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Board Bill Number 137 In Session 2025-2026
Charter Modernization
Summary
An ordinance submitting to the qualified voters of the City of St. Louis the question of whether to amend the City of St. Louis Charter to modernize language describing City departments, divisions, and other organization, to provide for modern methods of advertisement and publication, to delete obsolete references to Missouri statute, to delete obsolete references to City departments, divisions, or other organization, to revise references to pay scale, to replace pronouns with specific title references, and to standardize capitalization of titles and uniform formatting of numbers; providing for an election to be held for voting on the proposed amendment, for the manner of voting, and the publication, certification, deposit, and recording of this ordinance; and containing an emergency clause.
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Latest Bill text:
- As Amended on the Floor (893.36 KB PDF)
Overview
Session: 2025-2026
Introduced: 01/30/2026
Primary Sponsors: Matt Devoti
Latest Activity: Register Returns Notice with Ordinance Number
Ordinance: 72103 effective 03/03/2026
Legislative History
Legislative activities and outcomes for this board bill. Learn more about what these activities mean.
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01/30/2026
First Reading
Bill text was introduced (1.00 MB PDF).
01/30/2026Referred to a Committee
The bill was assigned to the Legislation and Rules Committee.
02/10/2026Committee Hearing
The bill was passed out of committee with a recommendation of do pass during the Legislation and Rules Committee hearing.
02/13/2026Second Reading
02/20/2026Perfection
The bill was passed.
The bill text was changed:
- As Amended on the Floor (893.36 KB PDF)
02/27/2026Engrossment
The bill was engrossed during the Engrossment, Rules, Resolutions and Credentials Committee.
02/27/2026Third Reading
The bill was passed.
02/27/2026Delivered to Mayor
03/03/2026Mayor Returns Bill
The bill was approved.
03/03/2026Help Us Improve This Page
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