Missouri · Senate Joint Resolution 40 · 2025 Regular Session (103rd General Assembly)

Modifies provisions relating to sheriffs

SJR 40 Sponsored by Jill Carter Passed one chamber, then died

  1. Introduced Dec 1, 2024
  2. In committee Feb 6, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Apr 24, 2025
  4. Died  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

SS/SCS/SJR 40 - This constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, provides that each county shall elect a sheriff for a term of four years by a majority of the qualified voters of the county. This constitutional amendment shall not apply to St. Louis City, St. Louis County, or St. Charles County. Additionally, the sheriff shall commit to jail all felons and traitors as well as other duties as provided in…

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SS/SCS/SJR 40 - This constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, provides that each county shall elect a sheriff for a term of four years by a majority of the qualified voters of the county. This constitutional amendment shall not apply to St. Louis City, St. Louis County, or St. Charles County. Additionally, the sheriff shall commit to jail all felons and traitors as well as other duties as provided in the act. The sheriff may be removed from office by a quo warranto petition brought by the Attorney General. This amendment is substantially similar to HJR 61 (2025) and HJR 71 (2025), and is similar to SJR 75 (2024).

Every action

21 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 13 earlier steps
  1. SenatePrefiled
  2. SenateS First Read
  3. CommitteeSecond Read and Referred S General Laws Committee · Senate General Laws
  4. CommitteeHearing Conducted S General Laws Committee · Senate General Laws
  5. CommitteeSCS Voted Do Pass S General Laws Committee (0074S.11C) · Senate General Laws
  6. CommitteeReported from S General Laws Committee w/SCS · Senate General Laws
  7. SenateSS for SCS S offered & adopted (Carter)--(0074S.12F)
  8. SenatePerfected
  9. SenateReported Truly Perfected S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee
  10. CommitteeReferred S Fiscal Oversight Committee · Senate Fiscal Oversight
  11. CommitteeVoted Do Pass S Fiscal Oversight Committee · Senate Fiscal Oversight
  12. CommitteeReported from S Fiscal Oversight Committee · Senate Fiscal Oversight
  13. SenateS Third Read and Passed
  1. HouseH First Read
  2. HouseH Second Read
  3. CommitteeReferred H Crime and Public Safety · House Crime and Public Safety
  4. CommitteeHearing Conducted H Crime and Public Safety · House Crime and Public Safety
  5. CommitteeReported Do Pass H Crime and Public Safety · House Crime and Public Safety
  6. CommitteeReferred H Rules - Legislative · House Rules - Legislative
  7. CommitteeVoted Do Pass H Rules-Legislative · House Rules - Legislative
  8. CommitteeReported Do Pass H Rules - Legislative · House Rules - Legislative

Roll calls

4 recorded votes: 1 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

On motion of Senator Carter, SS for SCS for SJR 40 was read the 3rd time and passed · Full Senate

Passed 26–7
Apr 24, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 26 No 7 Not voting 1
Democrats: 3 yes, 6 no Republicans: 23 yes, 1 no
How each member voted

Yes · 26

No · 7

Absent · 1

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 11, 2025 Senate General Laws General Laws: To pass the bill out - Regular
Members

Yes · 4

Absent · 3

 4–0
May 8, 2025 House Crime and Public Safety Committee on Crime and Public Safety: Do Pass
Members

Yes · 13

No · 5

Absent · 2

 13–5
May 15, 2025 House Rules - Legislative Committee on Rules - Legislative: Do Pass
Members

Yes · 5

Absent · 5

 5–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Republican.

All 1 cosponsor

From Missouri's official records (www.senate.mo.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.