HB 2145 Missouri House · 2026 Regular Session

Modifies provisions relating to outdoor advertising

HB 2145 modifies outdoor advertising rules near highways in Missouri. It permits signs within 660 feet of interstate, federal-aid primary, or National Highway System roads - especially in industrial/commercial zones - and sets specific limits: signs cannot exceed 800 square feet (30 ft tall, 72 ft long), must avoid flashing lights (except scoreboards), and must maintain 1,400 feet between structures on the same highway side. The bill directly affects outdoor advertising companies, property owners in commercial zones, and highway safety by restricting sign placement to reduce visual clutter and driver distraction. Existing signs not meeting these rules after 2002 will be considered "nonconforming" but may remain.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 3, 2025 Last action Apr 8, 2026
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What changed between versions

House Committee Substitute Perfected · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended to remove references to repealing section 226.510 and to delete all definitions and regulatory text related to that section. Consequently, the bill now only repeals sections 226.540 and 226.550 and enacts new versions of those two sections, significantly reducing the scope of the legislation compared to the House Committee Substitute.
Scope change
The bill's scope was reduced by removing the repeal and re-enactment of section 226.510, which previously covered definitions and rules for 'freeway primary highways' and 'interstate systems'.
SCOPE

The repeal of section 226.510 was removed from the act's purpose statement.

The bill now only addresses the repeal and re-enactment of sections 226.540 and 226.550, rather than four sections as originally drafted.

DEFINITION

All definitions for terms like 'freeway primary highway', 'interstate system', 'outdoor advertising', 'primary system', 'rest area', and 'urban area' were deleted.

REQUIREMENT

The detailed regulatory text establishing rules for outdoor advertising on interstate and primary highways was removed.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
7
Committee
9
Apr 8, 2026
Upper · Passed
Voted Do Pass (S)
upper
Mar 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Monday, March 30, 2026, 2:45 p.m., Senate Committee Room - 1st Floor
upper
Mar 12, 2026
Committee
Second read and referred: Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety(S)
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 142 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 1
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 9 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 1
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Voted Do Pass (H)
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Committee
Referred: Rules - Administrative(H)
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Lower · Passed
HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 11 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 2
lower
Jan 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
lower
Jan 8, 2026
Committee
Referred: Transportation(H)
lower
Dec 3, 2025
Introduced
Prefiled (H)
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors