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 infrastructure common to all jurisdictions. Appointed members of the Council shall serve two-year terms and shall serve until their successors are appointed. The duties and responsibilities of the Council are described in the act. The act prohibits the council collecting any personally identifiable information of any individual person. This act is substantially similar to HB 2268 (2026), HB 2633 (2026), SCS/SB 204 (2025), the perfected SB 1039 (2024), SB 653 (2023), and a provision in SCS/HB 475 (2023). SCOTT SVAGERA

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