Missouri legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Missouri HJR76: STATE REVENUE
Status: Introduced, May 15, 2025
Proposes a constitutional amendment to impose an appropriation spending limitation, implement sales and use tax changes, and establish the "Tax Reform Fund" to be used to fund budgetary shortfalls, subject to an appropriation limitation, and allow for certain taxation changes based on revenue triggers, by general law
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
FIRST REGULAR SESSION HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE CUPPS. 2377H.01I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk JOINT RESOLUTION Submitting to the qualified voters of Missouri an amendment repealing Sections 20 and 26 of Article X of the Constitution of Missouri, and adopting three new sections in lieu thereof relating to state revenue. 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 adoptionorrejection,thefollowingamendmenttoArticleXoftheConstitutionofthestateof Missouri: Section A. Sections 20 and 26, Article X, Constitution of Missouri, are repealed and three new sections adopted in lieu thereof, to be known as Sections 20, 20(a), and 26, to read as follows: Section 20. 1. No expenses of state government shall be incurred in any fiscal year which exceed the sum of the revenue limit established in sections 18 and 19 of this article plus federal funds and any surplus from a previous fiscal year. 2. (1) The appropriation authority of the general assembly under Section 36 of Article III of this constitution shall be limited as provided under this subsection. The …
Sponsors
- Scott Cupps (R, 158) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
- : Read Second Time (H)
- : Introduced and Read First Time (H)
Common questions
- What is HJR76?
- HJR76 is a bill in the Missouri Legislature (2025 Regular Session): STATE REVENUE.
- What does HJR76 do?
- Proposes a constitutional amendment to impose an appropriation spending limitation, implement sales and use tax changes, and establish the "Tax Reform Fund" to be used to fund budgetary shortfalls, subject to an appropriation limitation, and allow for certain taxation changes based on revenue triggers, by general law
- What is the status of HJR76?
- Introduced as of May 15, 2025. Latest action: Referred: Emerging Issues(H) (May 15, 2025).
- Who sponsored HJR76?
- Scott Cupps (R, 158).
- Where is the official record for HJR76?
- On the Missouri Legislature website: https://house.mo.gov/bill.aspx?bill=HJR76&year=2025&code=R
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