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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri House Bill 2119 Extends PACE Financing Terms to 30 Years and Exempts Residential Properties
Last action · March 4, 2026: Public Hearing Scheduled, Bill not Heard (H)Sponsor: Bill Owen
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What This Bill Would Do
House Bill 2119 extends the maximum and bond term under the Property Assessment Clean Energy Act from twenty to thirty years, while completely exempting residential properties from residential PACE programs beginning August 28, 2026. The legislation modifies various operational requirements for clean energy development boards, including annual reporting deadlines, contract verification duties, and right of first refusal terms for financial institutions.
Property owners participating in commercial clean energy financing gain an extended repayment window of up to thirty years, while residential property owners are barred from entering new PACE s after August 28, 2026.
- House Bill 2119 was introduced during the 2026 Regular Session of the 103rd Missouri General Assembly by Representative Bill Owen. context
- Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) programs allow local governments to finance energy efficiency and renewable energy home improvements, which are then paid back through property tax assessments. 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 energy development boards
Boards face modified reporting deadlines, extended maximum financing terms up to thirty years, and restrictions on establishing residential PACE programs.
residential property owners
Residential property owners are barred from entering into new PACE assessment contracts and programs beginning August 28, 2026.
federally insured depository institutions in Missouri
These institutions must be offered a right of first refusal for outside administrative service contracts for financing origination.
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Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
5 actions- Mar 4, 2026HousePublic Hearing Scheduled, Bill not Heard (H)
- Feb 27, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Financial Institutions(H)
- Jan 8, 2026HouseFloorRead Second Time (H)
- Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroducedRead First Time (H)
- Dec 2, 2025HouseIntroducedPrefiled (H)
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Termination of Residential PACE
The legislation introduces a firm cutoff date of August 28, 2026, after which residential property assessed clean energy programs are completely prohibited.
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- Controversy65Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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