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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri bill prohibits ESG-based contracting discrimination and creates restricted financial institution list
Last action · January 27, 2026: Second Read and Referred S Insurance and Banking CommitteeSponsor: Mike Moon
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What This Bill Would Do
Senate Bill 1302 prohibits state agencies and political subdivisions from giving preferential treatment or discriminating based on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) scores when awarding public contracts. The measure requires the State Treasurer to maintain a restricted financial institution list of banks engaged in energy or agricultural s, excluding them from state s.
Financial institutions placed on the state's restricted list risk losing eligibility for state s, while companies that provide false information regarding s face civil penalties equal to three times the monies paid by the state.
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.
Financial institutions
Financial institutions face potential exclusion from state banking contracts if they are placed on the restricted financial institution list for engaging in boycotts.
State contractors and subcontractors
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What triggers a financial institution's placement on the restricted list?
Can financial institutions defend themselves before being placed on the list?
What penalties apply to companies that provide false information?
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Check Your Understanding
1.According to bill version 5658S.01I, what action may the state treasurer take regarding restricted financial institutions when selecting a financial institution for a banking contract?
2.According to bill version 5658S.01I, what is the state treasurer required to create and maintain?
3.According to bill version 5658S.01I, what must state entities and political subdivisions ensure regarding bidders, offerors, contractors, or subcontractors when procuring or letting contracts?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
3 actions- Jan 27, 2026SenateFloorSecond Read and Referred S Insurance and Banking Committee
- Jan 7, 2026SenateIntroducedS First Read
- Dec 1, 2025SenatePrefiled
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. The text on record is the 5658S.01I - Introduced version. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
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Discoveries
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Prohibition of ESG Factors in Public Procurement
The bill explicitly forbids state agencies and political subdivisions from utilizing ESG evaluations when awarding public contracts.
Connected Entities
Sources
www.senate.mo.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy80Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz60Current news / social attention level
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