# Missouri SB995: Provides that the Sheriff of the City of St. Louis shall be appointed by the judges of the 22nd Judicial Circuit, rather than elected

Missouri SB995, Provides that the Sheriff of the City of St. Louis shall be appointed by the judges of the 22nd Judicial Circuit, rather than elected, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by David Gregory (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-09 (Voted Do Pass S Local Government, Elections and Pensions Committee) (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri SB995
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Provides that the Sheriff of the City of St. Louis shall be appointed by the judges of the 22nd Judicial Circuit, rather than elected
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-12-01
- Last action: 2026-03-09, Voted Do Pass S Local Government, Elections and Pensions Committee
- Sponsor: David Gregory (Republican)
- 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: David Gregory (Republican), Senate

## Actions (7)

- 2026-03-09: Voted Do Pass S Local Government, Elections and Pensions Committee (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Hearing Conducted S Local Government, Elections and Pensions Committee (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Hearing Cancelled S Local Government, Elections and Pensions Committee (Senate)
- 2026-01-26: Hearing Cancelled S Local Government, Elections and Pensions Committee (Senate)
- 2026-01-08: Second Read and Referred S Local Government, Elections and Pensions Committee (Senate)
- 2026-01-07: S First Read (Senate)
- 2025-12-01: Prefiled

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://www.senate.mo.gov/26info/pdf-bill/intro/SB995.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB973: Creates and modifies provisions relating to real estate transactions (signed)
- SB890: Repeals expired, terminated, sunset, and obsolete sections of law (signed)
- SB878: Modifies provisions relating to pharmaceutical drugs and devices (signed)
- SB835: Modifies provisions relating to court procedures (signed)
- HB3231: Establishes the "Missouri Innovation, Public Safety, and Accountability Act" (signed)
- HB3080: Modifies the historic preservation tax credit (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.senate.mo.gov/26info/pdf-bill/intro/SB995.pdf)

## Related
- [SB973: Creates and modifies provisions relating to real estate transactions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB973-2026)
- [SB890: Repeals expired, terminated, sunset, and obsolete sections of law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB890-2026)
- [SB878: Modifies provisions relating to pharmaceutical drugs and devices](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB878-2026)
- [SB835: Modifies provisions relating to court procedures](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB835-2026)
- [HB3231: Establishes the "Missouri Innovation, Public Safety, and Accountability Act"](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB3231-2026)
- [HB3080: Modifies the historic preservation tax credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB3080-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB995-2026 (as of 2026-11-04).