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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri restricts state and local agencies from placing surveillance or game cameras on private property without consent or a warrant
Last action · April 29, 2026: Voted Do Pass (S)Sponsors: Mitch Boggs and 3 others
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What This Bill Would Do
State and local government employees in Missouri are prohibited from placing surveillance or game cameras on private property without first obtaining written landowner consent or a search warrant.
Changes the legal standards for government surveillance on private land by removing the ability of law enforcement chiefs to authorize cameras on private property without a warrant or landowner permission.
- House Bill 2547 was introduced during the 2026 Regular Session of the 103rd General Assembly of Missouri. 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.
Private landowners
Landowners must now provide written consent before state or local government employees can place surveillance or game cameras on their property.
State and local law enforcement agencies
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can law enforcement place a game camera on private property without a warrant?
Does the bill allow law enforcement supervisors to authorize cameras if they are near public areas?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
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Procedural history
25 actions- Apr 29, 2026SenateCommitteeVoted Do Pass (S)
- Apr 29, 2026SenateExecutive Session Held (S)
- Apr 15, 2026SenatePublic Hearing Held (S)
- Apr 13, 2026SenatePublic Hearing Scheduled (S)
- Apr 8, 2026SenateCommitteeSecond read and referred: Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence(S)
- Mar 30, 2026SenateReported to the Senate and First Read (S)
Show 19 earlier actions
- Mar 26, 2026HouseFloorThird Read and Passed (H)
- Mar 26, 2026HouseTaken Up for Third Reading (H)
- Mar 26, 2026HousePlaced on the Informal Third Reading Calendar (H)
- Mar 23, 2026HousePerfected (H)
- Mar 23, 2026HouseTitle of Bill - Agreed To
- Mar 23, 2026HouseTaken Up for Perfection (H)
- Mar 23, 2026HousePlaced on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)
- Feb 17, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Do Pass (H)
- Feb 16, 2026HouseCommitteeVoted Do Pass (H)
- Feb 16, 2026HouseExecutive Session Completed (H)
- Feb 5, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Rules - Legislative(H)
- Jan 22, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Do Pass (H)
- Jan 21, 2026HouseCommitteeVoted Do Pass (H)
- Jan 21, 2026HouseExecutive Session Completed (H)
- Jan 14, 2026HousePublic Hearing Completed (H)
- Jan 8, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Special Committee on Rural Issues(H)
- Jan 8, 2026HouseFloorRead Second Time (H)
- Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroducedRead First Time (H)
- Dec 22, 2025HouseIntroducedPrefiled (H)
Version history
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Removal of Law Enforcement Supervisory Discretion
The bill eliminates the statutory loophole that previously allowed law enforcement supervisors to authorize private property surveillance without a warrant under specific distance and visibility conditions.
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Analysis Score
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- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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