Tracking List: MAC 2025 - Salaries and Pensions
| SJR40 - Sen. Jill Carter (R) - Modifies provisions relating to sheriffs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Summary: | SS/SCS/SJR 40 - This constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, provides that each county shall elect a sheriff for a term of four years by a majority of the qualified voters of the county. This constitutional amendment shall not apply to St. Louis City, St. Louis County, or St. Charles County. Additionally, the sheriff shall commit to jail all felons and traitors as well as other duties as provided in the act. The sheriff may be removed from office by a quo warranto petition brought by the Attorney General. This amendment is similar to SJR 75 (2024). JOSH NORBERG |
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| Citations: | ART VII.SEC 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Progress: | House: In Committee | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Action: |
04/22/2025
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- Scheduled for Committee Hearing - 04/24/2025, 9:30 AM - Senate-Fiscal Oversight, Senate Lounge
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| Bill History: |
04/22/2025
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- Scheduled for Committee Hearing - 04/24/2025, 9:30 AM - Senate-Fiscal Oversight, Senate Lounge
04/15/2025
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- Referred to committee - Senate-Fiscal Oversight
04/14/2025
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- Perfected
04/14/2025
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- Floor Substitute Adopted
04/14/2025
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- Laid out for consideration
03/13/2025
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- Reported Do Pass as substituted - Senate-General Laws
03/11/2025
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- Voted Do Pass as substituted - Senate-General Laws
02/18/2025
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- Hearing Conducted - Senate-General Laws
02/14/2025
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- Scheduled for Committee Hearing - 02/18/2025, 8:00 AM - Senate-General Laws, SCR 1
02/06/2025
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- Referred to committee - Senate-General Laws
02/06/2025
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- Read Second Time
01/08/2025
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- Read First Time
12/02/2024
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- Pre-Filed
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| HB558 - Rep. Barry Hovis (R) - Modifies provisions relating to the Sheriffs' Retirement System | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Summary: | COMMITTEE ACTION: Voted "Do Pass with HCS" by the Standing Committee on Pensions by a vote of 13 to 0. The following is a summary of the House Committee Substitute for HB 558. This bill provides for 50% of the moneys remaining in the Deputy Sheriff Salary Supplementation Fund at the end of the biennium to be credited to the Sheriffs? Retirement Fund. (Section 57.278) This bill allows for the sheriffs to receive an additional sum of $15.00 for serving any summons, writ, subpoena, or other order of the court as specified in the bill. The State Treasurer is authorized to deposit $10.00 of such moneys in the Deputy Sheriffs Salary Supplementation Fund and $5.00 of such moneys in the Sheriffs' Retirement Fund. (Section 57.280) This bill provides that any county receiving reimbursement related to the per diem cost of incarceration of prisoners confined to jails or medium security institutions, will pay $2.00 per prisoner per day of such reimbursement to the State Treasurer, who will deposit the money in the Sheriffs? Retirement Fund. (Section 221.105) The bill repeals the assessment and collection of a $3.00 surcharge collected in civil actions (Sections 57.955, 57.962, and 488.024.). This bill is similar to SCS for SB 141 (2025). The following is a summary of the public testimony from the committee hearing. The testimony was based on the introduced version of the bill. PROPONENTS: Supporters say that the Sheriffs' Retirement Fund needs stable funding sources. The Missouri Supreme Court struck down as unconstitutional the collection of a surcharge to provide moneys to the Fund. The sheriffs already contribute 5% of their salaries into the Fund under current law. One option is to allow for an increase in the per diem cost of keeping the prisoners in the county jails. The other option is to increase the fee for service of process to $5.00. There is the possibility of the State providing the funding and counties contributing moneys to the Fund. The actuary indicated that in five years, with the generation of about $4 million starting in the year 2026, the funding would increase to around 82%. If the funding source is not addressed it would result in elimination of medical benefits to the retirees. Currently, $100 has been deducted from payments to retirees. The retirees are dealing with inflation and some of the sheriffs are physically unable to take up a second job. There are widows living on a pension. Further, the Fund is projected to go bankrupt in nine years without additional moneys. The retirement system needs to continue otherwise there is a concern for lack of experienced candidates to serve as sheriffs. Testifying in person for the bill were Representative Hovis; Kenny Jones; Melissa Lorts, Mo Sheriffs Retirement; Sheriff Chris Degase, Douglas County Sheriff; Sheriff Steve Pelton, Missouri Sheriffs United. OPPONENTS: There was no opposition voiced to the committee. OTHERS: Others testifying on the bill say the Missouri Association of Counties is looking at the issues to solve the problem. The general consensus is for the counties to put money in the Fund but some don't have the ability to pay. Testifying in person on the bill were Missouri Association of Counties; County Commissioners Association of Missouri; County Employee Retirement Fund. Written testimony has been submitted for this bill. The full written testimony and witnesses testifying online can be found under Testimony on the bill page on the House website. |
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| Citations: | 221.105, 483.088, 488.024, 57.278, 57.280, 57.952, 57.955, 57.962, 57.967 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Progress: | House: In Committee | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Action: |
04/10/2025
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- Reported Do Pass - House-Rules-Administrative
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| Bill History: |
04/10/2025
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- Reported Do Pass - House-Rules-Administrative
04/10/2025
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- Voted Do Pass - House-Rules-Administrative
04/08/2025
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- Scheduled for Committee Hearing - 04/10/2025, 9:30 AM - ** REVISED to ADD HB 845 ** - House-Rules-Administrative, HR 4
04/02/2025
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- Referred to committee - House-Rules-Administrative
03/13/2025
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- Reported Do Pass as substituted - House-Pensions
03/13/2025
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- Voted Do Pass as substituted - House-Pensions
03/11/2025
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- Scheduled for Committee Hearing - 03/13/2025, 9:00 AM - House-Pensions, HR 1
03/06/2025
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- Public hearing completed - House-Pensions
03/04/2025
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- ** REVISED for TIME CHANGE ** - 3/6/25 - 8:00 am - HR 1 - House-Pensions
03/04/2025
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- Scheduled for Committee Hearing - 03/06/2025, 8:00 AM - House-Pensions, HR 1
03/04/2025
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- Referred to committee - House-Pensions
01/09/2025
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- Read Second Time
01/08/2025
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- Read First Time
12/16/2024
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- Pre-Filed
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| HB735 - Rep. Dirk Deaton (R) - Modifies provisions relating to public employee retirement benefits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Summary: | HCS HBs 735 & 686 -- PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT BENEFITS (Deaton) COMMITTEE OF ORIGIN: Standing Committee on Pensions This bill authorizes a methodology for the board of trustees of the Missouri State Employees' Retirement System to recover any over payments made to a beneficiary in error, either in a single sum or in installment repayments. Under current law, the board's recovery of the over payments made to a beneficiary is permissive. The bill reinstates the time period for a member to make an election to receive a lump sum payment of the member?s deferred annuity in lieu of retirement annuity benefits, under the closed plan or year 2000 plan, to on or after January 1, 2026. Under current law, the election can be made by the member beginning on a date established by the board under such plan, but not after May 31, 2018. The bill prohibits the contribution or expenditure of system funds by any public pension system to advocate, support, or oppose the passage or defeat of any ballot measure or the nomination or election of any candidate for public office. In addition, the system funds cannot be used to pay any debts or obligations of any committee supporting or opposing ballot measures or candidates. The bill includes a definition for the term "system". This bill is similar to HB 686 (2025) |
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| Citations: | 104.200, 104.490, 104.1060, 104.1092, 105.695 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Progress: | House: In Committee | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Action: |
04/17/2025
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- Referred to committee - Senate-Local Government, Elections, and Pensions
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| Bill History: |
04/17/2025
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- Referred to committee - Senate-Local Government, Elections, and Pensions
04/17/2025
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- Read Second Time
04/14/2025
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- Read First Time
04/10/2025
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- Reported to the Senate and not read
04/10/2025
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- Third Read and Passed - Y-150 N-0
04/10/2025
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- Laid out for consideration
04/08/2025
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- Perfected
04/08/2025
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- Committee substitute adopted
04/08/2025
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- Laid out for consideration
03/06/2025
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- Reported Do Pass - House-Rules-Administrative
03/06/2025
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- Voted Do Pass - House-Rules-Administrative
03/05/2025
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- Scheduled for Committee Hearing - 03/06/2025, 10:30 AM - House-Rules-Administrative, HR 7
02/27/2025
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- Referred to committee - House-Rules-Administrative
02/20/2025
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- Reported Do Pass as substituted - House-Pensions
02/20/2025
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- Voted Do Pass as substituted - House-Pensions
02/18/2025
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- Scheduled for Committee Hearing - 02/20/2025, 8:00 AM - House-Pensions, HR 1
01/30/2025
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- Public hearing completed - House-Pensions
01/28/2025
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- Scheduled for Committee Hearing - 01/30/2025, 8:00 AM - House-Pensions, HR 1
01/22/2025
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- Referred to committee - House-Pensions
01/09/2025
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- Read Second Time
01/08/2025
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- Read First Time
01/07/2025
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- Pre-Filed
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| HB756 - Rep. Sean Pouche (R) - Changes provisions governing the compensation of circuit clerks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Summary: | COMMITTEE ACTION: Voted "Do Pass with HCS" by the Standing Committee on Judiciary by a vote of 10 to 1. The following is a summary of the House Committee Substitute for HB 756. This bill amends the base salary structure for circuit clerks by increasing the base salaries, depending on classification of county, starting September 1, 2025. The bill also repeals a provision related to child support payments ordered by a judge in Marion County to be paid through the circuit clerk. The bill also requires a initial appropriation to fully fund the increase before the increase will go into effect. The following is a summary of the public testimony from the committee hearing. The testimony was based on the introduced version of the bill. PROPONENTS: Supporters say that this bill sets the salaries for the circuit clerks statewide to a uniform amount for the most part. It has not been addressed other than cost of living increases since 1995. The clerks' staff is experiencing a lot of compression between the clerks themselves and the staff, as the clerks feel that they are shouldering a lot more of the job duties and not receiving much more money than the staff earns. There are retention problems, too. Rural counties are having a hard time keeping experienced people in the jobs and they are losing them to the larger counties. In 2022, there were several clerks who did not seek reelection and, in years before that, some left before they even completed their terms. Additionally, exit interviews all showed that clerks believe compensation has not increased with all the changes made to the job duties. Clerks? duties have evolved dramatically, and they have to be knowledgeable about many areas, including expungement, and they have to be available at all hours for warrants. They need to have the most qualified people, but they are not being fairly compensated. Testifying in person for the bill were Representative Pouche; Tiffany Phillips, Missouri Circuit Clerks Association; Eric Stallo. OPPONENTS: Those who oppose the bill say that the circuit clerk and the deputies in St. Charles are paid for by the county itself, and the clerks are paid handsomely. But the deputies do not make enough money, to the point where some of them are on public assistance, and this is unfair to some counties. Testifying in person against the bill was Arnie Dienoff. Written testimony has been submitted for this bill. The full written testimony and witnesses testifying online can be found under Testimony on the bill page on the House website. |
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| Citations: | 483.083 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Progress: | House: In Committee | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Action: |
04/23/2025
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- Referred to committee - House-Rules-Legislative
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| Bill History: |
04/23/2025
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- Referred to committee - House-Rules-Legislative
04/03/2025
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- Reported Do Pass as substituted - House-Judiciary
04/02/2025
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- Voted Do Pass as substituted - House-Judiciary
03/31/2025
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- Scheduled for Committee Hearing - 04/02/2025, 12:00 PM - ** REVISED to REMOVE HB 124 ** - House-Judiciary, HR 5
03/26/2025
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- Public hearing completed - House-Judiciary
03/25/2025
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- Scheduled for Committee Hearing - 03/26/2025, 12:00 PM - House-Judiciary, HR 5
03/19/2025
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- Referred to committee - House-Judiciary
01/09/2025
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- Read Second Time
01/08/2025
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- Read First Time
01/07/2025
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- Pre-Filed
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