# Missouri HB596: Modifies a provision relating to brokerage services Missouri HB596, Modifies a provision relating to brokerage services, 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-HB596-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Missouri HB596 - State: Missouri - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Modifies a provision relating to brokerage services - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2024-12-17 - Last action: 2025-07-14, Delivered to Secretary of State (G) - Sponsor: Chris Brown (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (489 yes, 9 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Written broker terms for buyers and renters: benefit, low. Missouri requires designated brokers representing buyers or tenants as single agents to sign written agency agreements before covered services begin. The agreement must explain the agent’s duties and responsibilities and the terms of pay. The requirement excludes ministerial acts, as defined in sta… - Brokers gain business options for receiving pay: benefit, low. Missouri adds real estate brokers to broker-salespersons and salespersons allowed to receive earned pay through businesses formed for that purpose. A licensee can own the business alone or with an unlicensed spouse. A licensed spouse can share ownership when both spouses work under the same broker.… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Chris Brown (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-12 | House | Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed | pass | 153 | 2 | | | 2025-05-12 | House | House Adopts - SS#2 | pass | 153 | 3 | | | 2025-05-12 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2025-05-08 | Senate | Third Read and Passed | pass | 31 | 0 | | | 2025-03-26 | House | Third Read and Passed | pass | 123 | 4 | | | 2025-02-20 | House | Reported Do Pass - Consent | pass | 9 | 0 | | | 2025-02-12 | House | Reported Do Pass - Consent | pass | 13 | 0 | | ## Actions (42) - 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) - 2025-05-12: House Message (House) - 2025-05-12: Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed - AYES: 153 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0 (House) - 2025-05-12: House Adopts - SS#2 AYES: 153 NOES: 3 PRESENT: 0 (House) - 2025-05-12: Taken Up (House) - 2025-05-12: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 7 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (House) - 2025-05-12: Voted Do Pass (House) - 2025-05-12: Executive Session Completed (House) - 2025-05-08: Referred: Fiscal Review (House) - 2025-05-08: Reported to the House with... - SS#2 (House) - 2025-05-08: Third Read and Passed - AYES: 31 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (Senate) - 2025-05-08: SS#2 Adopted (Senate) - 2025-05-08: SS#2 Offered (Senate) - 2025-05-08: SS Withdrawn (Senate) - 2025-05-08: SS Offered (Senate) - 2025-05-08: Taken Up for Third Reading (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Reported Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Voted Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Executive Session Held (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Public Hearing Held (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Public Hearing Scheduled - Tuesday, April 15, 2025, 10:15 a.m., Senate Committee Room 1 - 1st Floor (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Second read and referred: Emerging Issues and Professional Registration (Senate) - 2025-03-26: Reported to the Senate and First Read (Senate) - 2025-03-26: Third Read and Passed - AYES: 123 NOES: 4 PRESENT: 0 (House) - 2025-03-26: Taken Up for Third Reading (House) - 2025-03-13: Perfected by Consent - Pursuant to House Rules (House) - 2025-02-20: Reported Do Pass - Consent - AYES: 9 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (House) - 2025-02-18: Voted Do Pass - Consent (House) - 2025-02-18: Executive Session Completed (House) - 2025-02-12: Referred: Consent and Procedure (House) - 2025-02-12: Reported Do Pass - Consent - AYES: 13 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (House) - 2025-02-11: Voted Do Pass - Consent (House) - 2025-02-11: Executive Session Completed (House) - 2025-02-05: Public Hearing Completed (House) - 2025-01-30: Referred: Financial Institutions (House) - 2025-01-09: Read Second Time (House) - 2025-01-08: Read First Time (House) - 2024-12-17: Prefiled (House) ## Bill text - Truly Agreed, 2025-05-12: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1542S.03T.pdf) - Perfected, 2025-03-13: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1542H.01P.pdf) - Senate Substitute, 2025-02-12: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1542S.03F.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1542H.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/1542S.03T.pdf) - [Perfected (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1542H.01P.pdf) - [Senate Substitute (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1542S.03F.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1542H.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) - 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