MO SB421

Authorizes home rule cities with 151,500-151,600 inhabitants (Springfield) to impose up to a 1% sales tax for public safety departments, pension programs, and health care for police and fire employees and retirees

Requires voter approval at a state general, primary, or special election before the tax can take effect

Changes the mandatory five-year reauthorization vote from asking voters whether to "repeal" the tax to asking whether to "continue" the tax, altering the default outcome if voters reject the ballot measure

Creates a "Public Safety Protection Sales Tax Fund" as a special trust fund, with 1% of collections going to the state general revenue fund for administration costs

Allows voters to petition for repeal with signatures from 2% of registered voters who voted in the last gubernatorial election