Missouri, where the U.S. commercial biodiesel industry began 30 years ago through an investment by the Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council and where the National Biodiesel Board formed shortly thereafter, took a big step forward March 31 in its support of biodiesel. Already one of the largest biodiesel-producing states, Missouri is now poised to become a big consumer of biodiesel as well. In a bipartisan 88-40 vote, the Missouri Made Fuels Act (House Bill 529) passed out of the state House of Representatives where it now joins companion legislation in the Senate, SB 96.
HB 529 was sponsored by Rep. Mike Haffner of Pleasant Hill and establishes a minimum biodiesel content of 5 percent from April 2023 through March 2024 for all diesel fuel sold or offered for sale in Missouri, with noted off-road exemptions.