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SB1394 • 2026

Modifies provisions relating to the commissioners of the Public Service Commission

Modifies provisions relating to the commissioners of the Public Service Commission

Agriculture
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Bernskoetter, Mike; House handler: N/A
Last action
2026-01-27
Official status
Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy & the Environment Committee
Effective date
2026-08-28

Plain English Breakdown

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Modifies provisions relating to the commissioners of the Public Service Commission

The following summaries of this bill are available: Print All Summaries Introduced Print SB 1394 - Currently, the Public Service Commission shall consist of five members.

What This Bill Does

  • The following summaries of this bill are available: Print All Summaries Introduced Print SB 1394 - Currently, the Public Service Commission shall consist of five members.
  • This act provides that the Commission shall consist of seven members, provided that no more than one member shall be appointed from each congressional district.
  • At least two members shall be actively engaged in production agriculture, as defined in the act.
  • This act is identical to SB 9 (2025), SB 934 (2024), and similar to HB 1747 (2024), SB 591 (2023), and a provision in HCS/SB 275 (2023).

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-27 S245

    Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy & the Environment Committee

  2. 2026-01-07 S88

    S First Read

  3. 2025-12-02 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Prefiled

Official Summary Text

The following summaries of this bill are available:

Print All Summaries

Introduced

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SB 1394 - Currently, the Public Service Commission shall consist of five members.

This act provides that the Commission shall consist of seven members, provided that no more than one member shall be appointed from each congressional district. At least two members shall be actively engaged in production agriculture, as defined in the act.

This act is identical to SB 9 (2025), SB 934 (2024), and similar to HB 1747 (2024), SB 591 (2023), and a provision in HCS/SB 275 (2023).
JULIA SHEVELEVA

Current Bill Text

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EXPLANATION-Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in this bill is not enacted
and is intended to be omitted in the law.
SECOND REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 1394
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR BERNSKOETTER.
5872S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
AN ACT
To repeal section 386.050, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to the
commissioners of the public service commission.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Section 386.050, RSMo, is repealed and one new 1
section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 386.050, 2
to read as follows:3
386.050. 1. The commission shall consist of [five] 1
seven members who shall be appointed by the governor, with 2
the advice and consent of the senate, provided that no more 3
than one member shall be appointed from each congressional 4
district, and one of whom shall be designated by the 5
governor to be chair of the commission. At least two 6
members shall be actively engaged in production 7
agriculture. Each commissioner, at the time of the 8
commissioner's appointment and qualification, shall be a 9
resident of the state of Missouri, and shall have resided in 10
the state for a period of at least five years next preceding 11
the appointment and qualification, and shall also be a 12
qualified voter therein and not less than twenty-five years 13
of age. Upon the expiration of each of the terms of office 14
of the first commissioners, the term of office of each 15
commissioner thereafter appointed shall be six years from 16
the time of the commissioner's appointment and qualification 17
SB 1394 2
and until his successor shall qualify. Vacancies in the 18
commission shall be filled by the governor for the unexpired 19
term. 20
2. As used in this section, "production agriculture" 21
means using or cultivating land for the production of any, 22
any combination, or all of the following for commercial 23
purposes: 24
(1) Agricultural crops; 25
(2) Livestock or livestock products; 26
(3) Poultry or poultry products; 27
(4) Milk or dairy products; 28
(5) Fruit or other horticultural products; or 29
(6) Fish or other aquaculture products. 30
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