Missouri 2025 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

HB 272 — Modifies provisions relating to outdoor advertising

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

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

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How this bill changes current law

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This bill amends 9 section(s) of the Missouri Revised Statutes: Section 226.006, RSMo; Section 226.510, RSMo; Section 226.600, RSMo; Section 226.550, RSMo; Section 226.1170, RSMo; Section 311.028, RSMo.

  • Section 226.006, RSMo

    on roadside dynamic message signs to the fewest number of characters necessary to practically convey the intended information. Messages displayed on roadside dynamic message signs generally shall be limited to information related to traffic conditions, weather, or emergency alerts, and shall not contain commercial advertisements. 2. For purposes of this section, "dynamic message sign" means a changeable message traffic control device used for traffic warning, regulation, routing, and management.

    amended

  • Section 226.510, RSMo

    bold-face except that none of the preceding items shall be deemed "outdoor advertising" when located on, attached to, or erected as part of, a fence, fences, or walls that enclose, in whole or in part, an athletic field that is owned or leased by a school or an entity described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended. When the audience of such signs is intended to be the patrons, participants, or attendees of an event occurring at the athletic field, the signs shall not require permitting from the Missouri department of transportation;

    amended

  • Section 226.600, RSMo

    , federal-aid primary system as it existed on June 1, 1991, or the national highway system as amended, unless the opposite side of the highway qualifies as a separate unzoned commercial or industrial area → On nonfreeway primary highways where there is an unzoned commercial or industrial area on one side of the road in accordance with this section, the unzoned commercial or industrial area shall also include those lands located on the opposite side of the highway to the extent of the same dimensions. or freeway primary highways

    amended

  • Section 226.550, RSMo

    The permit fee of two hundred dollars shall be waived for landowners, provided that the landowner is the permit holder and owns both the land upon which the outdoor advertising is placed and the business being advertised on the sign, so long as the business being advertised is located within seven hundred fifty feet of the sign location. The permit fee of two hundred dollars shall be waived for landowners, provided that the landowner is the permit holder and owns both the land upon which the outdoor advertising is placed and the business being advertised on the sign, so long as the business being advertised is located within seven hundred fifty feet of the sign location. The biennial inspection fee shall be waived for landowners, provided that the landowner is the permit holder and owns both the land upon which the outdoor advertising is placed and the business being advertised on the sign, so long as the business being advertised is located within seven hundred fifty feet of the sign location.

    amended

  • Section 226.1170, RSMo

    Highland Distillers Guild, shall erect and maintain suitable markings and informational signs designating the Ozark Highlands Spirits Region in accordance with the map

    amended

  • Section 311.028, RSMo

    highways approaching or entering the region, with the costs to be paid by private

    amended

  • Section 227.850, RSMo

    of transportation shall not erect any sign designating a highway named for any person who has been convicted of the killing of, or the attempted killing of, a law enforcement officer or permit any signage in the convicted person's memory. Any such sign in place

    amended

  • Section 227.855, RSMo

    or other suitable location as determined by the department of transportation, of the hometown of any Missouri resident who is a recipient of the Medal of Honor, with the sign location based on available right-of-way, coordination with existing traffic control devices, and impact on roadway safety. Such signs shall be erected, maintained, and paid for by the department of transportation by appropriation from the Missouri medal of honor recipient's fund, established under section 226.925. 2. The signs shall include the words "Medal of Honor Recipient", the name of the recipient, and the year in which such person received the award. The overall design of the sign, including size, color, and lettering, shall be designated by the department based on available space in the right-of-way and to conform with the guidelines provided in the Department of Transportation Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. 3. For purposes of this section, "hometown" means the city, town, or village in which the award recipient resided for a majority of his or her lifetime. Only one city, town, or village shall be designated as a recipient's hometown and signs honoring such recipient shall be placed on only one route through the recipient's hometown. 4. The department of transportation may promulgate rules and regulations to implement and administer the provisions of this section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the

    amended

  • Section 536.028, RSMo

    536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2025, shall be invalid and void.

    amended

Action History

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

  2. Voted Do Pass (H)

  3. Executive Session Completed (H)

  4. Referred: Rules - Legislative(H)

  5. HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 15 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 3

  6. HCS Voted Do Pass (H)

  7. Executive Session Completed (H)

  8. Public Hearing Completed (H)

  9. Referred: Transportation(H)

  10. Read Second Time (H)

  11. Read First Time (H)

  12. Prefiled (H)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 272?
HB 272 is sponsored by Jim Kalberloh (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 272?
This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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