# Missouri HB1740: Modifies provisions relating to driving while intoxicated Missouri HB1740, Modifies provisions relating to driving while intoxicated, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Dave Griffith (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-07-09 (Delivered to Secretary of State (G)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1740-2026 - As of: 2026-11-04 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Missouri HB1740 - State: Missouri - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Modifies provisions relating to driving while intoxicated - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-12-01 - Last action: 2026-07-09, Delivered to Secretary of State (G) - Sponsor: Dave Griffith (Republican) - Cosponsors: 16 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 8 (501 yes, 9 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Child support after intoxicated driving deaths: benefit, medium. Bentley and Mason's Law provides child maintenance when a qualifying intoxication-related driving offense causes a parent's death. A conviction, guilty plea, or no-contest plea triggers a required court order when the surviving parent or guardian petitions. Courts set payments using the child's nee… - Low-income drivers pay less for interlocks: benefit, medium. Drivers with verified income at or below 150% of the federal poverty level pay 10% of the ignition interlock cost. This saves them 90% of the device cost. Income proof can include last year's federal tax return, income statements from the past three months, or a court order. Extra costs caused by n… - Interlock requirements expand for high-risk drivers: cost, medium. Missouri requires certified ignition interlocks for repeat intoxication-related driving offenses and qualifying offenses involving blood alcohol of at least 0.15%, property damage, or injury. License rules also cover specified suspended or revoked drivers with a prior alcohol-related enforcement co… - Tougher penalties for harmful intoxicated driving: cost, medium. Criminally negligent intoxicated driving causing physical injury is a class D felony; serious physical injury makes it class C. Causing death through criminally negligent intoxicated driving is a class A felony. A later intoxicated-driving offense is also class A after a prior finding of guilt unde… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Dave Griffith (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bill Irwin (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Brandon Phelps (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bruce Sassmann (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Cecelie Williams (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Christopher Warwick (Republican), House - Cosponsor: David Dolan (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Deanna Self (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Donna Barnes (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jeff Vernetti (Republican), House - Cosponsor: John Hewkin (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mark Sharp (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Melissa Schmidt (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Raychel Proudie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sherri Gallick (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Terri Violet (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Travis Wilson (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-14 | House | House Adopts - SS SCS | pass | 143 | 2 | | | 2026-05-14 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 8 | 0 | | | 2026-05-14 | Senate | Third Read and Passed | pass | 32 | 0 | | | 2026-05-14 | House | Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed | pass | 144 | 2 | | | 2026-04-02 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 8 | 0 | | | 2026-04-02 | House | Third Read and Passed | pass | 141 | 5 | 1 | | 2026-03-11 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 9 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 16 | 0 | | ## Actions (56) - 2026-07-09: Delivered to Secretary of State (G) (House) - 2026-07-09: Approved by Governor (G) (House) - 2026-05-28: Delivered to Governor (House) - 2026-05-28: Signed by President Pro Tem (Senate) - 2026-05-28: Signed by House Speaker (House) - 2026-05-14: House Message (House) - 2026-05-14: Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed - AYES: 144 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0 (House) - 2026-05-14: House Adopts - SS SCS AYES: 143 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0 (House) - 2026-05-14: Taken Up (House) - 2026-05-14: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 8 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (House) - 2026-05-14: Voted Do Pass (House) - 2026-05-14: Executive Session Completed (House) - 2026-05-14: Referred: Fiscal Review (House) - 2026-05-14: Reported to the House with... - SS SCS (House) - 2026-05-14: Third Read and Passed - AYES: 32 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (Senate) - 2026-05-14: SS Adopted (Senate) - 2026-05-14: SS Offered (Senate) - 2026-05-14: Taken Up for Third Reading (Senate) - 2026-05-07: Placed on Informal Calendar (Senate) - 2026-05-07: Reported Do Pass (Senate) - 2026-05-07: Voted Do Pass (Senate) - 2026-05-07: Executive Session Held (Senate) - 2026-05-06: Referred: Fiscal Oversight (Senate) - 2026-05-06: SCS Reported Do Pass (Senate) - 2026-04-29: SCS Voted Do Pass (Senate) - 2026-04-29: Executive Session Held (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Public Hearing Held (Senate) - 2026-04-13: Public Hearing Scheduled - Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 8:30 a.m., Senate Lounge - 3rd Floor (Senate) - 2026-04-08: Second read and referred: Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence (Senate) - 2026-04-07: Reported to the Senate and First Read (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Third Read and Passed - AYES: 141 NOES: 5 PRESENT: 1 (House) - 2026-04-02: Taken Up for Third Reading (House) - 2026-04-02: Placed on the Informal Third Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-04-02: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 8 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (House) - 2026-04-02: Voted Do Pass (House) - 2026-04-02: Executive Session Completed (House) - 2026-03-31: Referred: Fiscal Review (House) - 2026-03-30: Perfected (House) - 2026-03-30: Title of Bill - Agreed To (House) - 2026-03-30: Taken Up for Perfection (House) - 2026-03-25: Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (House) - 2026-03-11: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 9 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (House) - 2026-03-10: Voted Do Pass (House) - 2026-03-10: Executive Session Completed (House) - 2026-03-05: Referred: Rules - Legislative (House) - 2026-02-26: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 16 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (House) - 2026-02-26: Voted Do Pass (House) - 2026-02-26: Executive Session Completed (House) - 2026-02-24: Action Postponed (House) - 2026-02-24: Executive Session Continued - 2026-02-17: Public Hearing Completed (House) - 2026-02-05: Re-referred to Committee: Crime and Public Safety (House) - 2026-01-22: Referred: General Laws (House) - 2026-01-08: Read Second Time (House) - 2026-01-07: Read First Time (House) - 2025-12-01: Prefiled (House) ## Bill text - Truly Agreed, 2026-05-14: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/5381S.06T.pdf) - Perfected, 2026-03-30: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/5381H.01P.pdf) - Committee Substitute, 2026-02-26: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/5381S.05C.pdf) - Senate Substitute, 2026-02-26: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/5381S.06F.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-07: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/5381H.01I.pdf) ## Related bills - SB1408: Increases the maximum speed limit from 70 to 75 miles per hour on rural interstates and freeways (signed) - SB1135: Creates "Bentley and Mason's Law" relating to child maintenance orders for certain persons convicted of the offense of driving while intoxicated (signed) - SB1067: Establishes the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act, which provides procedures for dismissal of actions based on public expression (signed) - SB1019: Modifies several provisions relating to health care (signed) - SB973: Creates and modifies provisions relating to real estate transactions (signed) - SB890: Repeals expired, terminated, sunset, and obsolete sections of law (signed) ## Sources - [Truly Agreed (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/5381S.06T.pdf) - [Perfected (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/5381H.01P.pdf) - [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/5381S.05C.pdf) - [Senate Substitute (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/5381S.06F.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/5381H.01I.pdf) ## Related - [SB1408: Increases the maximum speed limit from 70 to 75 miles per hour on rural interst…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB1408-2026) - [SB1135: Creates "Bentley and Mason's Law" relating to child maintenance orders for cert…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB1135-2026) - [SB1067: Establishes the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act, which provides proced…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB1067-2026) - [SB1019: Modifies several provisions relating to health care](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB1019-2026) - [SB973: Creates and modifies provisions relating to real estate transactions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB973-2026) - [SB890: Repeals expired, terminated, sunset, and obsolete sections of law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB890-2026) - [Missouri bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/missouri/bills) - [Missouri state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/missouri) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1740-2026 (as of 2026-11-04).