurance and limits for certain tort claims. Section A. Section 537.610, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 537.610, to read as follows: 537.610. 1. The commissioner of administration, through the purchasing division, and the governing body of each political subdivision of this state, notwithstanding any other provision of law, may purchase liability insurance for tort claims, made against the state or the political subdivision, but the maximum amount of such coverage shall not exceed [two] five million dollars for all claims arising out of a single occurrence and shall not exceed [three hundred thousand] two million dollars for any one person in a single accident or occurrence, except for those claims governed by the provisions of the Missouri workers' compensation law, chapter 287, and no amount in excess of the above limits shall be awarded or settled upon. Sovereign immunity for the state of Missouri and its political subdivisions is waived only to the maximum amount of and only for the purposes covered by such policy of insurance purchased pursuant to the provisions of …
Sponsors
- Burton, Michael (D, 092) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
- : Read Second Time (H)
- : Introduced and Read First Time (H)
Common questions
- What is HB3432?
- HB3432 is a bill in the Missouri Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Changes the amounts for liability insurance and liability limits for tort claims against the state, a political subdivision, or a public entity.
- What is the status of HB3432?
- In committee as of May 15, 2026. Latest action: Referred: Emerging Issues(H) (May 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB3432?
- Burton, Michael (D, 092).
- Where is the official record for HB3432?
- On the Missouri Legislature website: https://house.mo.gov/BillContent.aspx?bill=HB3432&year=2026&code=R
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