Tracking List: MAC 2026 - County Governance & County Elected Officials

HB1617 - Rep. Bill Allen (R) - Modifies provisions governing auditors in charter counties
Summary: This bill allows county auditors in charter counties to audit political subdivisions and local government entities located primarily within that county if the auditor believes an improper governmental activity has occurred.

The auditor can also conduct performance audits according to professional auditing standards.

An auditor conducting these audits must fund them from the auditor's budget.

A county auditor will have access to all records and documents relevant to conduct an audit.
Citations: 55.030
Progress: House: Filed
Last Action:
12/01/2025 
H - Pre-Filed
Bill History:
12/01/2025 
H - Pre-Filed
HB1720 - Rep. Richard West (R) - Establishes general requirements for meetings of governing bodies of political subdivisions
Summary: This bill establishes basic requirements for public comment periods during meetings of governing bodies of political subdivisions.

The bill requires each governing body to designate a time for public comment at the beginning of its regular public meetings. The comment period must be available to residents, businesses, and taxpayers of the political subdivision. Rules requiring decorum and civility will be allowed, but the category or content of remarks made during this time cannot be restricted.

The minimum length of time allowed for each speaker and for the public comment period itself are detailed in the bill. Governing bodies can request identifying information of individuals desiring to participate in the comment period. No individual will be prohibited from participating in or removed from the meeting except as provided in the bill.

Governing bodies of political subdivisions are also required to provide a method for individuals who are unable to attend the public comment period of a meeting to submit a written statement.

If it is necessary to hold a meeting on less than 24 hours' notice, if the meeting is conducted exclusively electronically, or if it is conducted at a time not reasonably convenient to the public, the reason for departing from the normal requirements must be included in the meeting's minutes.

This bill is similar to HB 857 (2025) and HB 2206 (2024).
Citations: 67.2727
Progress: House: Filed
Last Action:
12/01/2025 
H - Pre-Filed
Bill History:
12/01/2025 
H - Pre-Filed
HB1721 - Rep. Richard West (R) - Creates provisions relating to reporting requirements of prosecuting attorneys
Summary: This bill requires that each prosecuting and circuit attorney's office share an annual report, by March 1st of each year, with the Governor and the Attorney General. The report must contain, for the previous year, all aggregate, nonpersonally identifying data, as specified in the bill, and be made available to the public upon request.

This bill requires the Attorney General to create a statewide report compiled from the reports received from each prosecuting and circuit attorney's office. The report will contain information regarding cases handled by the Attorney General's Office and must be sortable by offense and jurisdiction. The report will be available to the public and must be submitted to the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President Pro Tem of the Senate. The Speaker and President Pro Tem must distribute the report to the chairs of the committees specified in the bill.

This bill is similar to HB 1252 (2025) and SB 495 (2025).
Citations: 27.120, 56.910
Progress: House: Filed
Last Action:
12/01/2025 
H - Pre-Filed
Bill History:
12/01/2025 
H - Pre-Filed
HB1943 - Rep. George Hruza (R) - Modifies provisions governing documents filed or recorded with the recorder of deeds
Citations: 443.295, 486.735, 570.095, 578.700, 59.306
Progress: House: Filed
Last Action:
12/01/2025 
H - Pre-Filed
Bill History:
12/01/2025 
H - Pre-Filed
HB2101 - Rep. Phil Amato (R) - Authorizes a charter county to establish term limits for elected county officials
Citations: 66.751
Progress: House: Filed
Last Action:
12/02/2025 
H - Pre-Filed
Bill History:
12/02/2025 
H - Pre-Filed
HB2103 - Rep. Phil Amato (R) - Modifies provisions governing documents filed or recorded with the recorder of deeds
Citations: 486.735, 570.095, 578.700, 59.120, 59.568
Progress: House: Filed
Last Action:
12/02/2025 
H - Pre-Filed
Bill History:
12/02/2025 
H - Pre-Filed
HB2179 - Rep. David Casteel (R) - Modifies the process by which public notice is required to be published in charter counties
Citations: 493.220
Progress: House: Filed
Last Action:
12/04/2025 
H - Pre-Filed
Bill History:
12/04/2025 
H - Pre-Filed
HB2281 - Rep. Mark Nolte (R) - Modifies fees for recording or copying certain documents presented for recording
Citations: 59.310
Progress: House: Filed
Last Action:
12/09/2025 
H - Pre-Filed
Bill History:
12/09/2025 
H - Pre-Filed
HB2305 - Rep. Philip Oehlerking (R) - Establishes provisions governing electronic bid procurement systems used by political subdivisions
Citations: 8.981
Progress: House: Filed
Last Action:
12/09/2025 
H - Pre-Filed
Bill History:
12/09/2025 
H - Pre-Filed
HJR107 - Rep. Mike Steinmeyer (R) - Proposes a Constitutional amendment authorizing the separation of Kansas City from Jackson County upon approval by the voters
Summary: Upon voter approval, this constitutional amendment would initiate the separation of Kansas City from Jackson County.

The amendment establishes a "City-County Transition Committee" to facilitate the separation of the city and the county. The makeup of the committee is established in the amendment.

The Committee must establish a proposed plan, submit the plan to the governing bodies of the city and the county, and submit a progress report to the General Assembly every six months until the separation of the city from the county is complete.

Items that must be considered in the proposed plan to separate the city from the county are provided in the amendment.

After the proposed plan is established and presented to the governing bodies of the city and the county, the election authorities will submit the question of whether to adopt the proposed plan to voters of the city and county on the next available day for a municipal election.

If the plan is approved by a majority of voters, the governing bodies of the city and county must begin the process of implementing the proposed plan. If it is not approved by a majority of voters, the Committee will establish a new proposed plan before the end of the following calendar year. The same procedures for establishing the plan will apply.

If this constitutional amendment is rejected by voters it will be resubmitted at the general election or a special election held in 2036 and every ten years thereafter until it is approved.
Citations: ART VI.SEC 34
Progress: House: Filed
Last Action:
12/01/2025 
H - Pre-Filed
Bill History:
12/01/2025 
H - Pre-Filed
HJR110 - Rep. Burt Whaley (R) - Proposes a constitutional amendment that creates provisions relating to sheriffs
Citations: ART VII.SEC 15, ART VII.SEC 16
Progress: House: Filed
Last Action:
12/01/2025 
H - Pre-Filed
Bill History:
12/01/2025 
H - Pre-Filed
HJR124 - Rep. Bennie Cook (R) - Proposes a constitutional amendment specifying the election, powers, and duties of a county sheriff
Citations: ART VII.SEC 15
Progress: House: Filed
Last Action:
12/01/2025 
H - Pre-Filed
Bill History:
12/01/2025 
H - Pre-Filed
SB1098 - Sen. Rick Brattin (R) - Creates provisions relating to term limits for local government officers
Summary: SB 1098 - This act provides that county officers, mayors, and members of any school board in this state shall serve no more than twelve years total. Any term of a person elected before August 28, 2026, shall not be counted or any term of less than two years of a person completing the term of another shall not be counted.

This act is identical to SB 193 (2025).

TRISTAN BENSON, JR.

Citations: 162.016, 67.011, 67.015
Progress: Senate: Filed
Last Action:
12/01/2025 
S - Pre-Filed
Bill History:
12/01/2025 
S - Pre-Filed
SB1125 - Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman (R) - Establishes the Real Property Fraud Prevention Act
Summary: SB 1125 - This act requires a county recorder of deeds to provide notice to a property owner of record of a parcel of real property that a general warranty deed or quitclaim deed that affects the ownership of such parcel has been submitted for recording.

The recorder shall delay the recording of any such deed for at least five working days in order to provide time to notify property owners. If each property owner of record provides written confirmation that the deed is legitimate, the recorder may proceed with the recording. If each property owner of record notifies the recorder that the deed is fraudulent, the recorder shall delay the recording for a further two days to allow the owner of record to seek an order from a court of competent jurisdiction to prohibit the recording of the deed.

This act is identical to HB 323 (2025).

TRISTAN BENSON, JR.

Citations: 59.306
Progress: Senate: Filed
Last Action:
12/01/2025 
S - Pre-Filed
Bill History:
12/01/2025 
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SB1366 - Sen. Jill Carter (R) - Modifies provisions relating to county treasurers
Summary: SB 1366 - This act provides that the county treasurer's signature shall be the only signature authorized or permitted on any bank signature card, deposit agreement, or other authorization document for any account maintained in a county depositary for county funds under the treasurer's custody. No other county official or employee shall be authorized or required to be listed as a signer on any such account.

TRISTAN BENSON, JR.

Citations: 110.240
Progress: Senate: Filed
Last Action:
12/01/2025 
S - Pre-Filed
Bill History:
12/01/2025 
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SB1388 - Sen. Nick Schroer (R) - Provides for the county prosecuting attorney system to be converted to a circuit court district attorney system
Summary: SB 1388 - This act provides for the county prosecuting attorney system to be converted to a circuit court district attorney system. District attorneys shall be first elected for terms of four years during the 2028 general election in each judicial circuit for counties that elect to be part of the system. In the 2032 general election, district attorneys shall be elected for each judicial circuit. The district attorney shall be a resident of the judicial circuit for one year before being elected and shall receive the same annual salary as the circuit judge. District attorneys shall be included in the Prosecuting Attorneys and Circuit Attorneys' Retirement System and shall be treated as prosecuting attorneys for such purposes.

District attorneys shall prosecute all criminal actions for the counties. If a change of venue is granted, the district attorney shall continue to prosecute the case in the other venue. If a district attorney is unable to prosecute because of a conflict of interest, the presiding judge shall appoint another district attorney from an adjoining circuit to serve on that particular matter.

The district attorneys may appoint assistants, investigators, and clerical staff, and may set their salaries within the limits set by the county commissions. Such salaries shall be paid by the counties and the salary of the district attorney shall be paid by the state, except if a charter county chooses to provide the district attorney with additional compensation over the statutory amount, the county shall pay such amount.

The salaries, excluding that of the district attorney, and expenses of the district attorney offices shall be funded by the respective counties. However, the state shall provide increasing reimbursement of the costs over the course of several years. This act contains the schedule for reimbursement by the state to the counties, ranging from 5 or 10 percent in the first year of implementation of a district attorney and up to 50 percent in the fifth or tenth year depending on the circuit court. In circuits where more than one county contributes to the expenses, each county shall be reimbursed in the same proportion as the contribution.

This act requires the district attorney to be employed full-time and not practice law elsewhere. For counties without a charter form of government, the county commissions shall adopt, by majority vote, a resolution, which shall be given to the Secretary of State at least by November 7, 2027. For counties with a charter form of government, the governing body shall adopt a charter amendment to join the system and eliminate the office of prosecuting attorney.

The office of the county prosecuting attorney shall cease to exist upon the election and qualification of a district attorney for such county and circuit. However, county prosecuting attorneys may be retained by the district attorney.

This act is substantially similar to SB 742 (2025) and is similar to SB 79 (2015), SB 797 (2010), and SB 1256 (2004).

TRISTAN BENSON, JR.

Progress: Senate: Filed
Last Action:
12/01/2025 
S - Pre-Filed
Bill History:
12/01/2025 
S - Pre-Filed
SJR87 - Sen. Jill Carter (R) - Modifies provisions relating to sheriffs
Summary: SJR 87 - 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 identical to SS/SCS/SJR 40 (2025), is substantially similar to HJR 61 (2025) and HJR 71 (2025), and is similar to SJR 75 (2024).

TRISTAN BENSON, JR.

Citations: ART VII.SEC 15
Progress: Senate: Filed
Last Action:
12/01/2025 
S - Pre-Filed
Bill History:
12/01/2025 
S - Pre-Filed
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