SS/SB 1298 - This act increases, from 40mph to 65mph, the maximum speed at which cotton trailers may travel, and repeals a requirement that cotton trailers be used exclusively for transporting cotton.

The act also provides that cotton trailers shall not be in violation of the law regulating the securing of loads, provided certain conditions are met and no portion of the load becomes dislodged and falls from the cotton trailer.

This act is similar to provisions in SCS/SB 1300 (2024).

ERIC VANDER WEERD

HA 1 - CHANGES THE TITLE FROM "COTTON TRAILERS" TO "RURAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT"

HA 2 - MODIFIES AN INCOME TAX EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN GRANTS RELATED TO BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS

HA 3 - MODIFIES PROVISIONS RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS' PLACE OF BUSINESS CERTIFICATIONS

HA 4 - ENACTS PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS OF BOARDS OR COMMISSIONS BY MAYORS OF FOURTH CLASS CITIES WITH POPULATIONS OF LESS THAN 3,000

HA 5 - REQUIRES POPULATIONS TO BE DISPLAYED ON CITY LIMIT SIGNS; EXEMPTS CERTAIN SCHOOL OR NONPROFIT ATHLETIC FIELDS FROM OUTDOOR ADVERTISING REQUIREMENTS; MODIFIES PROVISIONS RELATING TO OUTDOOR ADVERTISING ZONING AND FEES; DIRECTS THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO ERECT SIGNS MARKING THE OZARK HIGHLANDS SPIRITS REGION; PROHIBITS HIGHWAY DESIGNATIONS FOR PERSONS CONVICTED OF KILLING OR ATTEMPTING TO KILL A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER; DIRECTS THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO PLACE SIGNS AT THE CITY LIMITS OF MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS' HOME TOWNS; ENACTS PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE MESSAGES DISPLAYED ON DYNAMIC MESSAGING SIGNS, AS DEFINED IN THE AMENDMENT

HA 1 to HA 5 - ENACTS PROVISIONS RELATING TO MOTORCYCLE REPAIR

HA 6 - MODIFIES THE DEFINITION OF "FARM OWNER" FOR PURPOSES OF AN INCOME TAX DEDUCTION FOR THE SALE OF FARM LAND TO A BEGINNING FARMER; MODIFIES PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE WITHDRAWAL OR DIVERSION OF WATER FROM WATER SOURCES; ENACTS PROVISIONS RELATING TO FARM FLEET VEHICLE REGISTRATION

HA 1 to HA 6 - MODIFIES PROVISIONS RELATING TO HOSPITALS

HA 7 - ENACTS PROVISIONS RELATING TO CONTRACTS FOR HEALTH CARE BENEFITS

HA 1 to HA 7 - MODIFIES PROVISIONS RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

HA 2 to HA 7 - MODIFIES PROVISIONS RELATING TO QUALIFICATIONS FOR BOARDS OF DIRECTORS OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES

HA 3 to HA 7 - ENACTS PROVISIONS RELATING TO WATER RESOURCES

HA 5 to HA 7 - DESIGNATES WAVERLY AS THE OFFICIAL APPLE CAPITAL OF THE STATE; DESIGNATES CONCORDIA AS THE OFFICIAL PATRIOTIC MURAL CITY OF THE STATE

HA 8 - MODIFIES PROVISIONS RELATING TO SCHOOL BUS DRIVER'S LICENSE ENDORSEMENTS

HA 1 to HA 8 - MODIFIES PROVISIONS RELATING TO REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSIONS

HA 2 to HA 8 - ENACTS PROVISIONS RELATING TO DEED RESTRICTIONS REGARDING CHICKENS

HA 3 to HA 8 - MODIFIES PROVISIONS RELATING TO MOTORCYCLE INSTRUCTION PERMITS

HA 4 to HA 8 - ENACTS PROVISIONS RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SIGNS DESIGNATING THE OZARK HIGHLAND SPIRITS REGION

HA 5 to HA 8 - MODIFIES PROVISIONS RELATING TO AMBULANCE SERVICES

HA 9 - MODIFIES PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE USE OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION DEVICES WHILE OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE

HA 1 to HA 9 - MODIFIES PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE OPERATION OF ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES, LOW-SPEED VEHICLES, UTILITY VEHICLES, AND RECREATIONAL OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES

HA 10 - MODIFIES THE DEFINITION OF "EMERGENCY VEHICLE" FOR PURPOSES OF DRIVERS' OBLIGATION TO YIELD THE RIGHT-OF-WAY

HA 11 - EXTENDS THE SUNSET OF AN ANNUAL FEE PAID BY CERTAIN EMPLOYERS TO THE MISSOURI EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMMISSION