HB 533 Missouri House · 2025 Regular Session

Prohibits fire protection district boards from enacting ordinances that subject agriculture buildings to certain fire safety requirements

HB 533 prevents fire protection districts from applying certain fire safety regulations to agricultural buildings. The bill directly affects farmers and agricultural operations by prohibiting districts from requiring permits or imposing fire safety rules for the construction, maintenance, repair, alteration, or extension of farm buildings (like barns or storage structures). Its key provision explicitly states that fire prevention ordinances "shall not be exercised" to regulate farm structures, removing a potential regulatory burden. The bill focuses on clarifying that standard fire safety requirements do not apply to typical agricultural facilities. This is a targeted policy change affecting rural property owners, not a broad legislative overhaul.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 12, 2024 Last action May 7, 2025
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Introduced House Committee Substitute · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to add a new section (64.198) that prevents counties from requiring fire suppression sprinkler systems in animal or livestock buildings, while also updating the Chief Clerk's name and changing the bill's purpose description to reflect two new sections instead of one.
Scope change
The bill now explicitly exempts agricultural buildings from county-mandated fire sprinkler requirements, expanding the scope of exemptions for fire protection districts.
REQUIREMENT

New section 64.198 prohibits counties from requiring fire suppression sprinkler systems in animal or livestock agriculture buildings.

SCOPE

The bill now creates two new sections (64.198 and 321.220) instead of one, reflecting the addition of the agricultural exemption.

TECHNICAL

Updated the Chief Clerk's name from Dana Rademan Miller to Joseph Engler and changed the bill header from 'Introduced' to 'House Committee Substitute'.

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Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
4
May 7, 2025
Committee
Referred: Rules - Administrative(H)
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 23 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
Referred: Agriculture(H)
lower
Dec 12, 2024
Introduced
Prefiled (H)
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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