This act is identical to SB 193 (2025).

TRISTAN BENSON, JR.

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.

TRISTAN BENSON, JR.

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.

Current law provides that a property is delinquent on January 1 following the tax due date, and that a county shall commence proceedings for the satisfaction of the lien within three years if proceeding with an administrative tax sale under chapter 140, or after a two year period of delinquency if proceeding with judicial foreclosure under chapter 141. This act provides that a property shall not be subject to sale or judicial foreclosure until the expiration of a seven year period following delinquency unless the assessed value of the property is less than the lien amount. (Sections 140.160 and 141.260)

Current law authorizes the Director of Revenue to contract with collection agencies for the collection of delinquent state taxes. This act provides that neither the Director nor any other county official shall contract with a collection agency for the collection of delinquent property taxes. (Section 140.850)

This act contains an emergency clause.

JOSH NORBERG

This act is identical to SB 725 (2025).

JOSH NORBERG

Current law requires a parcel located in certain counties to have unpaid taxes for a period of at least two years prior to the county satisfying such delinquent taxes through judicial foreclosure rather than through sale at auction. This act repeals such two year requirement. (Section 140.010 and 141.230)

Current law provides for the appointment of county land bank directors by various agencies. This act provides that the appointment of such directors shall be appointed by the county executive pursuant to the county charter. (Section 140.982)

This provision is substantially similar to SB 845 (2026).

Current law requires a land bank agency to verify that a buyer is not the original owner or relative owner of the property. This act repeals such requirement. (Section 140.987)

Current law allows a land bank agency to purchase a parcel of real property only for the purpose of adding to a parcel already owned by the land bank agency. This act repeals such provision. (Section 141.984)

This act is identical to HB 2898 (2026).

JOSH NORBERG

OFFENSE OF FILING FALSE DOCUMENTS (SECTIONS 59.120 & 570.095)

Each recorder of deeds shall display a notice, as described in the act, relating to the offense of filing false documents. The recorder of deeds may also post information in the office or online regarding the petition process for filings or records believed to be fraudulent, false, misleading, or forged or that contains materially false information.

Additionally, this act provides that the offense of filing false documents shall be a class C felony, rather than a class D felony. The offense of filing false documents shall be a class B felony, rather than a class C felony, in certain cases where the defendant has previously been found guilty of the offense or when the victim or named party is certain individuals described in the act.

An owner of an interest in real property that has been subject to a filing or record that is believed to be fraudulent, false, misleading, or forged or that contains materially false information may petition for judicial review under current law.

These provisions are identical to a provision in HB 2103 (2026).

NOTARIES (SECTIONS 486.735 & 578.700)

This act provides that a vendor or manufacturer of notary seals in Missouri who fails to comply with the requirements required under current law shall be subject to a fine of $10,000, instead of $1,000, for each violation.

This act establishes that a notary shall be guilty of a class E felony, instead of a misdemeanor, for executing a false notarial certificate containing information known or believed by the notary to be false. Furthermore, it shall be a class E felony, rather than a misdemeanor, for any person to knowingly:

(1) Act as or otherwise impersonate a notary if the person is not a notary;

(2) Obtain, conceal, deface, or destroy the seal, journal, or official records of a notary;

(3) Solicit, coerce, or in any way influence a notary to commit official misconduct; or

(4) Obtain, conceal, damage, or destroy the coding, disk, certificate, card, token, program, software, or hardware that is intended exclusively to enable an electronic notary public to produce a registered electronic signature, notary seal, or single element combining the required features of an electronic signature and notary seal.

This act additionally provides that it shall be a class E felony for any person who is not a notary to knowingly present false information to obtain or attempt to obtain a notary public's seal from a manufacturer.

These provisions are similar to HB 2103 (2026).

KATIE O'BRIEN

The act is identical to SB 400 (2025), SB 1367 (2024), and HB 375 (2024).

JULIA SHEVELEVA

TRISTAN BENSON, JR.

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.