MO private property rights bill passes Senate

Legislation to protect private property rights has passed the Missouri Senate.

Missouri Farm Bureau President Garrett Hawkins tells Brownfield Senate passage of eminent domain legislation has been a long time coming.

“I can’t say enough about the landowners who continue to face these issues…,” he said. “And because of the conversation that they have raised, we have been able to work with lawmakers to come up with a forward-looking bill that is a benchmark for Missouri.”

The bill, sponsored by Representative Mike Haffner and carried by Senator Jason Bean, looks to limit eminent domain use by private companies to acquire land.

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