HB 2069 Missouri House · 2026 Regular Session

Establishes provisions relating to autonomous vehicles

HB 2069 establishes legal rules for fully autonomous vehicles (SAE Levels 4-5) operating without human drivers in the state. It requires these vehicles to achieve a "minimal risk condition" during system failures, submit a law enforcement plan to public safety, and carry proof of financial responsibility. The bill mandates special vehicle registration and titling identifying them as autonomous, while clarifying that automated systems are legally considered the "driver" for traffic law compliance. It also specifies crash reporting protocols and exempts these vehicles from certain driver-focused equipment laws when operating autonomously.

Issues: ✓ Transportation

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Dec 1, 2025 Last action Apr 20, 2026

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What changed between versions

House Committee Substitute → Perfected · 7 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to reduce the number of new sections from nine to eight by removing section 304.930. The remaining sections were updated to include new definitions for 'Person' and 'Dynamic driving task fallback,' and expanded operational requirements for fully autonomous vehicles to include specific rules for railroad crossings, manufacturer certification labels, and a mandatory law enforcement interaction plan.

Scope change

The bill's scope was reduced by removing one section (304.930), but the applicability of the remaining sections was expanded to include more detailed safety protocols and definitions.

SCOPE

Section 304.930 was deleted, reducing the total number of new sections in the bill from nine to eight.

DEFINITION

Added a definition for 'Person' to clarify that it includes various legal entities, corporations, and government agencies, not just natural persons.

Updated the definition of 'Dynamic driving task fallback' to explicitly include the driver's response to system failures or when leaving the operational design domain.

REQUIREMENT

Added specific requirements for fully autonomous vehicles to safely negotiate railroad crossings and comply with federal traffic control standards.

Mandated that fully autonomous vehicles display a manufacturer's certification label if required by federal law.

Required operators to submit a 'law enforcement interaction plan' detailing how to handle police stops, vehicle removal, and hazardous conditions.

Added a requirement that remote operators providing real-time control data must be physically located in the United States.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

Voted Do Pass (S)

upper

Apr 2, 2026

Upper · Passed

Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Wednesday, April 8, 2028, 11:00 a.m., Senate Committee Room 2 - 1st Floor

upper

Mar 31, 2026

Committee

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

upper

Mar 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 96 NOES: 48 PRESENT: 5

lower

Mar 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 6 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0

lower

Mar 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

Voted Do Pass (H)

lower

Mar 11, 2026

Committee

Referred: Fiscal Review(H)

lower

Mar 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Perfected with Amendments (H) - HA 1, HA 2, HA 3, adopted - AYES: 85 NOES: 51 PRESENT: 6

lower

Mar 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

HCS Adopted (H)

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 9 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 1

lower

Jan 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

Voted Do Pass (H)

lower

Jan 22, 2026

Committee

Referred: Rules - Administrative(H)

lower

Jan 21, 2026

Lower · Passed

HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 7 NOES: 4 PRESENT: 0

lower

Jan 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

HCS Voted Do Pass (H)

lower

Jan 8, 2026

Committee

Referred: Emerging Issues(H)

lower

Dec 1, 2025

Introduced

Prefiled (H)

lower

1 primary · 5 co-sponsors