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11 FIRSTREGULARSESSION
22 HOUSEBILLNO.1166
33 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
44 INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEMAYHEW.
55 1930H.01I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
66 ANACT
77 Toamendchapter304,RSMo,byaddingtheretoninenewsectionsrelatingtoautonomous
88 vehicles.
99 BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
1010 SectionA.Chapter304,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretoninenewsections,to
1111 2beknownassections304.920,304.923,304.926,304.927,304.928,304.929,304.930,
1212 3304.931,and304.932,toreadasfollows:
1313 304.920.Asusedinsections304.920to304.932,thefollowingtermsmean:
1414 2 (1)"Automateddrivingsystem",thehardwareandsoftwarethatarecollectively
1515 3capableofperformingtheentiredynamicdrivingtaskonasustainedbasis,regardless
1616 4ofwhetheritislimitedtoaspecificoperationaldesigndomain;
1717 5 (2)"Dynamicdrivingtask",allofthereal-timeoperationalandtactical
1818 6functionsrequiredtooperateavehicleinon-roadtraffic,excludingthestrategic
1919 7functionssuchastripschedulingandselectionofdestinationsandwaypoints,and
2020 8including,butnotlimitedto:
2121 9 (a)Lateralvehiclemotioncontrolviasteering;
2222 10 (b)Longitudinalmotioncontrolviaaccelerationanddeceleration;
2323 11 (c)Monitoringthedrivingenvironmentviaobjectandeventdetection,
2424 12recognition,classification,andresponsepreparation;
2525 13 (d)Objectandeventresponseexecution;
2626 14 (e)Maneuverplanning;and
2727 15 (f)Enhancingconspicuityvialighting,signaling,andgesturing;
2828 EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
2929 intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 16 (3)"Dynamicdrivingtaskfallback",theresponsebythepersonorhuman
3030 17drivertoeitherperformthedynamicdrivingtaskorachieveaminimalriskcondition
3131 18afteroccurrenceofadynamicdrivingtaskperformance-relevantsystemfailureor
3232 19failuresoruponoperationaldesigndomainexit,ortheresponsebyanautomated
3333 20drivingsystemtoachieveminimalriskcondition,giventhesamecircumstances;
3434 21 (4)"Fullyautonomousvehicle",amotorvehicleequippedwithanautomated
3535 22drivingsystemdesignedtofunctionwithoutahumandriverasalevel4orlevel5system
3636 23underSAEJ3016B;
3737 24 (5)"Humandriver",anaturalpersoninthevehiclewithavalidlicenseto
3838 25operateamotorvehiclewhocontrolsallorpartofthedynamicdrivingtask;
3939 26 (6)"Minimalriskcondition",aconditiontowhichaperson,humandriver,oran
4040 27automateddrivingsystemmaybringavehicleafterperformingthedynamicdriving
4141 28taskfallbackinordertoreducetheriskofacrashwhenagiventripcannotorshould
4242 29notbecompleted;
4343 30 (7)"On-demandautonomousvehiclenetwork",atransportationservice
4444 31networkthatusesasoftwareapplicationorotherdigitalmeanstodispatchor
4545 32otherwiseenabletheprearrangementoftransportationwithfullyautonomousvehicles
4646 33forpurposesoftransportingpassengersorgoods,includingfor-hiretransportationand
4747 34transportationofpassengersorgoodsforcompensation;
4848 35 (8)"Operationaldesigndomain",operatingconditionsunderwhichagiven
4949 36automateddrivingsystemisspecificallydesignedtofunctionincluding,butnotlimited
5050 37toenvironmental,geographical,andtime-of-dayrestrictions,ortherequisitepresence
5151 38orabsenceofcertaintrafficorroadwaycharacteristics;
5252 39 (9)"Requesttointervene",notificationbyanautomateddrivingsystemtoa
5353 40humandriverthatthehumandrivershouldpromptlybeginorresumeperformanceof
5454 41partorallofthedynamicdrivingtask;
5555 42 (10)"SAEJ3016B",the"TaxonomyandDefinitionsforTermsRelatedto
5656 43DrivingAutomationSystemsforOn-RoadMotorVehicles",publishedbySAE
5757 44InternationalinJune2018.
5858 304.923.1.Apersonmayoperateafullyautonomousvehicleonthepublicroads
5959 2ofthisstatewithoutahumandriverprovidedthattheautomateddrivingsystemis
6060 3engagedandthevehiclemeetsthefollowingconditions:
6161 4 (1)Ifafailureoftheautomateddrivingsystemoccursthatrendersthesystem
6262 5unabletoperformtheentiredynamicdrivingtaskrelevanttoitsintendedoperational
6363 6designdomain,thefullyautonomousvehiclewillachieveaminimalriskcondition;
6464 7 (2)Thefullyautonomousvehicleiscapableofoperatingincompliancewiththe
6565 8applicabletrafficandmotorvehiclesafetylawsandregulationsofthisstatewhen
6666 HB1166 2 9reasonabletodosounlessanexemptionhasbeengrantedbythedepartmentofpublic
6767 10safety;
6868 11 (3)Whenrequiredbyfederallaw,thevehiclebearstherequiredmanufacturer's
6969 12certificationlabelindicatingthatatthetimeofitsmanufactureithasbeencertifiedto
7070 13beincompliancewithallapplicableFederalMotorVehicleSafetyStandards,including
7171 14referencetoanyexemptiongrantedbytheNationalHighwayTrafficSafety
7272 15Administration.
7373 16 2.Priortooperatingafullyautonomousvehicleonthepublicroadsofthisstate
7474 17withoutahumandriver,apersonshallsubmitalawenforcementplantothe
7575 18departmentofpublicsafetythatdescribes:
7676 19 (1)Howtocommunicatewithafleetsupportspecialistwhoisavailableduring
7777 20thetimesthevehicleisinoperation;
7878 21 (2)Howtosafelyremovethefullyautonomousvehiclefromtheroadwayand
7979 22stepstosafelytowthevehicle;
8080 23 (3)Howtorecognizewhetherthefullyautonomousisinautonomousmode;and
8181 24 (4)Anyadditionalinformationthemanufacturerorownerdeemsnecessary
8282 25regardinghazardousconditionsorpublicsafetyrisksassociatedwiththeoperationof
8383 26thefullyautonomousvehicle.
8484 304.926.1.Whenanautomateddrivingsysteminstalledonamotorvehicleis
8585 2engaged:
8686 3 (1)Theautomateddrivingsystemisconsideredthedriveroroperator,forthe
8787 4purposeofassessingcompliancewithapplicabletrafficormotorvehiclelawsandshall
8888 5bedeemedtosatisfyelectronicallyallphysicalactsrequiredbyadriveroroperatorof
8989 6thevehicle;and
9090 7 (2)Theautomateddrivingsystemisconsideredtobelicensedtooperatethe
9191 8vehicle.
9292 9 2.Beforeoperatingafullyautonomousvehicleonpublicroadsinthisstate
9393 10withoutahumandriver,apersonshallsubmittothedepartmentofrevenueproofof
9494 11financialresponsibility,asdefinedinsection303.020,forthevehicle.
9595 12 3.Intheeventofacrash:
9696 13 (1)Thefullyautonomousvehicleshallremainonthesceneofthecrashwhen
9797 14requiredundersection303.040,consistentwithitscapabilityundersection304.923;and
9898 15 (2)Theownerofthefullyautonomousvehicle,orapersononbehalfofthe
9999 16vehicleowner,shallreportanycrashesorcollisionsconsistentwithsection303.040.
100100 304.927.Anon-demandautonomousvehiclenetworkshallbepermittedto
101101 2operatepursuanttostatelawsgoverningtheoperationoftransportationnetwork
102102 3companies,taxis,oranyothergroundtransportationfor-hireofpassengers,withthe
103103 HB1166 3 4exceptionthatanyprovisionofthischapterthatreasonablyappliesonlytoahuman
104104 5driverwouldnotapplytotheoperationoffullyautonomousvehicleswiththeautomated
105105 6drivingsystemengagedonanon-demandautonomousvehiclenetwork.
106106 304.928.1.Afullyautonomousvehicleshallbeproperlyregisteredin
107107 2accordancewithchapter301.Ifafullyautonomousvehicleisregisteredinthisstate,the
108108 3vehicleshallbeidentifiedontheregistrationasafullyautonomousvehicle.
109109 4 2.Afullyautonomousvehicleshallbeproperlytitledinaccordancewithchapter
110110 5301.Ifafullyautonomousvehicleistitledinthisstate,thevehicleshallbeidentifiedon
111111 6thetitleasafullyautonomousvehicle.
112112 304.929.1.Apersonmayoperateamotorvehicleequippedwithanautomated
113113 2drivingsystemcapableofperformingtheentiredynamicdrivingtaskif:
114114 3 (1)Suchautomateddrivingsystemwillissuearequesttointervenewheneverthe
115115 4automateddrivingsystemisnotcapableofperformingtheentiredynamicdrivingtask
116116 5withtheexceptionthatthepersonwillrespondappropriatelytosucharequest;and
117117 6 (2)Theautomateddrivingsystemiscapableofbeingoperatedincompliance
118118 7withthischapterwhenreasonabletodosounlessanexemptionhasbeengrantedbythe
119119 8departmentofpublicsafety.
120120 9 2.Nothinginsections304.920to304.932prohibitsorrestrictsahumandriver
121121 10fromoperatingafullyautonomousvehicleequippedwithcontrolsthatallowforthe
122122 11humandrivertocontrolallorpartofthedynamicdrivingtask.
123123 304.930.Afullyautonomousvehiclethatisalsoacommercialvehicleasdefined
124124 2insection301.010mayoperatepursuanttostatelawsgoverningtheoperationof
125125 3commercialmotorvehicles,exceptthatanyprovisionthatbyitsnaturereasonably
126126 4appliesonlytoahumandriverdoesnotapplytosuchavehicleoperatingwiththe
127127 5automateddrivingsystemengaged.
128128 304.931.Afullyautonomousvehiclethatisdesignedtobeoperatedexclusively
129129 2bytheautomateddrivingsystemforalltripsisnotsubjecttomotorvehicleequipment
130130 3lawsorregulationsofthisstatethat:
131131 4 (1)Relatetoorsupportmotorvehicleoperationbyahumandriverseatedinthe
132132 5vehicle;and
133133 6 (2)Arenotrelevanttoanautomateddrivingsystem.
134134 304.932.1.Unlessotherwiseprovidedinthischapterandnotwithstandingany
135135 2otherprovisionoflaw,fullyautonomousvehiclesandautomateddrivingsystemsare
136136 3governedexclusivelybysections304.920to304.932.Thedirectorofthedepartmentof
137137 4publicsafetymaypromulgaterulesnecessarytoimplementthesesections.The
138138 5departmentshallbethesoleagencythatmayimplementtheprovisionsofthesesections.
139139 6Anyruleorportionofarule,asthattermisdefinedinsection536.010thatiscreated
140140 HB1166 4 7undertheauthoritydelegatedinthissectionshallbecomeeffectiveonlyifitcomplies
141141 8withandissubjecttoalloftheprovisionsofchapter536and,ifapplicable,section
142142 9536.028.Thissectionandchapter536arenonseverableandifanyofthepowersvested
143143 10withthegeneralassemblypursuanttochapter536toreview,todelaytheeffectivedate,
144144 11ortodisapproveandannularulearesubsequentlyheldunconstitutional,thenthegrant
145145 12ofrulemakingauthorityandanyruleproposedoradoptedafterAugust28,2025,shall
146146 13beinvalidandvoid.
147147 14 2.Nostateagency,politicalsubdivision,municipality,orlocalentityshall
148148 15prohibittheoperationoffullyautonomousvehicles,automateddrivingsystems,oron-
149149 16demandautonomousvehiclenetworks,orotherwiseenactorkeepinforcerulesor
150150 17ordinancesthatwouldimposetaxes,fees,orotherrequirements,includingperformance
151151 18standards,specifictotheoperationoffullyautonomousvehicles,automateddriving
152152 19systems,oron-demandautonomousvehiclenetworksinadditiontotherequirementsof
153153 20sections304.920to304.932.
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