HB 83 Missouri House · 2025 Regular Session

Modifies provisions relating to civil jurisprudence

HB 83 changes fees for vital records like birth, death, marriage, and divorce certificates in Missouri. It sets new fees ($14 for first copies, $11 for additional copies of death records; $15 for birth/marriage/divorce records) and directs where the money goes, including $5 to the Children's Trust Fund and $3 to the Public Health Services Fund for system improvements. The bill exempts homeless youth and children under 21 in juvenile court cases from paying these fees, and requires free certified copies for certain legal claims. These changes apply to residents requesting vital records, local health agencies collecting fees, and state funds managing the revenue.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 2, 2024 Last action Apr 14, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced House Committee Substitute · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended by the House Committee to change the total number of new sections from 121 to 115, remove several repealed statutes from the list, and update the Chief Clerk's name from Dana Rademan Miller to Joseph Engler. The substantive policy content regarding civil proceedings and vital records fees appears unchanged.
Scope change
The bill's scope was slightly narrowed by removing specific repealed sections from the list of statutes being repealed, but the overall purpose and applicability remain the same.
TECHNICAL

The number of new sections enacted was changed from one hundred twenty-one to one hundred fifteen.

Several repealed statute numbers were removed from the list of sections being repealed.

The Chief Clerk's name was updated from Dana Rademan Miller to Joseph Engler.

The bill title was changed from 'Introduced' to 'House Committee Substitute'.

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Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
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Committee
6
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 7 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Voted Do Pass (H)
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Committee
Referred: Rules - Legislative(H)
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 8 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
Referred: Judiciary(H)
lower
Dec 2, 2024
Introduced
Prefiled (H)
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Rudy Veit
RRepublican
MO
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