# Missouri SB18: Allows the circuit court of St. Louis City to collect a civil case filing fee of an amount not to exceed $20, rather than $15, for certain uses, including the maintenance of a law library

Missouri SB18, Allows the circuit court of St. Louis City to collect a civil case filing fee of an amount not to exceed $20, rather than $15, for certain uses, including the maintenance of a law library, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Karla May (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-03-12 (Voted Do Pass S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri SB18
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Allows the circuit court of St. Louis City to collect a civil case filing fee of an amount not to exceed $20, rather than $15, for certain uses, including the maintenance of a law library
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-12-01
- Last action: 2025-03-12, Voted Do Pass S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
- Sponsor: Karla May (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Karla May (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (6)

- 2025-03-12: Voted Do Pass S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Hearing Scheduled But Not Heard S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: S First Read (Senate)
- 2024-12-01: Prefiled

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://www.senate.mo.gov/25info/pdf-bill/intro/SB18.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.senate.mo.gov/25info/pdf-bill/intro/SB18.pdf)

## Related
- [HB3: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB3-2025)
- [HB8: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB8-2025)
- [HB11: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB11-2025)
- [HB10: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB10-2025)
- [SB79: Modifies provisions relating to health care](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB79-2025)
- [SB271: Modifies provisions relating to emergency services](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB271-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB18-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).