SB 882 Summary

• Repeals and reenacts twenty sections of Missouri law relating to the Missouri Ethics Commission, lobbyist registration and reporting, financial interest disclosures, and campaign finance requirements.

• Changes investigation timelines from 120 days to 90 days for ethics complaints, with extensions available for additional 90-day periods; modifies procedures for special investigator assignments and investigation confidentiality.

• Increases late filing fees for campaign disclosure reports from $10 to $50 per day (capped at $3,000), and establishes a $100 per day fee for campaign reports (capped at $6,000) if candidate fails to file within 30 days of notice.

• Clarifies that candidates cannot form or control continuing committees and establishes procedures preventing individuals from forming new committees or serving as treasurers until all prior campaign reports are filed and fees are paid.

• Adds thirty-day appointment deadlines for commissioners in multiple state agencies including the Ethics Commission, State Tax Commission, Labor and Industrial Relations Commission, and Administrative Hearing Commission when vacancies occur.