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SB 1060MISSOURISession 2026State Billin committee

Missouri Senate Bill 1060 establishes court-managed water district detachment and debt donation rules

Original title: Creates provisions relating to public water supply districts

Last action · February 19, 2026: SCS Voted Do Pass S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy & the Environment Committee (4565S.03C)Sponsor: Mary Elizabeth Coleman

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What This Bill Would Do

Missouri Senate Bill 1060 allows property owners in certain counties to petition a circuit court to detach land from a public water supply district if they receive no water service and hold 50% or more of the area. The measure also mandates that water districts with federal debts accept monetary gifts and donations to pay off those obligations first.

Why it matters

Landowners seeking must bear all court and verification costs, while water districts holding federal debt are required to channel incoming monetary donations directly toward debt reduction.

Background
  • Public water supply districts in Missouri are political subdivisions organized to provide water service to rural and unincorporated areas. context

Who It Would Affect

Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Property owners in public water supply districts

Property owners holding unserved land may petition a circuit court for detachment and must pay all proceeding and verification costs.

Directly affected

Public water supply districts

Districts must file verifications of facilities and bond status, participate in court hearings, and accept monetary donations to pay down federal debt.

Directly affected

Circuit courts

Courts must receive petitions, review verifications, set public hearings, hear objections, and determine whether petitioners are entitled to detachment.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who can petition for detachment from a public water supply district?
Owners of 50% or more of the area located within the district who do not receive water service from the district may petition the circuit court for .
What happens to monetary donations made to a water district with federal debt?
The board of directors must accept the donations and apply them first to pay off any outstanding debt owed to or guaranteed by the United States government until satisfied in full.
Who pays for the costs associated with the detachment proceedings?
The petitioner is responsible for the district's reasonable costs for providing verification and must bear all costs of the court proceedings.

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Where This Stands

Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.

Procedural history

5 actions
  1. Feb 19, 2026SenateCommittee
    SCS Voted Do Pass S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy & the Environment Committee (4565S.03C)
  2. Feb 10, 2026Senate
    Hearing Conducted S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy & the Environment Committee
  3. Jan 15, 2026SenateFloor
    Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy & the Environment Committee
  4. Jan 7, 2026SenateIntroduced
    S First Read
  5. Dec 1, 2025Senate
    Prefiled

Version history & redline

2 versions on file
Comparing 4565S.02I - Introduced → Senate Committee Substitute - Committee Version
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removed: SECOND REGULAR SESSION added: 4565S.03C 1 SENATE added: COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL NO. 1060 removed: 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED BY SENATOR COLEMAN. 4565S.02I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary AN ACT To amend chapter 247, RSMo, by adding thereto two new sections relating to added: the regulation of public water supply removed: districts. added: districts, with an emergency clause. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows: Section A. Chapter 247, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto […] detached; (3) No general obligation bonds of the district are outstanding; and (4) The proposed territory to be detached is located in any county: added: 2 (a) With a charter form of government; (b) Within the boundaries of which there are two or more public water supply districts in existence […] days following the date on which the election authority receives the petition. If the election authority fails to issue the certificate and file such added: 3 certificate with the circuit court within such thirty day period, then, for purposes of evaluating whether the conditions set forth in subsection 1 of […] the time the petition is filed. The petitioner shall be responsible for payment of the reasonable costs of the district for providing such verification. added: 4 6. Within sixty days from the filing of the petition or thirty days from the filing of the district's verification or thirty days from […] forth in subsection 1 of this section as of the date the petition is filed, the petitioners shall be entitled to detachment under this added: 5 section and the court shall enter an order detaching the territory described in the petition from the district. The court shall enter such order […] any gift, donation, or bequest of money made to the district for its use and benefit, unless acceptance of the gift, donation, or bequest added: 6 would be in violation of current law, or the fulfillment of the terms of the gift, donation, or bequest are in violation of current […] necessary to authorize and facilitate the acceptance and application of any such payment to the indebtedness, provided that the payment is made without condition, added: 7 restriction, or requirement for consideration or performance by the district, other than the application of the payment toward the indebtedness. The board of directors […] under the provisions of sections 247.010 to 247.220; and (3) Which is adjacent to a county adjoining a city not located within a county.added: Section B. Because of the immediate and urgent need to ensure that Missouri remains competitive in attracting and facilitating economic development, section A of this act is deemed necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health, welfare, peace, and safety, and is hereby declared to be an emergency act within the meaning of the constitution, and section A of this act shall be in full force and effect upon its passage and approval.
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Sponsors

Mary Elizabeth ColemanSenate · District 22RepublicanPrimary sponsor

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Substantial similarity to previous legislation

The document notes that the act is substantially similar to HB 1917 from the 2026 legislative session.

HB 1917

Connected Entities

Mary Elizabeth Coleman, United States
PersonMary Elizabeth Coleman“Republican Senator, District 22”Map →
locationUnited States“Government entity holding debt owed by or guaranteed for water districts”Map →

Sources

Open source document

www.senate.mo.gov

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