Committee advances bill to legalize and regulate golf carts on St. Louis streets

The St. Louis Board of Aldermen Public Safety Committee voted to advance Board Bill 62 as amended, a measure that would legalize the operation of golf carts on specified city streets and impose equipment and operational rules, the committee chair announced after a roll call vote on Oct. 2, 2025.

Alderman Devote, the bill’s sponsor, told the committee the measure “attempts to do two things. The first is legalize or legitimize the operation of golf carts on city streets. The second thing is once we do that, put in place some common sense regulations with respect to both operation as well as basic equipment.” The committee adopted three sponsor amendments before voting the bill out with a due-pass recommendation.

The bill as amended would: legalize golf cart operation on city roadways with posted speed limits of 25 mph or less and on certain two-lane 30 mph streets; require basic equipment such as headlamps, tail lamps, brake lights, adequate brakes, a parking brake, mirrors and (as drafted) turn signals; require a valid driver’s license to operate; require child restraint systems for minors consistent with state statute; prohibit operation in…