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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri Senate Bill 1632 Modifies Motor Vehicle Registration, Sales Tax Collection, and Dealer Regulations
Last action · April 13, 2026: Hearing Conducted S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety CommitteeSponsor: Sandy Crawford
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What This Bill Would Do
This bill updates Missouri motor vehicle laws by requiring vehicle dealers to collect sales tax on out-of-state sales, boats, and outboard motors, updating registration and titling procedures, and revising dealership bond requirements and sales thresholds.
Vehicle owners, motor vehicle dealers, and buyers in Missouri will experience changes in sales tax collection at dealerships, revised dealer licensing sales thresholds, and updated documentation requirements for vehicle registration and titling.
- The Missouri General Assembly is the state legislature responsible for enacting and amending state statutes relating to motor vehicles and taxation. context
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 dealers
Dealers face new sales tax collection mandates for nonresidents and watercraft, revised bonding requirements, and a higher annual sales threshold to maintain licensure.
Vehicle owners and purchasers
Purchasers must provide full legal names on registration applications and follow updated procedures for temporary plates and vehicle titling.
Physically disabled vehicle owners
Windsole placard renewal timelines and physician statement requirements are modified to an eight-year renewal cycle.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What new sales tax collection duties are required of motor vehicle dealers?
How many vehicle sales are required now to qualify as a motor vehicle dealer?
What is the bond amount required for motor vehicle dealers?
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1.According to the introduced version of the bill, what penalty fee is established for delinquent motor vehicle registrations under Section 301.050?
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2.According to the introduced version of the bill, what minimum sales requirement is established as evidence that a person is engaged in the motor vehicle business and is eligible for licensure as a motor vehicle dealer?
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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
3 actions- Apr 13, 2026SenateHearing Conducted S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee
- Feb 12, 2026SenateFloorSecond Read and Referred S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee
- Feb 5, 2026SenateIntroducedS First Read
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. The text on record is the 7039S.01I - Introduced version. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
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Full breakdown
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Modernized System Integration
Many provisions in the bill are conditioned upon the development and implementation of a modernized, integrated system for vehicle titling, registration, and driver licensing.
Connected Entities
Sources
www.senate.mo.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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