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SB876 • 2026

Enacts provisions relating to the Department of Transportation's fiber network

Enacts provisions relating to the Department of Transportation's fiber network

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Mosley, Angela; House handler: N/A
Last action
2026-02-02
Official status
Hearing Cancelled S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee
Effective date
2026-08-28

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-02 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Hearing Cancelled S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee

  2. 2026-01-08 S125

    Second Read and Referred S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee

  3. 2026-01-07 S38

    S First Read

  4. 2025-12-01 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Prefiled

Official Summary Text

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SB 876 - This act creates the "Department of Transportation Fiber Network Expansion Act", which provides that the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission may enter into public-private partnerships with private broadband internet service providers to expand and develop the Department of Transportation's fiber network. The Commission shall prioritize expansion and development under the act in unserved areas and underserved areas, as defined by law.

The Commission shall use a competitive procurement process to form the public-private partnerships, including publishing notice as specified in the act. The Commission shall ensure that at least 25% of the workforce fulfilling the contracts awarded under this act belongs to a racial minority group. As part of a contract award under the act, the private partnering entity may use the excess fiber capacity to provide internet services, as long as the services provided meet the state minimum standard for broadband.

This act is identical to SB 307 (2025), SB 1323 (2024), HB 2388 (2024), SB 219 (2023), and HB 1037 (2023), similar to HB 1396 (2025) and provisions in HCS/HB 461 (2023), and identical to SB 1199 (2022) and HB 2908 (2022).
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