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MO SJR48

Joint Resolution

Status

Introduced

1/27/2014

Primary Sponsor

Mike Kehoe

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Origin

Senate

2014 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Submits to Missouri voters a constitutional amendment to impose a temporary one percent sales and use tax effective January 1, 2015, continuing for ten years with voter reapproval every ten years thereafter
  • Exempts food from the new sales and use tax and prohibits increases in motor fuel taxes or authorization of new toll roads without voter approval
  • Distributes tax proceeds as follows: 5 percent to County Aid Transportation Fund, 5 percent to Municipal Aid Transportation Fund, and 90 percent to Transportation Safety and Job Creation Fund for state highways and transportation projects
  • Generates an estimated $651 million annually for state transportation and $72 million for local governments, with funds restricted solely to highway, road, bridge, and transportation system improvements
  • Requires the state highways and transportation commission to approve a list of projects prioritizing safety and submit annual reports to the legislature, with taxpayers granted standing to enforce inclusion of approved projects in five-year transportation improvement programs

Legislative Description

Imposes a temporary one cent sales and use tax for transportation purposes

Last Action

Voted Do Pass S Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

4/17/2014

Committee Referrals

Transportation and Infrastructure2/6/2014

Full Bill Text

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