# Missouri HB1939: Modifies provisions relating to golf cart operation on streets or highways within certain municipalities

Missouri HB1939, Modifies provisions relating to golf cart operation on streets or highways within certain municipalities, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jim Murphy (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-04-29 (Placed Back on Formal Perfection Calendar) (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri HB1939
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Modifies provisions relating to golf cart operation on streets or highways within certain municipalities
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-01
- Last action: 2026-04-29, Placed Back on Formal Perfection Calendar
- Sponsor: Jim Murphy (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (21 yes, 1 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: Jim Murphy (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-17 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 8 | 1 |   |
| 2026-02-09 | House | HCS Reported Do Pass | pass | 13 | 0 |   |

## Actions (18)

- 2026-04-29: Placed Back on Formal Perfection Calendar (House)
- 2026-04-13: Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (House)
- 2026-04-09: Placed Back on Formal Perfection Calendar (House)
- 2026-03-23: Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (House)
- 2026-03-11: Placed Back on Formal Perfection Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-24: Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-17: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 8 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2026-02-17: Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2026-02-17: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2026-02-12: Referred: Rules - Administrative (House)
- 2026-02-09: HCS Reported Do Pass - AYES: 13 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2026-02-03: HCS Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2026-02-03: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2026-01-27: Public Hearing Completed (House)
- 2026-01-22: Referred: Transportation (House)
- 2026-01-08: Read Second Time (House)
- 2026-01-07: Read First Time (House)
- 2025-12-01: Prefiled (House)

## Bill text

- Committee Substitute, 2026-02-09: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4472H.02C.pdf)
- Introduced, 2026-01-07: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4472H.01I.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB1867: Authorizes Joplin to increase a transient guest tax for tourism to no more than six percent upon a vote of the people (signed)
- HB1871: Modifies provisions relating to elections (signed)
- HB1840: Establishes an alert system to assist in the location of missing persons with developmental disabilities (signed)
- HB1825: Removes the prosecuting attorney and the sheriff from the county salary commission (signed)
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## Sources
- [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4472H.02C.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4472H.01I.pdf)

## Related
- [HB1867: Authorizes Joplin to increase a transient guest tax for tourism to no more than…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1867-2026)
- [HB1871: Modifies provisions relating to elections](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1871-2026)
- [HB1840: Establishes an alert system to assist in the location of missing persons with d…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1840-2026)
- [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)
- [SB1408: Increases the maximum speed limit from 70 to 75 miles per hour on rural interst…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB1408-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1939-2026 (as of 2026-11-04).