All Counties Legislation - Missouri
HB2592 - HB 2592 - POLITICAL ACTIVITIES - Portwood, Dr. Charles R.
Latest Action: 04/15/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H) Bill Text HB 2592 - POLITICAL ACTIVITIES - Portwood, Dr. Charles R. Prohibits political subdivisions from preventing emergency personnel from seeking an elected office in any political subdivision that does not have jurisdiction over the person's place of residence Comment on Bill HB2532 - HB 2532 - COUNTY ASSESSMENT FUNDS - Cooper, Robert Wayne
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Ways and Means (H) Bill Text HB 2532 - COUNTY ASSESSMENT FUNDS - Cooper, Robert Wayne Changes the requirement determining which counties must withhold 1% of all property taxes to be deposited into the county's assessment fund HB2509 - HB 2509 - COUNTY SALARIES AND BENEFITS - Schlottach, Charles
Latest Action: 04/17/2008 - Referred: Local Government (H) Bill Text HB 2509 - COUNTY SALARIES AND BENEFITS - Schlottach, Charles Requires the salary, benefits, and working hours of any county officer, deputy, assistant, or employee to be authorized by the county commission HB2480 - HB 2480 - COUNTY HEALTH CENTER SALES TAX - Harris, Belinda
Latest Action: 04/30/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H) Bill Text HB 2480 - COUNTY HEALTH CENTER SALES TAX - Harris, Belinda Authorizes Jefferson County, upon voter approval, to impose a retail sales tax to fund public health and safety projects and programs of the county public health center HB2451 - HB 2451 - GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS - Yates, Brian David
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Local Government (H) Bill Text HB 2451 - GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS - Yates, Brian David Requires communities establishing and licensing a geographical information system to provide information regarding costs to license the system Latest Action: 04/08/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H) Bill Text HB 2443 - WASTE COLLECTION IN ST. LOUIS COUNTY - Lembke, Jim Prohibits St. Louis County from enacting charter provisions governing waste and trash collection in unincorporated areas of the county Latest Action: 04/23/2008 - Executive Session Completed (H) Bill Text HB 2396 - SPECIAL ROAD ROCK FUND - Munzlinger, Brian Increases the rate certain counties are authorized to impose on agricultural and horticultural property for a special road rock fund tax HB2380 - HB 2380 - BUILDING REGULATIONS AND COMMISSIONS - Tilley, Steven
Latest Action: 04/09/2008 - Executive Session Completed (H) Bill Text HB 2380 - BUILDING REGULATIONS AND COMMISSIONS - Tilley, Steven Expands the authority of the counties of Clay and Jefferson to adopt regulations for electrical wiring and installation to make them consistent with other first and second classification counties SB1276 - SB1276 - Modifies provisions of law requiring the creation of county-wide tax increment finance commissions
Latest Action: 03/03/2008 - Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee Bill Text SB 1276 - Under current law, municipalities located within counties subject to the authority of the East-West Gateway Council of Governments, except those located in Franklin County, are required to create a county-wide TIF commission for the approval of tax increment finance projects. This act removes reference to the East-West Gateway Council of Governments and specifically requires municipalities located within the counties of Jefferson, St. Louis and St. Charles to create county-wide TIF commissions for approval of projects. The act provides membership requirements similar to those provided under current law, as well as a time-line for public hearings on projects and determinations of the commission. Failure of the county-wide TIF commission to make a determination on any given project within the time provided within the act will result in the commission being deemed to have made a recommendation in opposition to such project. The act repeals a doubly-enacted version of Section 99.[...] show full description Latest Action: 04/03/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on Urban Issues (H) Bill Text HB 2291 - ST. LOUIS COUNTY ASSESSOR - Lembke, Jim Requires St. Louis County to elect a county assessor at the general election in 2008 and every four years thereafter Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Corrections and Public Institutions (H) Bill Text HB 2285 - PROBATION SERVICES - Meadows, Tim Allows first classification counties to establish a department of probation services to provide certain probation services within the county that are currently being provided by private providers HB2269 - HB 2269 - EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SERVICE MISUSE - Nasheed, Jamilah
Latest Action: 04/23/2008 - Executive Session Completed (H) Bill Text HB 2269 - EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SERVICE MISUSE - Nasheed, Jamilah Prohibits a political subdivision from imposing a fine or penalty on the owner of a pay telephone on his or her property for calls to the emergency telephone service from the pay telephone SB1206 - SB1206 - Requires local governments to provide 72 hours notice for public meetings
Latest Action: 03/26/2008 - Hearing Scheduled S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee Bill Text SB 1206 - Currently, any public meeting of a public governmental body requires 24 hours of notice. This act requires local governments, such as counties, cities, towns and villages, to post notice of public meetings 72 hours prior to the meeting, except in emergency situations. All meetings of such local governments must contain a public comment period. JIM ERTLE Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Transportation (H) Bill Text HB 2182 - PUBLIC ROAD WIDTHS - Franz, Ward Requires all newly established state public road to be 60 feet in total width and the traveled surface at least 20 feet in total width on each side of the centerline SB1145 - SB1145 - Allows counties without a charter form of government to adopt certain noise ordinances
Latest Action: 04/16/2008 - Hearing Scheduled S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee Bill Text SB 1145 - This act allows counties without a charter form of government to adopt noise ordinances that prohibit people from creating amplified noise above a specified decibel level, or allowing others to create such noise on their property, without written permission of the county commission. No noise ordinance shall supersede the immunities granted to firearm ranges or hunting preserves. This act shall not prohibit the lawful discharge of firearms. No governing body of a county of the fourth, third, second, or first classification shall have the authority to enact noise ordinances that govern noise created by a railroad company, telecommunications or wireless company, public utility, rural electric cooperative, municipal utility, or agricultural operation. This act is identical to HB 2146 (2008). SUSAN HENDERSON MOORE Latest Action: 03/12/2008 - Executive Session Completed (H) Bill Text HB 2150 - COUNTY PUBLIC SAFETY SALES TAX - Baker, Brian Authorizes counties to impose, upon voter approval, a sales tax for the purpose of funding the operation of public safety departments Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Rules - Reported Do Pass (H) Bill Text HB 2110 - DISPLAY OF RELIGIOUS DOCUMENTS - Dixon, Bob Prohibits any governing authority, board, commission, or the personnel of a political subdivision from preventing the display of founding documents with religious content in public Latest Action: 02/21/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H) Bill Text HB 2079 - PROPERTY TAXATION - Stream, Rick Changes the laws regarding property taxation HB2042 - HB 2042 - ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOR THE HOMELESS - Hughes, Leonard
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Local Government (H) Bill Text HB 2042 - ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOR THE HOMELESS - Hughes, Leonard Authorizes, upon voter approval, an increase in the fee charged for recorded instruments by the county recorder of deeds from $3 to $10 to fund assistance programs for the homeless HB1995 - HB1995 - Allows a county, after meeting the required assessed valuation, to become a second class county upon a vote of the governing body to change classifications
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - S Inf Calendar H Bills for Third Reading--HB 1995-Schieffer, et al (Rupp) Bill Text HB 1995 - RECLASSIFICATION OF COUNTIES - Schieffer, Ed Allows a county to become a second classification county upon reaching the required assessed valuation and approval from the governing body HB1937 - HB1937 - Modifies procedure for forming transportation development districts within multiple counties
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - S Inf Calendar H Bills for Third Reading--HB 1937-Pearce, et al, with SCS (Scott) Bill Text HB 1937 - TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS - Pearce, David Changes the laws regarding the establishment of a joint transportation development district HB1943 - HB 1943 - DONATIONS TO ASSIST THE HOMELESS - Brown, Michael R.
Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on Urban Issues (H) Bill Text HB 1943 - DONATIONS TO ASSIST THE HOMELESS - Brown, Michael R. Authorizes the recorder of deeds in Jackson County to collect a $1 donation in addition to the fees charged for marriage and birth records to assist homeless families in the county Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on Homeland Security (H) Bill Text HB 1949 - DISASTER PREPAREDNESS - Komo, Sam Requires certain surpluses in the Missouri Disaster Fund to be used to provide grants to political subdivisions to purchase necessary equipment for local emgency personnel to respond to a disaster Latest Action: 04/09/2008 - Public Hearing Held (S) Bill Text HB 1910 - VEHICULAR TRAFFIC REGULATIONS - Ervin, Doug Exempts first classification counties from the procedural requirements when establishing regulations related solely to speed limits SB1033 - SB1033 - Prohibits water or sewer line easements from being considered transfers of title of real property to counties and other political subdivisions
Latest Action: 05/29/2008 - Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee Bill Text HCS/SCS/SB 1033 - Currently, no transfer of title of real property to a county or other political subdivision by donation or dedication shall be valid for recording unless it has been proved or acknowledged. This act specifies that water and sewer line easements shall not be considered transfers of title under this provision and therefore are not subject to such requirements. This act is identical to HB 1603 (2008). SUSAN HENDERSON MOORE SB1018 - SB1018 - Allows municipalities in St. Charles County to adopt ordinances for the well-being of the community and enforce such ordinances with a fine not to exceed $1,000 or three months of imprisonment
Latest Action: 03/27/2008 - SCS Voted Do Pass S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee (4649S.03C) Bill Text SCS/SB 1018 - This act allows municipalities in St. Charles County to adopt necessary ordinances for the well-being of the community and enforce such ordinances, except for those governing traffic violations on any roadway, with a fine not to exceed $1,000 or three months of imprisonment. Currently, municipalities in St. Louis County may adopt and enforce such ordinances. This act is similar to HB 2550 (2008) and a provision of HCS/SB 845 (2008) and SS/SCS/HB 1711 (2008). SUSAN HENDERSON MOORE HB1832 - HB1832 - Modifies provisions relating to political subdivisions
Latest Action: 05/14/2008 - SA 2 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Scott)--(4267S09.17S) Bill Text HB 1832 - MISSOURI COUNTY PLANNING ACT - Cooper, Shannon Establishes the Missouri County Planning Act SB1020 - SB1020 - Implements the provisions of the streamlined sales and use tax agreement
Latest Action: 01/28/2008 - Second Read and Referred S Ways & Means Committee Bill Text SB 1020 - This act brings Missouri sales and use tax laws into compliance with the streamlined sales and use tax agreement. Compliance involves modifying many sections throughout Missouri law, based upon meeting the following criteria: (1) The sourcing of sales must be changed to be based on receipt. This means that current law is modified, where necessary, to consider the point of sale, and thus the applicable tax rate, to be the point of receipt of the product; (2) When a city annexes property, the change to the tax rate will take place on the first day of the second calendar quarter after the Director of Revenue receives notice of the boundary change; (3) The same provisions as in (2) shall apply to rate changes; (4) All sales taxes must be administered at the state level if they are not already; (5) All state and local sales taxes must have the same base. This means that exemptions at the state and local level must be identical; (6) Certain definitions, including [...] show full description Latest Action: 04/09/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H) Bill Text HB 1789 - WASTE COLLECTION IN ST. LOUIS COUNTY - Lembke, Jim Prohibits St. Louis County from enacting charter provisions governing waste collection in unincorporated areas of the county HB1711 - HB1711 - Modifies provisions relating to public services provided by certain political subdivisions
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - S Inf Calendar H Bills for Third Reading--HB 1711-Weter, et al, with SCS, SS#2 for SCS & SA 10 (pending) (Clemens) Bill Text HB 1711 - EMERGENCY SERVICES BOARD - Weter, Raymond 'Ray' Requires Christian County to appoint an emergency services board upon voter approval of a county sales tax for central dispatching of emergency services Latest Action: 04/01/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H) Bill Text HB 1712 - EMERGENCY SERVICES - Sander, Therese Changes the laws regarding emergency services and requires most counties to establish and maintain 911addressing Latest Action: 04/16/2008 - Rules - Executive Session Completed (H) Bill Text HB 1723 - COLLECTION OF TAXES - Franz, Ward Allows certain first and second classification counties to collect property taxes using electronic records and disbursements HB1733 - HB 1733 - ST. LOUIS PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT - Walsh, Regina
Latest Action: 01/24/2008 - Referred: Ways and Means (H) Bill Text HB 1733 - ST. LOUIS PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT - Walsh, Regina Changes from two to five years the cycle for determining the assessed valuation of real property in St. Louis County Latest Action: 04/03/2008 - Referred: Local Government (H) Bill Text HB 1740 - COUNTY RECORDING FEES - Meiners, Kate Increases from $3 to $10 the fee charged by the county recorder of deeds for certain recorded documents pertaining to real property HB1677 - HB1677 - Allows political subdivisions to elect to cover certain personnel as members of the Missouri Local Government Employees' Retirement System
Latest Action: 04/09/2008 - Public Hearing Held (S) Bill Text HB 1677 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT - Franz, Ward Allows political subdivisions to elect to cover certain personnel as members of the Missouri Local Government Employees' Retirement System Latest Action: 01/17/2008 - Read Second Time (H) Bill Text HB 1687 - WITHDRAWN - Nolte, Jerry Prohibits penalties for the erroneous payment of property taxes as a result of an error by the county Latest Action: 04/23/2008 - Executive Session Completed (H) Bill Text HB 1688 - CLAY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' SALARY - Nolte, Jerry Prohibits county commissioner salary increases or decreases in Clay County from taking effect until after two elections for county commissioner have occurred Latest Action: 01/24/2008 - Referred: Ways and Means (H) Bill Text HB 1694 - PROPERTY TAXATION - Zweifel, Clint Changes the laws regarding property taxation SB949 - SB949 - Modifies provisions of law relating to rural empowerment zones
Latest Action: 02/06/2008 - Voted Do Pass S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee Bill Text SB 949 - Under current law, no more than two rural empowerment zones may exist at any time and they may only be located in Hickory County. This act allows such zones to exist in any county with sixteen thousand residents or less, and prohibits the existence of more than two rural empowerment zones in any such county. This act is identical to House Bill 1371 (2008). Jason Zamkus SJR42 - SJR42 - Allows special laws to be adopted by the General Assembly when regulating the affairs of counties, cities, towns, or villages, or other political subdivisions within such local governments
Latest Action: 01/16/2008 - Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee Bill Text SJR 42 - Upon voter approval, this constitutional amendment would allow special laws to be adopted by the General Assembly when regulating the affairs of counties, cities, towns, or villages, or other political subdivisions within such local governments. Specific notice of the special law to the affected locality shall not be required. SUSAN HENDERSON MOORE HB1603 - HB 1603 - REAL PROPERTY TRANSFERS TO COUNTIES - Bringer, Rachel
Latest Action: 04/23/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H) Bill Text HB 1603 - REAL PROPERTY TRANSFERS TO COUNTIES - Bringer, Rachel Prohibits water and sewer line easements from being considered as transfers of title of real property to counties HB1608 - HB1608 - Authorizes counties to preserve electronic images of original cancelled checks instead of the actual check
Latest Action: 05/29/2008 - Signed by House Speaker Bill Text HB 1608 - PRESERVATION OF COUNTY DOCUMENTS - Ervin, Doug Authorizes counties to preserve electronic images of original cancelled checks instead of the actual check Latest Action: 01/15/2008 - Withdrawn (H) Bill Text HB 1573 - WITHDRAWN - Franz, Ward Allows first and second classification counties to collect property taxes using electronic records and disbursements Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on Rural Community Develop (H) Bill Text HB 1585 - ELECTRIC PLANT CONSTRUCTION - Baker, Brian Requires the Missouri Public Service Commission to consider existing planning and zoning plans and building codes and hold a public hearing before approving the location of a proposed electric plant Latest Action: 01/31/2008 - Withdrawn (H) Bill Text HB 1553 - WITHDRAWN - Hughes, Leonard Authorizes, upon voter approval, an increase in the fee charged for recorded instruments from $3 to $10 to be designated for assistance programs for the homeless SB900 - SB900 - Modifies provisions relating to the imposition of transient guest taxes by certain local governments
Latest Action: 01/28/2008 - Hearing Scheduled But Not Heard S Ways & Means Committee Bill Text SB 900 - Current law allows any county, city which is the county seat of any county, and various other cities to impose a tax, not to exceed five percent per room per night, on charges for sleeping rooms paid by guest of hotels and motels. This act increases the maximum levy from five percent to eight percent. Such increase will become effective only upon voter approval. JASON ZAMKUS SB896 - SB896 - Modifies the methods in which certain special road districts may form, expand or dissolve within fourth class counties
Latest Action: 05/29/2008 - Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee Bill Text SB 896 - This act modifies the methods in which certain special road districts may form, expand or dissolve within counties of the fourth classification. Under current law, a special road district may be organized within cities and towns containing less than 100,000 inhabitants under Sections 233.010 to 233.165, provided the territory of the special road district does not exceed 8 square miles. Under the proposed act, the 8 mile square territorial restriction on certain city or town special road districts will not apply to special road districts organized with counties of the fourth classification. Under current law, the boundaries of special road districts may be extended under Sections 233.010 to 233.165 if a petition is signed by not less than 35 voters in the old district and not less than 50% of the voters in the territory proposed to be taken into the special road district. This act modifies the amount of signatures required from the voters in the proposed new territory. In [...] show full description Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - Taken Up for Third Reading (H) Bill Text HB 1490 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT RETIREMENT SYSTEM - Deeken, Bill Changes the laws regarding the Missouri Local Government Employees' Retirement System Latest Action: 01/10/2008 - Read Second Time (H) Bill Text HB 1447 - NOISE ORDINANCES - Roorda, Jeff Allows noncharter counties to adopt certain noise ordinances Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Referred: Local Government (H) Bill Text HB 1453 - PLANNING AND ZONING - Roorda, Jeff Allows any county to retroactively apply planning and zoning regulations to certain subdivisions of land Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H) Bill Text HB 1457 - MANDATORY FIRE CODES - Roorda, Jeff Requires all counties and fire protection districts to adopt and enforce the 2003 ICC International Fire Code HB1465 - HB 1465 - QUARTERLY PAYMENT OF PROPERTY TAXES - Nolte, Jerry
Latest Action: 02/05/2008 - Public Hearing Scheduled, Bill not Heard (H) Bill Text HB 1465 - QUARTERLY PAYMENT OF PROPERTY TAXES - Nolte, Jerry Allows taxpayers to pay real property taxes in quarterly installments Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - H conferees appointed: Cooper-120, Franz, Davis, Yaeger, Baker-25 Bill Text SB 885 - This act allows for the appointment of a board of directors prior to the establishment of a tax for a Community Children's Services Fund and allows for the board to engage in and contract for services or actions necessary to conduct the duties of the board once it is established. Current law requires the appointment of the board after the tax has been established. This act is identical to SB 323 (2007). ADRIANE CROUSE Latest Action: 03/04/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H) Bill Text HB 1466 - PROPERTY TAX STATEMENTS - Nolte, Jerry Requires tax statements to be mailed to all resident taxpayers at least 45 days before the delinquent date Latest Action: 01/24/2008 - Referred: Ways and Means (H) Bill Text HB 1467 - PROPERTY ASSESSMENT - Nolte, Jerry Limits the increase in assessed valuation of residential property by the percentage of increase in Social Security benefits for the elderly and disabled who own and live in their principal residence HB1380 - HB1380 - Authorizes allocation of property taxes to senior center
Latest Action: 05/29/2008 - Signed by House Speaker Bill Text HB 1380 - SENIOR CITIZENS' SERVICES - Sater, David Authorizes allocation of property taxes collected from the Senior Citizens' Services Fund tax to senior centers for their operational and capital needs HB1371 - HB1371 - Authorizes the designation of rural empowerment zones in any county with eighteen thousand residents or less
Latest Action: 04/16/2008 - Voted Do Pass S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee Bill Text HB 1371 - RURAL EMPOWERMENT ZONES - Wilson, Larry Allows rural empowerment zones to exist in any county with 18,000 or fewer residents and prohibits more than two rural empowerment zones in any county Latest Action: 03/12/2008 - Rules - Executive Session Completed (H) Bill Text HB 1355 - ABATEMENT OF NUISANCES - Schaaf, Robert Adds the counties of Andrew and Buchanan to the list of counties authorized to enact nuisance abatement ordinances regarding the condition of real property Latest Action: 02/06/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H) Bill Text HB 1304 - COUNTY OFFICER SERVICES - Cooper, Shannon Requires compensation to county officers from municipalities to be paid directly to the county Latest Action: 01/17/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on General Laws (H) Bill Text HB 1306 - ENDOWED CARE FUNDS - Day, David Allows certain cemetery operators in a federally or state-declared disaster area to withdraw funds from the endowed care fund for cemetery clean up due to acts of God or weather events Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Referred: Local Government (H) Bill Text HB 1337 - DISINCORPORATION OF VILLAGES - Wood, Dennis Authorizes a county governing body to disincorporate a village incorporated after August 28, 2007, under certain specified circumstances SB730 - SB730 - Establishes a county municipal court in Franklin County and alters the hold harmless provisions of the foundation formula to compensate for the creation of the court
Latest Action: 01/10/2008 - Second Read and Referred S Education Committee Bill Text SB 730 – This act allows any first class county to establish a county municipal court to prosecute and punish violations of county ordinances. The county may also prosecute and punish municipal ordinance violations pursuant to a contract with any municipality within the county. The judges for such court shall be appointed by the county commission with the number of judges established by county ordinance. The organization and session schedule of the court shall also be established by ordinance. This act modifies the foundation formula by granting hold harmless districts that are located at least partially in any county that has created or creates a county municipal court after June 30, 2004 an additional payment equal to the decrease, if any, in the amount of revenue the district receives from fines in the current year from the revenue the district received from fines in fiscal year 2005. This act is similar to provisions contained in SB 970 (2006), SB 894 (2006), SB 83 (2007) and [...] show full description SB740 - SB740 - Changes the applicable local government entity from "county" to "political subdivision" for certain federal storm water requirements
Latest Action: 01/23/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee Bill Text SB 740 - Under current law, counties that are subject to certain Environmental Protection Agency storm water regulations have authority to: 1) adopt local regulations deemed reasonably necessary to comply with the federal regulations; 2) allow a storm water control utility to administer its local storm water regulations, including the imposition of a user fee; and 3) establish a storm water control utility tax, if approved by voters. This act changes the local entity to which this section applies from "county" to "political subdivision." ERIKA JAQUES SB765 - SB765 - Modifies provisions relating to villages, alcohol regulations, consumer protection, and regulation of sexually oriented businesses
Latest Action: 05/29/2008 - Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee Bill Text CCS/HCS/SCS/SB 765 - This act repeals the provisions in Section 72.080, RSMo, which allow villages to incorporate in an alternative way rather than requiring a petition by two-thirds of the taxable inhabitants that is approved by the county commission, as is required by Section 80.020, RSMo. Under the language being repealed, a city, town, or village may incorporate after a number equal to 15% of the registered voters petitions the county commission. The commission must submit the question to the voters for their approval. In order to qualify for incorporation a village need only have the ability to furnish normal municipal services if it has at least 100 inhabitants. The language creating a definition of "village" in Section 72.080, RSMo, is also repealed. This act contains a severability clause. SUSAN HENDERSON MOORE SB814 - SB814 - Decreases acreage requirements for eligibility under the Distressed Areas Land Assemblage Tax Credit Act
Latest Action: 01/30/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee Bill Text SB 814 - This act modifies the distressed areas land assemblage tax credit program definition of the term "eligible project area", by decreasing the size requirement for the area from seventy-five acres to forty acres. The requirement that eligible parcels acquired by the applicant within the eligible project area total at least fifty acres has been reduced to at least thirty acres. JASON ZAMKUS SB820 - SB820 - Allows a county, after meeting the required assessed valuation, to become a second class county upon a vote of the governing body to change classifications
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - S Calendar S Bills with H Amendments--SB 820-Rupp, with HCS Bill Text HCS/SB 820 - This act allows a county, after meeting the required assessed valuation, to become a second class county upon a vote of the governing body to change classifications. Currently, a county can only change classifications by a vote of the governing body if it is becoming a first class county; otherwise, the county must be at the required assessed valuation for five years before changing classifications. The effective date of the change in classification shall be at the beginning of the county fiscal year following the election by the governing body. This act is identical to HB 1995 (2008). SUSAN HENDERSON MOORE SB822 - SB822 - Allows cities, towns, villages and counties to impose a property tax to fund cemetery maintenance
Latest Action: 04/22/2008 - Hearing Conducted H Special Committee on Government Affairs Committee Bill Text SB 822 - This act allows the governing body of a city, town, village or county to submit a proposal to the voters of such city, town village or county allowing the municipality to impose a property tax to fund cemetery maintenance. The tax authorized under this act shall not exceed one fourth of one cent per one hundred dollars assessed valuation and shall not become effective until approved by the voters of the city, town village or county. JASON ZAMKUS SJR35 - SJR35 - Allows counties and St. Louis City to adopt regulations affecting public health and welfare that are more restrictive than state law
Latest Action: 01/16/2008 - Second Read and Referred S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks & Natural Resources Committee Bill Text SJR 35 - Upon voter approval, this proposed constitutional amendment would allow any county or the city of St. Louis to adopt, by ordinance or order, regulations affecting public health and welfare which are more restrictive than state law. This act is identical to SJR 18 (2007). SUSAN HENDERSON MOORE Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - S Informal Calendar S Bills for Perfection--SB 729-Griesheimer, with SCS Bill Text SCS/SB 729 - This act creates the Missouri County Planning Act. Nothing in this act shall affect the existence or validity of a county ordinance or order adopted prior to August 28, 2008.ESTABLISHMENT, POWERS, AND OPERATION OF PLANNING COMMISSIONS This act allows any county to create, adopt, amend, and carry out a county plan. Any county commission may establish and appoint a planning commission. If a specified percentage of voters sign a petition to form a planning commission, the election authority shall place the question before the voters on the ballot. This act contains petition and ballot language. If the voters approve the formation of a commission, one shall be formed and have the same rights as other planning commissions. The county commission shall appoint members to the planning commission, and shall, by resolution, ordinance, or order, establish the procedures for membership, compensation, terms, vacancies, and removal. Once formed, the commission shall elect officers [...] show full description |
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