HB 1264 Missouri House · 2025 Regular Session

Creates provisions relating to approval by political subdivisions of certain requests for developments or improvements of property

HB 1264 requires local governments (like cities or counties) to approve or deny development permit requests - such as new construction or renovations - within 30 days of receiving a complete application. If no response is given within that timeframe, the request is automatically approved. If denied, local governments must provide specific written reasons, including either a detailed technical explanation for rejecting a design professional's work or a citation to the violated code. This bill directly affects developers seeking permits and aims to streamline approvals while increasing transparency in rejections.

Issues: ✓ Housing

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 11, 2025 Last action Apr 29, 2025

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House Committee Substitute → Perfected · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was corrected from 'HOUSE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE' to 'PERFECTED' status, indicating the legislative process is complete. A minor formatting change was made to a section identifier (2121H.03C changed to 2121H.03P). The substantive content regarding denial procedures for applicants remains unchanged, with one line repositioned for proper formatting.

TECHNICAL

Section identifier changed from 2121H.03C to 2121H.03P to reflect the bill's perfected status in the legislative process.

Added '[PERFECTED]' label to indicate the bill has completed all legislative review stages.

Removed temporary placeholder text and formatting artifacts from the House Committee Substitute version.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 29, 2025

Committee

Second read and referred: Local Government, Elections and Pensions(S)

upper

Apr 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 96 NOES: 37 PRESENT: 18

lower

Apr 16, 2025

Lower · Passed

HCS Adopted (H)

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 8 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

lower

Apr 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Voted Do Pass (H)

lower

Mar 31, 2025

Committee

Referred: Rules - Legislative(H)

lower

Mar 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 14 NOES: 3 PRESENT: 0

lower

Mar 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

HCS Voted Do Pass (H)

lower

Feb 18, 2025

Committee

Re-referred to Committee: Government Efficiency(H)

lower

Feb 13, 2025

Committee

Referred: Crime and Public Safety(H)

lower

Feb 11, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Read First Time (H)

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors