# Missouri HB296: Modifies provisions relating to school bus endorsements Missouri HB296, Modifies provisions relating to school bus endorsements, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jim Kalberloh (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-07-09 (Delivered to Secretary of State (G)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB296-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Missouri HB296 - State: Missouri - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Modifies provisions relating to school bus endorsements - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2024-12-02 - Last action: 2025-07-09, Delivered to Secretary of State (G) - Sponsor: Jim Kalberloh (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 7 (432 yes, 41 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Older school bus drivers renew less often: benefit, low. The special short-term license rule for school bus drivers now starts at age 75, rather than age 70. Drivers age 75 or older can receive licenses lasting up to two years; commercial licenses last two years. These drivers take the school bus endorsement exam every two years instead of annually, excl… - School workers can reuse recent background checks: benefit, low. School personnel can use recent professional-license checks to meet the employment background-check requirement without repeating them. They must have passed both a criminal background check and a family care safety registry check through that license process. Both checks must have cleared within o… - Broader background checks protect school students: benefit, low. Missouri districts and charter schools must check covered personnel before student contact and screened volunteers before leaving them alone with students. Unscreened volunteers cannot be alone with students or access student records without supervision. Driver checks also cover school-owned or con… - Retirees keep pensions during limited substitute work: mixed, medium. From June 30, 2022, through June 30, 2030, covered Missouri school retirees can keep pensions during part-time or temporary substitute teaching. They must work for an employer covered by their retirement system and make no retirement contributions from that work. Disability retirement allowances ar… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jim Kalberloh (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-01 | House | Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed | pass | 133 | 8 | 10 | | 2025-05-01 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2025-05-01 | House | House Concurs - SA 1 and SA 2 | pass | 132 | 9 | 9 | | 2025-04-29 | Senate | Third Read and Passed with Amendments - SA 1, SA 2 | pass | 30 | 3 | | | 2025-03-10 | House | Third Read and Passed with Amendments - HPA 1, adopted | pass | 113 | 20 | 19 | | 2025-02-26 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 6 | 1 | 1 | | 2025-02-13 | House | HCS Reported Do Pass | pass | 11 | 0 | 4 | ## Actions (42) - 2025-07-09: Delivered to Secretary of State (G) (House) - 2025-07-09: Approved by Governor (G) (House) - 2025-05-30: Delivered to Governor (House) - 2025-05-30: Signed by President Pro Tem (Senate) - 2025-05-29: Signed by House Speaker (House) - 2025-05-01: House Message (House) - 2025-05-01: Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed - AYES: 133 NOES: 8 PRESENT: 10 (House) - 2025-05-01: House Concurs - SA 1 and SA 2 AYES: 132 NOES: 9 PRESENT: 9 (House) - 2025-05-01: Taken Up (House) - 2025-05-01: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 7 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (House) - 2025-05-01: Voted Do Pass (House) - 2025-05-01: Executive Session Completed (House) - 2025-04-30: Referred: Fiscal Review (House) - 2025-04-30: Reported to the House with... - SA 1, SA 2 (House) - 2025-04-29: Third Read and Passed with Amendments - SA 1, SA 2 AYES: 30 NOES: 3 PRESENT: 0 (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Taken Up for Third Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Reported Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Voted Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Executive Session Held (Senate) - 2025-03-24: Public Hearing Held (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Public Hearing Scheduled - Monday, March 24, 2025, 2:00 p.m., Senate Ccommittee Room 1 - 1st Floor (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Second read and referred: Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety (Senate) - 2025-03-11: Reported to the Senate and First Read (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Third Read and Passed with Amendments - HPA 1, adopted AYES: 113 NOES: 20 PRESENT: 19 (House) - 2025-03-10: Taken Up for Third Reading (House) - 2025-03-05: Perfected with Amendments - HA 1, adopted. (House) - 2025-03-05: HCS Adopted (House) - 2025-03-05: Title of Bill - Agreed To (House) - 2025-03-05: Taken Up for Perfection (House) - 2025-03-04: Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (House) - 2025-02-26: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 6 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 1 (House) - 2025-02-26: Voted Do Pass (House) - 2025-02-26: Executive Session Completed (House) - 2025-02-19: Referred: Rules - Administrative (House) - 2025-02-13: HCS Reported Do Pass - AYES: 11 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 4 (House) - 2025-02-11: HCS Voted Do Pass (House) - 2025-02-11: Executive Session Completed (House) - 2025-02-04: Public Hearing Completed (House) - 2025-01-22: Referred: Transportation (House) - 2025-01-09: Read Second Time (House) - 2025-01-08: Read First Time (House) - 2024-12-02: Prefiled (House) ## Bill text - Truly Agreed, 2025-05-01: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1066H.02T.pdf) - Perfected, 2025-03-05: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1066H.02D.pdf), [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1066H.02P.pdf) - Committee Substitute, 2025-02-13: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1066H.02C.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1066H.01I.pdf) ## Related bills - HB3: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development (signed) - HB8: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Public Safety and the Department of National Guard (signed) - HB11: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Social Services (signed) - HB10: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Mental Health, the Department of Health and Senior Services, and t… (signed) - SB79: Modifies provisions relating to health care (signed) - SB271: Modifies provisions relating to emergency services (signed) ## Sources - [Truly Agreed (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1066H.02T.pdf) - [Perfected (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1066H.02D.pdf) - [Perfected (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1066H.02P.pdf) - [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1066H.02C.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1066H.01I.pdf) ## Related - [HB3: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB3-2025) - [HB8: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB8-2025) - [HB11: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB11-2025) - [HB10: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB10-2025) - [SB79: Modifies provisions relating to health care](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB79-2025) - [SB271: Modifies provisions relating to emergency services](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB271-2025) - [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-HB296-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).