State • Missouri

SB 959: Creates the Missouri Geospatial Advisory Council

Roberts, StevenEnacted

SB 959 status: Enacted — Signed by Governor (updated Jul 9, 2026).

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What this bill does

Overall score

Score75/100 civic fit
RiskLow risk
ImpactModerate impact 40/100

Bill summary

Official

SCS/SB 959 - This act establishes the Missouri GIS Advisory Council within the Information Technology Services Division of the Office of Administration. The Council is charged with assisting and advising the state in ensuring the availability, implementation, and enhancement of a statewide geospatial data infrastructur...

Key analysis

Constitutionality100%
Bipartisan80%
Public opinion50%
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Impact analysis

Environment

Positive Outlook
60%

Benefits

  • Improves statewide data sharing for natural resource management
  • Enhances environmental monitoring through standardized GIS

Risks

  • No direct environmental regulatory change

Economy

Positive Outlook
60%

Benefits

  • Reduces duplication of GIS data efforts across state agencies
  • Supports better infrastructure planning and decision-making

Risks

  • Small administrative cost to operate the council

Society

Mixed / Neutral
50%

Benefits

  • Potential improvement in emergency services via better mapping
  • Explicitly prohibits PII collection for individual privacy protection

Risks

  • No direct impact on individual social welfare
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How trustworthy & consequential it is

Source

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Confidence

medium

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Analysis status

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Where it stands

Signed by Governor

Introduced

Complete

Committee

Complete

Floor

Complete

Governor

Complete

Enacted

Complete
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