MO SB764

Repeals section 79.130 RSMo and enacts three new sections (79.130, 79.135, 79.145) establishing new lawmaking procedures for fourth class cities in Missouri

Allows citizens to submit proposed ordinances to the board of aldermen by petition signed by at least 10 percent of registered voters who voted in the last municipal election, including full text of the ordinance and request for voter submission if aldermen do not pass it

Requires the city clerk to examine petition signatures within 10 days and certify sufficiency; petitions may be amended once if initially found insufficient, with the board of aldermen having 20 days to either pass the ordinance or submit it to voters

Permits immediate voter submission if petition is signed by 25 percent or more of registered voters, and requires voter approval by simple majority for any such petition-initiated ordinance to become valid and binding

Establishes a 10-day waiting period before board-passed ordinances take effect, allowing citizens to file a protest petition signed by 25 percent of registered voters to suspend the ordinance and require voter approval before implementation