Bill > HB757

This bill modifies several Missouri state statutes related to commercial practices, with a particular focus on regulating the sale and handling of used vehicle parts, especially catalytic converters. The bill introduces new requirements for used parts dealers, salvage dealers, and scrap metal dealers, mandating detailed record-keeping for transactions involving metals, catalytic converters, and other secondhand materials. Specifically, dealers must now record detailed information about sellers, including photo identification, vehicle details, and proof of lawful acquisition for catalytic converters. The bill also creates a new criminal offense of unlawful possession of a detached catalytic converter, making it a class E felony to possess a catalytic converter removed from a vehicle without a legitimate business purpose. Additionally, the bill adds new provisions to prevent deceptive solicitation practices by requiring clear disclaimers on documents that might be mistaken for bills, and modifies regulations around self-service storage facilities' ability to sell stored property. The legislation aims to reduce theft of vehicle parts, particularly catalytic converters, by implementing stricter documentation and tracking requirements for dealers and creating new criminal penalties for unauthorized possession of these components.

Budget and Finance, Government Affairs, Justice, Labor and Employment

https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB757&year=2025&code=R