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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri House Bill 1695 Modifies Motor Vehicle Safety Inspection Requirements
Last action · January 28, 2026: HCS Reported Do Pass (H)Sponsors: Mazzie Christensen and 2 others
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What This Bill Would Do
This bill modifies motor vehicle safety inspection requirements across multiple state statutes, effective January 1, 2027. It adjusts provisions relating to vehicle registration, certificate of ownership applications, and exemptions, and emissions inspection standards.
Vehicle owners across Missouri will experience changes to inspection prerequisites for vehicle registrations, titles, and specific specialty vehicle classifications starting January 1, 2027.
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.
motor vehicle owners
Vehicle owners must comply with modified safety inspection and registration requirements when registering or titling motor vehicles.
street rod and custom vehicle owners
Owners of street rods and custom vehicles operate under updated registration, equipment allowance, and inspection exemption rules.
insurance companies
Insurance companies paying claims on salvage or reconstructed vehicles must adhere to updated notification and reporting timelines.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
8 actions- Jan 28, 2026HouseCommitteeHCS Reported Do Pass (H)
- Jan 22, 2026HouseCommitteeHCS Voted Do Pass (H)
- Jan 22, 2026HouseExecutive Session Completed (H)
- Jan 15, 2026HousePublic Hearing Completed (H)
- Jan 8, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Government Efficiency(H)
- Jan 8, 2026HouseFloorRead Second Time (H)
Show 2 earlier actions
- Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroducedRead First Time (H)
- Dec 1, 2025HouseIntroducedPrefiled (H)
Version history
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Modification of Inspection Mandates
The bill comprehensively updates inspection requirements across multiple vehicle categories, including commercial vehicles, custom vehicles, and out-of-state transfers, with a unified implementation date of January 1, 2027.
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house.mo.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy25Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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