SCS/SB 1146 - This act modifies provisions relating to port authorities. Current law prohibits a city from creating a port authority if the city is located within a county that has created a port authority which has received approval as a political subdivision of this state. This act provided that this shall not be construed as invalidating any port authority created by a city and approved as a political subdivision prior to the creation of a port authority by a county. (Section 68.010.3) If a port authority whose port district includes Kansas City shall purchase or lease real property anywhere in such counties, the real property shall be deemed included within the port district. (Section 68.015.1). Powers of port authorities are also modified as specified in the act, including the grant of powers for the establishment of port rangers licensed as peace officer, and contracting with other port authorities. (Section 68.025). The act provides that failure of a port authority to include a statement that the state is not liable on bonds of a port authority as required by law shall not invalidate the bonds or render the state liable on the bonds. (Section 68.040). Furthermore, the act modifies provisions regarding the terms of port authority commissioners and their removal from office, as well as determination of commissioners' qualifications, salaries, powers, and duties if they are not determined by the political subdivision establishing the port authority. The political subdivision establishing the port authority shall also provide for the filing of annual reports by the board of port authority commissioners, and for periodic independent audits of the port authority's accounts. (Section 68.045). The act modifies port authorities' contracting processes for work, equipment, and supplies and materials, and provides that port authorities may utilize additional procurement measures authorized for other political subdivisions, as described in the act. (Section 68.055). Under the act, port authority expenditures over $50,000, rather than over $25,000, including professional services contracts, shall be competitively procured. The act requires at least 20 days notice of the letting of the contract, with publication as described in the act. Port authorities shall have the authority to reject any and all bids, and readvertise the work or proposed purchase. (Section 68.057). The act provides that political subdivisions with existing port authorities can not form regional port authorities themselves, but that the boards of existing port authorities may apply to the Highways and Transportation Commission for approval of a regional port authority, as detailed in the act. (Section 68.060). The definition of "new job" in the Advanced Industrial Manufacturing Zones Act is modified to include any job determined by the Department of Economic Development to be eligible for, and approved for, retention of withholding tax under the Missouri Works Program, provided that the establishment of the AIM zone immediately follows the end of the period of benefits under the Missouri Works Program. (Section 68.075). Under the act, certain records submitted to a port authority may be deemed closed records, and disclosure to a port authority shall not affect records' status as closed. (Section 68.085). The act modifies the threshold for consent to the creation of a port improvement district, from 60% per capita to 50% per capita, of the owners of all real property within the boundaries of the proposed port improvement district. (Section 68.205). Lastly, the act provides that a petition to the circuit court shall not be required for creation of a port improvement district within port district boundaries or for substantial changes, as defined by law, to a port improvement district in certain circumstances. (Section 68.253). This act is similar to SCS/HCS/HB 1346 (2025) and SCS/SB 715 (2025) and identical to HCS/HB 2693 (2026). TAYLOR MIDDLETON
SB 1711 - This act modifies provisions relating to utility colocation along highway corridors. The State Highways and Transportation Commission and the Missouri Department of Transportation shall allow the installation, operation, and maintenance of electric transmission facilities within highway rights of way. The Commission and Department shall develop uniform criteria for colocation of transmission facilities within highway rights of ways. The duty of the Commission and Department shall include providing reasonable time lines and procedures for review and approval of colocation requests, ensuring safety of the public and infrastructure, avoiding duplication of corridors, and imposing reasonable conditions that shall not interfere with colocation. This act is identical to provisions in SB 838 (2026) and HB 3456 (2026). TAYLOR MIDDLETON
SB 864 creates two new tax credit programs for Missouri businesses. First, it provides a $5 per ton tax credit for wood energy producers using Missouri forest residue to make processed wood products, valid for five years with a $6 million annual cap and expiring after 2028. Second, it establishes a 25% tax credit (up to $75,000 annually per facility) for small meat processing facilities (employing fewer than 500 people total) to cover modernization or expansion costs like equipment, building upgrades, or waste management systems, with a $2 million annual statewide cap. Both credits reduce state tax liability but are non-refundable and require applications to the state authority. The bill replaces prior tax credit provisions and sets specific expiration dates for all new credits.
This bill's abstract provides no substantive details about specific changes to convention and visitors commissions. The title indicates it modifies existing provisions, but the context does not specify what those provisions are, what changes are proposed, or who would be affected. Without additional information on the bill's content or mechanisms, a meaningful summary of its policy changes cannot be provided. The bill is currently in early committee review (referred to the Economic and Workforce Development Committee on February 5, 2026).
SS/SCS/SB 1065 - The act modifies and creates new provisions relating to utility facility relocation. The State Road Fund shall be used for reimbursing for certain utility relocation costs, as described in the act. The Department of Transportation shall reimburse non-rate-regulated providers for any labor costs associated with facility relocation that are required due to road maintenance, construction, or other right-of-way work activity. Notification requirements by the Department and response requirements by the non-rate-regulated provider are described in the act. The Department of Transportation shall reimburse a non-rate-regulated provider for the provider's labor costs for the facility relocation not to exceed specific amounts described in the act. This provision shall expire on July 1, 2031. A non-rate-regulated provider shall provide invoices to the Department for the provider's labor costs for the fiscal year in which such work occurs. Payment of the invoices is described in the act. If a provider's total labor costs exceed the specified amounts under the act, such payments shall be prorated. The Department shall be required to publicly disclose on an annual basis no later than July 31st a list of facility reimbursement invoices received, as described in the act. The act shall not require the Department to reimburse a non-rate-regulated provider for the removal or relocation of facilities placed in the public right-of-way in violation of state law or local permitting requirements. Under the act, subject to certain exceptions, the removal and relocation of utility facilities as a result of construction projects required by the Highways and Transportation Commission shall be made at the expense of the owners unless otherwise provided by the Commission. Currently, if the owner fails to relocate the utility facilities, the cost of relocating the utility facilities shall be collected from the owner. Under the act, the cost of relocating the utility facilities shall be the responsibility of the Commission or the owner. JULIA SHEVELEVA
SB 1668 - This act establishes the "Missouri Innovation, Public Safety, and Accountability Act". The act authorizes a city to submit an innovation district master plan to the Department of Economic Development for the establishment of an innovation district. The master plan shall include the geographic boundaries, identification of vacant or underutilized property, public safety and infrastructure priorities, a general strategy for surplus or incremental state revenues, and high-level projections of anticipated housing units, jobs, business, and population impacts. The Department's authority to approve or deny an application shall be limited to determining whether the geographic boundaries are reasonable. All other application information shall be considered informational and not subject to approval, modification, or denial by the Department. The Department shall adopt and administer a single, standardized master scorecard to evaluate incentives for projects located within an innovation district. The scorecard shall establish uniform criteria, provide predictability and transparency, rank projects based on measurable outcomes, establish intermediate incentive tiers for projects that do not meet full eligibility, and assign project applications to incentive tiers based on the master scorecard. The scorecard shall include categories as described in the act. An application for incentives shall be approved or denied by a reviewing authority within forty-five calendar days. Failure to issue a determination shall result in approval of the application. (Section 620.6000) A city establishing an innovation district shall establish a fast track permitting process for projects located within the district, including the designation of a single, empowered point of contact that is authorized to coordinate reviews and issue binding determinations on behalf of all relevant departments, agencies, and offices. The city shall waive, reduce, or defer discretionary, duplicative, or extraordinary permit and development fees for projects within the district. For properties not subject to an existing tax increment financing plan or property tax abatement, fifty percent of the incremental increase in real property tax revenues generated after designation shall be deposited into the innovation district's public safety fund. The city shall adopt policies providing building code flexibility for adaptive reuse projects, as described in the act. The Department shall prepare and submit a biennial written report to the General Assembly summarizing the performance of the innovation district program, as described in the act. (Section 620.6003) The act establishes the "Rural Missouri Development Fund" for the purpose of supporting economic development, infrastructure, housing, workforce development, and related community-building activities in rural and smaller communities in the state. Any municipality in the top five percent of assessed valuation in the state and that has an innovation district shall deposit ten percent of new property tax revenues into the Rural Missouri Development Fund. Such funds shall be awarded to rural and smaller municipalities, and regional development organizations. The moneys shall be used for rural education, public infrastructure improvements, public safety, housing development, workforce development, and health care community service facilities. (Section 620.6006) The act establishes the "Innovation District Public Safety Fund", which shall be composed of fifty percent of net new state tax receipts generated in the innovation district. Moneys in the fund shall be used for capital or operating expenditures related to public safety and public realm improvements within the district. A project sponsor may apply to the Department for a construction-phase withholding advance. If the application meets all technical requirements, the Department shall disburse the construction-phase withholding advance. (Section 620.6009) For all tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, any person who is not a resident of this state and that establishes a primary residence within an innovation zone shall be eligible for an income tax exclusion. (Section 620.2012) The act authorizes an employer to enter into a withholding agreement with the Department for the retention of a portion of withholding taxes of employees located within an innovation district. The Department may establish aggregate or annual program caps by rule to manage fiscal exposure. Retained withholdings shall be used solely for qualifying reinvestment expenditures, as defined in the act. (Section 620.2015) For all tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, the act authorizes an eligible employer to claim a tax credit in an amount equal to $5,000 per eligible employee for relocation expenses incurred in moving such employee from out of the state into an innovation zone. (Section 620.2018) For all tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, the act authorizes a taxpayer to claim a tax credit in an amount equal to twenty-five percent of conversion expenditures incurred for converting nonresidential property into residential property. The tax credit may be claimed against the taxpayer's income tax liability or sales tax liability. (Section 620.2021) The act authorizes a city to establish a Missouri Opportunity Zone, which shall be conterminous with the innovation district boundaries. A taxpayer may elect to defer payment of state income taxes if such income tax liability is invested in a qualified Missouri Opportunity Zone investment, as defined in the act. This act shall sunset on August 28, 2036, unless reauthorized by the General Assembly. This act is substantially similar to provisions in SS#2/SCS/HCS/HBs 3231 & 2531 (2026). JOSH NORBERG
SB 1181 - This act modifies provisions relating to automobile theft. UNLAWFUL USE OF CERTAIN KEY DEVICES (Section 570.097) This act provides that the manufacture, sale, attempted sale, transfer, or possession of a motor vehicle key programming or emulating device or a relay attack device, as such terms are defined in the act, shall be a class D felony. The act provides for exceptions for certain authorized users. Any authorized user shall report a lost or stolen device within forty-eight hours of becoming aware that the device was lost or stolen. Failure to comply with such reporting requirements shall be a class A misdemeanor. This act is identical to HCS/HB 2902 (2026). MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT PREVENTION COMMISSION ACT (Sections 589.220 to 589.227) This act establishes the "Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Commission Act". The act authorizes law enforcement agencies or other qualified applicants to apply for grants to assist in improving and supporting motor vehicle theft prevention programs, or programs for the enforcement of prosecution of motor vehicle theft crimes. The program shall be overseen by the Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Commission, which is established by the act. The Commission shall consist of twelve members, as described in the act. The term of office for each member of the Commission appointed by the Governor shall be four years. The Highway Patrol shall provide to the Commission all administration, management, and organization of the Commission's activities. The Commission shall establish the grant program, promote statewide planning and coordination of the investigation and prosecution of motor vehicle crimes, provide support to local prosecutors, and provide support to multi-jurisdictional task forces, as described in the act. The Commission may award grants for with a term of up to three years. Any grants awarded pursuant to the act by the Commission shall receive approval from the Director of the Department of Public Safety prior to any such allocation. Priority shall be given to applications representing multi-jurisdictional programs. On or before December 1, 2027, any law enforcement agency or other qualified applicant that receives a grant pursuant to the act shall submit a report to the Commission concerning the implementation of the program funded by the grant. On or before February 1, 2028, the Commission shall report to the General Assembly on the implementation of the programs receiving grants pursuant to the act, as described in the act. These provisions shall sunset on August 28, 2032, unless reauthorized by the General Assembly. This act is identical to HB 2902 (2026). TAYLOR MIDDLETON
SB 1460 - This act modifies provisions relating to towing. TOWING LIABILITY POLICY Current law requires motor vehicle liability policies to meet certain criteria. This act provides that any motor vehicle liability policy for a commercial motor vehicle with a gross vehicle rating of more than 26,000 pounds shall provide coverage for towing, winching, vehicle recovery, and emergency roadside labor in an amount of at least $100,000. (Section 303.190) RECOVERY OF TOWING COSTS Current law provides a mechanism for the owner of abandoned property that has been towed to file a petition in associate circuit court to determine if the abandoned property was wrongfully taken or withheld from its owner. This act applies such provision only to property for which the costs charged by the towing company do not exceed $15,000. For towed abandoned property with a gross vehicle rating of more than 26,000 pounds and with costs charged by the towing company exceeding $15,000, the owner of such property may, within seven days after the receipt of notification from the towing company pursuant to current law, file a petition in a court of competent jurisdiction in the county where the abandoned property is stored if there is a dispute arising over costs charged by the towing company. The petition shall name the towing company among the defendants. Upon filing the petition, the property owner shall pay to the towing company fifty percent of all costs charged by the towing company as of the date of filing, and the remaining fifty percent of all costs shall be deposited with the court. If the court finds in favor of the towing company, the property owner shall pay the remainder of the costs to the towing company along with interest accrued from the date of filing. Within five business days of depositing fifty percent of the costs charged by the towing company with the court, the property owner shall remove the truck, trailer, cargo, and any debris associated with such items from the premises of the towing company. Failure to remove such property shall result in the property owner forfeiting the moneys deposited with the court to the towing company. (Section 304.156) This act is identical to HB 3447 (2026). TAYLOR MIDDLETON
SB 1753 is a funding bill that allocates state money for the Department of Revenue and Department of Transportation. It authorizes spending on their routine operations, grants they distribute, tax refunds they process, and other financial distributions. This bill does not create new policies or directly affect residents; it simply provides the budgetary authority for existing department functions. The bill is in its early stage, having been filed for its first reading on February 25, 2026.
HB 3350 prohibits railroads from operating trains longer than 8,500 feet on any main rail line or branch line within the jurisdiction of this law. The bill directly affects railroad operators who currently run longer trains on these routes. The Department of Transportation is authorized to create rules for measuring train lengths, granting route-specific exemptions, and imposing penalties for violations. These rules must comply with existing state administrative procedures. The law sets a clear, measurable restriction on train size without specifying safety or economic impacts.
