The Missouri House passed a bill giving approval to some private property protections for family farms.
Sponsored by Representative Mike Haffner (R-Pleasant Hill), lawmakers passed HCS HB 527 with a vote of 123-33, which will now move to the Missouri Senate.
The Senate version, Senate Bill 508, is sponsored by Sen. Jason Bean (R-Holcomb).
“This bill is a major step toward ensuring private, for-profit companies, will no longer be able to abuse eminent domain laws for private gain,” Rep. Haffner said, “I am proud to lead this fight for our family farmers by sponsoring this critical legislation to strengthen our constitutional private property rights.”