Missouri Data Center Moratorium Tracker
Missouri has 2 data-center bills pending in the legislature. 21 city and county measures are tracked here, 20 of them in force. Every entry below links to its primary source: a legislature page, a governor's office, a local government, or the reporting of record.
State-level measures in Missouri
Every statewide moratorium, pause, siting restriction, or tax-incentive rollback in Missouri we can verify against a primary source. Strongest status first.
| Measure | Status | What it does | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 3369Prohibits the issuance of permits for construction of data centers for one year in St. Louis | Proposed 2026-05 | Missouri HB 3369 (2026): Prohibits the issuance of permits for construction of data centers for one year in St. Louis. Last action 2026-05-15: Referred: Emerging Issues(H). | |
| Missouri Legislature (data center hearings on risks/rewards and energy demand)Missouri lawmakers heard industry experts and consumer advocates on benefits/drawbacks of data centers, risks/rewards, and energy demand. | Proposed 2026-05 | Missouri lawmakers heard industry experts and consumer advocates on benefits/drawbacks of data centers, risks/rewards, and energy demand. The hearings led to no legislation; MO adjourned May 15, 2026 with zero AI/data center bills passed. | |
| HB 3362Missouri has multiple data center bills (proposed by Google / Meta / Metrobloks). | Failed / vetoed 2026-02 | Missouri has multiple data center bills (proposed by Google / Meta / Metrobloks). HB 3362 and HB 3364 (Reps. Colin Wellenkamp, Scott Miller, Mike Costlow), titled the 'AI Infrastructure, Grid Integrity and Water Resource Protection Act', would require large-load consumers to pay the full cost of electricity and infrastructure (including grid upgrades and new generation capacity) and create a water permit requirement from the DNR for facilities using 2+ million gallons of fresh water per day or 80% of local available capacity. Such facilities would need to build new freshwater capacity or create closed-loop freshwater systems. Separately, SB 1396 (Sen. Mike Henderson, R-Desloge) would alter 2018 economic development incentives to prevent data centers from taking advantage of energy incentive programs that were not designed for them. All Missouri AI/data center bills died before adjournment; MO sine die May 15, 2026 with no AI regulations passed. |
City and county moratoria in Missouri
Most of the movement is local, where a building pause or permit halt does not need a legislative session. 21 tracked measures in Missouri, each with its source.
Where Missouri stands
Across the whole tracker we hold 334 state-level measures in 49 states and 1253 city and county measures, against 1419 primary sources. Missouri accounts for 3 of the state-level measures and 21 of the local ones.
By total measures on record it is #26 of the 50 states and DC carrying any tracked action, and #24 by city and county measures alone. Ranking is by count of sourced entries in this dataset, so it measures documented activity, not the size of the buildout.
Sources for Missouri
24 citations behind the entries above. Each opens in a new tab.
- Statewide · HB 3369 — Prohibits the issuance of permits for construction of data centers for one year in St. Louis house.mo.gov →
- Statewide · Missouri Legislature (data center hearings on risks/rewards and energy demand) — Missouri lawmakers heard industry experts and consumer advocates on benefits/drawbacks of data centers, risks/rewards, and energy demand. kfvs12.com →
- Statewide · HB 3362 — Missouri has multiple data center bills (proposed by Google / Meta / Metrobloks). house.mo.gov →
- Camdenton Board of Aldermen, MO — Camdenton Board of Aldermen, MO data center moratorium ky3.com →
- City of Camdenton — One-year data center moratorium krcgtv.com →
- City of Neosho — One-year data center moratorium joplinglobe.com →
- City of Peculiar — Data centers removed from zoning ordinance kshb.com →
- City of St. Charles — Zoning change banning data centers stlpr.org →
- City of St. Peters — One-year data center moratorium midriversnewsmagazine.com →
- Columbia — Local moratorium on data centers for a stated term columbiamissourian.com →
- Independence — City moratorium on data centers through January 2, 2027 independencemo.gov →
- Jackson County — 180-day data center moratorium kctv5.com →
- Jackson County (moratorium vote delayed on two competing proposals), MO — Jackson County (moratorium vote delayed on two competing proposals), MO data center moratorium kctv5.com →
- Kansas City — Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Amending Chapter 88, the Zoning and Development Code kansascity.legistar.com →
- Nodaway County — Six-month data center moratorium nwmissourinews.com →
- Oak Grove — City moratorium on data centers through August 5, 2027 kshb.com →
- Pacific — City moratorium on data centers through August 4, 2027 missourian.com →
- Palmyra — City moratorium on data centers nemonews.net →
- Ralls County — County moratorium on data centers through August 20, 2027 khqa.com →
- Springfield — Local moratorium on data centers through November 17, 2026 ky3.com →
- St. Charles County — Six-month data center moratorium stlpr.org →
- St. Louis — St. Louis data center moratorium stlouis-mo.gov →
- Webster County — Six-month moratorium (data centers and energy facilities) sbj.net →
- Marion County — Rescinded county moratorium on data centers nemonews.net →
What does bind large loads in Missouri
A moratorium is only one way a data center gets stopped. The grid operator decides whether it can connect at all, and on what terms. Missouri sits in 3 footprints.
Ameren Missouri (St. Louis/east) MISO; Evergy (KC/west) and Liberty SPP; Associated Electric Cooperative (AECI) runs its own non-RTO balancing authority across rural MO.
States next door
8 of the 8 states bordering Missouri have at least one data-center measure on record. Restrictions tend to travel between neighbors, so this is usually where the next one comes from.
Data centers in Missouri
The US Data Center Map identifies 93 facilities run by 41 operators in Missouri, each one placed from primary sources and listed by city and by operator, with the measures on this page beside them.
Open the Missouri data center map → · The US Data Center Map →
How to read this page
In force = a moratorium, siting restriction, or tax-incentive rollback that is currently enacted, by statute or executive order. Paused = a temporary hold on new incentives or applications. Proposed = introduced and still pending. Failed / vetoed = died in committee, was voted down, or was vetoed.
This page is generated from the same primary-sourced dataset as the national U.S. Data Center Moratorium Tracker and is re-checked on the same weekly cycle, whether or not anything changed. Legislative status changes quickly; it is informational, not legal advice. Spot something out of date in Missouri? Tell us.
Companion references: the Data Center Grid Operator Watchlist for the interconnection and curtailment rules that bind here, the Data Center Water Tracker for water mandates, and the Data Center Delay Watchlist for named projects.
Why Missouri is pushing back
The objections repeat from state to state: strain on the electric grid, water drawn for cooling, and the sense that a facility takes local resources without giving much back. SAVRN builds AI factories designed around those three objections: on-site power that does not lean on the public grid, direct-to-chip cooling that does not consume municipal water, and a training institute that puts local people to work inside the building.
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