EXPLANATION-Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in this bill is not enacted
and is intended to be omitted in the law.
SECOND REGULAR SESSION
[PERFECTED]
SENATE SUBSTITUTE FOR
SENATE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
SENATE BILL NO. 912
102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR BROWN (26).
3361S.06P KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
AN ACT
To repeal sections 42.051, 143.174, 143.175, 301.142, 301.3030, 301.3061, 302.188, and 442.571,
RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof twelve new sections relating to military affairs, with
existing penalty provisions.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Sections 42.051, 143.174, 143.175, 301.142, 1
301.3030, 301.3061, 302.188, and 442.571, RSMo, are repealed 2
and twelve new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as 3
sections 42.022, 42.051, 42.312, 143.174, 143.175, 227. 854, 4
301.142, 301.3030, 301.3061, 301.3180, 302.188, and 442.571, to 5
read as follows:6
42.022. 1. In addition to any other duties imposed 1
under this chapter, the commission shall review the 2
provisions of the Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans 3
Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019, enacted by the 4
116th United States Congress (P.L. 116 -171), as amended, and 5
any regulations related thereto. After review, the 6
commission, in collaboration with the department of mental 7
health, shall provide recommendations and make efforts to 8
adopt procedures, programs, treatment options, additional 9
aid, and any other assistance deemed necessary by the 10 SS SCS SB 912 2
commission to assist in the efforts to prevent veteran 11
suicide, subject to appropriation. 12
2. On or before June 30, 2025, and on or before every 13
June thirtieth thereafter, the commission shall file a 14
report with the department of public safety and the general 15
assembly on the recommendations, implementation, and 16
effectiveness of the efforts by the co mmission to prevent 17
veteran suicide. 18
3. The department of public safety may promulgate all 19
necessary rules and regulations for the administration of 20
this section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term 21
is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the 22
authority delegated in this section shall become effective 23
only if it complies with and is subject to all of the 24
provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 25
536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and 26
if any of the powers vested with the general assembly 27
pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective 28
date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently 29
held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking 30
authority and any rule proposed or a dopted after August 28, 31
2024, shall be invalid and void. 32
42.051. 1. Every state agency shall [ensure that] 1
include on any form, including digital forms posted on an 2
internet website, used to [collect data from individuals 3
include] interact with members of the public the following 4
questions in substantially similar form: 5
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(1) Have you ever served on active duty in the
Armed Forces of the United States and separated
from such service under conditions other than
dishonorable?
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2. Every state agency shall provide the contact 21
information of those individuals who answer question (3) in 22
subsection 1 of this section in the affirmative to the 23
commission within seven business days of receipt and shall 24
provide the contact information in a format readily 25
accessible by the commission. 26
3. Every state agency shall prepare information 27
regarding the agency's applicable services and benefits that 28
are available to veterans and provide such information to 29
those individuals who answer [the] questions (1) and (2) 30
provided in subsection 1 of this section in the affirmative 31
and to the commission. Such information shall be available 32
in a format readily accessible and identifiable to members 33
of the public and to the commission . 34
4. On January first of every year, the commission 35
shall post a report on the commission's website that 36
includes: 37
(1) The total number of individuals whose contact 38
information has been submitted to the commission from each 39
state agency pursuant to subsection 2 of this section; and 40
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(2) If answering question (1) in the affirmative,
would you like to receive info rmation and
assistance regarding [the agency's] veteran
benefits and services?
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(3) If answering question (2) in the affirmative,
may the agency share your contact information with
the Missouri Veterans Commission in order to
provide you with information regarding available
veterans benefits and services? General
information may also be found on the Missouri
Veterans Commission's website.
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(2) The total number of individuals contacted by the 41
commission as a result of the submission of contact 42
information by a state a gency. 43
[3.] 5. The provisions of subsection 1 of this section 44
shall only apply to any form first created on or after 45
August 28, [2021] 2024, or any form created before August 46
28, [2021] 2024, and subsequently modified on or after 47
August 28, [2021] 2024. 48
42.312. 1. There is hereby created within the state 1
adjutant general's office the "Operation Enduring Freedom, 2
Operation Freedom's Sentinel, and Operation Allies Refuge 3
Program". Every veteran who honorably served on acti ve duty 4
in the United States military service at any time beginning 5
October 7, 2001, and ending August 30, 2021, shall be 6
entitled to receive an Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation 7
Freedom's Sentinel, and Operation Allies Refuge medallion, 8
medal, and certificate of appreciation under this section, 9
provided that: 10
(1) Such veteran is a legal resident of this state or 11
was a legal resident of this state at the time he or she 12
entered or was discharged from military service or at the 13
time of his or her death or such veteran served in a unit of 14
the Missouri National Guard regardless of whether such 15
veteran is or ever was a legal resident of this state; and 16
(2) Such veteran was honorably separated or discharged 17
from military service, is sti ll in active service in an 18
honorable status, or was in active service in an honorable 19
status at the time of his or her death. 20
2. The Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Freedom's 21
Sentinel, and Operation Allies Refuge medallion, medal, and 22
certificate shall be awarded regardless of whether such 23
veteran served within the United States or in a foreign 24 SS SCS SB 912 5
country. The medallion, medal, and certificate shall be 25
awarded regardless of whether such veteran was under 26
eighteen years of age at the time o f enlistment. For 27
purposes of this section, "veteran" means any person defined 28
as a veteran by the United States Department of Veterans 29
Affairs or its successor agency. 30
143.174. For all tax years beginning on or after 1
January 1, 2016, for purposes of calculating the Missouri 2
taxable income as required under section 143.011, one 3
hundred percent of the income received by any person as 4
salary or compensation in any form as a member of the active 5
duty component of the Armed Forces o f the United States, and 6
to the extent that such income is included in the federal 7
adjusted gross income, may be deducted from the taxpayer's 8
Missouri adjusted gross income to determine such taxpayer's 9
Missouri taxable income. If such person files a c ombined 10
return with a spouse, any military income received while 11
engaging in the performance of active duty may be deducted 12
from their Missouri combined adjusted gross income. For the 13
purposes of this section, "salary or compensation" shall 14
include any signing bonus. 15
143.175. 1. For all tax years beginning on or after 1
January 1, 2020, for purposes of calculating the Missouri 2
taxable income as required under section 143.011, a 3
percentage of the income received by any person as s alary or 4
compensation: 5
(1) In performance of inactive duty for training (IDT) 6
of the National Guard or annual training status (AT) of the 7
National Guard; [or] 8
(2) In reserve components of the Armed Forces of the 9
United States; or 10 SS SCS SB 912 6
(3) In the form of a bonus from the National Guard or 11
a reserve component of the United States Armed Forces for 12
joining, reenlisting, or for any other reason; 13
and to the extent that such income is included in the 14
federal adjusted gross income, may be deduct ed from the 15
taxpayer's Missouri adjusted gross income to determine such 16
taxpayer's Missouri taxable income. If such person files a 17
combined return with a spouse, a percentage of any military 18
income received while engaging in the performance of 19
National Guard or reserve military duty may be deducted from 20
their Missouri combined adjusted gross income. Such 21
military income shall be deducted as follows: 22
(a) For the tax year beginning on or after January 1, 23
2020, twenty percent of such military i ncome; 24
(b) For the tax year beginning on or after January 1, 25
2021, forty percent of such military income; 26
(c) For the tax year beginning on or after January 1, 27
2022, sixty percent of such income; 28
(d) For the tax year beginning on or aft er January 1, 29
2023, eighty percent of such income; 30
(e) For all tax years beginning on January 1, 2024, 31
and thereafter, one hundred percent of such income. 32
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section or 33
any other provision of law to the contrary, the deduction 34
authorized by this section shall not apply to compensation 35
received while engaging in civilian federal service, 36
including civil service positions requiring the wearing of 37
military uniform and military affiliation. 38
227.854. The portion of U.S. Highway 63 from the south 1
end of CRD 637 loop continuing north through the City of 2
Freeburg to Dogwood Street in Osage County shall be 3 SS SCS SB 912 7
designated the "POW/MIA SSG Paul Hasenbeck Memorial 4
Highway". The department of transportation shall erect and 5
maintain appropriate signs designating such highway, with 6
the costs to be paid by the department of transportation. 7
301.142. 1. As used in sections 301.141 to 301.143, 1
the following terms mean: 2
(1) "Department", the department of revenue; 3
(2) "Director", the director of the department of 4
revenue; 5
(3) "Other authorized health care practitioner" 6
includes advanced practice registered nurses licensed 7
pursuant to chapter 335, physician a ssistants licensed 8
pursuant to chapter 334, chiropractors licensed pursuant to 9
chapter 331, podiatrists licensed pursuant to chapter 330, 10
assistant physicians, physical therapists licensed pursuant 11
to chapter 334, and optometrists licensed pursuant to 12
chapter 336; 13
(4) "Physically disabled", a natural person who is 14
blind, as defined in section 8.700, or a natural person with 15
medical disabilities which prohibits, limits, or severely 16
impairs one's ability to ambulate or walk, as determined by 17
a licensed physician or other authorized health care 18
practitioner as follows: 19
(a) The person cannot ambulate or walk fifty or less 20
feet without stopping to rest due to a severe and disabling 21
arthritic, neurological, orthopedic condition, or other 22
severe and disabling condition; or 23
(b) The person cannot ambulate or walk without the use 24
of, or assistance from, a brace, cane, crutch, another 25
person, prosthetic device, wheelchair, or other assistive 26
device; or 27 SS SCS SB 912 8
(c) Is restricted by a respi ratory or other disease to 28
such an extent that the person's forced respiratory 29
expiratory volume for one second, when measured by 30
spirometry, is less than one liter, or the arterial oxygen 31
tension is less than sixty mm/hg on room air at rest; or 32
(d) Uses portable oxygen; or 33
(e) Has a cardiac condition to the extent that the 34
person's functional limitations are classified in severity 35
as class III or class IV according to standards set by the 36
American Heart Association; or 37
(f) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (4) of 38
subsection 16 of this section, a person's age, in and of 39
itself, shall not be a factor in determining whether such 40
person is physically disabled or is otherwise entitled to 41
disabled license plates and/or disab led windshield hanging 42
placards within the meaning of sections 301.141 to 301.143; 43
(5) "Physician", a person licensed to practice 44
medicine pursuant to chapter 334; 45
(6) "Physician's statement", a statement personally 46
signed by a duly authoriz ed person which certifies that a 47
person is disabled as defined in this section; 48
(7) "Temporarily disabled person", a disabled person 49
as defined in this section whose disability or incapacity is 50
expected to last no more than one hundred eighty days ; 51
(8) "Temporary windshield placard", a placard to be 52
issued to persons who are temporarily disabled persons as 53
defined in this section, certification of which shall be 54
indicated on the physician's statement; 55
(9) "Windshield placard", a plac ard to be issued to 56
persons who are physically disabled as defined in this 57
section, certification of which shall be indicated on the 58
physician's statement. 59 SS SCS SB 912 9
2. Other authorized health care practitioners may 60
furnish to a disabled or temporarily dis abled person a 61
physician's statement for only those physical health care 62
conditions for which such health care practitioner is 63
legally authorized to diagnose and treat. 64
3. A physician's statement shall: 65
(1) Be on a form prescribed by the dir ector of revenue; 66
(2) Set forth the specific diagnosis and medical 67
condition which renders the person physically disabled or 68
temporarily disabled as defined in this section; 69
(3) Include the physician's or other authorized health 70
care practitioner's license number; and 71
(4) Be personally signed by the issuing physician or 72
other authorized health care practitioner. 73
4. If it is the professional opinion of the physician 74
or other authorized health care practitioner issuing the 75
statement that the physical disability of the applicant, 76
user, or member of the applicant's household is permanent, 77
it shall be noted on the statement. Otherwise, the 78
physician or other authorized health care practitioner shall 79
note on the statement the ant icipated length of the 80
disability, which shall determine the expiration date for 81
the temporary windshield placard, and which period [may] 82
shall not exceed one hundred eighty days. If the physician 83
or health care practitioner fails to record an expirat ion 84
date on the physician's statement, the director shall issue 85
a temporary windshield placard for a period of thirty days. 86
5. A physician or other authorized health care 87
practitioner who issues or signs a physician's statement so 88
that disabled plates or a disabled windshield placard may be 89
obtained shall maintain in such disabled person's medical 90
chart documentation that such a certificate has been issued, 91 SS SCS SB 912 10
the date the statement was signed, the diagnosis or 92
condition which existed that qualif ied the person as 93
disabled pursuant to this section and shall contain 94
sufficient documentation so as to objectively confirm that 95
such condition exists. 96
6. The medical or other records of the physician or 97
other authorized health care practitioner who issued a 98
physician's statement shall be open to inspection and review 99
by such practitioner's licensing board, in order to verify 100
compliance with this section. Information contained within 101
such records shall be confidential unless required for 102
prosecution, disciplinary purposes, or otherwise required to 103
be disclosed by law. 104
7. Owners of motor vehicles who are residents of the 105
state of Missouri, and who are physically disabled, owners 106
of motor vehicles operated at least fifty percent of the 107
time by a physically disabled person, or owners of motor 108
vehicles used to primarily transport physically disabled 109
members of the owner's household may obtain disabled person 110
license plates. Such owners, upon application [,] to the 111
director accompanied by the documents and fees provided for 112
in this section, a current physician's statement which has 113
been issued within ninety days proceeding the date the 114
application is made, and proof of compliance with the state 115
motor vehicle laws relating to regist ration and licensing of 116
motor vehicles, shall be issued motor vehicle license plates 117
for vehicles, other than commercial vehicles with a gross 118
weight in excess of twenty -four thousand pounds, upon which 119
shall be inscribed the international wheelchair 120
accessibility symbol and the word "DISABLED" in addition to 121
a combination of letters and numbers. Such license plates 122
shall be made with fully reflective material with a common 123 SS SCS SB 912 11
color scheme and design, shall be clearly visible at night, 124
and shall be aesthetically attractive, as prescribed by 125
section 301.130. If at any time an individual who obtained 126
disabled license plates issued under this subsection no 127
longer occupies a residence with a physically disabled 128
person, or no longer owns a vehicle tha t is operated at 129
least fifty percent of the time by a physically disabled 130
person, such individual shall surrender the disabled license 131
plates to the department within thirty days of becoming 132
ineligible for their use. 133
8. The director shall further issue, upon request, to 134
such applicant one, and for good cause shown, as the 135
director may define by rule and regulations, not more than 136
two, removable disabled windshield hanging placards for use 137
when the disabled person is occupying a vehicle or when a 138
vehicle not bearing the permanent handicap plate is being 139
used to pick up, deliver, or collect the physically disabled 140
person issued the disabled motor vehicle license plate or 141
disabled windshield hanging placard. 142
9. No additional fee shall be paid to the director for 143
the issuance of the special license plates provided in this 144
section, except for special personalized license plates and 145
other license plates described in this subsection. Priority 146
for any specific set of special license plate s shall be 147
given to the applicant who received the number in the 148
immediately preceding license period subject to the 149
applicant's compliance with the provisions of this section 150
and any applicable rules or regulations issued by the 151
director. If determined feasible by the advisory committee 152
established in section 301.129, any special license plate 153
issued pursuant to this section may be adapted to also 154
include the international wheelchair accessibility symbol 155 SS SCS SB 912 12
and the word "DISABLED" as prescribed in t his section and 156
such plate may be issued to any applicant who meets the 157
requirements of this section and the other appropriate 158
provision of this chapter, subject to the requirements and 159
fees of the appropriate provision of this chapter. 160
10. Any physically disabled person, or the parent or 161
guardian of any such person, or any not -for-profit group, 162
organization, or other entity which transports more than one 163
physically disabled person, may apply to the director of 164
revenue for a removable windshie ld placard. The placard may 165
be used in motor vehicles which do not bear the permanent 166
handicap symbol on the license plate. Such placards must be 167
hung from the front, middle rearview mirror of a parked 168
motor vehicle and may not be hung from the mirro r during 169
operation. These placards may only be used during the 170
period of time when the vehicle is being used by a disabled 171
person, or when the vehicle is being used to pick up, 172
deliver, or collect a disabled person, and shall be 173
surrendered to the de partment, within thirty days, if a 174
group, organization, or entity that obtained the removable 175
windshield placard due to the transportation of more than 176
one physically disabled person no longer transports more 177
than one disabled person. When there is no rearview mirror, 178
the placard shall be displayed on the dashboard on the 179
driver's side. 180
11. The removable windshield placard shall conform to 181
the specifications, in respect to size, color, and content, 182
as set forth in federal regulations publishe d by the 183
Department of Transportation. The removable windshield 184
placard shall be renewed every four years. The director may 185
stagger the expiration dates to equalize workload. Only one 186
removable placard may be issued to an applicant who has been 187 SS SCS SB 912 13
issued disabled person license plates. Upon request, one 188
additional windshield placard may be issued to an applicant 189
who has not been issued disabled person license plates. 190
12. A temporary windshield placard shall be issued to 191
any physically disable d person, or the parent or guardian of 192
any such person who otherwise qualifies except that the 193
physical disability, in the opinion of the physician, is not 194
expected to exceed a period of one hundred eighty days. The 195
temporary windshield placard shall conform to the 196
specifications, in respect to size, color, and content, as 197
set forth in federal regulations published by the Department 198
of Transportation. The fee for the temporary windshield 199
placard shall be two dollars. Upon request, and for good 200
cause shown, one additional temporary windshield placard may 201
be issued to an applicant. Temporary windshield placards 202
shall be issued upon presentation of the physician's 203
statement provided by this section and shall be displayed in 204
the same manner as r emovable windshield placards. A person 205
or entity shall be qualified to possess and display a 206
temporary removable windshield placard for six months and 207
the placard may be renewed once for an additional six months 208
if a physician's statement pursuant to this section is 209
supplied to the director of revenue at the time of renewal. 210
13. [Application for license plates or windshield 211
placards issued pursuant to this section shall be made to 212
the director of revenue and shall be accompanied by a 213
statement signed by a licensed physician or other authorized 214
health care practitioner which certifies that the applicant, 215
user, or member of the applicant's household is a physically 216
disabled person as defined by this section. 217
14. The] A windshield placard shall be renewable only 218
by the person or entity to which the placard was originally 219 SS SCS SB 912 14
issued. Any placard issued pursuant to this section shall 220
only be used when the physically disabled occupant for whom 221
the disabled plate or placard was issued is in the motor 222
vehicle at the time of parking or when a physically disabled 223
person is being delivered or collected. A disabled license 224
plate and/or a removable windshield hanging placard are not 225
transferable and may not be used by any other person whether 226
disabled or not. 227
[15.] 14. At the time the disabled plates or 228
windshield hanging placards are issued, the director shall 229
issue a registration certificate which shall include the 230
applicant's name, address, and other identifying information 231
as prescribed by the director, or if issued to an agency, 232
such agency's name and address. This certificate shall 233
further contain the disabled license plate number or, for 234
windshield hanging placards, the registration or identifying 235
number stamped on the pla card. The validated registration 236
receipt given to the applicant shall serve as the 237
registration certificate. 238
[16.] 15. The director shall, upon issuing any 239
disabled registration certificate for license plates and/or 240
windshield hanging placards, provide information which 241
explains that such plates or windshield hanging placards are 242
nontransferable, and the restrictions explaining who and 243
when a person or vehicle which bears or has the disabled 244
plates or windshield hanging placards may be used o r be 245
parked in a disabled reserved parking space, and the 246
penalties prescribed for violations of the provisions of 247
this act. 248
[17.] 16. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this 249
subsection, every [new] applicant for issuance of a disabled 250
license plate or placard shall be required to present a new 251 SS SCS SB 912 15
physician's statement dated no more than ninety days prior 252
to such application[. Renewal applicants will be required 253
to submit a physician's statement dated no more than ninety 254
days prior to such ap plication upon their first renewal 255
occurring on or after August 1, 2005. Upon completing 256
subsequent], and for renewal applications [,] a physician's 257
statement dated no more than ninety days prior to such 258
application shall be required every eighth year. [Such 259
physician's statement shall state the expiration date for 260
the temporary windshield placard. If the physician fails to 261
record an expiration date on the physician's statement, the 262
director shall issue the temporary windshield placard for a 263
period of thirty days. The director may stagger the 264
requirement of a physician's statement on all renewals for 265
the initial implementation of an eight -year period.] 266
(2) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the 267
contrary, if the applicant has present ed proof of disability 268
in the form of a statement from the United States Veterans' 269
Administration verifying that the person is permanently 270
disabled, the applicant shall not be required to provide a 271
physician's statement for the purpose of issuance or r enewal 272
of disabled persons license plates or windshield placards. 273
(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (f) of 274
subdivision (4) of subsection 1 of this section, any person 275
seventy-five years of age or older who provided a 276
physician's statement with the original application shall 277
not be required to provide a physician's statement for the 278
purpose of renewal of disabled persons license plates or 279
windshield placards. 280
[18.] 17. The director of revenue upon receiving a 281
physician's statement pursuant to this subsection shall 282
check with the state board of registration for the healing 283 SS SCS SB 912 16
arts created in section 334.120, or the Missouri state board 284
of nursing established in section 335.021, with respect to 285
physician's statements signed by advanced practice 286
registered nurses, or the Missouri state board of 287
chiropractic examiners established in section 331.090, with 288
respect to physician's statements signed by licensed 289
chiropractors, or with the board of optometry established in 290
section 336.130, with respect to physician's statements 291
signed by licensed optometrists, or the state board of 292
podiatric medicine created in section 330.100, with respect 293
to physician's statements signed by physicians of the foot 294
or podiatrists to determine wh ether the physician is duly 295
licensed and registered pursuant to law. [If such applicant 296
obtaining a disabled license plate or placard presents proof 297
of disability in the form of a statement from the United 298
States Veterans' Administration verifying tha t the person is 299
permanently disabled, the applicant shall be exempt from the 300
eight-year certification requirement of this subsection for 301
renewal of the plate or placard. Initial applications shall 302
be accompanied by the physician's statement required b y this 303
section. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (f) of 304
subdivision (4) of subsection 1 of this section, any person 305
seventy-five years of age or older who provided the 306
physician's statement with the original application shall 307
not be required to provide a physician's statement for the 308
purpose of renewal of disabled persons license plates or 309
windshield placards. 310
19.] 18. The boards shall cooperate with the director 311
and shall supply information requested pursuant to this 312
subsection. The director shall, in cooperation with the 313
boards which shall assist the director, establish a list of 314
all Missouri physicians and other authorized health care 315 SS SCS SB 912 17
practitioners and of any other information necessary to 316
administer this section. 317
[20.] 19. Where the owner's application is based on 318
the fact that the vehicle is used at least fifty percent of 319
the time by a physically disabled person, the applicant 320
shall submit a statement stating this fact, in addition to 321
the physician's statement. The statement shall be signed by 322
both the owner of the vehicle and the physically disabled 323
person. The applicant shall be required to submit this 324
statement with each application for license plates. No 325
person shall willingly or knowingly submit a fals e statement 326
and any such false statement shall be considered perjury and 327
may be punishable pursuant to section 301.420. 328
[21.] 20. The director of revenue shall retain all 329
physicians' statements and all other documents received in 330
connection with a person's application for disabled license 331
plates and/or disabled windshield placards. 332
[22.] 21. The director of revenue shall enter into 333
reciprocity agreements with other states or the federal 334
government for the purpose of recognizing disabled person 335
license plates or windshield placards issued to physically 336
disabled persons. 337
[23.] 22. When a person to whom disabled person 338
license plates or a removable or temporary windshield 339
placard or both have been issued dies, the personal 340
representative of the decedent or such other person who may 341
come into or otherwise take possession of the disabled 342
license plates or disabled windshield placard shall return 343
the same to the director of revenue under penalty of law. 344
Failure to return such plat es or placards shall constitute a 345
class B misdemeanor. 346 SS SCS SB 912 18
[24.] 23. The director of revenue may order any person 347
issued disabled person license plates or windshield placards 348
to submit to an examination by a chiropractor, osteopath, or 349
physician, or to such other investigation as will determine 350
whether such person qualifies for the special plates or 351
placards. 352
[25.] 24. If such person refuses to submit or is found 353
to no longer qualify for special plates or placards provided 354
for in this section, the director of revenue shall collect 355
the special plates or placards, and shall furnish license 356
plates to replace the ones collected as provided by this 357
chapter. 358
[26.] 25. In the event a removable or temporary 359
windshield placard is lost, stole n, or mutilated, the lawful 360
holder thereof shall, within five days, file with the 361
director of revenue an application and an affidavit stating 362
such fact, in order to purchase a new placard. The fee for 363
the replacement windshield placard shall be four d ollars. 364
[27.] 26. Fraudulent application, renewal, issuance, 365
procurement or use of disabled person license plates or 366
windshield placards shall be a class A misdemeanor. It is a 367
class B misdemeanor for a physician, chiropractor, 368
podiatrist or optometrist to certify that an individual or 369
family member is qualified for a license plate or windshield 370
placard based on a disability, the diagnosis of which is 371
outside their scope of practice or if there is no basis for 372
the diagnosis. 373
301.3030. 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to 1
the contrary, no special license plates involving military 2
actions or personnel shall require a special fee for 3
issuance or personalization of one set of such plates issued 4
to each qualified appl icant. Additional sets of special 5 SS SCS SB 912 19
license plates issued to the qualified applicant may be 6
subject to fees for special license plate issuance or 7
personalization as otherwise required by law. 8
2. Any special license plates involving military 9
actions or personnel that are authorized after August 28, 10
2006, shall not limit the number of license plates any 11
person qualified for such special license plate may obtain 12
so long as each set of license plates issued is issued for 13
vehicles owned solely or jo intly by the qualified applicant. 14
301.3061. 1. Any person eligible for membership in 1
the Disabled American Veterans and who possesses a valid 2
membership card issued by the Disabled American Veterans may 3
apply for Missouri Disabled A merican Veterans license plates 4
for any motor vehicle the person owns, either solely or 5
jointly, other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a 6
commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of twenty -four 7
thousand pounds gross weight. The Missouri Disable d 8
American Veterans hereby authorizes the use of its official 9
emblem to be affixed on multiyear personalized license 10
plates as provided in this section. 11
2. Upon presentation of a current photo 12
identification, the person's valid membership card is sued by 13
the Disabled American Veterans, and payment of a fifteen 14
dollar fee in addition to the regular registration fees and 15
presentation of other documents which may be required by 16
law, the department of revenue shall issue a personalized 17
license plate to the vehicle owner, which shall bear the 18
emblem of the Disabled American Veterans organization, [an 19
emblem consisting exclusively of a red letter "D", followed 20
by a white letter "A" and a blue letter "V" in modified 21
block letters, with each letter having a black shaded 22
edging, and shall engrave the words "WARTIME DISABLED" in 23 SS SCS SB 912 20
red letters centered ] and shall have an authorized Disabled 24
American Veterans' slogan near the bottom of the plate. 25
Such license plates shall be made with fully reflectiv e 26
material with a common color scheme and design, shall be 27
clearly visible at night, and shall be aesthetically 28
attractive, as prescribed by section 301.130. A fee for the 29
issuance of personalized license plates issued under section 30
301.144 shall not be required for plates issued under this 31
section. 32
3. Any person who applies for a Disabled American 33
Veterans license plate under this section to be used on a 34
vehicle commonly known and referred to as a pickup truck may 35
be issued a Disabled Ameri can Veterans license plate with 36
the designation "beyond local" indicated in the upper right 37
corner of the plate. 38
4. There shall be no limit on the number of license 39
plates any person qualified under this section may obtain so 40
long as each set of license plates issued under this section 41
is issued for vehicles owned solely or jointly by such 42
person. License plates issued under this section shall not 43
be transferable to any other person except that any 44
registered co-owner of the motor vehicle may operate the 45
motor vehicle for the duration of the year licensed in the 46
event of the death of the qualified person. 47
5. The director shall promulgate rules to implement 48
the provisions of this section. Any rule or portion of a 49
rule, as that term i s defined in section 536.010, that is 50
created under the authority delegated in this section shall 51
become effective only if it complies with and is subject to 52
all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, 53
section 536.028. This section and chapter 536 are 54
nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the 55 SS SCS SB 912 21
general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay 56
the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are 57
subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of 58
rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after 59
August 28, 2006, shall be invalid and void. 60
301.3180. 1. Any person who has been awarded the 1
military service award known as the "Army of Occupation 2
Medal" may apply for Army of Occu pation Medal motor vehicle 3
license plates for any motor vehicle such person owns, 4
either solely or jointly, other than an apportioned motor 5
vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of 6
twenty-four thousand pounds gross weight. 7
2. Any such person shall make application for the Army 8
of Occupation Medal license plates on a form provided by the 9
director of revenue and shall furnish such proof as a 10
recipient of the Army of Occupation Medal as the director 11
may require. The director shall then issue license plates 12
bearing letters or numbers or a combination thereof as 13
determined by the director with the words "ARMY OF 14
OCCUPATION MEDAL" in place of the words "SHOW -ME STATE". 15
Such license plates shall be made with fully reflective 16
material with a common color scheme and design, shall be 17
clearly visible at night, and shall be aesthetically 18
attractive, as prescribed by section 301.130. Such plates 19
shall also bear an image of the Army of Occupation Medal. 20
3. There shall be a fifteen dollar fee in addition to 21
the regular registration fees charged for each set of Army 22
of Occupation Medal license plates issued pursuant to this 23
section. A fee for the issuance of personalized license 24
plates pursuant to section 301.144 shall no t be required for 25
plates issued pursuant to this section. There shall be no 26
limit on the number of license plates any person qualified 27 SS SCS SB 912 22
pursuant to this section may obtain so long as each set of 28
license plates issued pursuant to this section is issued for 29
vehicles owned solely or jointly by such person. License 30
plates issued pursuant to the provisions of this section 31
shall not be transferable to any other person except that 32
any registered co-owner of the motor vehicle shall be 33
entitled to operate the motor vehicle with such plates for 34
the duration of the year licensed in the event of the death 35
of the qualified person. 36
302.188. 1. A person may apply to the department of 1
revenue to obtain a veteran designation on a driver's 2
license or identification card issued under this chapter by 3
providing: 4
(1) A United States Department of Defense discharge 5
document, otherwise known as a DD Form 214, that shows a 6
discharge status of "honorable" or "general under honorable 7
conditions" that establishes the person's service in the 8
Armed Forces of the United States; or 9
(2) A United States Uniformed Services Identification 10
Card, otherwise known as a DD Form 2, that includes a 11
discharge status of "retired" or "reserve retired" 12
establishing the person's service in the Armed Forces of the 13
United States; or 14
(3) A United States Department of Veterans Affairs 15
photo identification card; or 16
(4) A United States military discharge document, 17
including but not limited to a WD AGO 53, WD AGO 55, WD AGO 18
53-55, NAVPERS 553, NAVMC 78 PD, NAVCG 553, DD 256MC, or DD 19
215 form, that shows a discharge status of "honorable" or 20
"general under honorable conditions"; and 21
(5) Payment of the fee for the driver's license or 22
identification card authorized under this chapter. 23 SS SCS SB 912 23
2. If the person is seeking a duplicate driver's 24
license with the veteran designation and his or her driver's 25
license has not expired, the fee shall be as provided under 26
section 302.185. 27
3. The department of revenue shall place the veteran 28
designation on the front of driver's licenses and 29
identification cards authorized under this section [and may 30
promulgate the necessary rules for administration of this 31
section]. 32
4. The department of revenue may promulgate rules as 33
necessary for the administration of this section. Any rule 34
or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 35
536.010, that is created under the authority delegated in 36
this section shall become effective only if it c omplies with 37
and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and 38
if applicable, section 536.028. This section and chapter 39
536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with 40
the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to 41
delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule 42
are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of 43
rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after 44
August 28, 2012, shall be invalid and void. 45
442.571. 1. Except as provided in sections 442.586 1
and 442.591,[ no alien or foreign business shall acquire by 2
grant, purchase, devise, descent or otherwise agricultural 3
land in this state if the total aggregate alien and foreign 4
ownership of agricultural acreage in this state exceeds one 5
percent of the total aggregate agricultural acreage in this 6
state. A sale or transfer of any agricultural land in this 7
state shall be submitted to the director of the department 8
of agriculture for review in accordance with subs ection 3 of 9
this section only if there is no completed Internal Revenue 10 SS SCS SB 912 24
Service Form W-9 signed by the purchaser ] beginning August 11
28, 2024, no alien or foreign business shall acquire by 12
grant, purchase, devise, descent, or otherwise any 13
agricultural land in this state within five hundred miles of 14
any reservation, post, arsenal, proving ground, range, mine 15
field, camp, base, airfield, fort, yard, station, district, 16
or area of the Armed Forces of the United States. Any alien 17
or foreign business who acquired any agricultural land in 18
this state prior to August 28, 2024, shall not grant, sell, 19
or otherwise transfer such agricultural land to any other 20
alien or foreign business on or after August 28, 2024 . No 21
person may hold agricultural land as an agent, trustee, or 22
other fiduciary for an alien or foreign business in 23
violation of sections 442.560 to 442.592, provided, however, 24
that no security interest in such agricultural land shall be 25
divested or invalidated by such violation. 26
2. Any alien or foreign business who acquires 27
agricultural land in violation of sections 442.560 to 28
442.592 remains in violation of sections 442.560 to 442.592 29
for as long as [he or she] the alien or foreign business 30
holds an interest in the land, provided, howe ver, that no 31
security interest in such agricultural land shall be 32
divested or invalidated by such violation. 33
3. Subject to the provisions of subsection 1 of this 34
section, [such] all proposed [acquisitions] transfers on or 35
after August 28, 2024, by grant, purchase, devise, descent, 36
or otherwise of any interest in agricultural land held by 37
any alien or foreign business in this state shall be 38
submitted at least thirty calendar days prior to when such 39
transfers of such agricultural land are finali zed to the 40
department of agriculture to determine whether such 41
[acquisition] transfer of agricultural land is conveyed in 42 SS SCS SB 912 25
accordance with the [one percent restriction on the total 43
aggregate] prohibition on alien and foreign ownership of 44
agricultural land in this state under this section. The 45
department shall establish by rule the requirements for 46
submission and approval of requests under this subsection. 47
4. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is 48
defined in section 536.010, that is cre ated under the 49
authority delegated in this section shall become effective 50
only if it complies with and is subject to all of the 51
provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 52
536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and 53
if any of the powers vested with the general assembly 54
pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective 55
date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently 56
held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking 57
authority and any rule proposed or adopt ed after August 28, 58
2014, shall be invalid and void. 59