House Insurance Committee advances three committee substitutes in executive session

The Missouri House Committee on Insurance advanced three bills in executive session, approving committee substitutes and recording roll‑call results for each.

Chairman Deal moved that the committee adopt the House Committee Substitute (HCS) for House Bill 2902 and vote the bill "due pass." The sponsor explained the HCS removes language creating a proposed commission while retaining provisions addressing key‑emulating devices; the measure retains a class D felony provision for certain convictions. The committee adopted an amendment and the substitute and, after a roll call, the chair announced the bill moved forward by a committee vote of nine in favor and two opposed.

The committee then considered House Bill 1789. Representative Murphy described the substitute as clarifying that the "delivery availability" period—when drivers have multiple apps open but are not actively delivering—should not be treated as commercial activity, leaving personal auto insurance to apply rather than requiring commercial coverage. The committee adopted the substitute and the chair announced the roll call result as eight yes, one no and one present.

Finally, the committee adopted a substitute for House Bill 1647. Representative Overcast explained the substitute removes the provision from the collateral source section, clarifies triggering events as actions for damages, and limits the change to property claims. The chair reported the committee approved the HCS by recorded vote (the chair stated the substitute moved due pass with seven yes and two no votes).

No floor dates were announced during the meeting; each bill will proceed in the House according to legislative scheduling. The committee then closed its executive sessions and moved to public hearings later in the agenda.