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SB959 • 2026

Creates the Missouri Geospatial Advisory Council

Creates the Missouri Geospatial Advisory Council

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Roberts, Steven; House handler: Taylor, Tim
Last action
2026-04-21
Official status
Reported Do Pass H Emerging Issues
Effective date
2026-08-28

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-21 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Reported Do Pass H Emerging Issues

  2. 2026-04-20 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Voted Do Pass H Emerging Issues

  3. 2026-04-16 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Hearing Conducted H Emerging Issues

  4. 2026-04-09 H1738

    Referred H Emerging Issues

  5. 2026-03-26 H1434

    H Second Read

  6. 2026-03-25 H1426

    H First Read

  7. 2026-03-25 S775

    S Third Read and Passed

  8. 2026-03-24 S766

    Reported Truly Perfected S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee

  9. 2026-03-24 S682

    Perfected

  10. 2026-03-24 S682

    SCS S adopted

  11. 2026-03-09 S545

    Reported from S Veterans and Military Affairs Committee w/SCS

  12. 2026-02-03 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    SCS Voted Do Pass S Veterans and Military Affairs Committee (4772S.04C)

  13. 2026-01-13 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Hearing Conducted S Veterans and Military Affairs Committee

  14. 2026-01-08 S128

    Second Read and Referred S Veterans and Military Affairs Committee

  15. 2026-01-07 S47

    S First Read

  16. 2025-12-01 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Prefiled

Official Summary Text

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Perfected

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SCS/SB 959 - This act establishes the Missouri GIS Advisory Council within the Information Technology Services Division of the Office of Administration. The Council is charged with assisting and advising the state in ensuring the availability, implementation, and enhancement of a statewide geospatial data infrastructure common to all jurisdictions. Appointed members of the Council shall serve two-year terms and shall serve until their successors are appointed. The duties and responsibilities of the Council are described in the act.

The act prohibits the council collecting any personally identifiable information of any individual person.

This act is substantially similar to SCS/SB 204 (2025), the perfected SB 1039 (2024), the introduced SB 653 (2023), and a provision in SCS/HB 475 (2023).
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Senate Committee Substitute

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SCS/SB 959 - This act establishes the Missouri GIS Advisory Council within the Information Technology Services Division of the Office of Administration. The Council is charged with assisting and advising the state in ensuring the availability, implementation, and enhancement of a statewide geospatial data infrastructure common to all jurisdictions. Appointed members of the Council shall serve two-year terms and shall serve until their successors are appointed. The duties and responsibilities of the Council are described in the act.

The act prohibits the council collecting any personally identifiable information of any individual person.

This act is substantially similar to SCS/SB 204 (2025), the perfected SB 1039 (2024), the introduced SB 653 (2023), and a provision in SCS/HB 475 (2023).
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Introduced

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SB 959 - This act establishes the Missouri Geospatial Advisory Council within the Office of Administration. The Council is charged with assisting and advising the state in ensuring the availability, implementation, and enhancement of a statewide geospatial data infrastructure common to all jurisdictions through research, planning, training, and education. Appointed members of the Council shall serve three-year terms and shall serve until their successors are appointed. The duties and responsibilities of the Council are described in the act.

This act is identical to the introduced SB 204 (2025), the introduced SB 1039 (2024), and the introduced SB 653 (2023) and substantially similar to HB 71 (2025) and a provision in SCS/HB 475 (2023).
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