HB 2300 Missouri House · 2026 Regular Session

Creates provisions relating to professional licensing

HB 2300 would create a two-year temporary license for out-of-state professionals who have at least three years of work experience in an occupation requiring a license in this state but did not require one where they worked. Applicants must pass required exams, prove U.S. citizenship, and provide proof of residency within 90 days of approval. The license expires after two years, requiring a permanent application, and does not qualify for interstate licensing compacts or reciprocity with other states. It excludes professions covered by existing licensing compacts, federal requirements, or specific regulated fields like electrical contractors. The bill applies to all licensing boards but does not override current interstate agreements.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 9, 2025 Last action Apr 9, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced House Committee Substitute · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended from a version that added a single new section to a comprehensive version that repeals over ten existing sections and enacts forty-one new sections. This change significantly expands the bill's scope to overhaul multiple professional licensing chapters rather than just adding one provision.
Scope change
The bill's scope changed from amending a single section in Chapter 324 to repealing sections across Chapters 324, 326, 337, and 345, and enacting forty-one new sections covering professional licensing.
SCOPE

The bill now includes the repeal of ten specific existing sections (324.009, 326.256, 326.277, 326.280, 326.283, 326.286, 326.289, 326.292, 337.600, and 345.050) and the enactment of forty-one new sections.

REQUIREMENT

The list of new section numbers enacted was expanded to include numerous new sections in Chapters 334 and 338, indicating a major restructuring of licensing requirements.

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Total actions
12
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Apr 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 10 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0
lower
Apr 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Voted Do Pass (H)
lower
Mar 26, 2026
Committee
Referred: Rules - Administrative(H)
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 18 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 1
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Committee
Referred: Professional Registration and Licensing(H)
lower
Dec 9, 2025
Introduced
Prefiled (H)
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Photo of Philip Oehlerking
Philip Oehlerking
RRepublican
MO
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