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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri House Bill 2202 waives hunting and fishing permit fees for military personnel, veterans, and dependents
Last action · February 23, 2026: Public Hearing Completed (H)Sponsor: Don Mayhew
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What This Bill Would Do
The Missouri Conservation Commission is required to issue free hunting and fishing permits, waive hunter education certification fees, and provide free combined lifetime permits to qualifying military personnel, s, and their s.
Active-duty military personnel, 100% s, Purple Heart recipients, and their s save money on state outdoor recreation licenses and hunter education courses.
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.
military personnel
Military personnel receive free hunting and fishing permits, fee waivers for hunter education certification, and qualify for free combined lifetime permits if awarded a Purple Heart.
disabled veteran
Disabled veterans receive free hunting and fishing permits, fee waivers for hunter education certification, and qualify for free combined lifetime permits if awarded a Purple Heart.
eligible dependent
Spouses and minor dependents of military personnel and disabled veterans receive free hunting and fishing permits, hunter education fee waivers, and minor dependents qualify for free youth deer hunting permits.
Conservation Commission
The Conservation Commission is required to issue free permits, waive specified fees, and verify the identity and eligibility of applicants.
Key Facts
- The conservation commission must issue free of charge any hunting or fishing permit required by state law or regulations to military personnel, disabled veterans, and eligible dependents.
- All fees required for Missouri hunter education certification or its successor program are waived for military personnel, disabled veterans, and eligible dependents.
- A combined lifetime hunting and fishing permit must be issued free of charge to military personnel, disabled veterans, or surviving spouses who have been awarded a Purple Heart under Section 1129 of Title 10 of the United States Code.
- Eligible dependents who are minors and qualify by age must be issued any deer hunting permit valid for youth portions of deer seasons free of charge.
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- Individuals seeking a permit or waiver of fees must establish identity and eligibility at the time of application.
- A 'disabled veteran' is defined as a state resident honorably separated from active service in the U.S. Armed Forces, reserve components, National Guard, or state defense force, and certified by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs as receiving disability compensation at the 100% rate for a permanent service-connected disability.
- An 'eligible dependent' is defined as the spouse of military personnel or a disabled veteran, or a minor who is the dependent of military personnel or a disabled veteran.
- Military personnel includes individuals in active military service in any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces, reserve components, state National Guard, or state defense force.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is eligible to receive free hunting and fishing permits under HB 2202?
Are surviving spouses eligible for any special permits?
What is required when applying for a free permit or fee waiver?
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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
5 actions- Feb 23, 2026HousePublic Hearing Completed (H)
- Feb 12, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Conservation and Natural Resources(H)
- Jan 8, 2026HouseFloorRead Second Time (H)
- Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroducedRead First Time (H)
- Dec 5, 2025HouseIntroducedPrefiled (H)
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
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- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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