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Missouri · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 18: Allows the circuit court of St. Louis City to collect a civil case filing fee of an amount not to exceed $20, rather than $15, for certain uses, including the maintenance of a law library

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 18 is a bill introduced in the Missouri Senate on December 1, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Allows the circuit court of St. Louis City to collect a civil case filing fee of an amount not to exceed $20, rather than $15, for certain uses, including the maintenance of a law library. Primary sponsor: Karla May (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 12, 2025): Voted Do Pass S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Allows the circuit court of St. Louis City to collect a civil case filing fee of an amount not to exceed $20, rather than $15, for certain uses, including the maintenance of a law library

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Karla MayPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate4

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Voted Do Pass S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
  2. Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
  3. Hearing Scheduled But Not Heard S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
  4. Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
  5. S First Read
  6. Prefiled

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source