HB 2189 Missouri House · 2026 Regular Session

Establishes a five-year motor vehicle registration option for motor vehicles with a model year of manufacture that is less than six years old

HB 2189 creates a voluntary five-year vehicle registration option for owners of motor vehicles manufactured within the last six model years (e.g., 2020-2025 models for a 2026 registration year). This would allow eligible vehicle owners to pay for registration once every five years instead of annually or biennially, directly affecting most passenger car owners with relatively new vehicles. The key provision replaces the standard annual/biennial registration cycle with a five-year term for qualifying vehicles, as specified in the bill’s section 7. The change applies only to vehicles under six model years old and does not alter existing requirements for older vehicles or commercial vehicles.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Dec 4, 2025 Last action Mar 12, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Perfected · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill was amended to expand its scope from repealing two existing sections to three, adding a new section 136.055 that establishes a competitive bidding process for motor vehicle title and registration fee office contracts. The changes introduce specific fee structures for various registration services and create new eligibility criteria for organizations that can win these contracts, prioritizing tax-exempt entities that reinvest proceeds into Missouri charities.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from repealing sections 301.130 and 301.147 to also repeal section 136.055, and added three new sections including a new 136.055 that creates a fee office contracting system for motor vehicle registration services.

FISCAL

New fee structure established for motor vehicle registration services, including specific dollar amounts for annual, biennial, and five-year vehicle registrations, trailer registrations, title transfers, and license issuance.

ELIGIBILITY

Priority given to tax-exempt organizations (501(c)(3), 501(c)(6), or 501(c)(4)) that reinvest at least 75% of net proceeds to Missouri charities when awarding fee office contracts.

REQUIREMENT

New restrictions preventing contracts from being awarded to entities affiliated with current or former department of revenue employees for one year after termination.

Added requirement that fee office contracts must be awarded through competitive bidding process.

TIMELINE

Authority granted to extend fee office contracts for up to five years beginning after September 1, 2009.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Key actions

Committee

Mar 12, 2026

Committee

Second read and referred: Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety(S)

upper

Feb 23, 2026

Lower · Passed

Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 143 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

lower

Feb 23, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 7 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

lower

Feb 23, 2026

Lower · Passed

Voted Do Pass (H)

lower

Feb 23, 2026

Committee

Referred: Fiscal Review(H)

lower

Feb 18, 2026

Lower · Passed

Perfected with Amendments (H) - HA 1, adopted

lower

Feb 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Feb 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Voted Do Pass (H)

lower

Jan 29, 2026

Committee

Referred: Rules - Administrative(H)

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 19 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

lower

Jan 22, 2026

Lower · Passed

Voted Do Pass (H)

lower

Jan 8, 2026

Committee

Referred: Government Efficiency(H)

lower

Dec 4, 2025

Introduced

Prefiled (H)

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor