HB 2530 — SCRAP METAL RECYCLING

Summary

Modifies provisions relating to scrap metal recycling

Bill Text

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This bill amends 11 section(s) of the Missouri Revised Statutes: Section 301.010, RSMo; Section 301.218, RSMo; Section 301.225, RSMo; Section 407.298, RSMo; Section 407.299, RSMo; Section 407.304, RSMo.

• Section 301.010, RSMo

  (36) (37) (38) (39) (40) (41) (42) (44) (45) (46) (47) (48) (49) (50) (51) (52) (53) (54) (55) (56) (57) (58) (59) (60) (61) (62) (63) (64) (65) (66) (68) (69) (70) (71) (72) (73) (74) (75) → bold-face "Metal recycling entity" or "scrap metal yard", any business that is predominantly engaged in: (a) Performing the manufacturing process by which scrap, used, or obsolete ferrous or nonferrous metal is converted into raw material products consisting of prepared grades and having an existing or potential economic value, by a method that in part requires the use of powered tools and equipment, including processes that involve processing, sorting, cutting, classifying, cleaning, baling, wrapping, shredding, shearing, or changing the physical form of that metal; (b) These of raw material products described under paragraph (a) of this subdivision in the manufacture of producer or consumer goods; or (Purchasing or otherwise acquiring scrap, used, or obsolete ferrous or nonferrous metals for the eventual use of the metal for the purposes described under paragraph (a) or (b) of this subdivision; (36) (37) (38) (39) (40) (41) icipality", any city, town or village, whether incorporated or not; ⟦INS⟧ (43) (45) (46) (47) (48) (49) reational motor vehicle", any motor vehicle designed, constructed or substantially modified so that it may be used and is used for the purposes of temporary housing quarters, including therein sleeping and eating facilities which are either permanently attached to the motor vehicle or attached to a unit which is securely attached to the motor vehicle. Nothing herein shall prevent any motor vehicle from being registered as a commercial motor vehicle if the motor vehicle could otherwise be so registered; ⟦INS⟧ (51) (52) (53) (54) (55) (56) (57) (58) tle bus", a motor vehicle used or maintained by any person, firm, or corporation as an incidental service to transport patrons or customers of the regular business of such person, firm, or corporation to and from the place of business of the person, firm, or corporation providing the service at no fee or charge. Shuttle buses shall not be registered as buses or as commercial motor vehicles; ⟦INS⟧ (60) (61) nger-steered combination", a truck tractor-semitrailer wherein the fifth wheel is located on a drop frame located behind and below the rearmost axle of the power unit; ⟦INS⟧ (63) (64) (65) ", any vehicle without motive power designed for carrying property or passengers on its own structure and for being drawn by a self-propelled vehicle, except those running exclusively on tracks, including a semitrailer or vehicle of the trailer type so designed and used in conjunction with a self-propelled vehicle that a considerable part of its own weight rests upon and is carried by the towing vehicle. The term trailer shall not include cotton trailers as defined in this section and shall not include manufactured homes as defined in section 700.010; ⟦INS⟧ iler transporter towing unit", a power unit that is not used to carry property when operating in a towaway trailer transporter combination; ⟦INS⟧ (69) -trailer boat transporter combination", a boat transporter combination consisting of a straight truck towing a trailer using typically a ball and socket connection with the trailer axle located substantially at the trailer center of gravity rather than the rear of the trailer but so as to maintain a downward force on the trailer tongue; ⟦INS⟧ (71) ty vehicle", any motorized vehicle manufactured and used exclusively for off-highway use which is more than fifty inches but no more than eighty inches in width, measured from outside of tire rim to outside of tire rim, with an unladen dry weight of three thousand five hundred pounds or less, traveling on four or six wheels, to be used primarily for landscaping, lawn care, or maintenance purposes; ⟦INS⟧ pool", any van or other motor vehicle used or maintained by any person, group, firm, corporation, association, city, county or state agency, or any member thereof, for the transportation of not less than eight nor more than forty-eight employees, per motor vehicle, to and from their place of employment; however, a vanpool shall n

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• Section 301.218, RSMo

  ; (5) Accepting scrapped metals or metal parts as a metal recycling entity or scrap metal yard, as defined in section 301.010

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• Section 301.225, RSMo

  or → ; "metal recycling entity"; or "scrap metal yard" 5. (1) Anyrson who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor, punishable only by fine. In addition to any such fine, an application for licensure may be denied or any current license may be revoked or suspended by the department if the applicant or licensee, after August 28, 2026, knowingly or intentionally: (a) Violates any provision of sections 407.298 to 407.304; (b) Makes a materially false statement in the application for licensure; or (c) Engagesn a fraudulent act in connection with any purchase or sale of any regulated metal, as such term is defined in section 407.298. (2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude a person who violates the provisions of this section from also being prosecuted for any applicable criminal offense.

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• Section 301.225, RSMo

  such → 1. 2.y person licensed or required to be licensed shall maintain for three years records consistent with the requirements under section 407.300 on copper, brass, or bronze material, as defined in section 407.298, regardless of the condition or length of such material and whether it is mixed or conjoined with any other substances. 3. required under subsections 1 and 2 of this section

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• Section 407.298, RSMo

  (1) "Copper, brass, or bronze": (a) A power inverter, bus bar, or insulated or noninsulated copper wire or cable that contains copper or an alloy of copper or zinc and is of the type used by any public utility, common carrier, telecommunications company, cable provider, video service provider, or other communications related provider, electrical cooperative, water utility, municipal utility, or utility regulated under chapter 386 or chapter 393; (b) Any copper or brass item of a type commonly used in construction or by any public utility, telecommunications company, cable provider, video service provider, or other communications related provider; or (c) Any copper pipe or copper tubing; (2)partment", the department of revenue; ("Metal recycling entity" or "scrap metal yard", any business that is predominantly engaged in: (a) Performing the manufacturing process by which scrap, used, or obsolete ferrous or nonferrous metal is converted into raw material products consisting of prepared grades and having an existing or potential economic value, by a method that in part requires the use of powered tools and equipment, including processes that involve processing, sorting, cutting, classifying, cleaning, baling, wrapping, shredding, shearing, or changing the physical form of that metal; (b) The use of raw material products described under paragraph (a) of this subdivision in the manufacture of producer or consumer goods; or (Purchasing or otherwise acquiring scrap, used, or obsolete ferrous or nonferrous metals for the eventual use of the metal for the purposes described under paragraph (a) or (b) of this subdivision; (4)gulated metal": (a) Copper, brass, or bronze; (b) Aluminum wire, cable, pipe, tubing, bar, ingot, rod, fitting, or fastener; (c) Material containing copper or aluminum that is knowingly used for farming purposes as farming is defined in section 350.010, regardless of the condition or length of such metal; (d) A detached catalytic converter; or

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• Section 407.299, RSMo

  the date of the purchase or other acquisition of a regulated metal by a metal recycling entity or scrap metal yard, the entity or yard shall send an electronic transaction report to the department, which shall be transmitted through the department's website. The report shall contain the information required to be recorded under section 407.300, except that the entity or yard shall not be required to disclose the weight and purchase price of the regulated metal. 2.etal recycling entity or scrap metal yard may submit the transaction report required under subsection 1 by facsimile if the department approves an exception to the electronic reporting requirements following receipt and review of an: (1) Application requesting an exception to the electronic reporting requirements; and (2) Affidavit stating that the entity or yard does not have an available and reliable means of submitting the transaction report electronically. 3. department shall establish a statewide electronic reporting system to track the sales of regulated metal reported to the department under subsection 1. 4. The department shall post on its website a summary of the reports provided to the department under this section that shall only be accessible to metal recycling entities and scrap metal yards that are required to submit such information to the department. The summary shall provide, by county, the frequency with which a person, who shall be identified by first and last name and address, presents regulated metal for sale to a metal recycling entity or scrap metal yard. The summary shall not personally identify any person or entity to which the metal recycling entity or scrap metal yard sells regulated material. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to regulated metal sold to a metal recycling entity or scrap metal yard by a public or private cemetery, political subdivision, telecommunications provider, cable provider, wireless service or other communications-related provider, electrical cooperative, water utility, municipal utility, or utility regulated under chapter 386 or chapter 393, or other business entity that routinely has access to regulated metal. 5. The department shall make available on its website a publicly accessible list of all licensed metal recycling entities or scrap metal yards. The list shall contain the following for each licensed metal recycling entity or scrap metal yard: (1)istered business name; (2) Physical address; (3) Name of and contact information for a representative of the entity; (4)description of the extent to which the entity engages in transactions involving catalytic converters; and (5) A statement that no purchases of regulated metal shall be made before 7:00 a.m. or after 7:00 p.m. 6. Information provided to the department under this section shall not be subject to disclosure under Chapter 610. The department may disclose information provided

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• Section 301.225, RSMo

  as otherwise provided herein, the department shall maintain the confidentiality of the name of the seller, the price paid for the purchase of regulated metal, and the quantity of regulated metal purchased. 7. The department may promulgate administrative rules and regulations for the development of a statewide electronic reporting system to track the sales of regulated metal reported to the department, which shall include the development of a no-buy list

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• Section 407.304, RSMo

  local law enforcement agency to prepare a searchable, electronic list that includes the names and a description of persons known for theft or to be receivers of stolen property. 8.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 provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable,

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• Section 536.026, RSMo

  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 provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable,

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• Section 536.028, RSMo

  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, 2026, shall be invalid and void.

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• Section 407.300, RSMo

  : (1) Copper, brass, or bronze; (2) Aluminum wire, cable, pipe, tubing, bar, ingot, rod, fitting, or fastener; (3) Material containing copper or aluminum that is knowingly used for farming purposes as farming is defined in section 350.010; whatever may be the condition or length of such metal; (4) Detached catalytic converter; or (5) Motor vehicle, heavy equipment, or tractor battery and detached catalytic converter detached catalytic converter detached catalytic converter → regulated metal. Such purchases or trades shall be made only between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m ; (6) A photo of the property purchased; and (7) An affidavit stating that the seller owns or otherwise has authority to sell the regulated metal being presented for sale regulated metal regulated metal regulated metal

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• Section 301.218, RSMo

  7. No metal recycling entity or scrap metal yard shall purchase regulated metal from a seller who, at the time of the sale: (1) Usesname other than such person's own name or the registered name of the seller's business; (2) Iser eighteen years of age; or (3) Is visibly under the influence of alcohol, a controlled substance, or drug, or any combination thereof. 8. (1) A metal recycling entity or scrap metal yard shall at all times maintain in a prominent location in the entity's place of business, in open view to the seller of regulated metal, a notice in two-inch type that: (a) Includes the following language: "A PERSON ATTEMPTING TO SELL ANY REGULATED METAL MUST PRESENT SUFFICIENT IDENTIFICATION AND WRITTEN PROOF OF OWNERSHIP REQUIRED BY STATE LAW. WARNING: STATE LAW PROVIDES A CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR A PERSON WHO INTENTIONALLY PROVIDES A FALSE DOCUMENT OF IDENTIFICATION OR OTHER FALSE INFORMATION TO A METAL RECYCLING ENTITY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SELL ANY REGULATED METAL."; and (b) States the metal recycling entity's or scrap metal yard's regular business hours. (2) The notice required under this subsection may be included on a sign that contains another notice if the metal recycling entity or scrap metal yard is required to display another notice under another provision of law.

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• Section 407.302, RSMo

  yard → metal dealer or metal recycling entity or scrap metal yard

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• Section 407.303, RSMo

  an that is five hundred dollars or more Any and pays is required to obtain a copy of the seller's driver's license or nondriver's license if the metal is copper or a catalytic converter → or metal recycling entity or scrap metal yard any of money or metal recycling entity or scrap metal yard No or metal recycling entity or scrap metal yard shall pay Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 1 of this section, or metal recycling entity or scrap metal yard or metal recycling entity or scrap metal yard

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• Section 407.304, RSMo

  recycling entity or scrap metal yard a searchable, electronic list prepared in accordance with the rules adopted by the department under section 407.299 containing the names and descriptions of persons known for theft or to be receivers of stolen property. No scrap metal dealer or metal recycling entity or scrap metal yard shall purchase or receive regulated metal from any person identified on the list.

  amended

Action History

1. March 25, 2026

   Reported Do Pass (H)

2. March 24, 2026

   Voted Do Pass (H)

3. March 24, 2026

   Executive Session Completed (H)

4. March 10, 2026

   Public Hearing Completed (H)

5. February 12, 2026

   Referred: Crime and Public Safety(H)

6. January 08, 2026

   Read Second Time (H)

7. January 07, 2026

   Read First Time (H)

8. December 18, 2025

   Prefiled (H)

Sponsors

• Brandon Phelps · Primary

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