Missouri legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Missouri HB1047: Adds the Metropolitan Sewer District to utilities exempted from the sunshine law
Status: In committee, May 15, 2025
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
FIRST REGULAR SESSION HOUSE BILL NO. 1047 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE TAYLOR (84). 2428H.01I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk To repeal section 610.021, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to the sunshine law. Section A. Section 610.021, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 610.021, to read as follows: 610.021. Except to the extent disclosure is otherwise required by law, a public governmentalbodyisauthorizedtoclosemeetings,recordsandvotes,totheextenttheyrelate to the following: (1) Legal actions, causes of action or litigation involving a public governmental body and any confidential or privileged communications between a public governmental body or its representatives and its attorneys. However, any minutes, vote or settlement agreement relating to legal actions, causes of action or litigation involving a public governmental body or any agent or entity representing its interests or acting on its behalf or with its authority, includinganyinsurancecompanyactingonbehalfofapublicgovernmentbodyasitsinsured, shall be made public upon final disposition of the matter voted upon or upon the signing by the parties of the settlement agreement, unless, prior to final disposition, the settlement agreement is ordered closed by a court after a written finding that the adverse impact to a plaintiff or plaintiffs to the action clearly outweighs the public policy considerations of section 610.011, however, the amount of any moneys paid by, or on behalf …
Sponsors
- Taylor, Del (D, 084) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
- : Read Second Time (H)
- : Introduced and Read First Time (H)
Common questions
- What is HB1047?
- HB1047 is a bill in the Missouri Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Adds the Metropolitan Sewer District to utilities exempted from the sunshine law.
- What is the status of HB1047?
- In committee as of May 15, 2025. Latest action: Referred: Emerging Issues(H) (May 15, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB1047?
- Taylor, Del (D, 084).
- Where is the official record for HB1047?
- On the Missouri Legislature website: https://house.mo.gov/BillContent.aspx?bill=HB1047&year=2025&code=R
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