# Missouri HB595: Modifies provisions relating to real estate transactions Missouri HB595, Modifies provisions relating to real estate transactions, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Chris Brown (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-07-14 (Delivered to Secretary of State (G)) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB595-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Missouri HB595 - State: Missouri - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Modifies provisions relating to real estate transactions - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2024-12-17 - Last action: 2025-07-14, Delivered to Secretary of State (G) - Sponsor: Chris Brown (Republican) - Cosponsors: 5 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 10 (403 yes, 144 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Local rental protections remain for veterans: benefit, low. Missouri cities and counties can keep or adopt rules against rental discrimination based solely on receiving veterans’ benefits. These rules can protect both current tenants and rental applicants. Local governments do not have to adopt them, so protection depends on local policy. - Written broker agreements for buyers and renters: benefit, low. A designated broker representing a buyer or tenant as a single agent must enter into a written agency agreement. The agreement must list the licensee’s duties, responsibilities, and pay terms before covered brokerage work begins. The requirement excludes ministerial acts, such as the routine tasks… - Fewer local protections for renters: cost, medium. Missouri cities and counties cannot set rent caps for privately owned residential or commercial rentals. They also cannot bar landlords from rejecting applicants because their lawful income includes housing assistance. Local rules cannot limit landlords’ customary screening methods or requests for… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Chris Brown (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bill Allen (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Brad Banderman (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Deanna Self (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ed Lewis (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Sherri Gallick (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-07 | Senate | Senate Adopts Conference Committee Report | pass | 22 | 11 | | | 2025-05-07 | Senate | Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed | pass | 23 | 10 | | | 2025-05-05 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2025-05-05 | House | House Adopts Conference Committee Report | pass | 102 | 34 | 7 | | 2025-05-05 | House | Third Read and Passed | pass | 103 | 37 | 5 | | 2025-04-24 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 8 | 0 | | | 2025-04-22 | Senate | Third Read and Passed with Amendments - SA 1 to SA 1, SA 1, as amended, SA 1 SA 3, SA 3, as amended, adopted | pass | 21 | 9 | | | 2025-02-13 | House | Third Read and Passed | pass | 104 | 38 | 8 | | 2025-02-06 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 7 | 2 | | | 2025-01-29 | House | HCS Reported Do Pass | pass | 6 | 3 | | ## Actions (63) - 2025-07-14: Delivered to Secretary of State (G) (House) - 2025-07-14: 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) - 2025-05-07: Senate Message (Senate) - 2025-05-07: Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed - AYES: 23 NOES: 10 PRESENT: 0 (Senate) - 2025-05-07: Senate Adopts Conference Committee Report - AYES: 22 NOES: 11 PRESENT: 0 (Senate) - 2025-05-07: Substitute Motion Defeated (Senate) - 2025-05-07: Substitute Motion Offered - Senate refuse to adopt CCR and request House take up and pass SS, as amended, or grant further conference (Senate) - 2025-05-07: Senate Submits Conference Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-05-05: House Message (House) - 2025-05-05: Third Read and Passed - AYES: 103 NOES: 37 PRESENT: 5 (House) - 2025-05-05: House Adopts Conference Committee Report - AYES: 102 NOES: 34 PRESENT: 7 (House) - 2025-05-05: House Submits Conference Committee Report (House) - 2025-05-05: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 7 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (House) - 2025-05-05: Voted Do Pass (House) - 2025-05-05: Executive Session Completed (House) - 2025-05-01: Referred: Fiscal Review (House) - 2025-05-01: House Distributes Conference Committee Report (House) - 2025-04-29: Senate Message (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Senate Conference Committee Appointed - SENATORS SCHROER, TRENT, GREGORY, LEWIS, ROBERTS (Senate) - 2025-04-28: House Message (House) - 2025-04-28: House Conference Committee Appointed - REPRESENTATIVES BROWN(16), KEATHLEY, BAKER, PROUDIE, TERRY (House) - 2025-04-28: Senate Message (Senate) - 2025-04-28: Senate Refuses to Recede, Grants Conference (Senate) - 2025-04-28: House Message (House) - 2025-04-24: House Refuses to Adopt, Requests Senate to Recede or Grant Conference (House) - 2025-04-24: Taken Up (House) - 2025-04-24: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 8 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (House) - 2025-04-24: Voted Do Pass (House) - 2025-04-24: Executive Session Completed (House) - 2025-04-23: Referred: Fiscal Review (House) - 2025-04-23: Reported to the House with... - SS as amended (House) - 2025-04-22: Third Read and Passed with Amendments - SA 1 to SA 1, SA 1, as amended, SA 1 SA 3, SA 3, as amended, adopted AYES: 21 NOES: 9 PRESENT: 0 (Senate) - 2025-04-22: SS Adopted (Senate) - 2025-04-22: SS Offered (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Taken Up for Third Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Reported Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Voted Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Executive Session Held (Senate) - 2025-03-03: Public Hearing Held (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Public Hearing Scheduled - Monday, March 3, 2025, 1:00 p.m., Senate Lounge. (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Second read and referred: Local Government, Elections and Pensions (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Reported to the Senate and First Read (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Third Read and Passed - AYES: 104 NOES: 38 PRESENT: 8 (House) - 2025-02-13: Taken Up for Third Reading (House) - 2025-02-11: Perfected (House) - 2025-02-11: HCS Adopted (House) - 2025-02-11: Title of Bill - Agreed To (House) - 2025-02-11: Taken Up for Perfection (House) - 2025-02-06: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 7 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0 (House) - 2025-02-06: Voted Do Pass (House) - 2025-02-06: Executive Session Completed (House) - 2025-01-30: Referred: Rules - Administrative (House) - 2025-01-29: HCS Reported Do Pass - AYES: 6 NOES: 3 PRESENT: 0 (House) - 2025-01-29: HCS Voted Do Pass (House) - 2025-01-29: Executive Session Completed (House) - 2025-01-22: Public Hearing Completed (House) - 2025-01-16: Referred: Commerce (House) - 2025-01-09: Read Second Time (House) - 2025-01-08: Read First Time (House) - 2024-12-17: Prefiled (House) ## Bill text - Truly Agreed, 2025-05-07: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1536H.05T.pdf) - Perfected, 2025-02-11: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1536H.02P.pdf) - Committee Substitute, 2025-01-29: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1536H.02C.pdf) - Senate Substitute, 2025-01-29: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1536H.05S.pdf), [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1536S.03F.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1536H.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/1536H.05T.pdf) - [Perfected (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1536H.02P.pdf) - [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1536H.02C.pdf) - [Senate Substitute (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1536H.05S.pdf) - [Senate Substitute (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1536S.03F.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1536H.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-HB595-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).