HB 1885 Missouri House · 2026 Regular Session

Modifies standards for the clean water commission

HB 1885 establishes the "Clean Water Commission of the State of Missouri" to replace the previous commission structure. The bill sets specific requirements for the commission: seven members appointed by the governor (with Senate approval), no more than four from the same political party, and at least two members must have expertise in agriculture, industry, or mining. It also prohibits members from having significant income from permit holders in the past two years and mandates at least four public meetings annually. This commission directly governs water quality regulations affecting public health, agriculture, industry, and wastewater systems across Missouri.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 1, 2025 Last action Apr 8, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced Perfected · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill was formally perfected and reclassified from a House bill (H) to a Senate bill (P), indicating it has passed the House and is now in the Senate. A significant substantive change was made to the text regarding commission members' conflict of interest rules; the original deleted language was replaced with a clearer requirement that members must exempt themselves from discussions and voting when a potential conflict of interest exists.
Scope change
The bill's scope regarding conflict of interest rules was clarified and expanded to explicitly require members to recuse themselves from discussions and voting when conflicts arise.
REQUIREMENT

Replaced deleted text with explicit rules requiring commission members to exempt themselves from discussions and voting due to potential conflicts of interest.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill classification from House Bill (H) to Senate Bill (P) and added a 'Perfected' status indicator.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
21
Key actions
5
Committee
7
Apr 8, 2026
Committee
Second read and referred: Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment(S)
upper
Apr 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 120 NOES: 27 PRESENT: 0
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 11 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Voted Do Pass (H)
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Committee
Referred: Rules - Administrative(H)
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 22 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Voted Do Pass (H)
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Committee
Referred: Agriculture(H)
lower
Dec 1, 2025
Introduced
Prefiled (H)
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors