Missouri Senate passes bills on telecom, real-estate disclosures, ambulance districts, schools and speed limits
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On March 4, 2026, the Missouri Senate approved a slate of bills including measures on ambulance district consolidation, real-estate disclosure, telecom infrastructure protection, offender registry consistency, urban school board terms and a rural interstate speed limit increase; most bills passed unanimously or by comfortable margins.
The Missouri Senate on March 4 approved multiple measures on the final-reading calendar, advancing bills on public safety, infrastructure and education before adjourning to March 9.
Among the measures passed:
- Senate Substitute for Senate Bill 975 (ambulance districts): Described as a tool to help financially troubled ambulance districts by facilitating annexation or consolidation, the substitute passed 30-0 after a brief explanation and one clarifying exchange about levy parity.
- Senate Substitute for Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 973 (real-estate disclosures): The chamber passed a bill requiring certain written disclosures for real-estate transactions, including leaseback-sale provisions, by a 30-0 roll call.
- Senate Substitute for Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 903 (telecommunications infrastructure): Lawmakers added wireless networks and facilities to the definition of critical infrastructure and added penalties for willful tampering with equipment, citing interruptions to 911 service; the measure passed 30-0.
- Senate Bill 982 (offender registry): The bill, described as ensuring consistent administration of the offender registry for victims across the state, passed 25-5.
- Senate Bill 1351 (urban school districts): The chamber shortened independent school board terms from six years to three and added an excused-absence provision allowing students in urban districts to miss school to vote with a parent once per scheduled election; it passed 28-2.
- Senate Bill 1408 (speed limits): The bill would raise rural interstate speed limits from 70 to 75 mph where posted as 70; debate included an inquiry about a $384,000 fiscal-note estimate for replacing signs and a suggestion that stickers could be used instead; the bill passed 25-6.
Most bills were advanced on third reading with limited floor debate; several were described by sponsors as consumer- or public-safety-focused. The journal reflects titling and perfecting motions were carried for these measures, and roll-call tallies were recorded on the floor.