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MO HB2902

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/12/2026

Primary Sponsor

Don Mayhew

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits manufacturing, selling, transferring, or possessing motor vehicle key programming/emulating devices and relay attack devices, with exemptions for law enforcement, National Insurance Crime Bureau employees, licensed dealers, mechanics, locksmiths, and repossession agencies

  • Creates the Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Commission within the Department of Public Safety, consisting of 12 members including state officials and governor-appointed representatives from law enforcement, insurance, and automotive industries

  • Establishes a grant program for local law enforcement agencies and multi-jurisdiction task forces to fund motor vehicle theft prevention, investigation, prosecution, and public awareness efforts

  • Violation of device possession restrictions is a class D felony; failure to report a lost or stolen device within 48 hours is a class A misdemeanor

  • Creates the Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Commission Revolving Fund in the state treasury; program automatically sunsets six years after effective date unless reauthorized

Legislative Description

Modifies provisions relating to automobile theft

Last Action

HCS Voted Do Pass (H)

3/9/2026

Committee Referrals

Insurance2/12/2026

Full Bill Text

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