HB 1116 Missouri House · 2025 Regular Session

Allows real property owners building a fence to enter an adjoining property up to ten feet without liability for trespassing

HB 1116 allows property owners who keep animals to enter adjacent land up to ten feet for constructing, maintaining, or repairing division fences enclosing animal enclosures. Owners or their contractors are not liable for trespass during this work, but remain responsible for crop damage caused by entry. The bill specifically permits clearing boundary vegetation (like trees or brush) directly on the property line without liability, while excluding utility companies, railroads, and accredited zoos from its provisions. It does not permit entering buildings on neighboring properties.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 29, 2025 Last action Apr 30, 2025
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What changed between versions

House Committee Substitute Perfected · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was perfected after committee review, with only minor formatting and numbering adjustments. The substantive policy content regarding division fence construction remains unchanged, including exemptions for utility companies, railroads, and accredited zoological facilities.
TECHNICAL

Header changed from 'HOUSE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE' to 'PERFECTED' indicating final legislative approval

Bill reference number updated from 1091H.03C to 1091H.03P

Page numbering and line numbers were reorganized for final version formatting

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
9
Committee
11
Apr 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
SCS Voted Do Pass (S)
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - CANCELLED: Thursday, April 24, 2025, 8:15 a.m., Senate Committee Room 1 - 1st Floor
upper
Apr 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - CANCELLED: Thursday, April 17, 2025, 8:45 a.m., Senate Committee Room 1 - 1st Floor
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Committee
Second read and referred: Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources(S)
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 91 NOES: 31 PRESENT: 7
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Do Pass - Consent (H) - AYES: 9 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Voted Do Pass - Consent (H)
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Voted Do Pass (H)
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Committee
Referred: Consent and Procedure(H)
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
HCS Reported Do Pass by Consent (H) - AYES: 21 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
HCS Voted Do Pass - Consent (H)
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Committee
Referred: Agriculture(H)
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and Read First Time (H)
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Kent Haden
Kent Haden
RRepublican
MO
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