SJR92 • 2026

Increases the debt limit for school districts

Education Elections

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Henderson, Mike; House handler: N/A
Last action: 2026-01-27
Official status: Second Read and Referred S Education Committee
Effective date: Upon voter

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Increases the debt limit for school districts

The following summaries of this bill are available: Print All Summaries Introduced Print SJR 92 - This proposed constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, increases the debt limit for school districts from 15% to 20% of the value of the district's taxable tangible property.

What This Bill Does

The following summaries of this bill are available: Print All Summaries Introduced Print SJR 92 - This proposed constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, increases the debt limit for school districts from 15% to 20% of the value of the district's taxable tangible property.
This proposed constitutional amendment is identical to SJR 58 (2025) and HJR 100 (2025).
OLIVIA SHANNON

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Bill History

2026-01-27 S246
Second Read and Referred S Education Committee
2026-01-07 S102
S First Read
2025-12-01 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Prefiled

Official Summary Text

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Introduced

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SJR 92 - This proposed constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, increases the debt limit for school districts from 15% to 20% of the value of the district's taxable tangible property.

This proposed constitutional amendment is identical to SJR 58 (2025) and HJR 100 (2025).
OLIVIA SHANNON

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 JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 92
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR HENDERSON.
5491S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
JOINT RESOLUTION
Submitting to the qualified voters of Missouri, an amendment repealing section 26(b) of article VI
of the Constitution of Missouri, and adopting one new section in lieu thereof relating
to indebtedness of school districts.
Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring therein:
That at the next general election to be held in the 1
state of Missouri, on Tuesday next following the first Monday 2
in November, 2026, or at a special election to be called by 3
the governor for that purpose, there is hereby submitted to 4
the qualified voters of this state, for adoption or 5
rejection, the following amendment to article VI of the 6
Constitution of the state of Missouri:7
Section A. Section 26(b), article VI, Constitution of 1
Missouri, is repealed and one new section adopted in lieu 2
thereof, to be known as section 26(b), to read as follows:3
Section 26(b). Any county, city, incorporated town or 1
village or other political corporation or subdivision of the 2
state, by vote of the qualified electors thereof voting 3
thereon, may become indebted in an amount not to exceed five 4
percent of the value of taxable tangible property therein as 5
shown by the last completed assessment for state or county 6
purposes, except that a school district by a vote of the 7
qualified electors voting thereon may become indebted in an 8
amount not to exceed [fifteen] twenty percent of the value 9
of such taxable tangible property. For elections referred 10
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to in this section the vote required shall be four-sevenths 11
at the general municipal election day, primary or general 12
elections and two-thirds at all other elections. 13
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