republic-os/legislation/us/states/mo/2020/hb-2120.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes provisions relating to utility infrastructure"
description: "Establishes provisions relating to utility infrastructure"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mo"
legislature: "Missouri General Assembly"
session: "2020"
identifier: "HB 2120"
citation: "Missouri HB 2120 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kidd, Bill"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 51
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2020-01-13T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-07-02T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/491ba7aa-fc13-4b9b-9187-eb3dff8aae17"
source_url: "http://www.house.mo.gov/BillActions.aspx?bill=HB2120&year=2020&code=R"
source_hash: "c2f16a5f8384f243f98647579ea49c5733985075a97a003fde91fd029b0aa959"
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 2120 (2020) — Establishes provisions relating to utility infrastructure

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://www.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills201/hlrbillspdf/4879H.01I.pdf)
2. **Amendment 4879H03.01H (Distributed)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills201/amendpdf/4879H03.01H.pdf)
3. **Amendment 4879H03.02H (Distributed)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills201/amendpdf/4879H03.02H.pdf)
4. **Amendment 4879S08.01F (Distributed)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills201/amendpdf/4879S08.01F.pdf)
5. **Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills201/hlrbillspdf/4879H.03C.pdf)
6. **Perfected** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills201/hlrbillspdf/4879H.03P.pdf)
7. **Senate Comm Sub** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills201/hlrbillspdf/4879S.07C.pdf)
8. **Senate Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills201/hlrbillspdf/4879S.08F.pdf)
9. **Truly Agreed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills201/hlrbillspdf/4879S.08T.pdf)

## Votes

- Reported Do Pass (H) - — **pass** (pass) · lower
- House Adopts (H) - SS as amended — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Third Read and Passed with Amendments (S) - SA 1, SSA 1 for SA 2, SA 3 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Reported Do Pass (H) - — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed - — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Third Read and Passed (H) - — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Perfected (H) - — **pass** (pass) · lower
- HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kidd, Bill — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-13T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Read First Time (H) `introduction`
- **2020-01-14T06:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time (H) `reading-2`
- **2020-01-16T06:00:00+00:00** Referred: Special Committee on Homeland Security(H) `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-21T06:00:00+00:00** Public Hearing Completed (H)
- **2020-01-28T06:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Completed (H)
- **2020-01-28T06:00:00+00:00** HCS Voted Do Pass (H) `committee-passage`
- **2020-01-29T06:00:00+00:00** HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 7 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 `committee-passage`
- **2020-01-29T06:00:00+00:00** Referred: Rules - Administrative Oversight(H) `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-03T06:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Completed (H)
- **2020-02-03T06:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass (H) `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-04T06:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 4 NOES: 3 PRESENT: 0 `committee-passage`
- **2020-03-04T06:00:00+00:00** Taken Up for Perfection (H)
- **2020-03-04T06:00:00+00:00** Title of Bill - Agreed To
- **2020-03-04T06:00:00+00:00** HCS Adopted (H)
- **2020-03-04T06:00:00+00:00** Perfected (H) - AYES: 140 NOES: 5 PRESENT: 0
- **2020-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Taken Up for Third Reading (H) `reading-3`
- **2020-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 147 NOES: 3 PRESENT: 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Reported to the Senate and First Read (S) `reading-1`
- **2020-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Second read and referred: Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment(S)
- **2020-04-28T05:00:00+00:00** Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - 12:00 pm, Wednesday, April 29, 2020, Senate Chamber
- **2020-04-29T05:00:00+00:00** Public Hearing Held (S)
- **2020-05-05T05:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Held (S)
- **2020-05-05T05:00:00+00:00** SCS Voted Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2020-05-05T05:00:00+00:00** SCS Reported Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2020-05-05T05:00:00+00:00** Referred: Fiscal Oversight(S) `referral-committee`
- **2020-05-08T05:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Held (S)
- **2020-05-08T05:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2020-05-08T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2020-05-11T05:00:00+00:00** Taken Up
- **2020-05-11T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Substitute Offered (S) `introduction`
- **2020-05-11T05:00:00+00:00** SS Adopted (S)
- **2020-05-11T05:00:00+00:00** Referred: Fiscal Oversight(S) - SA 1, SSA 1 for SA2, SA 3 `referral-committee`
- **2020-05-13T05:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Held (S)
- **2020-05-13T05:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2020-05-13T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (S) `committee-passage`
- **2020-05-13T05:00:00+00:00** Taken Up
- **2020-05-13T05:00:00+00:00** Third Read and Passed with Amendments (S) - SA 1, SSA 1 for SA 2, SA 3 AYES: 25 NOES: 4 PRESENT: 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-05-14T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Message (S)
- **2020-05-14T05:00:00+00:00** Referred: Fiscal Review(H) `referral-committee`
- **2020-05-15T05:00:00+00:00** Executive Session Completed (H)
- **2020-05-15T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 8 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 0 `committee-passage`
- **2020-05-15T05:00:00+00:00** Voted Do Pass (H) `committee-passage`
- **2020-05-15T05:00:00+00:00** Taken Up
- **2020-05-15T05:00:00+00:00** House Adopts (H) - SS as amended AYES: 109 NOES: 36 PRESENT: 2
- **2020-05-15T05:00:00+00:00** Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed - AYES: 108 NOES: 34 PRESENT: 3 `passage`
- **2020-05-15T05:00:00+00:00** House Message (H)
- **2020-05-27T05:00:00+00:00** Signed by House Speaker(H)
- **2020-05-27T05:00:00+00:00** Signed by President Pro Tem (S)
- **2020-05-27T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor
- **2020-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** Approved by Governor (G) `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-02T05:00:00+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/491ba7aa-fc13-4b9b-9187-eb3dff8aae17`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Missouri legislature records).