# Missouri HB970: Establishes provisions relating to video lottery gaming terminals, licenses, and regulation

Missouri HB970, Establishes provisions relating to video lottery gaming terminals, licenses, and regulation, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Bill Hardwick (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-08 (Public Hearing Held); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri HB970
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Establishes provisions relating to video lottery gaming terminals, licenses, and regulation
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-22
- Last action: 2025-05-08, Public Hearing Held
- Sponsor: Bill Hardwick (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (168 yes, 150 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: Bill Hardwick (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Third Read and Passed with Amendments - HPA 1 | pass | 83 | 73 |   |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Perfected with Amendments - HA 1, HA 1 to HA 2, HA 2 to HA 2, HA 2, as amended, HA 3, HA 5, HA 6 adopted | pass | 74 | 70 | 2 |
| 2025-03-10 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025-02-05 | House | HCS Reported Do Pass | pass | 8 | 5 |   |

## Actions (27)

- 2025-05-08: Public Hearing Held (Senate)
- 2025-05-07: Public Hearing Scheduled - Thursday, May 8, 2025, 9:00 AM, Senate Conference Room 2 - 1st floor (Senate)
- 2025-05-05: Public Hearing Scheduled - CANCELLED, AMENDED: Wednesday, May 7, 2025, 8:30 AM, Senate Conference Room 2 - 1st floor. This bill was removed. (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Second read and referred: Appropriations (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Reported to the Senate and First Read (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Third Read and Passed with Amendments - HPA 1 AYES: 83 NOES: 73 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2025-04-09: Taken Up for Third Reading (House)
- 2025-04-07: Perfected with Amendments - HA 1, HA 1 to HA 2, HA 2 to HA 2, HA 2, as amended, HA 3, HA 5, HA 6 adopted AYES: 74 NOES: 70 PRESENT: 2 (House)
- 2025-04-07: HCS Adopted (House)
- 2025-04-07: Title of Bill - Agreed To (House)
- 2025-04-07: Taken Up for Perfection (House)
- 2025-03-24: Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (House)
- 2025-03-10: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 3 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 1 (House)
- 2025-03-06: Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2025-03-06: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2025-02-27: Action Postponed (House)
- 2025-02-24: Action Postponed (House)
- 2025-02-20: Action Postponed (House)
- 2025-02-17: Action Postponed (House)
- 2025-02-06: Referred: Rules - Legislative (House)
- 2025-02-05: HCS Reported Do Pass - AYES: 8 NOES: 5 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2025-02-03: HCS Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2025-02-03: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2025-01-27: Public Hearing Completed (House)
- 2025-01-23: Referred: Emerging Issues (House)
- 2025-01-23: Read Second Time (House)
- 2025-01-22: Introduced and Read First Time (House)

## Bill text

- Perfected, 2025-04-07: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0968H.02D.pdf), [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0968H.02P.pdf)
- Committee Substitute, 2025-02-05: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0968H.02C.pdf)
- Introduced, 2025-01-22: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0968H.01I.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Perfected (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0968H.02D.pdf)
- [Perfected (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0968H.02P.pdf)
- [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0968H.02C.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/0968H.01I.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB970-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).