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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri bill permits public sewer districts to notify customers of unpaid charges by first-class mail
Last action · May 15, 2026: Referred: Emerging Issues(H)Sponsors: Phil Amato and 2 others
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What This Bill Would Do
Public sewer districts in Missouri are permitted to notify customers of unpaid sewer charges exceeding three months by first-class mail rather than certified mail before disconnecting service or requesting water service discontinuation.
Lowers administrative notification costs and procedures for public sewer districts while changing how customers with delinquent accounts receive warnings prior to service disconnection or water shutoff.
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 via first-class mail instead of certified mail and face potential sewer or water line disconnection if charges remain unpaid for over three months.
public sewer districts
Sewer districts gain the statutory authority to use first-class mail for notifying delinquent customers and can exercise discretion to disconnect lines or request water service shutoffs.
private water companies, public water supply districts, and municipalities
These water suppliers may be requested by sewer districts to discontinue water service to premises with delinquent sewer charges until balances are cleared.
Key Facts
- Public sewer districts may notify customers whose sewer charges remain unpaid for over three months by first-class mail instead of certified mail.
- Following notice, sewer districts have the discretion to disconnect the customer's sewer line or request a water supplier to discontinue water service until charges and costs are paid.
- Recorded property liens for unpaid sewer charges take priority over all other liens except state and county property taxes.
- Public sewer districts established under sections 249.430 to 249.660 or Article VI, Section 30(a) of the Missouri Constitution may establish and collect fees for sewage services, including tap-on fees.
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- Water companies, water supply districts, and municipalities must make their records available upon reasonable request for sewer districts to calculate charges.
Frequently Asked Questions
When can a sewer district disconnect a customer's service or request water discontinuation?
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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
4 actions- May 15, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Emerging Issues(H)
- Jan 8, 2026HouseFloorRead Second Time (H)
- Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroducedRead First Time (H)
- Dec 1, 2025HouseIntroducedPrefiled (H)
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance45How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz10Current news / social attention level
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