MO SB459

Extends the freeze on state user fee increases from five years to ten years beginning August 28, 2009, unless fees implement a federal program or result from an act of the General Assembly

Requires businesses financially impacted by new rules to file actual cost statements within one calendar year; if actual costs exceed fiscal note estimates by 10% or more, the agency must publish both estimated and actual costs in the Missouri Register or the rule becomes void

Rules where actual costs exceeded estimates by 10% or more automatically expire one year after the cost statement is published, requiring agencies to repromulgate if they want the rule to remain in effect

Imposes additional fiscal note requirements for rules affecting businesses, including descriptions of affected entities, specific fiscal impact examples, employee training needs, and monetary costs/benefits to agencies

Prohibits state agencies from enforcing fines or penalties in new business-affecting rules for the first year after promulgation, requiring agencies instead to work with businesses on compliance education