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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri House Bill 1885 removes income restrictions for Clean Water Commission members and modifies rules on conflicts of interest
Last action · April 8, 2026: Second read and referred: Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment(S)Sponsors: Dean Van Schoiack and 2 others
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What This Bill Would Do
Missouri House Bill 1885 eliminates the requirement that Clean Water Commission members not receive a significant portion of their income from permit holders or applicants. Instead, the bill requires the commission to establish rules of procedure specifying when members must recuse themselves from discussions and voting due to conflicts of interest.
Alters the qualification criteria for individuals serving on the state body that regulates water quality and pollution control permits.
- The Clean Water Commission of the State of Missouri operates within the Department of Natural Resources to oversee water contaminant control regulations. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Clean Water Commission members
Permit holders and applicants
Individuals or entities holding or applying for water pollution control permits may now potentially be appointed to or have financial ties with members of the commission regulating them.
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Procedural history
21 actions- Apr 8, 2026SenateCommitteeSecond read and referred: Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment(S)
- Apr 7, 2026SenateReported to the Senate and First Read (S)
- Apr 2, 2026HouseFloorThird Read and Passed (H)
- Apr 2, 2026HouseTaken Up for Third Reading (H)
- Apr 2, 2026HousePlaced on the Informal Third Reading Calendar (H)
- Mar 31, 2026HousePerfected (H)
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- Mar 31, 2026HouseTitle of Bill - Agreed To
- Mar 31, 2026HouseTaken Up for Perfection (H)
- Mar 23, 2026HousePlaced on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)
- Mar 5, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Do Pass (H)
- Mar 4, 2026HouseCommitteeVoted Do Pass (H)
- Mar 4, 2026HouseExecutive Session Completed (H)
- Feb 26, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Rules - Administrative(H)
- Feb 17, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Do Pass (H)
- Feb 17, 2026HouseCommitteeVoted Do Pass (H)
- Feb 17, 2026HouseExecutive Session Completed (H)
- Feb 10, 2026HousePublic Hearing Completed (H)
- Jan 29, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Agriculture(H)
- Jan 8, 2026HouseFloorRead Second Time (H)
- Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroducedRead First Time (H)
- Dec 1, 2025HouseIntroducedPrefiled (H)
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