HB 1458 Summary

• Reorganizes the 911 Service Oversight Board from 16 members to 7 members, with the director of public safety or designee serving as chair and voting only on ties.

• Establishes the Missouri Yellow Dot Program in the Department of Revenue to provide emergency responders with critical health and emergency contact information about program participants during vehicle emergencies.

• Allows emergency medical technicians licensed under Chapter 190 to report drivers with conditions that may prevent safe vehicle operation to the Department of Revenue.

• Updates fireworks regulations to reference current federal DOT hazmat classifications (49 CFR Part 172) instead of outdated terminology for consumer, display, and proximate fireworks.

• Reduces the recall petition signature requirement for fire protection district officers from 25% to 20% of voters in the most recent gubernatorial election.