COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
OVERSIGHT DIVISION
FISCAL NOTE
L.R. No.:1274S.01I Bill No.:SB 530 Subject:Circuit Clerks; Courts; Salaries Type:Original Date:March 7, 2025Bill Summary:This proposal modifies the compensation of circuit clerks.
FISCAL SUMMARY
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON GENERAL REVENUE FUNDFUND AFFECTEDFY 2026FY 2027FY 2028
General Revenue*
More than
($1,211,310)
More than
($1,482,643)
More than
($1,512,296)
Total Estimated Net
Effect on General
Revenue
More than
($1,211,310)
More than
($1,482,643)
More than
($1,512,296)
*Unknown loss of fees collected by Marion County Clerk assumed to be less than $250,000
annually.
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON OTHER STATE FUNDSFUND AFFECTEDFY 2026FY 2027FY 2028Total Estimated Net
Effect on Other State
Funds $0$0$0
Numbers within parentheses: () indicate costs or losses. L.R. No. 1274S.01I
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ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDSFUND AFFECTEDFY 2026FY 2027FY 2028Total Estimated Net
Effect on All Federal
Funds $0$0$0
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FULL TIME EQUIVALENT (FTE)FUND AFFECTEDFY 2026FY 2027FY 2028Total Estimated Net
Effect on FTE 000
☒ Estimated Net Effect (expenditures or reduced revenues) expected to exceed $250,000 in any
of the three fiscal years after implementation of the act or at full implementation of the act.
☐ Estimated Net Effect (savings or increased revenues) expected to exceed $250,000 in any of
the three fiscal years after implementation of the act or at full implementation of the act.
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON LOCAL FUNDSFUND AFFECTEDFY 2026FY 2027FY 2028Local Government$0$0$0 L.R. No. 1274S.01I
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FISCAL ANALYSIS
ASSUMPTION
§483.083 – Compensation of circuit clerks
Officials from the Office of the State Courts Administrator (OSCA) provide the following
information:
1) In counties of the first classification each circuit clerk shall annually receive
compensation in the amount of $94,130;
2) In counties of the second or fourth classification each circuit clerk shall annually receive
compensation in the amount of $90,573;
3) In counties of the third classification each circuit clerk shall annually receive
compensation in the amount of $85,565.
The fiscal impact for circuit clerks would be a cost of $1,453,572 annually to the General
Revenue Fund.
Oversight notes the provisions of §483.083.3 are removed. In this provision, each person who
was ordered by the judge to make child support payments through the clerk’s office in Marion
County was to be charged $10 annually on/before February 1
st
with the fee to be paid to the state.
Oversight has no way to determine the potential loss of this fee, but assumes it is less than
$250,000 annually. Therefore, for fiscal note purposes, Oversight will present the costs provided
by OSCA, adjusted 2% annually and show an (Unknown) loss for the fees that were to be
collected from persons making child support payments through the clerk’s office.
Oversight only reflects the responses received from state agencies and political subdivisions;
however, cities and various county officials were requested to respond to this proposed
legislation but did not. A listing of political subdivisions included in the Missouri Legislative
Information System (MOLIS) database is available upon request. L.R. No. 1274S.01I
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FISCAL IMPACT – State GovernmentFY 2026
(10 Mo.)
FY 2027FY 2028GENERAL REVENUE FUNDCosts – OSCA (§483.083) – increase in
compensation to circuit clerks($1,211,310)($1,482,643)($1,512,296)
Loss – OSCA (§483.083.3) – reduction
in fees collected by clerk(Unknown)(Unknown)(Unknown
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON
THE GENERAL REVENUE FUND
More than
($1,211,310)
More than
($1,482,643)
More than
($1,512,296)
FISCAL IMPACT – Local GovernmentFY 2026
(10 Mo.)
FY 2027FY 2028$0$0$0
FISCAL IMPACT – Small Business
No direct fiscal impact to small businesses would be expected as a result of this proposal.
FISCAL DESCRIPTION
Currently, circuit clerks receive compensation in an amount based on the county or city in which
the circuit clerk serves. Beginning September 1, 2025, this act modifies such compensation as
follows:
(1) First Class Counties: $94,130 modified from the starting statutory compensation of $36,145
that has been adjusted to $89,330 in FY 2025;
(2) Second or Fourth Class Counties: $90,573 modified from the starting statutory compensation
of $31,978 that has been adjusted to $80,573 in FY 2025; and
(3) Third Class Counties: $85,565 from the starting statutory compensation of $27,218 that has
been adjusted to $70,565 in FY 2025.
This act repeals the separate salaries for circuit clerks in those counties where court is held in
two cities, in Marion County, and in the City of St. Louis. Additionally, this act repeals the
provision regarding the Marion County circuit clerk charging $10 per year to each person
obligated to make child support payments through the clerk. L.R. No. 1274S.01I
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Finally, this act provides that the annual compensation of any circuit clerk shall not be less than
the previous yearly compensation. (§483.083)
This legislation is not federally mandated, would not duplicate any other program and would not
require additional capital improvements or rental space.
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Office of the State Courts Administrator
Julie MorffJessica HarrisDirectorAssistant DirectorMarch 7, 2025March 7, 2025