COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
OVERSIGHT DIVISION
FISCAL NOTE
L.R. No.:1887H.01I Bill No.:HB 745 Subject:Motor Vehicles Type:Original Date:March 3, 2025Bill Summary:This proposal enacts provisions relating to towing of commercial vehicles.
FISCAL SUMMARY
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON GENERAL REVENUE FUNDFUND AFFECTEDFY 2026FY 2027FY 2028General Revenue*($534,989)($652,537)($663,297)Total Estimated Net
Effect on General
Revenue($534,989)($652,537)($663,297)
*Costs for 7.5 FTE for MoDOT to implement the provisions in this proposal.
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON OTHER STATE FUNDSFUND AFFECTEDFY 2026FY 2027FY 2028Total Estimated Net
Effect on Other State
Funds $0$0$0
Numbers within parentheses: () indicate costs or losses. L.R. No. 1887H.01I
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ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDSFUND AFFECTEDFY 2026FY 2027FY 2028Total Estimated Net
Effect on All Federal
Funds $0$0$0
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FULL TIME EQUIVALENT (FTE)FUND AFFECTEDFY 2026FY 2027FY 2028General Revenue7.5 FTE7.5 FTE7.5 FTETotal Estimated Net
Effect on FTE7.5 FTE7.5 FTE7.5 FTE
☒ Estimated Net Effect (expenditures or reduced revenues) expected to exceed $250,000 in any
of the three fiscal years after implementation of the act or at full implementation of the act.
☐ Estimated Net Effect (savings or increased revenues) expected to exceed $250,000 in any of
the three fiscal years after implementation of the act or at full implementation of the act.
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON LOCAL FUNDSFUND AFFECTEDFY 2026FY 2027FY 2028Local Government$0$0$0 L.R. No. 1887H.01I
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FISCAL ANALYSIS
ASSUMPTION
§304.162 – Towing of Vehicles
Officials from the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) assume the following
regarding this proposal:
This bill mandates the Missouri Department of Transportation to promulgate rules regulating the
towing of commercial vehicles. This bill requires MoDOT to establish a process by which to
receive, investigate and adjudicate complaints against towing companies. It is unclear if the
determinations will be considered a contested case and if the determinations under this bill will
be appealable to the Administrative Hearing Commission or Circuit Court. Should this bill
become law, the responsibility for writing and promulgating rules; coordinating an advisory
committee; and facilitating receipt, investigation and adjudication of complaints would be
assigned to MoDOT. MoDOT assumes 7.5 FTE will be needed to implement this proposal.
Oversight does not have information to the contrary and therefore, Oversight will reflect the
estimates as provided by MoDOT.
Officials from the Missouri Highway Patrol and Department of Commerce and Insurance
each assume the proposal will have no fiscal impact on their respective organizations. Oversight
does not have any information to the contrary. Therefore, Oversight will reflect a zero impact in
the fiscal note for these agencies.
Officials from the Phelps County Sheriff, Branson Police Department, Kansas City Police
Department and St. Louis County Police Department each assume the proposal will have no
fiscal impact on their respective organizations. Oversight does not have any information to the
contrary. Therefore, Oversight will reflect a zero impact in the fiscal note for these agencies.
Oversight only reflects the responses received from state agencies and political subdivisions;
however, other law enforcement agencies were requested to respond to this proposed legislation
but did not. A listing of political subdivisions included in the Missouri Legislative Information
System (MOLIS) database is available upon request.
Rule Promulgation
Officials from the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules assume this proposal is not
anticipated to cause a fiscal impact beyond its current appropriation. L.R. No. 1887H.01I
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Officials from the Office of the Secretary of State (SOS) note many bills considered by the
General Assembly include provisions allowing or requiring agencies to submit rules and
regulations to implement the act. The SOS is provided with core funding to handle a certain
amount of normal activity resulting from each year's legislative session. The fiscal impact for
this fiscal note to the SOS for Administrative Rules is less than $5,000. The SOS recognizes that
this is a small amount and does not expect that additional funding would be required to meet
these costs. However, the SOS also recognizes that many such bills may be passed by the
General Assembly in a given year and that collectively the costs may be in excess of what the
office can sustain with its core budget. Therefore, the SOS reserves the right to request funding
for the cost of supporting administrative rules requirements should the need arise based on a
review of the finally approved bills signed by the governor.
FISCAL IMPACT – State GovernmentFY 2026
(10 Mo.)
FY 2027FY 2028GENERAL REVENUE FUNDCost – MoDOT Personal Service($313,806)($384,098)($391,780) Fringe Benefits($221,183)($268,439)($271,517)Total Costs – MoDOT($534,989)($652,537)($663,297)FTE Change – MoDOT7.5 FTE7.5 FTE7.5 FTEESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON
THE GENERAL REVENUE FUND($534,989)($652,537)($663,297)
Estimated Net FTE Change to the
General Revenue Fund7.5 FTE7.5 FTE7.5 FTE
FISCAL IMPACT – Local GovernmentFY 2026
(10 Mo.)
FY 2027FY 2028$0$0$0
FISCAL IMPACT – Small Business
Small towing companies could be impacted as a result of this proposal.
FISCAL DESCRIPTION
This bill requires the Department of Transportation to establish procedures to address certain
nonconsensual towing practices related to the removal of commercial vehicles from roadways, a L.R. No. 1887H.01I
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complaint filing and adjudication process, and provisions for permanently or temporarily
prohibiting towing companies from performing nonconsensual tows if they violate the provisions
of the bill.
The department may establish a "Towing and Recovery Review Board" to assist in implementing
the provisions of the bill, with membership and functions as specified. If an owner or operator of
a commercial vehicle requests the use of a specific towing company, law enforcement agencies
must honor that request, except under certain conditions.
The bill also specifies that the Department or the Board can decide if a vehicle is released when
the fees are disputed, prohibits perpound charges for nonconsensual tows, provides that storage
charges cease accruing upon the date a complaint is filed with the Department, and prohibits
nonconsensual tows from creating liens on commercial vehicles or cargo.
Towing companies must provide reasonable access to commercial vehicles that are the subject of
a nonconsensual tow, for purposes specified in the bill. A towing company performing a
nonconsensual tow when prohibited from doing so by the Department will be subject
to a civil penalty of $25,000 per violation.
This legislation is not federally mandated, would not duplicate any other program and would not
require additional capital improvements or rental space.
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Missouri Department of Transportation
Missouri Highway Patrol
Department of Commerce and Insurance
Office of the Secretary of State
Joint Committee on Administrative Rules
Phelps County Sheriff
Kansas City Police Department
St. Louis County Police Department
Branson Police Department
Julie MorffJessica HarrisDirectorAssistant DirectorMarch 3, 2025March 3, 2025