HB 103 Summary

• Repeals and reenacts 32 sections of Missouri transportation law, primarily updating regulations for commercial driver's licenses, motor vehicle operation, and university police authority.

• Establishes new traffic safety provisions including restrictions on texting while driving for commercial motor vehicle operators, prohibitions on hand-held mobile telephone use by commercial drivers, and penalties for violations in active emergency zones.

• Creates offenses for endangerment of emergency responders in active emergency zones with tiered penalties (4 points for endangerment, 12 points for aggravated endangerment causing injury or death).

• Authorizes the governor to convey state-owned real property in multiple Missouri counties (Taney, St. Clair, Osage, Madison, Greene, Andrew, and Ozark) to the state highways and transportation commission.

• Updates university police officer authority to enforce campus traffic regulations consistent with state motor vehicle laws and requires certification under chapter 590.