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SB 954 Missouri Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Creates provisions relating to condemnation of land by certain utilities

Summary
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 a provision in 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 HB 2169 (2026), a provision in HB 2478 (2026), a provision in HCS/HBs 2762, 2816 & 2402 (2026), 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
Issues: ✓ EnergySupports EnergyBill limits utility condemnation powers for wind/solar facilities, protecting renewable energy development from forced acquisition of property for energy infrastructure.85% confidence ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentBill limits eminent domain for wind/solar facilities, protecting property rights while still allowing infrastructure for clean energy collection and delivery to grid.85% confidence ✓ TechnologySupports TechnologyBill expands condemnation authority for solar and wind energy infrastructure, promoting renewable energy technology deployment and grid modernization.85% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 1, 2025 Last action Feb 19, 2026
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What changed between versions

4506S.01I - Introduced → Senate Committee Substitute - Committee Version · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill was reorganized and reformatted from an introduced version to a committee substitute, which involved significant structural changes to the text layout. Substantively, the only policy change is a clarification in subsection 8 regarding merchant transmission lines, which now explicitly requires that the line must deliver an amount of electrical capacity to Missouri customers proportional to the miles of the line passing through the state, a requirement that was previously missing.
Scope change
The bill's scope regarding merchant transmission lines was clarified to include a specific calculation for capacity delivery requirements based on the proportion of miles within Missouri.
REQUIREMENT

Added a specific requirement that merchant transmission lines must deliver electrical capacity to Missouri customers proportional to the miles of the line passing through the state.

TECHNICAL

Reorganized the document structure, moving from a standard introduced format to a committee substitute format with updated page numbering and section headers.

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Actions timeline

Total actions
5
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Feb 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
SCS Voted Do Pass S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy & the Environment Committee (4506S.02C)
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Feb 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Hearing Conducted S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy & the Environment Committee
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Dec 1, 2025
Introduced
Prefiled
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Legislator
Party
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Jason Bean
RRepublican
MO
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