# Missouri HB2248: Modifies provisions for utility growth projects

Missouri HB2248, Modifies provisions for utility growth projects, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Josh Hurlbert (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-04-15 (HCS Reported Do Pass - AYES: 18 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 0); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri HB2248
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Modifies provisions for utility growth projects
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-08
- Last action: 2026-04-15, HCS Reported Do Pass - AYES: 18 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 0
- Sponsor: Josh Hurlbert (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (18 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Josh Hurlbert (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-15 | House | HCS Reported Do Pass | pass | 18 | 1 |   |

## Actions (8)

- 2026-04-15: HCS Reported Do Pass - AYES: 18 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2026-04-15: HCS Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2026-04-15: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2026-03-25: Public Hearing Completed (House)
- 2026-03-03: Referred: Utilities (House)
- 2026-01-08: Read Second Time (House)
- 2026-01-07: Read First Time (House)
- 2025-12-08: Prefiled (House)

## Bill text

- Committee Substitute, 2026-04-15: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/5923H.03C.pdf)
- Introduced, 2026-01-07: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/5923H.01I.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB1871: Modifies provisions relating to elections (signed)
- HB1867: Authorizes Joplin to increase a transient guest tax for tourism to no more than six percent upon a vote of the people (signed)
- HB1827: Adds licensed occupational therapists to the definition of "other authorized health care practitioner" for purposes of physician's statements required for disa… (signed)
- HB1840: Establishes an alert system to assist in the location of missing persons with developmental disabilities (signed)
- HB1825: Removes the prosecuting attorney and the sheriff from the county salary commission (signed)
- SB1408: Increases the maximum speed limit from 70 to 75 miles per hour on rural interstates and freeways (signed)

## Sources
- [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/5923H.03C.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/5923H.01I.pdf)

## Related
- [HB1871: Modifies provisions relating to elections](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1871-2026)
- [HB1867: Authorizes Joplin to increase a transient guest tax for tourism to no more than…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1867-2026)
- [HB1827: Adds licensed occupational therapists to the definition of "other authorized he…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1827-2026)
- [HB1840: Establishes an alert system to assist in the location of missing persons with d…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1840-2026)
- [HB1825: Removes the prosecuting attorney and the sheriff from the county salary commiss…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1825-2026)
- [SB1408: Increases the maximum speed limit from 70 to 75 miles per hour on rural interst…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB1408-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2248-2026 (as of 2026-11-04).