Allows counties and municipalities to establish "hospital zone'' and provides for the enhancement of penalties when driving offenses occur within such zones
HB 2753 creates "hospital zones" where counties or municipalities can designate areas around hospitals, adding enhanced penalties for driving offenses occurring there. Drivers who endanger pedestrians in these zones face 4 points on their license (standard for minor offenses), while more serious violations carry 12 points (typically reserved for severe offenses like DUI). This directly affects drivers who commit traffic violations - such as reckless driving or failure to yield - within designated hospital zones. The bill modifies Missouri’s point system to specifically increase penalties for offenses near hospitals, without changing general traffic laws outside these zones.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 6, 2026
Last action Apr 23, 2026
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The bill text was updated to reflect its status as a House Committee Substitute, changing the bill number from 6344H.01I to 6344H.02C. The substantive content regarding driver point assessments remains identical to the original introduced version.
TECHNICAL
The bill header and bill number were updated to indicate it is now a House Committee Substitute (HCS) version, with the number changed from 6344H.01I to 6344H.02C.
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Total actions
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Key actions
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Committee
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Apr 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 10 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 0
lower
Apr 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
Voted Do Pass (H)
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Committee
Referred: Rules - Legislative(H)
lower
Feb 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 10 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 1
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Committee
Referred: Corrections and Public Institutions(H)
lower
Jan 6, 2026
Introduced
Prefiled (H)
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Chris Warwick
RRepublican
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