---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modifies provisions relating to utilities."
description: "Modifies provisions relating to utilities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mo"
legislature: "Missouri General Assembly"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 355"
citation: "Missouri HB 355 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Plocher, Dean"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 46
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-12-19T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-07-11T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4914c908-28af-432e-aa03-5c6addc48633"
source_url: "http://www.house.mo.gov/BillActions.aspx?bill=HB355&year=2019&code=R"
source_hash: "085a8e3a51280ecd3f0550b88f83f10ffacad21ec3b379605657b7dda83ad12d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mo"]
---

# Missouri HB 355 (2019) — Modifies provisions relating to utilities.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.


## Votes

- Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed - — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Reported Do Pass (H) - — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Reported Do Pass (H) - — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Third Read and Passed (H) - — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Reported Do Pass (H) - — **pass** (pass) · lower
- House Adopts (H) - SCS as amended — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Plocher, Dean — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-12-19T06:00:00+00:00** Prefiled (H)
- **2019-01-09T06:00:00+00:00** Read First Time (H)
- **2019-01-10T06:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time (H) `reading-2`
- **2019-01-16T06:00:00+00:00** Referred: Utilities(H) `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-12T06:00:00+00:00** Public Hearing Completed (H)
- **2019-02-19T06:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Completed (H)
- **2019-02-19T06:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass (H) `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-21T06:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 14 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-21T06:00:00+00:00** Referred: Rules - Legislative Oversight(H) `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-26T06:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Completed (H)
- **2019-02-26T06:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass (H) `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-26T06:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 8 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-27T05:00:00+00:00** Taken Up
- **2019-03-27T05:00:00+00:00** Title of Bill - Agreed To
- **2019-03-27T05:00:00+00:00** Perfected (H)
- **2019-04-01T05:00:00+00:00** Taken Up
- **2019-04-01T05:00:00+00:00** Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 154 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-01T05:00:00+00:00** Reported to the Senate and First Read (S) `reading-1`
- **2019-04-09T05:00:00+00:00** Second read and referred: Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment(S)
- **2019-04-11T05:00:00+00:00** Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Wednesday, April 17, 2019, 1:00pm, Senate Lounge
- **2019-04-17T05:00:00+00:00** Public Hearing Held (S)
- **2019-04-24T05:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Held (S)
- **2019-04-24T05:00:00+00:00** SCS Voted Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-25T05:00:00+00:00** SCS Reported Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-16T05:00:00+00:00** Taken Up
- **2019-05-16T05:00:00+00:00** SCS Adopted (S) - SA 1, SA 2, SA 3, SA 4, SA 5, SA 6
- **2019-05-16T05:00:00+00:00** Referred: Fiscal Oversight(S) `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-16T05:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Scheduled - Friday, May 17, 2019, 9:30am, Bingham Conference Room
- **2019-05-17T05:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-17T05:00:00+00:00** SEE COMMENTS - Bill returned to the Senate from Fiscal Oversight because it was inadvertently referred, with unanimous consent.
- **2019-05-17T05:00:00+00:00** Taken Up
- **2019-05-17T05:00:00+00:00** Third Read and Passed with Amendments (S) - SA 1, SA 2, SA 3, SA 4, SA 5, SA 6 `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-05-17T05:00:00+00:00** Reported to the House with... (H) - SCS as amended
- **2019-05-17T05:00:00+00:00** Referred: Fiscal Review(H) `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-17T05:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Completed (H)
- **2019-05-17T05:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass (H) `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-17T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 8 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 0 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-17T05:00:00+00:00** Taken Up
- **2019-05-17T05:00:00+00:00** House Adopts (H) - SCS as amended AYES: 119 NOES: 4 PRESENT: 0
- **2019-05-17T05:00:00+00:00** Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed - AYES: 139 NOES: 6 PRESENT: 0 `passage`
- **2019-05-17T05:00:00+00:00** House Message (H)
- **2019-05-29T05:00:00+00:00** Signed by House Speaker(H)
- **2019-05-29T05:00:00+00:00** Signed by President Pro Tem (S)
- **2019-05-29T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor
- **2019-07-11T05:00:00+00:00** Approved by Governor (G) `executive-signature`
- **2019-07-11T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Secretary of State (G)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4914c908-28af-432e-aa03-5c6addc48633`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Missouri legislature records).