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SB1520 • 2026

Modifies provisions relating to enforcement of liens for delinquent payment for sewer service

Modifies provisions relating to enforcement of liens for delinquent payment for sewer service

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Nicola, Joe; House handler: N/A
Last action
2026-02-05
Official status
Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy & the Environment Committee
Effective date
2026-08-28

Plain English Breakdown

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Modifies provisions relating to enforcement of liens for delinquent payment for sewer service

The following summaries of this bill are available: Print All Summaries Introduced Print SB 1520 - Currently, a lien for delinquent payment for sewer service may be enforced by suit or foreclosure.

What This Bill Does

  • The following summaries of this bill are available: Print All Summaries Introduced Print SB 1520 - Currently, a lien for delinquent payment for sewer service may be enforced by suit or foreclosure.
  • The act provides that such lien may only be enforced by suit.
  • JULIA SHEVELEVA

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-05 S307

    Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy & the Environment Committee

  2. 2026-01-07 S105

    S First Read

Official Summary Text

The following summaries of this bill are available:

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Introduced

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SB 1520 - Currently, a lien for delinquent payment for sewer service may be enforced by suit or foreclosure. The act provides that such lien may only be enforced by suit.
JULIA SHEVELEVA

Current Bill Text

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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. 1520
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR NICOLA.
6491S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
AN ACT
To repeal section 250.234, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to
enforcement of liens for delinquent payment for sewer service.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Section 250.234, RSMo, is repealed and one new 1
section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 250.234, 2
to read as follows:3
250.234. Any user charges, connection fees, or other 1
charges levied by any city, town or village shall be due at 2
such time or times as specified by the governing board of 3
the city, town or village and shall, if not paid by the due 4
date, become delinquent and shall bear interest from the 5
date of delinquency until paid. If such charges become 6
delinquent they shall be a lien upon any land within the 7
corporate limits of the city, town or village so charged, 8
upon the governing board filing with the recorder of deeds 9
in the county where the land is situated a notice of 10
delinquency. The governing board shall file with the 11
recorder of deeds a similar notice when the delinquent 12
amounts, plus interest and any recording fees or attorneys' 13
fees, have been paid in full. The lien hereby created may 14
be enforced by suit [or foreclosure]. 15
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