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MO SB 1234

died on adjournment

Establishes immunity from liability for certain designers, manufacturers, sellers, and lessors of products

Missouri · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did MO SB 1234 pass?

No. MO SB 1234 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-12-01): Prefiled

What is MO SB 1234 about?

SB 1234 - This act specifies that, in any civil action for personal injury, death, or property damage caused by a product, the plaintiff shall prove that the defendant designed, manufactured, sold, or leased the actual product that caused the injury. Designers, manufacturers, sellers, or lessors of products not identified as having been used, ingested, or encountered by an injured party will not be held liable for any alleged injury. A person or business entity whose design is copied or otherwise used by a manufacturer without the designer's express authorization shall not be subject to liability for personal injury, death, or property damage, even if the use of the design is foreseeable. This act is identical to HCS/HB 918 (2025) and is substantially similar to SB 552 (2025), a provision in SB 669 (2022), in SB 1243 (2022), in HB 2367 (2022), in HCS/SCS/SB 119 (2021), SB 350 (2021), HCS/HB 782 (2021), and in the perfected HCS/HB 922 (2021). KATIE O'BRIEN

Who sponsors MO SB 1234?

Trent, Curtis is the primary sponsor of MO SB 1234.

Description

SB 1234 - This act specifies that, in any civil action for personal injury, death, or property damage caused by a product, the plaintiff shall prove that the defendant designed, manufactured, sold, or leased the actual product that caused the injury. Designers, manufacturers, sellers, or lessors of products not identified as having been used, ingested, or encountered by an injured party will not be held liable for any alleged injury. A person or business entity whose design is copied or otherwise used by a manufacturer without the designer's express authorization shall not be subject to liability for personal injury, death, or property damage, even if the use of the design is foreseeable. This act is identical to HCS/HB 918 (2025) and is substantially similar to SB 552 (2025), a provision in SB 669 (2022), in SB 1243 (2022), in HB 2367 (2022), in HCS/SCS/SB 119 (2021), SB 350 (2021), HCS/HB 782 (2021), and in the perfected HCS/HB 922 (2021). KATIE O'BRIEN

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Latest action
2025-12-01 — Prefiled
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Sponsors

  • Trent, Curtisprimary

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-07

    Voted Do Pass S General Laws Committee

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  2. 2026-03-25

    Hearing Conducted S General Laws Committee

  3. 2026-01-27

    Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee

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  4. 2026-01-07

    S First Read

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  5. 2025-12-01

    Prefiled

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