Creates provisions relating to term limits for local government officers

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Creates provisions relating to term limits for local government officers

The following summaries of this bill are available: Print All Summaries Introduced Print 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.

What This Bill Does

• The following summaries of this bill are available: Print All Summaries Introduced Print 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.

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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.

Current Bill Text

SECOND REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 1098
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR BRATTIN.
5183S.02I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
AN ACT
To amend chapters 67 and 162, RSMo, by adding thereto three new sections relating to political
subdivisions.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapters 67 and 162, RSMo, are amended by 1
adding thereto three new sections, to be known as sections 2
67.011, 67.015, and 162.016, to read as follows:3
67.011. No one elected to serve as a county officer in 1
this state shall serve more than twelve years total. In 2
applying this section, service as a county officer resulting 3
from an election prior to August 28, 2026, or service of 4
less than two years by a person elected after August 28, 5
2026, to complete the term of another person, shall not be 6
counted. 7
67.015. No one elected to serve as mayor of any city 1
in this state shall serve more than twelve years total. In 2
applying this section, service as a mayor resulting from an 3
election prior to August 28, 2026, or service of less than 4
two years by a person elected after August 28, 2026, to 5
complete the term of another person, shall not be counted. 6
162.016. No one elected to serve as member of a school 1
board in this state shall serve more than twelve years 2
total. In applying this section, service as a member of a 3
school board resulting from an election prior to August 28, 4
SB 1098 2
2026, or service of less than two years by a person elected 5
after August 28, 2026, to complete the term of another 6
person, shall not be counted. 7
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