HB 169 Missouri House · 2025 Regular Session

Modifies provisions relating to cotton trailers

HB 169 modifies Missouri's definition of "cotton trailer" in transportation law. It specifically changes the speed limit for these trailers from 40 mph to 65 mph when transporting cotton between fields or to market. The bill repeals and replaces two existing legal definitions to clarify that cotton trailers are designed for this purpose at the new speed limit. This change directly affects cotton farmers and transporters who use specialized trailers for moving cotton. The key policy change is the increased allowable speed for cotton trailer operations.

Issues: ✓ Transportation

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2024

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Dec 2, 2024 Last action May 30, 2025

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What changed between versions

House Committee Substitute → Perfected · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill status changed from 'House Committee Substitute' to 'Perfected', indicating it has passed committee review and is ready for floor consideration. A minor technical change updated the Chief Clerk's identifier from 'H' to 'P' in the document header, and the explanatory note about bracketed text was removed as it was no longer needed in the perfected version.

TECHNICAL

Updated the Chief Clerk identifier in the document header from '0443H.02C' to '0443H.02P' to reflect the perfected status of the bill.

Removed the explanatory note about bold-faced brackets and proposed language, as this text is only relevant during committee review and is not part of the final enacted law.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed - AYES: 31 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

lower

Apr 29, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported Do Pass (S)

upper

Apr 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

Apr 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 150 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 0

lower

Mar 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

Perfected with Amendments (H) - HA 1 adopted

lower

Mar 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

HCS Adopted (H)

lower

Feb 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Feb 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

Voted Do Pass (H)

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

Referred: Rules - Administrative(H)

lower

Feb 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 13 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

lower

Feb 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

HCS Voted Do Pass (H)

lower

Jan 22, 2025

Committee

Referred: Special Committee on Rural Issues(H)

lower

Dec 2, 2024

Introduced

Prefiled (H)

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors