MissouriBill would keep railroad crews’ identifying details out of public records
For railroad incidents involving motor vehicles, public reports would hide crew members’ identifying details, while a court finding of no fault would keep those details confidential in all public records.
What it does
Publicly released reports about railroad incidents involving motor vehicles would leave out train crew members’ and engineers’ identifying details, such as their names and contact information.
Only specified railroad, court-authorized, and government recipients could see unredacted records. If a court finds a crew member or engineer was not at fault, their identifying details would stay confidential in public records.
Argument forCrew members and engineers could face less unwanted contact because their identifying details would be kept out of public records, especially after a court finds they were not at fault.
Argument againstPeople reviewing public incident records could have less information about who was involved because crew members’ identifying details would be removed.
More detail
Records released to the public would leave out crew members’ and engineers’ identifying details. This applies to reports and communications about railroad incidents involving motor vehicles. Identifying details include names, home addresses, personal phone numbers, driver’s license numbers, Social Security numbers, and other information that could reasonably identify or locate a crew member or engineer.
Unredacted records would be available only to specified recipients, and identifying details would remain confidential in public records if a court finds a crew member or engineer was not at fault. These rules apply to the incident records and identifying details covered by the bill. The employing railroad and its authorized representatives could access unredacted records. Others could do so only if a court order authorizes them, or if they are specified government offices that need the information for official duties. The Department of Transportation would enforce the section and could make rules to support compliance and confidentiality.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- May 15Referred: Emerging Issues(H)Latest
- Feb 27Read Second Time (H)Minor
- Feb 26Introduced and Read First Time (H)Introduced
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