Mitch Bogg — Identified as representing Lawrence County, 157.
Travis Wilson — Introduced as being from District 106 and present for House Bill 2147; described as associated with the first Missouri State Capitol in St. Charles.
Patrick Fusick — Patrick Fusick, Director of State Government Affairs for T-Mobile, introduced himself and began presenting testimony on the issue before the committee.
Patrick Fusick — Patrick Fusick of T-Mobile testified in support of the bill, backing stronger penalties and inclusion of wireline facilities. He continued by describing theft of generators from cell sites as an example of the problem and again urged adoption of the bill.
Scott Swain — Representing Verizon, he echoed concerns about illegal calls and expressed willingness to work with sponsors.
Scott Swain — Introduces himself as representing the Missouri Police Chiefs Association and Verizon, and supports the bill as giving prosecutors additional tools.
Jeremy Ketter — Representing AT&T, he supported the prior testimony and emphasized customer protection.
David Kent — David Kent, speaking for the Missouri Bankers Association, expressed strong support for the bills and explained that fraud and call/text spoofing are major problems for banks and their customers. He described the significant time and labor bank employees spend helping customers respond to these scams and emphasized the need for measures to prevent people from being taken advantage of.
Heidi Geis-Buller-Sutherland — Heidi Geis-Buller-Sutherland testified on behalf of the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry in support of both bills, explaining that robocalls and call spoofing waste businesses’ time, harm customers, and damage reputations.
Doug Galloway — Introduced himself as a registered lobbyist representing AT&T and testified in favor of House Bill 2383.
Doug Galloway — Continues testimony and answers questions about facility vulnerability.
Doug Galloway — His anecdotal information about AT&T was referenced in discussing copper theft and enforcement.
Pat Kelly — Pat Kelly, executive director of the Municipal League of Metro St. Louis and representing the Missouri Municipal League, testified in support of House Bill 2383 on behalf of municipal organizations. He invited questions and continued with related comments about public safety concerns, noting that some incidents may go unreported and giving an example involving copper wiring theft during tornado rebuilding, emphasizing that apprehending offenders can be very difficult.
Laura Holloway — Not present because she stepped out to another hearing.
Bill Gamble — Bill Gamble, representing the Missouri Broadband Providers Association, testified that rural broadband providers are being affected statewide by theft and damage, emphasizing that the problem is not isolated and impacts providers across Missouri.
Mike Sutherland — Mike Sutherland, representing the Missouri Electric Cooperatives, testified in support of House Bill 2383 and explained that seventeen cooperatives have subsidiaries providing broadband and tele-broadband services, particularly serving rural areas.
Heidi Geis-Buehler-Sutherland — Testified in support of the bill on behalf of the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry, saying infrastructure theft harms all businesses.
Matt Jesse — Matt Jesse of Missouri American Water testified in support of the bill and emphasized that cybersecurity threats to utilities and critical infrastructure are an increasingly important issue for the future of utilities and national security. He also urged consideration of stronger penalties for hacks or attacks on critical infrastructure and then opened the floor for questions.
Fred Drowling — Testifies in support of the bill on behalf of City Utilities of Springfield and the Missouri Association of Municipal Utilities.
John Simmons — Said he had witnesses ready to testify on the bill's impact and invited committee questions.
John Simmons — The bill's penalty thresholds were questioned as possibly too low because a service call alone might exceed $750.
John Simmons — Responded that he was not sure the threshold was appropriate and noted existing trespass provisions in Section 569.086.
John Simmons — Was thanked for bringing the bill forward.
John Simmons — Was credited indirectly for the bill's drafting and for the bill's consumer impact.
John Simmons — Was responding to questions about the bill's effect on existing trespass law and threshold-based enforcement.
John Simmons — Explained that buyers are still liable under the statute and noted he was unsure about distinctions between live and abandoned wiring.
John Simmons — Said he was unsure about distinctions but that the issue related to facilities and equipment.
John Simmons — Responded that someone who reports the material to authorities would have an alibi and that the bill is not intended to punish innocent cleanup activity.
John Simmons — Explained that the firearm language likely needs cleanup and relates to use of a firearm in committing the crime.
John Simmons — Explained that firearm use would likely enhance penalties under existing statutes and acknowledged a concern raised by Representative Koso.
John Simmons — Was cited as having raised a concern about the firearm language.
John Simmons — His question about how the definition of infrastructure changes was being answered.
John Simmons — Acknowledged as the representative being thanked in the exchange.
John Simmons — Thanked for filing and pursuing the bill.
John Simmons — Cited as having raised the second key component.
John Simmons — Referenced as having raised the second key component of the bill.
John Simmons — Thanked for bringing the legislation forward and increasing penalties.
John Simmons — Referred to as the Vice Chair who brought the bill forward.
Del Taylor — During the roll call, Representative Del Taylor was called multiple times and responded each time, first stating 'Here' and then voting 'Yes' on subsequent calls.
Brad Banderman — Brad Banderman was repeatedly called during roll call, responded present, later voted yes, and was called again as part of the same roll-call sequence.
Brad Banderman — A speaker jokingly addresses Banderman while discussing spam calls and is redirected to stay on topic.
Brad Banderman — Representative Banderman discussed the bill as a response to telecommunications service issues and copper theft in construction areas. He thanked the sponsor, explained that the bill exempts contractors who lawfully possess the material while still penalizing those who know it was unlawfully obtained, and argued that the measure could reduce business losses and lower consumer costs, making it consumer-friendly.
John Black — Called during roll call.
Stephanie Boykin — Stephanie Boykin was called during roll call and recorded aye votes.
Mark Boyko — Mark Boyko was called during roll call, first responding 'Here,' and later recorded as voting 'Yes' on subsequent roll-call calls.
Mark Boyko — Representative Boyko argued that a statutory civil penalty would be more effective than relying on punitive and actual damages because it would better motivate enforcement. The discussion immediately continued with responses acknowledging and building on his suggestion about penalties and making the bill more impactful.
Mark Boyko — Representative Mark Boyko engages in a continuous exchange with witnesses, introducing his question by referencing the federal role and the TCPA, then asking whether any parts of the bills would be preempted by federal law. The discussion is a single, uninterrupted line of questioning about federal preemption and the bills’ interaction with existing federal law.
Mark Boyko — Representative Boyko was recognized and then spoke in support of the bill’s overall idea while questioning how much it would change existing illegality, how thresholds would be applied, and how liability would work for buyers of stolen copper. He also asked whether the bill treats live wiring differently from abandoned wiring.
Mike Costlow — Mike Costlow is called during roll call and records his presence and votes, then is addressed by the chair as Representative Costlow/Kostlow and invited to proceed with presenting the bills, including House Bill 2472.
Mike Costlow — Mike Costlow is referenced as the member with stronger IT knowledge, and the discussion continues with examples about distinguishing one person from another using different numbers and a prior example involving 'a John down the street.'