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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri bill replaces certified mail with first-class mail for sewer delinquency notices and utility shutoff warnings
Last action · April 14, 2026: Reported Do Pass (H)Sponsors: John Martin and 2 others
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What This Bill Would Do
Public sewer districts in Missouri are authorized to send delinquency notices and utility shutoff warnings to customers using first-class mail instead of certified mail when charges are unpaid for more than three months.
Alters the delivery method for official collection and service-disconnection warnings sent to property owners with delinquent sewer accounts, potentially affecting delivery tracking and receipt verification for customers.
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.
Public sewer district customers
Customers receive delinquency notices and shutoff warnings via first-class mail rather than certified mail when their accounts are overdue by more than three months.
Private water companies, public water supply districts, and municipalities
These entities may receive requests from public sewer districts to discontinue water service to premises with delinquent sewer accounts.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What type of mail will sewer districts use to send past-due notices under this bill?
Can a sewer district shut off water or sewer service for unpaid bills?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
14 actions- Apr 14, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Do Pass (H)
- Apr 1, 2026HouseCommitteeVoted Do Pass (H)
- Apr 1, 2026HouseExecutive Session Completed (H)
- Feb 9, 2026HouseAction Postponed (H)
- Feb 9, 2026HouseExecutive Session Continued
- Jan 29, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Rules - Legislative(H)
Show 8 earlier actions
- Jan 28, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Do Pass (H)
- Jan 28, 2026HouseCommitteeVoted Do Pass (H)
- Jan 28, 2026HouseExecutive Session Completed (H)
- Jan 21, 2026HousePublic Hearing Completed (H)
- Jan 8, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Utilities(H)
- Jan 8, 2026HouseFloorRead Second Time (H)
- Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroducedRead First Time (H)
- Dec 1, 2025HouseIntroducedPrefiled (H)
Version history
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance40How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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