MissouriMissouri law requires location devices on many buried facilities
Missouri law requires owners to make covered underground facilities detectable, with exceptions for some sewer facilities and facilities electronic equipment can find.
What it does
Owners must ensure covered underground facilities have a detectable location device, unless electronic equipment can find them from above ground. Storm sewers and deeper sanitary sewer mains and laterals are exempt.
Argument forLocation devices could help digging crews find buried facilities and avoid damaging them.
Argument againstOwners may face extra work and expense to ensure covered facilities have location devices.
More detail
Underground facility owners must ensure covered facilities have a detectable location device. This covers new and active underground facilities installed on real property, subject to the sewer exceptions. A location device is not required if the facility can be detected from above ground with an electronic locating device. Storm sewers are exempt at any depth. Sanitary sewer mains and laterals are exempt when installed more than six feet deep. This applies to covered facilities installed after August 28, 2026.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jul 9Signed by Governor Mike KehoeBecame Law
- May 28Reported Duly Enrolled Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics CommitteeTo Governor
- May 28Signed by Senate President Pro Tem
- May 28Signed by House Speaker
- May 28Delivered to Governor
- May 5H Third Read and PassedMajor
- May 5Truly Agreed To and Finally PassedPassed House
- Apr 29Voted Do Pass H Rules - LegislativeMinor
- Apr 29Reported Do Pass H Rules - LegislativeMinor
- Apr 28Referred H Rules - LegislativeMinor
- Apr 15Voted Do Pass H UtilitiesMinor
- Apr 15Reported Do Pass H UtilitiesMinor
- Apr 1Hearing Conducted H Utilities
- Mar 26Referred H UtilitiesMinor
- Mar 25H Second ReadMinor
- Mar 24S Third Read and Passed - ConsentPassed Senate
- Mar 24H First ReadMinor
- Mar 9Reported from S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee - Consent
- Mar 2Voted Do Pass S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety CommitteeMinor
- Mar 2Motion to pass bill as consent taken by S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee - Consent vote adopted
- Feb 23Hearing Conducted S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee
- Feb 12Second Read and Referred S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety CommitteeMinor
- Feb 5S First ReadIntroduced
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