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MO SB1411

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/7/2026

Primary Sponsor

Nick Schroer

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes the "Electrical Choice and Competition Law" requiring investor-owned electric utilities to provide open access to their transmission and distribution systems for retail electric suppliers to sell electricity directly to customers

  • Commercial and industrial customers may choose retail electric suppliers 24 months after August 28, 2026; residential customers may choose within 18 months after commercial/industrial choice begins

  • Requires electric utilities to divest their generation assets by selling to unaffiliated entities or transferring to non-utility affiliates at fair market value, with stranded costs recoverable through non-bypassable competitive transition charges

  • Creates the Office of Retail Market Development and Oversight, funded by annual assessments up to $20,000 per supplier license, to monitor market conditions, identify barriers to competition, and enforce supplier compliance

  • Retail electric suppliers must obtain a license from the Public Service Commission, including a $10,000 fee and $500,000 surety bond, with civil penalties up to $100,000 per violation for anticompetitive or discriminatory practices

Legislative Description

Creates provisions relating to a competitive retail electricity market

Last Action

Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy & the Environment Committee

2/5/2026

Committee Referrals

Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy And The Environment2/5/2026

Full Bill Text

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