Missouri legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Missouri HB2124: Modifies provisions for initiative petitions and referendums
Status: In committee, April 23, 2026
What the bill says
A resolution of the matter prior to the printing of ballots. The court may shorten any timeframe under this section to achieve this purpose. (3) Insofar as the action challenges the fiscal note or the fiscal note summary portion of the official ballot title, the court shall consider the petition, hear arguments, and in its decision, either certify the fiscal note or the fiscal note summary portion of the official ballot title to the secretary of state or remand the fiscal note or the fiscal note summary to the auditor for preparation of a new fiscal note or fiscal note summary pursuant to the.
From the introduced text:
a resolution of the matter prior to the printing of ballots. The court may shorten any timeframe under this section to achieve this purpose. (3) Insofar as the action challenges the fiscal note or the fiscal note summary portion of the official ballot title, the court shall consider the petition, hear arguments, and in its decision, either certify the fiscal note or the fiscal note summary portion of the official ballot title to the secretary of state or remand the fiscal note or the fiscal note summary to the auditor for preparation of a new fiscal note or fiscal note summary pursuant to the procedures set forth in section 116.175. Any party to the suit may appeal [to the supreme court] within ten days after [a circuit court decision]the entry of the judgment by the circuit court pursuant to this subdivision. 5. Any action brought under this section that is not fully and finally adjudicated within one hundred eighty days of filing, and more than seventy days prior to the election in which the measure is to appear, including all appeals, shall be extinguished, unless a court, before the expiration of the foregoing periods, extends such period upon [a] an express HB 2124 finding of good cause for such extension, but no extension shall cause the final adjudication to occur …
Sponsors
- Brad Banderman (R, 119) · primary sponsor