HB 81 Missouri House · 2025 Regular Session

Requires the department of transportation to install signs to honor recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor

HB 81 requires Missouri's Department of Transportation to install signs on state highways honoring Missouri residents who have received the Congressional Medal of Honor. The signs must display the recipient's name, the year they received the award, and the phrase "Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient," following standard DOT design guidelines. The department will fund, install, and maintain these signs at the hometowns of Medal of Honor recipients. This bill directly affects Missouri residents who have earned the nation's highest military decoration.

Issues: ✓ Veterans

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2024

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Dec 2, 2024 Last action Apr 17, 2025

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Introduced → House Committee Substitute · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was revised to give the Department of Transportation more flexibility in placing Medal of Honor signs, allowing them to choose locations based on right-of-way availability and safety considerations rather than being limited to city limits. The funding source was clarified to come from an existing Medal of Honor recipients fund, and the sign wording was slightly updated to read 'Medal of Honor Recipient' instead of 'Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient'.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded from requiring signs only at city limits to allowing placement at 'other suitable locations' determined by the department based on practical considerations like right-of-way availability and traffic safety.

REQUIREMENT

Sign placement requirements changed from mandatory city limits to discretionary locations based on right-of-way, traffic control coordination, and safety impacts

Sign wording changed from 'Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient' to 'Medal of Honor Recipient'

Design standards changed from department guidelines to conformity with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices

DEFINITION

Added definition of 'hometown' as the city where the recipient resided for the majority of their lifetime, with limits to one sign per recipient

FISCAL

Clarified that signs must be funded through the Missouri Medal of Honor recipients fund established under section 226.925

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Committee

Apr 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 9 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

lower

Apr 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Voted Do Pass (H)

lower

Apr 10, 2025

Committee

Referred: Rules - Legislative(H)

lower

Apr 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 15 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

HCS Voted Do Pass (H)

lower

Mar 19, 2025

Committee

Referred: Transportation(H)

lower

Dec 2, 2024

Introduced

Prefiled (H)

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor