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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri House Bill 1808 Establishes Civil Liability Rules for Social Hosts Supplying Alcohol to Adults
Last action · April 21, 2026: Public Hearing Completed (H)Sponsors: Mark Sharp and 1 other
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What This Bill Would Do
House Bill 1808 allows individuals who suffer bodily injury or property damage from a vehicle crash caused by an intoxicated adult guest to sue the social host, provided specific conditions of willful and reckless alcohol provision are met. The measure establishes blood alcohol concentration thresholds that create legal presumptions regarding whether a person was visibly intoxicated. Additionally, the legislation designates this new statute as the for such injury claims.
The measure establishes clear legal conditions under which private hosts face civil lawsuits for damages caused by adult guests they supplied with alcohol. It sets precise blood alcohol concentration tiers that legally presume whether a guest was visibly intoxicated, directly impacting liability exposure for party hosts and legal rights for accident victims.
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.
Social hosts
Social hosts face defined civil liability standards and legal presumptions when serving alcoholic beverages to adult guests who subsequently cause vehicle accidents.
Persons sustaining bodily injury or property damage
Injured individuals gain an exclusive statutory civil remedy to seek damages from social hosts under specific conditions of negligent alcohol provision.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Under what conditions can a social host be sued for serving alcohol to an adult?
How do blood alcohol concentration levels affect a social host liability lawsuit?
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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- Apr 21, 2026HousePublic Hearing Completed (H)
- Apr 15, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Crime and Public Safety(H)
- Jan 8, 2026HouseFloorRead Second Time (H)
- Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroducedRead First Time (H)
- Dec 1, 2025HouseIntroducedPrefiled (H)
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