# Missouri HB563: Establishes protections for landowners taking wildlife on the landowner's property

Missouri HB563, Establishes protections for landowners taking wildlife on the landowner's property, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Mitch Boggs (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-24 (Second read and referred: Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri HB563
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Establishes protections for landowners taking wildlife on the landowner's property
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-12-16
- Last action: 2025-03-24, Second read and referred: Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources
- Sponsor: Mitch Boggs (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (130 yes, 49 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: Mitch Boggs (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ben Baker
- Cosponsor: Burt Whaley (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Deanna Self (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lisa Durnell (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-12 | House | Third Read and Passed | pass | 107 | 41 | 7 |
| 2025-03-11 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 6 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-25 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 6 | 3 |   |
| 2025-02-13 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 11 | 5 |   |

## Actions (25)

- 2025-03-24: Second read and referred: Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Reported to the Senate and First Read (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Third Read and Passed - AYES: 107 NOES: 41 PRESENT: 7 (House)
- 2025-03-12: Taken Up for Third Reading (House)
- 2025-03-11: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 6 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2025-03-11: Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2025-03-11: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2025-03-10: Placed on the Informal Third Reading Calendar (House)
- 2025-03-06: Referred: Fiscal Review (House)
- 2025-03-05: Perfected (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)
- 2025-02-25: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 6 NOES: 3 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2025-02-24: Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2025-02-24: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2025-02-19: Referred: Rules - Legislative (House)
- 2025-02-13: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 11 NOES: 5 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2025-02-11: Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2025-02-11: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2025-02-04: Public Hearing Completed (House)
- 2025-01-22: Referred: Government Efficiency (House)
- 2025-01-09: Read Second Time (House)
- 2025-01-08: Read First Time (House)
- 2024-12-16: Prefiled (House)

## Bill text

- Perfected, 2025-03-05: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0216H.01P.pdf)
- Introduced, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0216H.01I.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Perfected (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0216H.01P.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0216H.01I.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB563-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).