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SB944 • 2026

Modifies the salary for the attorney of the sheriff of St. Louis City

Modifies the salary for the attorney of the sheriff of St. Louis City

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
May, Karla; House handler: N/A
Last action
2026-05-12
Official status
Hearing Conducted H Emerging Issues
Effective date
2026-08-28

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Modifies the salary for the attorney of the sheriff of St. Louis City

The following summaries of this bill are available: Print All Summaries Perfected Print SCS/SB 944 - Current law provides that compensation for the attorney for the sheriff of the City of St.

What This Bill Does

  • The following summaries of this bill are available: Print All Summaries Perfected Print SCS/SB 944 - Current law provides that compensation for the attorney for the sheriff of the City of St.
  • Louis shall be not less than $3,000 and not more than $15,000 per year.
  • This act provides that the sheriff shall set the rate of compensation for the attorney, and the attorney shall serve at the pleasure of the sheriff.
  • This act is identical to a provision contained in HCS/SB 945 (2026) and HCS/SB 1067 (2026).

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-12 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Hearing Conducted H Emerging Issues

  2. 2026-04-21 H1877

    Referred H Emerging Issues

  3. 2026-03-25 H1392

    H Second Read

  4. 2026-03-24 H1384

    H First Read

  5. 2026-03-24 S679

    S Third Read and Passed - Consent

  6. 2026-03-24 S679

    SCS S adopted

  7. 2026-03-09 S545

    Reported from S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee - Consent w/SCS

  8. 2026-02-09 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Motion to pass bill as consent taken by S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee - Consent vote adopted

  9. 2026-02-09 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    SCS Voted Do Pass S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee (4889S.03C)

  10. 2026-01-20 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Hearing Conducted S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee

  11. 2026-01-08 S128

    Second Read and Referred S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee

  12. 2026-01-07 S45

    S First Read

  13. 2025-12-01 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Prefiled

Official Summary Text

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Perfected

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SCS/SB 944 - Current law provides that compensation for the attorney for the sheriff of the City of St. Louis shall be not less than $3,000 and not more than $15,000 per year. This act provides that the sheriff shall set the rate of compensation for the attorney, and the attorney shall serve at the pleasure of the sheriff.

This act is identical to a provision contained in HCS/SB 945 (2026) and HCS/SB 1067 (2026).
TRISTAN BENSON, JR.

Senate Committee Substitute

Print

SCS/SB 944 - Current law provides that compensation for the attorney for the sheriff of the City of St. Louis shall be not less than $3,000 and not more than $15,000 per year. This act provides that the sheriff shall set the rate of compensation for the attorney, and the attorney shall serve at the pleasure of the sheriff.

This act is identical to a provision contained in HCS/SB 945 (2026) and HCS/SB 1067 (2026).
TRISTAN BENSON, JR.

Introduced

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SB 944 - Current law provides that the attorney for the sheriff of the City of St. Louis shall receive compensation in the amount of not less than $3,000 and not more than $15,000 per year. This act provides that the compensation range shall be from $15,000 to $75,000 per year.
TRISTAN BENSON, JR.

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
[PERFECTED]
SENATE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
SENATE BILL NO. 944
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
4889S.03P KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
AN ACT
To repeal section 57.540, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to
compensation for the attorney of the sheriff of the city of St. Louis.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Section 57.540, RSMo, is repealed and one new 1
section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 57.540, 2
to read as follows:3
57.540. 1. The sheriff of the City of St. Louis may 1
employ an attorney at law to aid and advise him in the 2
discharge of his duties and to represent him in court[, 3
which said attorney shall be known as "sheriff's attorney", 4
and who shall receive as compensation for his services as 5
such sheriff's attorney a sum of not less than three 6
thousand dollars and not more than fifteen thousand dollars 7
per annum, payable in semimonthly installments]. The 8
sheriff shall set the compensation for an attorney hired 9
pursuant to this section and such compensation shall be paid 10
out of the same funds and revenue as the sheriff of such 11
city is paid. 12
2. The attorney employed by a sheriff pursuant to 13
subsection 1 of this section shall be employed at the 14
pleasure of the sheriff. 15
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