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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri Child Passenger Restraint Systems Requirements and Fines
Last action · May 7, 2026: Placed Back on Formal Perfection Calendar (H)Sponsors: Bruce Sassmann and 1 other
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What This Bill Would Do
Drivers transporting children under sixteen in Missouri must comply with updated safety rules requiring specific rear-facing seats, restraint systems, and booster seats based on age and weight, facing a fine of up to fifty dollars for non-compliance unless they prove they acquired the proper restraint system. Children under three must use a rear-facing seat, children under four and those under forty pounds and under eight must use an appropriate restraint system, and older children must use booster seats or vehicle safety belts.
Motorists carrying young passengers face new legal obligations and potential fifty-dollar fines for violations, while courts must dismiss charges if proof of acquiring the correct restraint system is provided.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Drivers transporting children under sixteen
Drivers must comply with revised age, weight, and height requirements for child restraints and face fines for violations.
Children under sixteen years of age
Children are subject to updated legal mandates regarding the specific type of restraint or safety belt they must use in motor vehicles.
Highways and transportation commission
The commission is required to initiate and develop a public information program to foster understanding of and compliance with the new provisions.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently on floor. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Passed.
Procedural history
16 actions- May 7, 2026HousePlaced Back on Formal Perfection Calendar (H)
- Apr 28, 2026HousePlaced on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)
- Apr 20, 2026HousePlaced Back on Formal Perfection Calendar (H)
- Mar 31, 2026HousePlaced on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)
- Mar 26, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Do Pass (H)
- Mar 26, 2026HouseCommitteeVoted Do Pass (H)
Show 10 earlier actions
- Mar 26, 2026HouseExecutive Session Completed (H)
- Mar 10, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Rules - Administrative(H)
- Feb 24, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Do Pass (H)
- Feb 24, 2026HouseCommitteeVoted Do Pass (H)
- Feb 24, 2026HouseExecutive Session Completed (H)
- Feb 17, 2026HousePublic Hearing Completed (H)
- Feb 12, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Children and Families(H)
- Jan 8, 2026HouseFloorRead Second Time (H)
- Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroducedRead First Time (H)
- Dec 4, 2025HouseIntroducedPrefiled (H)
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance60How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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