Modifies provisions relating to street light maintenance districts

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Modifies provisions relating to street light maintenance districts

The following summaries of this bill are available: Print All Summaries Introduced Print SB 1115 - This act moves elections for street light maintenance district board members from the November general election to the April general municipal election.

What This Bill Does

• The following summaries of this bill are available: Print All Summaries Introduced Print SB 1115 - This act moves elections for street light maintenance district board members from the November general election to the April general municipal election.
• The act modifies language to note that the election of new board members shall take place biennially, as is currently provided by law.
• The act also provides that nominations shall be filed with the election authority, rather than that they may be filed with the secretary of the board.
• (Section 235.140.1) The act further provides for the April election of board members for seats to which members were previously elected in November of 2022, 2024, and 2026.

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SB 1115 - This act moves elections for street light maintenance district board members from the November general election to the April general municipal election. The act modifies language to note that the election of new board members shall take place biennially, as is currently provided by law. The act also provides that nominations shall be filed with the election authority, rather than that they may be filed with the secretary of the board. (Section 235.140.1)

The act further provides for the April election of board members for seats to which members were previously elected in November of 2022, 2024, and 2026. (Section 235.140.3)

This act is substantially similar to SB 208 (2025), SB 1045 (2024) and HB 2396 (2024), HCS/SS/SB 148 (2023), SB 797 (2022), and HB 1839 (2022).
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Current Bill Text

EXPLANATION-Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in this bill is not enacted
and is intended to be omitted in the law.
SECOND REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 1115
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR MOSLEY .
3815S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
AN ACT
To repeal section 235.140, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to the
election of board members for street light maintenance districts.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Section 235.140, RSMo, is repealed and one new 1
section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 235.140, 2
to read as follows:3
235.140. 1. At the general municipal election in the 1
year after the first full calendar year after the 2
organization of any district, and biennially at [the] 3
general [election] municipal elections thereafter, there 4
shall be elected by the voters of the district one member of 5
the board to serve for a term of six years. Nominations 6
[may] shall be filed with the [secretary of the board] 7
election authority for the jurisdiction in which the 8
district is located. 9
2. The candidates for board member shall be elected on 10
a separate nonpartisan ballot. The candidate receiving the 11
most votes shall be elected. Any new member of the board 12
shall qualify in the same manner as members of the first 13
board qualify. 14
3. At the first general municipal election to occur 15
after August 28, 2027, the elections for the seats of any 16
board members elected to a six-year term in 2022 or who have 17
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been appointed to unexpired terms of members elected to a 18
six-year term in 2022, shall be held. At the third general 19
municipal election to occur after August 28, 2027, the 20
elections for the seats of any board members elected to a 21
six-year term in 2024 or who have been appointed to 22
unexpired terms of members elected to a six-year term in 23
2024, shall be held. At the fifth general municipal 24
election to occur after August 28, 2027, the elections for 25
the seats of any board members elected to a six-year term in 26
2026 or who have been appointed to unexpired terms of 27
members elected to a six-year term in 2026 shall be held. 28
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