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Missouri House approves perfection of bill allowing optional five‑year vehicle registration
Summary
The Missouri House perfected and printed House Bill 21‑89, which would let vehicle owners opt for a five‑year registration for cars six years old or newer and remove the odd/even model‑year restriction; sponsors said DOR systems and county records will be used to track inspections, insurance and taxes.
House members on Feb. 18 perfected House Bill 21‑89, a sponsor‑led measure that would add an optional five‑year vehicle registration and eliminate the long‑standing even/odd model‑year restriction on multi‑year plates.
The sponsor, identified in the record as the gentleman from Jasper, told the chamber the bill "does 2 things" and called the five‑year option a modest convenience that would reduce trips to license offices. He said the bill also "eliminates the even odd year portion of the existing regulations," a change he described as overdue because revenues have balanced out over time.
Supporters and opponents focused questions on how the longer registration cycle would interact with emissions and safety inspections, insurance verification, and property‑tax and penalty schedules. The gentleman from Jasper said the bill limits five‑year plates to vehicles "6 years or newer," a design intended to keep vehicles on inspection cycles. On insurance, he said Department of Revenue systems will be integrated soon so staff can "see" insurance and inspection records electronically and that "that would help police all of this." (Gentleman from Jasper)
Gentleman from Scott offered Amendment O2H to set the five‑year registration fee at $45 (the sponsor and amendment maker said this aligns with the existing $9 per year structure). The amendment was presented, discussed as consistent with current fee practice, and adopted by the House.
There was also discussion about county assessors and collectors; the sponsor said those offices and the Department of Revenue had raised concerns that multi‑year plates could complicate personal property tax reporting, but he said county records are now online in every county and that assessors can match declarations as needed.
The House adopted the amendment and the sponsor renewed his motion; the clerk recorded the bill as perfected and printed as amended.
What's next: The House perfected and printed HB 21‑89; the bill will proceed through the legislative process for additional consideration by committees or floor action as scheduled.
