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SB1002 • 2026

Creates and modifies provisions relating to elections submitted to the people by a school board of any school district located in St. Charles County

Creates and modifies provisions relating to elections submitted to the people by a school board of any school district located in St. Charles County

Education Elections
Passed Legislature

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Sponsor
Schnelting, Adam; House handler: N/A
Last action
2026-04-07
Official status
H Second Read
Effective date
2026-08-28

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Amendments

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SS

3/31/2026 - SS S offered & adopted (Schnelting) • Schnelting

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 3/31/2026 - SS S offered & adopted (Schnelting) by Schnelting

  • This amendment summary is using official source text because generated interpretation was skipped for this run.
  • The official amendment text was available, but an easy plain-English summary could not be produced automatically during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-07 H1588

    H Second Read

  2. 2026-04-02 H1579

    H First Read

  3. 2026-04-02 S859-860

    S Third Read and Passed

  4. 2026-04-02 S856

    Reported from S Fiscal Oversight Committee

  5. 2026-04-02 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Voted Do Pass S Fiscal Oversight Committee

  6. 2026-03-31 S827

    Referred S Fiscal Oversight Committee

  7. 2026-03-31 S827

    Reported Truly Perfected S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee

  8. 2026-03-31 S824

    Perfected

  9. 2026-03-31 S824

    SS S offered & adopted (Schnelting)--(4367S.08F)

  10. 2026-03-25 S788

    Reported from S Education Committee

  11. 2026-02-10 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Voted Do Pass S Education Committee

  12. 2026-02-03 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Hearing Conducted S Education Committee

  13. 2026-01-29 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Hearing Cancelled S Education Committee

  14. 2026-01-08 S130

    Second Read and Referred S Education Committee

  15. 2026-01-07 S51

    S First Read

  16. 2025-12-01 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Prefiled

Official Summary Text

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Perfected

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SS/SB 1002 - This act requires all elections for school board members of any school district in which a majority of the district is located in St. Charles County to be held at the November general election and makes all such terms four years. At the time of filing a declaration of candidacy, a candidate may optionally designate his or her party affiliation and consent to have such affiliation appear beside the candidate's name on the ballot. (Sections 162.082, 162.301, 162.341, 162.459, and 162.481)

The act further requires all proposals submitted to the voters of any school district in which a majority of the district is located in St. Charles County for the purpose of levying a new tax or renewing or increasing the levy of an existing tax, including for the issuance of bonded indebtedness, to be submitted at the November general election. (Section 164.320)

This act is similar to provisions in SB 839 (2026), SB 1185 (2026), SB 485 (2025), HB 1722 (2026), HB 539 (2025), HB 2536 (2024), SB 234 (2023), SB 740 (2022), HCS/HB 2306 (2022), HB 361 (2019), and HCS/HB 1424 (2018).
OLIVIA SHANNON

Senate Substitute

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SS/SB 1002 - This act requires all elections for school board members of any school district in which a majority of the district is located in St. Charles County to be held at the November general election and makes all such terms four years. At the time of filing a declaration of candidacy, a candidate may optionally designate his or her party affiliation and consent to have such affiliation appear beside the candidate's name on the ballot. (Sections 162.082, 162.301, 162.341, 162.459, and 162.481)

The act further requires all proposals submitted to the voters of any school district in which a majority of the district is located in St. Charles County for the purpose of levying a new tax or renewing or increasing the levy of an existing tax, including for the issuance of bonded indebtedness, to be submitted at the November general election. (Section 164.320)

This act is similar to provisions in SB 839 (2026), SB 1185 (2026), SB 485 (2025), HB 1722 (2026), HB 539 (2025), HB 2536 (2024), SB 234 (2023), SB 740 (2022), HCS/HB 2306 (2022), HB 361 (2019), and HCS/HB 1424 (2018).
OLIVIA SHANNON

Introduced

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SB 1002 - 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.

This act has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2028.

This act is similar to SB 485 (2025), HB 539 (2025), HB 2536 (2024), SB 234 (2023), and provisions in SB 740 (2022), HCS/HB 2306 (2022), HB 361 (2019), and HCS/HB 1424 (2018).
OLIVIA SHANNON