MO SS SJR 87
died on adjournmentSS/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.
Missouri · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did MO SS SJR 87 pass?
No. MO SS SJR 87 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 (2026-03-24): SS S offered (Carter)--(4330S.02F)
What is MO SS SJR 87 about?
MO SS SJR 87 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “SS/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.”.
Who sponsors MO SS SJR 87?
Carter, Jill is the primary sponsor of MO SS SJR 87.
Description
SS/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.
- Introduced
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- Latest action
- 2026-03-24 — SS S offered (Carter)--(4330S.02F)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Carter, Jillprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-24
SS S offered (Carter)--(4330S.02F)
2026-03-24
SA 1 to SS S offered & adopted (May)--(4330S02.06S)
2026-03-24
SA 2 to SS S offered & defeated (Lewis)--(4330S02.05S)
2026-03-24
SS, as amended, S adopted
passage
2026-03-24
Perfected
2026-03-09
Reported from S General Laws Committee
2026-02-18
Voted Do Pass S General Laws Committee
committee-passage
2026-02-11
Hearing Conducted S General Laws Committee
2026-01-27
Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-01-07
S First Read
reading-1
2025-12-01
Prefiled
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Documents
Votes
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Related bills
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