MO SB 839
died on adjournmentMoves school board elections to the November general election
Missouri · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did MO SB 839 pass?
No. MO SB 839 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-12-01): Prefiled
What is MO SB 839 about?
SB 839 - Under current law, elections for school board members are held on either the general municipal election day or such day as is specified in the county charter, with terms of office ranging from three years to six years, depending on the district. This act requires all such elections to be held at the November general election and makes all such terms four years. Additionally, a candidate for school board member shall state his or her party affiliation and certain other information on the declaration of candidacy. This act has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2028. This act is similar to HB 1722 (2026), SB 485 (2025), HB 539 (2025), HB 2536 (2024), SB 234 (2023), and to provisions in SB 1002 (2026), SB 1185 (2026), SB 740 (2022), HCS/HB 2306 (2022), HB 361 (2019), and in HCS/HB 1424 (2018). OLIVIA SHANNON
Who sponsors MO SB 839?
Cierpiot, Mike is the primary sponsor of MO SB 839.
Description
SB 839 - Under current law, elections for school board members are held on either the general municipal election day or such day as is specified in the county charter, with terms of office ranging from three years to six years, depending on the district. This act requires all such elections to be held at the November general election and makes all such terms four years. Additionally, a candidate for school board member shall state his or her party affiliation and certain other information on the declaration of candidacy. This act has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2028. This act is similar to HB 1722 (2026), SB 485 (2025), HB 539 (2025), HB 2536 (2024), SB 234 (2023), and to provisions in SB 1002 (2026), SB 1185 (2026), SB 740 (2022), HCS/HB 2306 (2022), HB 361 (2019), and in HCS/HB 1424 (2018). OLIVIA SHANNON
- Introduced
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- Latest action
- 2025-12-01 — Prefiled
- Bill type
- bill
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Sponsors
- Cierpiot, Mikeprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-01-08
Second Read and Referred S Local Government, Elections and Pensions Committee
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-01-07
S First Read
reading-1
2025-12-01
Prefiled
Versions
- 3843S.02I - IntroducedCompare
Documents
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Related bills
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