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HB172 - Rep. Donnie Brown (R) - Modifies provisions governing the compensation of county sheriffs in counties of the third classification
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This bill requires the State to reimburse at least 30% of the salary of the county sheriff in each county of the third classification.
This bill is the same as HB 2311 (2024). |
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Chamber 1: Filed |
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HB249 - Rep. Rodger Reedy (R) - Modifies provisions relating to county officials
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Currently, any second class county may increase the annual compensation of a county coroner by up to $14,000 upon a majority approval of the salary commission. This bill allows any county not having a charter form of government to do this.
The bill also allows the salary commission of any third class county to modify the base schedules for the computation of salaries for county officials authorized in statute, as specified in the bill.
This bill allows the county auditor of first class counties to audit and examine claims of every kind for which a county officer has a fiduciary duty.
Currently, statute sets the annual salary of the county sheriff in first or second class counties at 80% of the compensation of an associate circuit judge in the county. This bill exempts any first class county with more than 150,000 but fewer than 200,000 inhabitants from this provision. Upon enactment, this will apply to Boone County.
This bill allows the coroner of any county not having a charter form of government to receive a salary adjustment, as specified in the bill.
Currently, if the office of sheriff becomes vacant, the county coroner fills the role until a new sheriff fills the office. This bill allows the coroner to receive the same compensation as the county sheriff, rather than the county coroner, during that time.
The bill allows county auctions of delinquent lands and lots to be conducted electronically.
This bill provides that every public administrator who begins his or her first term on or after January 1, 2025 will receive compensation as provided in statute. The bill allows a salary commission to compensate a public administrator based on the assessed valuation schedule set in statute. If a salary commission decides to do so, it will not change at any future time the method of compensating the public administrator.
This bill is similar to HB 2588 (2024). |
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Chamber 1: Filed |
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SB141 - Sen. Rusty Black (R) - Modifies provisions relating to the Sheriffs' Retirement System
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SB 141 - This act makes technical changes to the provision of law establishing the Sheriffs' Retirement Fund and repeals the three dollar fee that is assessed in criminal cases, including for violations of any county ordinance or violations of criminal or traffic laws of this state, and which is payable to the Sheriffs' Retirement System. KATIE O'BRIEN
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Chamber 1: Filed |
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SB188 - Sen. Mike Bernskoetter (R) - Modifies provisions relating to the Sheriffs' Retirement System
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SB 188 - This act repeals the three dollar fee that is assessed in criminal cases, including for violations of any county ordinance or violations of criminal or traffic laws of this state, and which is payable to the Sheriffs' Retirement System. KATIE O'BRIEN
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Chamber 1: Filed |
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SJR40 - Sen. Jill Carter (R) - Modifies provisions relating to sheriffs
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SJR 40 - This constitutional amendment, if adopted by the voters, provides that each county and St. Louis City 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 any county which does not elect a sheriff, unless such county restores the office of sheriff as an elected office. Additionally, the sheriff shall be notified of federal investigations in his or her jurisdiction and 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. Finally, this constitutional amendment provides that because sheriffs are part of the administration of justice, the General Assembly may levy court costs to support salaries or benefits for sheriffs and retired sheriffs. This constitutional amendment is similar to SJR 75 (2024). JOSH NORBERG
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Chamber 1: Filed |
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HB558 - Rep. Barry Hovis (R) - Modifies provisions relating to the Sheriffs' Retirement System
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This bill makes technical changes to the provision of law establishing the Sheriffs' Retirement Fund and repeals the $3 fee that is assessed in criminal cases, held to be unconstitutional by the Missouri Supreme Court, including for violations of any county ordinance or violations of criminal or traffic laws of this state, and which is payable to the Sheriffs' Retirement System.
In Fowler v. Missouri Sheriffs' Retirement System, 623 S.W.3d 578 (2021), the Missouri Supreme Court ruled that the $3 surcharge assessed and collected by the counties and municipal courts that goes towards the Missouri sheriffs' retirement fund, is not "reasonably related to the expense of the administration of justice" and violates the Missouri Constitution, Art I, section 14.
This bill is the same as SB 141 (2025). |
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Chamber 1: Filed |
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HB559 - Rep. Barry Hovis (R) - Modifies provisions relating to the board of trustees for the Missouri Local Government Employees' Retirement System (LAGERS)
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HB 559 -- WITHDRAWN |
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Chamber 1: Filed |
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SB514 - Sen. Rusty Black (R) - Modifies provisions relating to the Missouri Local Government Employees' Retirement System
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SB 514 - This act modifies provisions relating to the Missouri Local Government Employees' Retirement System. LAGERS: MEMBERSHIP (SECTION 70.630 & 70.690) This act repeals the provision prohibiting membership in LAGERS for employees where continuous employment to the time of retirement eligibility will leave the employee with less than the minimum required number of years of credited service. Additionally, this act provides that in the event a member's membership terminates, any accumulated contributions unclaimed by the member within ten years, instead of three years, shall be transferred to the investment income fund of the system. These provisions are identical to provisions in HCS/SS/SB 898 (2024) and SCS/HCS/HB 2431 (2024). LAGERS: COST OF LIVING CPI (SECTION 70.655) This act provides that cost of living adjustment for LAGERS shall be a measure of the Consumer Price Index as determined by the U.S. Department of Labor and adopted by the Board of LAGERS, instead of the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers. This provision is identical to a provision in HCS/SS/SB 898 (2024) and SCS/HCS/HB 2431 (2024). LAGERS: REPEAL OF OBSOLETE STATUTORY PROVISION (SECTION 70.680) This act repeals references to obsolete statutory provisions. This provision is identical to a provision in HCS/SS/SB 898 (2024) and SCS/HCS/HB 2431 (2024). LAGERS: INVESTMENT DECISIONS (SECTIONS 70.745, 70.746 & 70.747) This act provides that the Board of LAGERS may deliberate or make decisions on investments or other financial matters in a closed meeting if the disclosure of such deliberations or decisions would jeopardize the ability to implement a decision or to achieve investment objectives. Furthermore, this act repeals the provision providing that the investment counselor of the Board be registered as an investment advisor with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Lastly, this act repeals the limitation that no more than 1/10th of the funds of the system be invested in real estate. These provisions are similar to provisions in HCS/SS/SB 898 (2024) and SCS/HCS/HB 2431 (2024). LAGERS: INVESTMENT FUNDS (SECTION 70.748) This act provides that the Board may establish and maintain a local government employee retirement systems of Missouri investment fund account in which investments of LAGERS may be placed and be available for investment purposes. The funds may be combined with funds of any retirement plan administered by LAGERS and any retirement plan established for providing benefits to employees of LAGERS, but such funds shall be accounted for separately. This provision is similar to provisions in HCS/SS/SB 898 (2024) and in SCS/HCS/HB 2431 (2024). KATIE O'BRIEN
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Chamber 1: Filed |
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SB530 - Sen. Sandy Crawford (R) - Modifies the compensation of circuit clerks
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SB 530 - Currently, circuit clerks receive compensation in an amount based on the county or city in which the circuit clerk serves. Beginning September 1, 2025, this act modifies such compensation as follows: (1) First Class Counties: $94,130 modified from the starting statutory compensation of $36,145 that has been adjusted to $89,330 in FY 2025; (2) Second or Fourth Class Counties: $90,573 modified from the starting statutory compensation of $31,978 that has been adjusted to $80,573 in FY 2025; and (3) Third Class Counties: $85,565 from the starting statutory compensation of $27,218 that has been adjusted to $70,565 in FY 2025. This act repeals the separate salaries for circuit clerks in those counties where court is held in two cities, in Marion County, and in the City of St. Louis. Additionally, this act repeals the provision regarding the Marion County circuit clerk charging $10 per year to each person obligated to make child support payments through the clerk. Finally, this act provides that the annual compensation of any circuit clerk shall not be less than the previous yearly compensation. KATIE O'BRIEN
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Chamber 1: Filed |
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HJR40 - Rep. Burt Whaley (R) - Proposes a Constitutional amendment creating provisions relating to sheriffs
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Upon voter approval, this resolutions amends the Missouri Constitution to require a county to elect, by a majority vote of the qualified voters, a sheriff for a term of four years and every four years thereafter. This provision will not apply to counties in which the office of sheriff is not an elected office. A county in which the office of sheriff is not an elected office can irrevocably restore the office to an elected office, at which point the provision will apply.
The elected sheriff will be notified of all federal investigations in his or her county and will perform the duties specified in the resolution. An elected sheriff will not be removed from office except by writ of quo warranto initiated by the Missouri Attorney General.
The resolution also allows the General Assembly to levy court costs and fees to support the salaries or benefits for sheriffs and retired sheriffs.
This bill is similar to SCS SJR 42 (2023). |
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Chamber 1: Filed |
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HB735 - Rep. Dirk Deaton (R) - Modifies provisions relating to public employee retirement benefits
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This bill authorizes a methodology for the board of trustees of the Missouri State Employees' Retirement System to recover 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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Chamber 1: Filed |
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HB756 - Rep. Sean Pouche (R) - Changes provisions governing the compensation of circuit clerks
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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. |
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Chamber 1: Filed |
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HJR61 - Rep. Bennie Cook (R) - Proposes a Constitutional amendment relating to the election and duties of sheriffs and the funding for sheriffs' offices
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Upon voter approval, this resolution would amend the Missouri Constitution to require a county to elect, by a majority vote of the qualified voters, a sheriff for a term of four years and every four years thereafter. This provision will not apply to counties in which the office of sheriff is not an elected office. A county in which the office of sheriff is not an elected office can irrevocably restore the office to an elected office, at which point the provision will apply.
The elected sheriff will be notified of all federal investigations in his or her county and will perform the duties specified in the resolution. An elected sheriff will not be removed from office except by writ of quo warranto initiated by the Missouri Attorney General.
The resolution also allows the General Assembly to levy court costs and fees to support the salaries or benefits for sheriffs and retired sheriffs.
This bill is the same as HJR 40 (2025). |
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Chamber 1: Filed |
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HB914 - Rep. Dane Diehl (R) - Changes provisions governing the compensation of circuit clerks
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Chamber 1: Filed |
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HJR71 - Rep. Martin Jacobs (D) - Proposes a constitutional amendment relating to the election and duties of sheriffs and the funding for sheriff's offices
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Chamber 1: Filed |