HB 1260 Summary

• Raises the threshold for de minimis gifts to public officials from unspecified amounts to individual items valued under $9 per day, with annual caps of $900 for food/beverages and $900 for gifts/items/services.

• Requires the Missouri Ethics Commission to respond to written requests for advisory opinions within 10 business days when the law is clear, with a 90-day maximum deadline for all advisory opinions.

• Changes terminology in commission appointment procedures from "political action committee" to "continuing committee" in campaign finance disclosures required of nominees.

• Removes the old "conduct investigations as provided in subsection 2 of section 105.959" language and replaces it with authority to "review and audit" campaign finance and ethics reports for timeliness, accuracy, and completeness.

• Establishes new spending limits for lobbyist expenditures on public officials: in-state/out-of-state travel and lodging limited to state per diem rates set by the office of administration.