Missouri HB2738: Restricts areas relating to mining operations

What the bill says

From the introduced text:

SECOND REGULAR SESSION HOUSE BILL NO. 2738 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE WOODS. 5206H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk To repeal section 444.771, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to mining. Section A. Section 444.771, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 444.771, to read as follows: 444.771. [Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the commission and the department shall not issue any permits under this chapter or under chapters 643or to any person whose mine plan boundary is within one thousand feet of any real property where an accredited school has been located for at least five years prior to such application for permits made under these provisions, except that the provisions of this section shall not apply to any request for an expansion to an existing mine or to any underground mining operation] No operation that refines cobalt, lithium, rare earth elements, lead, zinc, nickel, cadmium, manganese, iron, or silver, or manufactures or recycles products that contain these elements, shall occur within one mile of any wildlife refuge designated by the Missouri conservation commission under 3 CSR 10-12.105, surface water as defined under section 640.403, state conservation area, state park, public land as defined by U.S.C. Section 1702(e), park in the …

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Sponsors

• Woods, Eric (D, 018) · primary sponsor

Latest actions

1. May 15, 2026: Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
2. January 8, 2026: Read Second Time (H)
3. January 7, 2026: Read First Time (H)
4. January 6, 2026: Prefiled (H)

Common questions

What is HB2738?

HB2738 is a bill in the Missouri Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Restricts areas relating to mining operations.

What is the status of HB2738?

In committee as of May 15, 2026. Latest action: Referred: Emerging Issues(H) (May 15, 2026).

Who sponsored HB2738?

Woods, Eric (D, 018).

Where is the official record for HB2738?

On the Missouri Legislature website: https://house.mo.gov/BillContent.aspx?bill=HB2738&year=2026&code=R