SB 22 Missouri Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Modifies provisions relating to summary statements for statewide ballot measures

SB 22 modifies the rules concerning the summary statements provided for statewide ballot measures. These summaries are concise explanations designed to help voters understand the purpose and potential effects of proposed laws or constitutional amendments appearing on their ballots. The bill directly impacts the process by which these critical voter information statements are prepared and presented to the public.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2024

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

Apr 2025

Introduced Dec 1, 2024 Signed Apr 24, 2025

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Senate Committee Substitute → Perfected · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill was refined from a committee substitute to a perfected version, expanding its scope to repeal five sections instead of three and adding a new section 116.190 that establishes a formal legal challenge process for ballot summaries. The changes clarify timelines for filing challenges, adjust word limits for summaries, and modify who can be named as defendants in legal disputes over ballot language.

Scope change

The bill now addresses judicial proceedings and ballot summary challenges more comprehensively, expanding from three repealed sections to five, including a new section on legal challenges.

REQUIREMENT

Added section 116.190 establishing a formal legal challenge process for ballot titles, summaries, and fiscal notes, including specific deadlines and required defendants.

Expanded the repeal list from three sections (116.155, 116.160, 116.190) to five sections, adding 116.334 and 526.010 to the list of repealed statutes.

Changed the word limit for official summary statements from fifty words to one hundred words.

TIMELINE

Adjusted filing deadlines for legal challenges to include specific dates for initiative petitions versus other statewide ballot measures.

TECHNICAL

Updated bill metadata including session information, bill number, and sponsorship details to reflect perfected status.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Committee

Apr 24, 2025

Signed into law

Signed by Governor

executive

Apr 15, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported Duly Enrolled Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee

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Apr 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed

upper

Apr 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

H Third Read and Passed - EC adopted

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported Do Pass H Rules - Legislative

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

Voted Do Pass H Rules - Legislative

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Committee

Referred H Rules - Legislative

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Apr 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported Do Pass H Elections

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Apr 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

Voted Do Pass H Elections

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Mar 19, 2025

Committee

Referred H Elections

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Feb 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

S Third Read and Passed - EC adopted

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Feb 26, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported Truly Perfected S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee

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Feb 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

SS#2 for SCS, as amended, S adopted

upper

Feb 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

SA 2 to SS#2 for SCS S offered & adopted (Schroer)--(0713S08.07S)

upper

Feb 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

SA 1 to SS#2 for SCS S offered & adopted (Webber)--(0713S08.08S)

upper

Feb 6, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from S Local Government, Elections and Pensions Committee w/SCS

upper

Feb 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

SCS Voted Do Pass S Local Government, Elections and Pensions Committee (0713S.04C)

upper

Jan 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

Hearing Conducted S Local Government, Elections and Pensions Committee

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Dec 1, 2024

Introduced

Prefiled

upper

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor