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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri House Bill 2477 imposes state solar project construction moratorium through December 2027
Last action · May 15, 2026: Referred: Emerging Issues(H)Sponsors: Ed Lewis and 1 other
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What This Bill Would Do
Missouri House Bill 2477 establishes an immediate statewide on the construction and permitting of commercial solar projects until December 31, 2027. The measure suspends ongoing construction for uncompleted solar facilities and requires the Department of Natural Resources to adopt new environmental rules governing solar installations. An allows the restrictions to take effect immediately upon passage and approval.
Utility companies, developers, and landowners with planned or ongoing commercial solar installations face an immediate halt to construction and permitting activities until new state environmental regulations are finalized.
- The Missouri General Assembly is the state's bicameral legislature, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 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.
Solar project developers
Permitting and construction activities for commercial solar projects are halted or suspended.
Missouri Department of Natural Resources
The department is required to promulgate new administrative rules regarding environmental issues for solar facilities.
Key Facts
- Establishes an immediate moratorium on the construction and permitting of any solar project in Missouri.
- Suspends construction on any commercial solar project currently underway that has not been completed before the effective date.
- Directs the Missouri Department of Natural Resources to promulgate rules relating to environmental issues concerning the construction, placement, and operation of solar projects.
- Sets the expiration date for the moratorium as December 31, 2027, but extends it past that date if the department has not yet promulgated the required rules.
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- Contains an emergency clause making the act take effect immediately upon passage and approval due to declared hazards relating to the construction and operation of solar projects.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does this bill apply to solar panels installed on residential rooftops?
When does the construction moratorium end?
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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
4 actions- May 15, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Emerging Issues(H)
- Jan 8, 2026HouseFloorRead Second Time (H)
- Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroducedRead First Time (H)
- Dec 17, 2025HouseIntroducedPrefiled (H)
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Statewide Construction Freeze on Renewable Energy
The measure halts all new commercial solar permitting and ongoing uncompleted construction across Missouri pending new environmental rules.
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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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