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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri Senate Bill 908 Lowers Concealed Carry Age to 18 and Penalizes Local Gun Restrictions
Last action · February 2, 2026: Hearing Conducted S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety CommitteeSponsor: Brad Hudson
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What This Bill Would Do
Senate Bill 908 lowers the minimum age for obtaining a concealed carry permit from 19 to 18 and repeals s' existing authority to regulate the open carrying of firearms. The act imposes a $50,000 civil penalty per occurrence on any political subdivision that knowingly violates state firearm laws or deprives citizens of Second Amendment rights.
Changes local government authority by stripping cities and counties of the ability to regulate open carry while establishing strict financial liability and citizen standing for lawsuits against municipalities that enact local gun restrictions.
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.
Concealed carry permit applicants aged 18 to 18
Individuals aged 18 become eligible to apply for and obtain a concealed carry permit in the state.
Political subdivisions
Cities, counties, and towns lose the authority to regulate open carry and become liable for $50,000 civil penalties and legal fees for violating state firearm preemption.
Firearms manufacturers and dealers
Protected from municipal lawsuits, damages claims, or abatement actions brought by state or local political subdivisions regarding lawful firearm distribution and sales.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can local cities or counties pass their own open carry regulations under this bill?
What penalties do local governments face if they violate state firearm preemption laws?
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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
4 actions- Feb 2, 2026SenateHearing Conducted S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee
- Jan 8, 2026SenateFloorSecond Read and Referred S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee
- Jan 7, 2026SenateIntroducedS First Read
- Dec 1, 2025SenatePrefiled
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. The text on record is the 5815S.01I - Introduced version. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
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Elimination of Local Open Carry Regulation
The bill systematically removes existing statutory carve-outs that allowed local jurisdictions to enact localized open carry prohibitions.
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Sources
www.senate.mo.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance80How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy85Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz45Current news / social attention level
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