Missouri legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Missouri HB3369: Prohibits the issuance of permits for construction of data centers for one year in St. Louis
Status: In committee, May 15, 2026
What the bill says
To amend chapter 82, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to data center construction. Section A. Chapter 82, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 82.1070, to read as follows: 82.1070. 1. As used in this section, the following terms mean: (1) "Application", any application, request, filing, or submission, whether complete or incomplete, formal or informal; (2) "Data center", a building, group of buildings, or facility whose purpose is data processing, distribution, or data storage, and is used to house computer systems, servers, and associated.
From the introduced text:
To amend chapter 82, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to data center construction. Section A. Chapter 82, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 82.1070, to read as follows: 82.1070. 1. As used in this section, the following terms mean: (1) "Application", any application, request, filing, or submission, whether complete or incomplete, formal or informal; (2) "Data center", a building, group of buildings, or facility whose purpose is data processing, distribution, or data storage, and is used to house computer systems, servers, and associated components including, but not limited to, central processing units, graphical processing units, neural networks, quantum bits, quantum processors, memory, data routing, data storage, data warehouses, server farms, bitcoin mining, crypto processing, virtual private networks, virtual servers, artificial intelligence training or processing, image processing, cloud computing, email servicing, a telecom hotel, telehouse colocation, or any other term applicable to facilities which are used for such purposes. 2. The acceptance, processing, or approval of any application that would allow for the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, or alteration of facilities for the creation or expansion of data centers shall be paused until August 28, 2027. Applications submitted before August 28, 2026, shall not be affected by such pause and shall proceed under established procedures. EXPLANATION -- Matter enclosed in bold-faced …