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SB 938·MO·senate
SB 938 - Under the act, a user fee of six dollars, instead of four dollars as currently provided, shall be charged and collected by every recorder of deeds as a condition precedent to the recording of any instrument. Three dollars, instead of two dollars as currently provided, of such fee shall be retained by the recorder and deposited in the Recorder's Fund and not in county general revenue. A fee in the amount of two dollars, instead of one dollar as currently provided, shall be paid to the State Treasurer and credited to the "Missouri Land Survey Fund" for purposes of land surveying. The Department of Agriculture shall establish by rule the fees necessary to reflect the costs associated with the production or reproduction of maps, plats, reports, studies, and records related to land surveys. JULIA SHEVELEVA
FailedFiled Dec 1, 2025
Sponsor: Bernskoetter, Mike
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Signed by Governor
Jul 9, 2026
Summary
SB 938 would raise the fee that recorders of deeds charge for recording instruments from $4 to $6, with half of the fee placed in a Recorder’s Fund instead of county general revenue. It also doubles the fee sent to the State Treasurer for the Missouri Land Survey Fund from $1 to $2, and tasks the Department of Agriculture with setting rules for additional survey‑related fees. The bill failed to pass.
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