Rep. Jeff Farnan

Primary HB 832

In committee · Missouri House · Lead sponsor

Modifies provisions of child labor laws and provides additional employment requirements for children engaged in online content creation or vlogging

Maddy summaryHB 832 modifies Missouri's child labor laws to address children under 16 involved in online content creation (vlogging). It applies when a child appears in at least 30% of a vlogger's paid videos for over 12 months or earns compensation meeting specific thresholds. Key requirements include vloggers setting aside earnings in a trust account for the child, maintaining detailed records of content and payments, and allowing the child to request removal of their content from platforms upon turning 18. The law directly affects minors in qualifying vlogs and the vloggers or entities producing content featuring them.

Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill mandates trust accounts and record-keeping for child content creators' earnings, protecting minors' financial rights under labor law, aligning with worker protection indicators.85% confidence

In committee Apr 2, 2025 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1069

In committee · Missouri House · Lead sponsor

Repeals the motor vehicle safety inspection program

Maddy summaryHB 1069 repeals Missouri's motor vehicle safety inspection program, eliminating the requirement for annual safety checks on vehicles. Instead, it establishes new vehicle registration rules, including annual application submissions for registration, retention of odometer information for business-use vehicles under 10 years old with less than 150,000 miles, and specific procedures for reconstructed or salvage vehicles. The bill directly affects vehicle owners who must now comply with these updated registration procedures annually, particularly for business-use vehicles and eligible non-business vehicles. It also adds voluntary donation options at registration for blindness education and organ donor programs, with funds deposited into designated state funds.

TransportationOpposes TransportationRepeals mandatory vehicle safety inspections, weakening transportation safety standards per bill's explicit action on motor vehicle regulations.95% confidence

In committee Feb 5, 2025 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor HB 2885

In committee · Missouri House · Co-sponsor

Establishes the offense of contributing to social transition and requires a person to be placed on the sexual offender registry if guilty of the offense of contributing to social transition

Maddy summaryThis bill creates a new criminal offense called contributing to social transition, which applies to teachers and school counselors who provide support to children regarding their gender identity. Under the law, anyone found guilty of this offense would be classified as a class E felony and required to register as a sexual offender. The legislation defines social transition as a child adopting a name, pronouns, or appearance that matches their gender identity rather than the sex assigned at birth. Convicted individuals would face the same registration and reporting duties as other sexual offenders, including notifying law enforcement of changes to their residence, employment, and contact information.

In committee May 17, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary HB 2500

In committee · Missouri House · Lead sponsor

Prohibits labeling requirements for bioengineered food that are more stringent than federal requirements

Maddy summaryThis bill prevents states from creating bioengineered food labeling rules that are stricter than federal standards. It ensures that any food product meeting federal disclosure requirements is automatically considered compliant with state laws as well. The legislation directly affects food manufacturers and retailers by limiting the ability of state governments to impose additional or different labeling obligations on these products.

In committee May 17, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor HB 2634

Signed into law · Missouri House · Co-sponsor

Modifies provisions relating to public funding of abortion facilities and affiliates and provisions relating to MO HealthNet providers

Signed into law May 9, 2024 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor HB 2896

Passed · Missouri House · Co-sponsor

Establishes an alternative remedy to remove persons who are unlawfully occupying a residential dwelling and establishes the offense of criminal mischief

Passed May 8, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 2079

In committee · Missouri House · Co-sponsor

Increase the prisoner reimbursement amount that the state is required to pay to counties

In committee May 2, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 1716

In committee · Missouri House · Co-sponsor

Modifies provisions relating to missing persons

In committee Apr 30, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary HB 2599

Passed · Missouri House · Lead sponsor

Modifies provisions relating to transactions involving secure identity verification

Passed Apr 30, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 2322

Passed · Missouri House · Lead sponsor

Modifies provisions relating to the licensing of persons performing funeral-related services

Passed Apr 25, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track