SCS/SB 141 - Currently, sheriffs receive a $10 fee for service of any summons, writ, subpoena or other court order and such moneys shall be deposited in the Deputy Sheriff Salary Supplementation Fund for the purpose to supplement the salaries and resulting employee benefits of county deputy sheriffs. This act provides that the sheriff shall receive a $15 fee, of which $5 shall be deposited in the Sheriffs' Retirement Fund, and 50% of the moneys remaining in the Deputy Sheriff Salary Supplementation Fund at the end of the biennium shall revert to the Sheriffs' Retirement Fund. Additionally, this act makes technical changes to the provision of law establishing the Sheriffs' Retirement Fund.

Current law provides that the Board of the Sheriffs' Retirement System shall proportion the benefits according to funds available if insufficient funds are generated to provide for the benefits that are payable. This act repeals this provision.

This act also clarifies provisions relating to the employer pick-up under the Internal Revenue Code which provides that a governmental entity may designate the contributions as employee contributions, but the employer pays the employee contribution to the system from the employee's salary.

Furthermore, any county receiving reimbursement from the state for the incarceration of prisoners on behalf of the Department of Corrections shall pay $2 per day per prisoner of the reimbursement to the Sheriffs' Retirement Fund. If less than $20 per day per prisoner is appropriated for the reimbursement, then the counties shall make payable $1.50 per day per prisoner of the reimbursement.

Finally, this act repeals the provisions related to the assessment of a $3 fee in criminal and civil cases that is payable to the Sheriffs' Retirement System.

This act is similar to provisions in SCS/HCS/HBs 44 & 426 (2025), in the truly agreed to and finally passed SS#2/SCS/HB 147 (2025), in the truly agreed to and finally passed SS/SCS/HB 225 (2025), and in HCS/HB 558 (2025).

KATIE O'BRIEN

Statutes affected:
Introduced (1235S.01): 57.952, 57.955, 488.024
Committee (1235S.03): 57.278, 57.280, 57.952, 57.955, 57.961, 57.962, 57.967, 221.105, 483.088, 488.024

Senate Committee Minutes:
SENATE COMMITTEE MINUTES Bill No.: SB 141
Sponsor: Black
Hearing Date: 3/10/2025


COMMITTEE: Local Government, Elections and Pensions

CHAIRMAN: Black

DATE REFERRED: 1/23/2025 DATE HEARING REQUESTED: 1/23/2025



STAFF:
Matt Choinka
Heidi Kolkmeyer
Josh Norgerg
Katie O'Brien
Scott Svagera


WITNESSES GIVING INFORMATION:
Sid Conklin - County Commissioners Association of Missouri
Stephanie Gooden - Saline County Commission
Joe Gildenhaus


WITNESSES FOR:
David Parish - Missouri Sheriff's Association & Missouri Sheriff's United
Dwayne Casey - Sheriff - Columbia
Kenny Jones
Melissa Lorts - Missouri Sheriff's Retirement


WITNESSES AGAINST: