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SB 1654MISSOURISession 2026State Billin committee
High Impact

Missouri bill sets workplace performance standards and severance rules for large warehouses

Original title: Creates new provisions relating to work performance standards for warehouse employees

Last action · February 12, 2026: Second Read and Referred S General Laws CommitteeSponsor: Stephen Webber

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What This Bill Would Do

Large warehouse employers in Missouri must establish and disclose employee performance standards by October 1, 2026, provide mandatory severance during workforce reductions, and allow workers to request human manager reviews.

Why it matters

Warehouse workers gain new rights to request performance records, refuse shifts exceeding specific hour limits without retaliation, and sue employers for violations with statutory damages ranging from $5,000 to $7,500.

Background
  • State legislatures have increasingly examined warehouse working conditions, worker safety metrics, and the employment impacts of automation and algorithmic quotas. 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.

Directly affected

warehouse employees

Warehouse workers receive new protections regarding performance quotas, mandatory human manager response times, severance pay, record access, and protections against retaliatory discipline.

Directly affected

warehouse distribution center employers

Warehouse operators must establish and communicate performance standards by October 1, 2026, retain performance records for three years, submit quarterly AI-impact reports, and comply with strict discipline and severance requirements.

Directly affected

Department of Labor and Industrial Relations

The agency is tasked with monitoring warehouse injury rates, investigating potential violations, receiving quarterly artificial intelligence reports, imposing civil penalties, and calculating annual cost-of-living adjustments.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which employers must follow these new warehouse rules?
The act applies to employers that employ or control the wages, hours, or working conditions of 50 or more employees at a single warehouse distribution center in Missouri, or 1,000 or more employees across multiple centers in the state.
What rights do warehouse workers have regarding shift lengths?
Employees have the right to decline working more than 40 hours in a week, more than 10 hours in a day, or working consecutive shifts with less than 12 hours of rest between them without facing employer retaliation.
How much can an employee recover in a civil lawsuit for violations?
An employee who prevails in a civil lawsuit may recover economic damages, statutory damages between $5,000 and $7,500 per violation, attorney's fees and costs, and equitable relief as determined by the court.

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Where This Stands

Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.

Procedural history

2 actions
  1. Feb 12, 2026SenateFloor
    Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee
  2. Feb 10, 2026SenateIntroduced
    S First Read

Version history

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Lobbying Activity

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Full breakdown

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Sponsors

Stephen WebberSenate · District 19DemocraticPrimary sponsor

Discoveries

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policy shift95% confidence

Regulation of Warehouse Performance Standards and Automation

The bill establishes explicit state-level oversight of warehouse quotas, management response times, and artificial intelligence job impacts.

Department of Labor and Industrial Relations

Connected Entities

Occupational and Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations
OrganizationOccupational and Safety and Health Administration“Provides data used to calculate average annual injury rates.”Map →
OrganizationDepartment of Labor and Industrial Relations“Monitors injury rates, receives quarterly artificial intelligence-related job im”Map →

Sources

Open source document

www.senate.mo.gov

Analysis Score

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  • Controversy75
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  • Entertainment10
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  • Buzz40
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