# Missouri HB1838: Modifies provisions relating to motor vehicle safety inspections

Missouri HB1838, Modifies provisions relating to motor vehicle safety inspections, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Ann Kelley (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-30 (SCS Voted Do Pass); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri HB1838
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Modifies provisions relating to motor vehicle safety inspections
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-01
- Last action: 2026-03-30, SCS Voted Do Pass
- Sponsor: Ann Kelley (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (128 yes, 53 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Ann Kelley (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Barry Hovis (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bob Titus (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Brian Seitz (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Burt Whaley (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Danny Busick (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ed Lewis (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-16 | House | Third Read and Passed | pass | 104 | 43 | 5 |
| 2026-02-16 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 4 | 2 |   |
| 2026-02-02 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 9 | 3 |   |
| 2026-01-28 | House | HCS Reported Do Pass | pass | 11 | 5 | 1 |

## Actions (29)

- 2026-03-30: SCS Voted Do Pass (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Executive Session Held (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Public Hearing Held (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Public Hearing Scheduled - Monday, March 2, 2026, 2:15 p.m., Senate Committee Room 1 - 1st Floor (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Second read and referred: Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Reported to the Senate and First Read (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Third Read and Passed - AYES: 104 NOES: 43 PRESENT: 5 (House)
- 2026-02-16: Taken Up for Third Reading (House)
- 2026-02-16: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 4 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2026-02-16: Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2026-02-16: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2026-02-11: Referred: Fiscal Review (House)
- 2026-02-10: Perfected with Amendments - HA 1, adopted (House)
- 2026-02-10: HCS Adopted (House)
- 2026-02-10: Title of Bill - Agreed To (House)
- 2026-02-10: Taken Up for Perfection (House)
- 2026-02-04: Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-02: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 9 NOES: 3 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2026-02-02: Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2026-02-02: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2026-01-29: Referred: Rules - Legislative (House)
- 2026-01-28: HCS Reported Do Pass - AYES: 11 NOES: 5 PRESENT: 1 (House)
- 2026-01-22: HCS Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2026-01-22: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2026-01-15: Public Hearing Completed (House)
- 2026-01-08: Referred: Government Efficiency (House)
- 2026-01-08: Read Second Time (House)
- 2026-01-07: Read First Time (House)
- 2025-12-01: Prefiled (House)

## Bill text

- Perfected, 2026-02-10: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4294H.02P.pdf)
- Committee Substitute, 2026-01-28: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4294H.02C.pdf)
- Introduced, 2026-01-07: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4294H.01I.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Perfected (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4294H.02P.pdf)
- [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4294H.02C.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4294H.01I.pdf)

## Related
- [HB1825: Removes the prosecuting attorney and the sheriff from the county salary commiss…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1825-2026)
- [HB1827: Adds licensed occupational therapists to the definition of "other authorized he…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1827-2026)
- [HB1840: Establishes an alert system to assist in the location of missing persons with d…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1840-2026)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1838-2026 (as of 2026-11-04).