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SB954 • 2026

Creates provisions relating to condemnation of land by certain utilities

Creates provisions relating to condemnation of land by certain utilities

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Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Bean, Jason; House handler: N/A
Last action
2026-02-19
Official status
SCS Voted Do Pass S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy & the Environment Committee (4506S.02C)
Effective date
2026-08-28

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-19 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    SCS Voted Do Pass S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy & the Environment Committee (4506S.02C)

  2. 2026-02-10 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Hearing Conducted S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy & the Environment Committee

  3. 2026-01-08 S128

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

  4. 2026-01-07 S46

    S First Read

  5. 2025-12-01 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Prefiled

Official Summary Text

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Senate Committee Substitute

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SCS/SB 954 - Under the act, the authority of any electrical corporation to condemn property shall not extend to the construction of any structure or facility that uses wind or solar energy to generate or manufacture electricity.

The authority of any electrical corporation to condemn property shall extend to acquisition of rights needed to construct, operate, and maintain certain electrical infrastructure, described in the act, needed to collect and deliver solar or wind energy to the distribution or transmission grid.

This act is identical to SB 879 (2026), SB 199 (2025), a provision in SB 214 (2025), SB 1262 (2024), to a provision in SB 805 (2024), a provision in HB 1449 (2024), a provision in SCS/HCS/HB 1746 (2024), provisions in HB 1052 (2023) and substantially similar to a provision in HB 221 (2025), a provision in HCS#2/HBs 440 & 1160 (2025), HB 475 (2025), a provision in SB 139 (2025), HB 1750 (2024), and SB 577 (2023).
JULIA SHEVELEVA

Introduced

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SB 954 - Under the act, the authority of any electrical corporation to condemn property shall not extend to the construction of any structure or facility that uses wind or solar energy to generate or manufacture electricity.

The act has a provision identical to a provision in SB 199 (2025), SB 214 (2025), SB 1262 (2024), to a provision in SB 805 (2024), a provision in HB 1449 (2024), a provision in SCS/HCS/HB 1746 (2024), provisions in HB 1052 (2023) and substantially similar to a provision in HB 221 (2025), a provision in HCS#2/HBs 440 & 1160 (2025), HB 475 (2025), a provision in SB 139 (2025), HB 1750 (2024), and SB 577 (2023).
JULIA SHEVELEVA