HB 1346 Missouri House · 2025 Regular Session

Modifies provisions governing port authorities

HB 1346 revises Missouri's laws governing port authorities by replacing 12 existing sections with 13 new sections. It requires the state highways and transportation commission to approve new port authorities based on specific criteria, including population size (minimum 300,000 for bordering Kansas), avoiding geographic overlap with existing authorities, and assessing economic feasibility and potential regional impact. This bill directly affects cities and counties near navigable waterways seeking to establish or expand port authorities as political subdivisions. The key change streamlines approval processes while adding explicit requirements for population, economic analysis, and boundary coordination.

Issues: ✓ Transportation

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 18, 2025 Last action May 9, 2025

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What changed between versions

Perfected → Senate Committee Substitute · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended from a House Committee Substitute to a Senate Committee Substitute version, changing the title from 'port authorities' to 'water resources' and increasing the number of new sections from fourteen to fifteen. The substantive policy content regarding port authority creation, approval criteria, and district boundaries remains largely the same, though formatting and numbering were adjusted to reflect Senate committee changes.

Scope change

The bill's stated scope was broadened from 'port authorities' to 'water resources' in the act title, though the operative sections still focus on port authority establishment and operation.

SCOPE

The act title was changed from 'port authorities' to 'water resources', broadening the stated scope of the legislation.

TECHNICAL

The number of new sections enacted was increased from fourteen to fifteen, adding section 640.406 to the list of new sections.

Formatting and numbering were adjusted throughout the document to reflect Senate Committee Substitute markup conventions.

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

May 8, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported Do Pass (S)

upper

May 1, 2025

Upper · Passed

Voted Do Pass (S)

upper

Apr 28, 2025

Committee

Referred: Fiscal Oversight(S)

upper

Apr 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

SCS Reported Do Pass (S)

upper

Apr 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

SCS Voted Do Pass (S)

upper

Apr 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Tuesday, April 22, 2025, 2:00 p.m., Senate Committee Room 1 - 1st Floor

upper

Apr 17, 2025

Committee

Second read and referred: Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety(S)

upper

Apr 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 137 NOES: 13 PRESENT: 0

lower

Apr 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Apr 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Voted Do Pass (H)

lower

Apr 9, 2025

Committee

Referred: Fiscal Review(H)

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

Perfected with Amendments (H) - HA 1, HA 2 adopted

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

HCS Adopted (H)

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Voted Do Pass (H)

lower

Mar 27, 2025

Committee

Referred: Rules - Administrative(H)

lower

Mar 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

HCS Voted Do Pass (H)

lower

Mar 6, 2025

Committee

Referred: Economic Development(H)

lower

Feb 18, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Read First Time (H)

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor