SB 813 Summary

• Increases Missouri Ethics Commission from 6 to 8 members, with each member appointed by a different state official (governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, state auditor, state treasurer, senate president pro tempore, and house speaker) instead of by governor selection from party-submitted lists

• Changes quorum requirement from 4 to 5 members and voting threshold from 4 to 5 affirmative votes for commission actions and determinations

• Modifies investigative procedures: limits executive director's investigations to information in filed reports and statements; extends investigation timelines from 90 days to 120 days with additional 120-day extensions allowed

• Restricts commission-employed legal counsel from conducting investigations or audits; requires special investigators (including possible attorney general staff) to conduct investigations instead

• Establishes campaign contribution limits: $10,000 for statewide offices, $5,000 for state senate, $2,000 for state representative and other offices, with automatic adjustments for inflation starting January 1 each even-numbered year