Missouri House · 2026 Regular Session

HB 2297: Allows real property owners building a fence to enter an adjoining property up to 10 feet without liability for trespassing

Third Reading and Final Passage · April 20, 2026 · Yeas 116, nays 35

How each party voted

Democrats
Yea 48 · Nay 0 · Not voting 4
Republicans
Yea 68 · Nay 35 · Not voting 3

Speaker Jon Patterson voted yea.

Bill

Bill
HB 2297
Motion
Third Reading and Final Passage
Date
April 20, 2026
Session
2026 Regular Session
Yeas–nays
Yeas 116, nays 35; 7 didn't vote (6 absent with leave, 1 voted present)
Result
Passed, as the official record marks it

Official record: the House Journal (PDF) ↗
The bill on the chamber's site ↗

The chamber on this vote

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How each member voted

Yea (116)

Nay (35)

Abstained (1)

Excused (6)