Missouri legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Missouri HB2547: Modifies provisions relating to the placement of any surveillance or game camera on private property
Status: In committee, April 29, 2026
What the bill says
From the engrossed text:
SECOND REGULAR SESSION [PERFECTED] HOUSE BILL NO. 2547 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE BOGGS. 4210H.01P JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk To repeal section 542.525, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to cameras on private property. Section A. Section 542.525, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 542.525, to read as follows: 542.525. No employee of a state agency or a political subdivision of the state shall place any surveillance camera or game camera on private property without first obtaining written consent from the landowner or the landowner's designee[;] or a search warrant as required by and under Article I, Section 15 of the Constitution of Missouri or the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments of the Constitution of the United States[; or permission from the highest ranking law enforcement chief or officer of the agency or political subdivision, provided that permission of the highest ranking law enforcement chief or officer of the agency or political subdivision is valid only when the camera is facing a location that is open to public access or use and the camera is located within one hundred feet of the intended surveillance location]. ✔ EXPLANATION -- Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is intended to …
Sponsors
- Boggs, Mitch (R, 157) · primary sponsor
- Deanna Self (R, 064)
- Ann Kelley (R, 127)
- Durnell, Lisa (R, 154)
Latest actions
- : Voted Do Pass (S)
- : Executive Session Held (S)
- : Public Hearing Held (S)
- : Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 8:30 a.m., Senate Lounge - 3rd Floor
- : Second read and referred: Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence(S)
- : Reported to the Senate and First Read (S)
- : Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 135 NOES: 9 PRESENT: 2
- : Taken Up for Third Reading (H)
- : Placed on the Informal Third Reading Calendar (H)
- : Perfected (H)
Votes
- Third Read and Passed (H) (March 26, 2026): 135 yea, 9 nay, passed
- Reported Do Pass (H) (February 17, 2026): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Reported Do Pass (H) (January 22, 2026): 9 yea, 1 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB2547?
- HB2547 is a bill in the Missouri Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Modifies provisions relating to the placement of any surveillance or game camera on private property.
- What is the status of HB2547?
- In committee as of April 29, 2026. Latest action: Voted Do Pass (S) (April 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2547?
- Boggs, Mitch (R, 157), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB2547?
- On the Missouri Legislature website: https://house.mo.gov/BillContent.aspx?bill=HB2547&year=2026&code=R
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