Missouri legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Missouri HJR13: DEPARTMENT OF THE HIGHWAY PATROL
Status: Introduced, May 15, 2025
Proposes a constitutional amendment that creates the department of the highway patrol
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
FIRST REGULAR SESSION HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE MYERS. 0593H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk JOINT RESOLUTION Submitting to the qualified voters of Missouri an amendment repealing Section 12 of Article IV of the Constitution of Missouri, and adopting two new sections in lieu thereof relating to the department of the highway patrol. Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring therein: That at the next general election to be held in the state of Missouri, on Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 2026, or at a special election to be called by the governor for that purpose, there is hereby submitted to the qualified voters of this state, for adoption or rejection, the following amendment to Article IV of the Constitution of the state of Missouri: Section A. Section 12, Article IV, Constitution of Missouri, is repealed and two new sections adopted in lieu thereof, to be known as Sections 12 and 55, to read as follows: Section 12. Theexecutivedepartment shall consist ofall state electiveand appointive officials and employees except officials and employees of the legislative and judicial departments. In addition to the governor and lieutenant governor there shall be a state auditor, secretary of state, attorney general, a state treasurer, an office of administration, a department of agriculture, a department of conservation, …
Sponsors
- Jeff Myers (R, 042) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
- : Read Second Time (H)
- : Read First Time (H)
- : Prefiled (H)
Common questions
- What is HJR13?
- HJR13 is a bill in the Missouri Legislature (2025 Regular Session): DEPARTMENT OF THE HIGHWAY PATROL.
- What does HJR13 do?
- Proposes a constitutional amendment that creates the department of the highway patrol
- What is the status of HJR13?
- Introduced as of May 15, 2025. Latest action: Referred: Emerging Issues(H) (May 15, 2025).
- Who sponsored HJR13?
- Jeff Myers (R, 042).
- Where is the official record for HJR13?
- On the Missouri Legislature website: https://house.mo.gov/bill.aspx?bill=HJR13&year=2025&code=R
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