Progress: Chamber 1: Filed
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HJR2 - Rep. Jeff Coleman (R) - Proposes a constitutional amendment that modifies term limits for members of the general assembly
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Currently, no member of the General Assembly may serve more than eight years total in any one house of the General Assembly, nor more than 16 years total in both houses of the General Assembly.
Upon voter approval, this constitutional amendment would remove the prohibition on a member serving more than eight years total in any one house of the General Assembly, beginning December 7, 2028.
This bill is the same as HJR 69 (2024). |
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Chamber 1: Filed |
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HJR12 - Rep. Jeff Myers (R) - Proposes a constitutional amendment that modifies term limits for members of the general assembly and the number of members of the house of representatives
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Upon voter approval, beginning with the 2030 decennial census, this resolution changes the number of members in the Missouri House of Representatives from 163 to 103.
Currently, no member of the General Assembly may serve more than eight years total in any one house of the General Assembly, nor more than 16 years total in both houses of the General Assembly.
Upon voter approval, this constitutional amendment removes the prohibition on a member serving more than eight years total in any one house of the General Assembly, beginning January 1, 2032.
Also beginning January 1, 2032, this constitutional amendment would prohibit any member of the House of Representatives from serving as Speaker or Speaker Pro Tem of the House for more than three consecutive terms, and any member of the Senate from serving as President Pro Tem of the Senate for more than two consecutive terms.
This bill is similar to HJR 2 (2025) and the same as HJR 90 (2024). |
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Chamber 1: Filed |
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HJR13 - Rep. Jeff Myers (R) - Proposes a constitutional amendment that creates the department of the highway patrol
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The number of executive departments in the state is limited and set in Article IV, Section 12 of the Constitution of Missouri. Currently, the Missouri State Highway Patrol is under the Department of Public Safety.
Upon voter approval, this resolution amends the Constitution to create a Department of the Highway Patrol, increasing the number of authorized departments in the state from 16 to 17, and places it in the charge of a superintendent appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. |
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Chamber 1: Filed |
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HJR15 - Rep. Bruce Sassmann (R) - Proposes a constitutional amendment that modifies term limits for members of the general assembly
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Currently, no member of the General Assembly may serve more than eight years total in any one house of the General Assembly, nor more than 16 years total in both houses of the General Assembly.
Upon voter approval, this Constitutional amendment would remove the prohibition on a member serving more than eight years total in any one house of the General Assembly, beginning December 3, 2026.
This Constitutional amendment would also prohibit any member of the General Assembly from serving as Speaker of the House of Representatives for more than three consecutive terms and as President Pro Tem of the Senate for more than two consecutive terms.
This bill is the similar to HJR 69 (2024). |
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Chamber 1: Filed |
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SB335 - Sen. Rick Brattin (R) - Requires special elections to fill vacancies in statewide elected offices other than U.S. Senator
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SB 335 - Current law grants the Governor the authority to fill vacancies in the statewide elected offices of Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, State Auditor, State Treasurer, and Attorney General. This act requires the Governor to instead call a special election to fill vacancies in such offices. Within 30 days of being notified of the vacancy, the Governor shall issue a writ of election to the Secretary of State and the special election shall take place not later than 60 days after the writ is issued. SCOTT SVAGERA
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Chamber 1: Filed |
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SJR3 - Sen. Cindy O'Laughlin (R) - Modifies provisions relating to judges of the Supreme Court and of the Court of Appeals, including length of terms, term limits, and nonpartisan elections
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SJR 3 - This constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, modifies the Missouri Nonpartisan Court Plan by providing for nonpartisan elections of judges of the Supreme and judges of the Court of Appeals, rather than the nonpartisan selection by the Governor from the Nonpartisan Appellate Commission's nominees. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall also be elected, rather than selected by and from the judges of the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court judges, the Chief Justice, and the Court of Appeals judges shall be elected for terms of six years, rather than terms of twelve years. Additionally, no Supreme Court judge, Chief Justice, or Court of Appeals judge shall be elected to a particular judicial seat for more than two consecutive terms. If the General Assembly has provided by law for three appellate districts that meet the districts described in the amendment, the Supreme Court Chief Justice shall be elected at large and two Supreme Court judges shall be elected from each court of appeals district by the voters eligible to vote within that district. If the General Assembly has provided for more than three appellate districts or the geographical boundaries of the districts change such that the three districts described in the amendment cannot be made, then the Supreme Court Chief Justice shall be elected at large and the election of other Supreme Court judges shall be established by law, or if no law timely establishes procedures for such elections, then elections for the Supreme Court Chief Justice and the Supreme Court judges shall be at large. A Supreme Court judge shall be a resident of the appellate district from which he or she is elected no later than the day of his or her election. Those Supreme Court judges currently holding office as of December 3, 2026, shall not be required to reside in any particular appellate district. Those judges along with those who have been retained and the offices with vacancies shall be assigned a seat designation as described in the amendment for purposes of implementing elections and filling vacancies. Additionally, this amendment provides the order of elections for judges of the Court of Appeals based on the last retention election for each seat. No political party shall nominate any candidate for these judicial offices, and no primary or general election ballot shall include a party designation for any of these judicial offices. The General Assembly shall make no law prohibiting a candidate from declaring himself or herself a supporter of a political party, or prohibiting a political party from declaring its support for a candidate. All declarations for candidacy for the office of judge of the Supreme Court, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, or judge of the Court of Appeals shall be filed with the Secretary of State no later than 120 days before the primary election. All declarations shall be accompanied by: (1) A nominating petition signed no earlier than 180 days before the primary election by 100 voters eligible to vote in the applicable appellate district, or in the case of the chief justice, in the state; or (2) A nomination form signed by all members of the Appellate Judicial Commission no earlier than 180 days before the primary. The Appellate Judicial Commission may issue nomination forms for up to three individuals per race, but it shall not issue a nomination form for any person who files a declaration accompanied by a nominating petition. The two candidates receiving the highest number of votes in the primary election shall stand in the general election and the candidate achieving the greatest number of votes in the general election shall be elected to the judicial office. The elections shall be held in the same manner as gubernatorial elections to the greatest extent possible for nonpartisan elections, or otherwise provided by law. Lastly, a judge or judicial candidate may announce his or her views on disputed legal or political issues provided that the judge or judicial candidate does not make pledges or promises to render specific rulings or decisions on pending litigation. A judicial candidate shall be allowed to solicit, receive, and make campaign contributions, and receive and make campaign expenditures for his or her campaign, subject only to laws that enact limits no more restrictive than those applicable to gubernatorial elections. Nothing in this amendment shall preclude the application of laws or rules of the Supreme Court governing judicial participation in specific cases based on a judge's political activity with respect to the subject matter or parties. KATIE O'BRIEN
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Chamber 1: Filed |
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SJR19 - Sen. Travis Fitzwater (R) - Modifies composition of the House of Representatives and modifies term limits
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SJR 19 - This constitutional amendment, if adopted by the voters, modifies provisions relating to the General Assembly. This amendment is identical to SJR 70 (2024). Current law provides that the House of Representatives shall consist of 163 members. This act reduces that number to 102 and additionally requires that all House districts shall be wholly contained within a single senate district and no more than three house districts shall be contained within any single senate district created pursuant to section 7 of this article. These changes would take effect beginning in 2033. This constitutional amendment also modifies term limits for members of the General Assembly. Current law limits each person to no more than 8 years in each chamber of the General Assembly and 16 years total. This amendment would permit each person to serve up to 16 years total in the General Assembly, regardless of which chamber. This provision is identical to provisions in SJR 37 (2020) and SJR 29 (2018) and substantially similar to provisions in HJR 69 (2024), HJR 77 (2024), HJR 90 (2024), HJR 114 (2024), HJR 4 (2023), HCS/HJR 42 (2021), HJR 68 (2020), HJR 89 (2024), a provision in HJR 31 (2019), and HJR 50 (2018). SCOTT SVAGERA
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Chamber 1: Filed |
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HB414 - Rep. Jim Murphy (R) - Modifies provisions for ballot summary language adopted by the general assembly
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This bill prohibits any court from rewriting or editing the official summary statement or ballot language approved by the General Assembly for any constitutional amendment submitted to voters through the adoption of a joint resolution.
If the official summary statement or ballot language approved by the General Assembly is challenged in court and the court determines that it is legally flawed, the General Assembly must rewrite the language. If the General Assembly is not in Session at the time of the ruling, the Secretary of State will rewrite the language.
This bill is the same as HB 391 (2023). |
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Chamber 1: Filed |
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HJR20 - Rep. Don Mayhew (R) - Proposes a constitutional amendment that creates a prohibition on executive branch employees and statewide elected officials registering as lobbyists
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Upon voter approval, after December 3, 2026, this constitutional amendment would prohibit any person who served as a high or mid- level official in the executive branch from:
(1) Acting, serving, or registering as a paid lobbyist;
(2) Engaging in contract negotiations with the executive branch entity in which they served if those contracts could reasonably benefit from privileged access, knowledge, or the person's relationships established through their service;
(3) Participating in any consultant role that leverages prior executive branch service for private gain on matters related to decisions they contributed to during their service;
(4) Soliciting prospective employers or clients to represent as lobbyists during their employment; or
(5) Acting in a way that could be construed as similar to a lobbyist.
Any former elected official or high or mid-level official of the executive branch who begins employment with an entity that contracts or deals directly with the executive branch entity where they were elected or employed must disclose their new employment to the Missouri Ethics Commission within 30 days. The Missouri Ethics Commission will make the disclosures accessible to the public on its website. |
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Chamber 1: Filed |
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HB684 - Rep. John Simmons (R) - Modifies provisions for ballot summary language adopted by the general assembly
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This bill provides that a court does not have the authority to edit the summary statement or ballot language of any ballot measure proposed by the General Assembly.
If the summary statement or ballot language is challenged in court and found to be legally flawed, the General Assembly must rewrite the statement. If this ruling is made at a time when the General Assembly is not in session, the Secretary of State will rewrite the statement.
This bill changes the word limit for summary statements of measures referred to the people by the General Assembly from 50 words to 150 words.
This bill is the same as HB 1608 (2022) and HB 391 (2023). |
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Chamber 1: Filed |
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HJR67 - Rep. Peggy McGaugh (R) - Proposes a Constitutional amendment that modifies term limits for members of the general assembly
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Currently, members of the General Assembly can serve no more than eight years total in any one chamber of the legislature, nor more than 16 total in both chambers.
Beginning December 5, 2030, upon voter approval, this constitutional amendment would remove the single chamber prohibition, allowing members of the General Assembly to serve no more than 16 years total in either chamber of the legislature.
The resolution also prohibits any person from serving more than three terms as Speaker of the House of Representatives and more than two terms as President Pro Tem of the Senate.
This bill is the same as HCS HJR 69 (2024). |
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Chamber 1: Filed |
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