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MO SJR30
Joint Resolution
Status
1/13/2010
Primary Sponsor
Matt Bartle
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AI Summary
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Repeals and replaces sections 11(c) and 24 of article X of the Missouri Constitution to modify voter approval requirements for tax increases.
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Requires municipalities, counties, and most entities to obtain two-thirds voter approval at a general election to increase taxation rates above constitutional limits.
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Allows school districts to increase property tax rates up to $6 per $100 assessed valuation with only a simple majority vote at a general election, rather than the two-thirds requirement for other entities.
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Permits school districts to continue previous approved tax rates without resubmission if the board does not propose a higher rate, and allows boards to resubmit rejected rate increases at any future time.
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Mandates that all voter approval provisions for tax measures in sections 16-23 of article X can only be satisfied at general elections, overriding other constitutional provisions that might allow special elections.
Legislative Description
Requires all state and local ballot measures which seek to create a new, or increase an existing, tax to be placed before voters during general elections
Last Action
SCS Voted Do Pass S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee (3904S.02C)
2/22/2010