SB1554 • 2026

Modifies provisions relating to a hydrant inspection program

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Black, Rusty; House handler: N/A
Last action: 2026-03-23
Official status: Voted Do Pass S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee
Effective date: 2026-08-28

Plain English Breakdown

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Modifies provisions relating to a hydrant inspection program

The following summaries of this bill are available: Print All Summaries Introduced Print SB 1554 - The act makes technical changes to current law relating to hydrant inspections.

What This Bill Does

The following summaries of this bill are available: Print All Summaries Introduced Print SB 1554 - The act makes technical changes to current law relating to hydrant inspections.
The act is identical to a provision in HCS/SB 953 (2026), HB 2703 (2026), and a provision in SCS/HB 3000 (2026).
JULIA SHEVELEVA

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Bill History

2026-03-23 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Voted Do Pass S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee
2026-03-12 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Hearing Conducted S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee
2026-02-05 S309
Second Read and Referred S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee
2026-01-13 S151
S First Read

Official Summary Text

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Introduced

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SB 1554 - The act makes technical changes to current law relating to hydrant inspections.

The act is identical to a provision in HCS/SB 953 (2026), HB 2703 (2026), and a provision in SCS/HB 3000 (2026).
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. 1554
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR BLACK.
6697S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
AN ACT
To repeal section 640.144, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to
community water system hydrant inspections.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Section 640.144, RSMo, is repealed and one new 1
section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 640.144, 2
to read as follows:3
640.144. 1. All community water systems shall be 1
required to create a valve inspection program that includes: 2
(1) Inspection of all valves every ten years; 3
(2) Scheduled repair or replacement of broken valves; 4
and 5
(3) Within five years of August 28, 2020, 6
identification of each shut-off valve location using a 7
geographic information system or an alternative physical 8
mapping system that accurately identifies the location of 9
each valve. 10
2. All community water systems shall be required to 11
create a hydrant inspection program that includes: 12
(1) Scheduled testing of every hydrant in the 13
community water system; 14
(2) Scheduled repair or replacement of broken hydrants; 15
(3) A plan to flush every hydrant and dead-end main; 16
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(4) Maintenance of records of inspections, tests, and 17
flushings for six years; and 18
(5) Within five years of August 28, 2020, 19
identification of each hydrant location using a geographic 20
information system or an alternative physical mapping system 21
that accurately identifies the location of each hydrant. 22
3. The provisions of this section shall not apply to 23
any state parks, cities with a population of more than 24
thirty thousand inhabitants, [a] any county with a charter 25
form of government and with more than six hundred thousand 26
but fewer than seven hundred thousand inhabitants, [a] any 27
county with a charter form of government and with more than 28
nine hundred fifty thousand inhabitants, or [a] any public 29
service commission regulated utility with more than thirty 30
thousand customers. 31
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