Missouri legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Missouri HB2169: Modifies provisions for eminent domain for utility purposes
Status: In committee, April 9, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
SECOND REGULAR SESSION HOUSE BILL NO. 2169 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE POLLITT. 5370H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk To repeal section 523.010, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to eminent domain for utility purposes. Section A. Section 523.010, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 523.010, to read as follows: 523.010. 1. In case land, or other property, is sought to be appropriated by any road, railroad, street railway, telephone, telegraph or any electrical corporation organized for the manufacture or transmission of electric current for light, heat or power, including the construction, when that is the case, of necessary dams and appurtenant canals, flumes, tunnels and tailraces and including the erection, when that is the case, of necessary electric steam powerhouses, hydroelectric powerhouses and electric substations or any oil, pipeline or gas corporation engaged in the business of transporting or carrying oil, liquid fertilizer solutions, or gas by means of pipes or pipelines laid underneath the surface of the ground, or other corporation created under the laws of this state for public use, and such corporation and the owners cannot agree upon the proper compensation to be paid, or in the case the owner is incapable of contracting, be unknown, or be a nonresident of …
Sponsors
- Bradley Pollitt (R, 052) · primary sponsor
- Jim Schulte (R, 049)
- William Irwin (R, 055)
Latest actions
- : Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 9 NOES: 3 PRESENT: 0
- : Voted Do Pass (H)
- : Executive Session Completed (H)
- : Public Hearing Completed (H)
- : Referred: Special Committee on Rural Issues(H)
- : Read Second Time (H)
- : Read First Time (H)
- : Prefiled (H)
Votes
- Reported Do Pass (H) (April 9, 2026): 9 yea, 3 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB2169?
- HB2169 is a bill in the Missouri Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Modifies provisions for eminent domain for utility purposes.
- What is the status of HB2169?
- In committee as of April 9, 2026. Latest action: Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 9 NOES: 3 PRESENT: 0 (April 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2169?
- Bradley Pollitt (R, 052), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB2169?
- On the Missouri Legislature website: https://house.mo.gov/BillContent.aspx?bill=HB2169&year=2026&code=R
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