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Did Missouri approve the summary statement for banning firearm possession by minors without parental consent?
Yes. The attorney general approved the proposed summary statement's legal content and form; it described barring people under 18 from possessing a firearm without parental or guardian consent.
Did Missouri approve the fiscal note summary for Damien Johnson's initiative petition 2026-029?
Yes. The attorney general approved the fiscal note summary's legal content and form; it estimated no state or local government costs or savings, and the review did not assess that estimate's fairness …
Did Missouri approve the fiscal note summary for Damien Johnson's initiative petition 2026-026?
Yes. The attorney general approved the fiscal note summary's legal content and form; it estimated no state or local government costs or savings, and the review did not assess that estimate's fairness …
Did Missouri approve the form of Bradley Ketcher's initiative petition 2026-033?
Yes. The attorney general approved petition 2026-033 as to form, but the secretary of state retained final authority to approve or reject it, and the opinion did not decide substantive sufficiency.
Why did Missouri reject Damien Johnson's initiative petition 2026-030?
The attorney general rejected petition 2026-030 because its summary sheet listed the general election date incorrectly. The opinion did not review whether other deficiencies existed.
Did Missouri approve the form of Damien Johnson's initiative petition 2026-029?
Yes. The attorney general approved petition 2026-029 as to form, but the secretary of state retained final authority to approve or reject it, and the opinion did not decide substantive sufficiency.
Why did Missouri reject Damien Johnson's initiative petition 2026-027?
The attorney general rejected petition 2026-027 because the proposed measure did not include a section number. The opinion did not review whether other deficiencies existed.
Did Missouri approve the form of Damien Johnson's initiative petition 2026-026?
Yes. The attorney general approved petition 2026-026 as to form, but the secretary of state retained final authority to approve or reject it, and the opinion did not decide substantive sufficiency.
Did Missouri approve the summary statement for adding sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, and gender identity protections?
Yes. The attorney general approved the proposed summary statement's legal content and form; it described adding four protected categories in housing, employment, and public accommodations.
Did Missouri approve the summary statement for a proposal recognizing marriage between any two consenting adults?
Yes. The attorney general approved the proposed summary statement's legal content and form; it described changing Missouri's marriage definition from a man and a woman to any two consenting adults.
Did Missouri approve the fiscal note summary for Damien Johnson's initiative petition 2026-022?
Yes. The attorney general approved the fiscal note summary's legal content and form; it estimated no state or local government costs or savings, and the review did not assess that estimate's fairness …
Did Missouri approve the summary statement for Jamie Howard's initiative petition 2026-017?
Yes. The attorney general approved the proposed summary statement's legal content and form; it addressed initiative protections, an 80 percent legislative threshold, election timing, and ballot-summar…
Did Missouri approve the summary statement for Jamie Howard's initiative petition 2026-016?
Yes. The attorney general approved the summary statement's legal content and form; it addressed initiative protections, election timing, and an independent ballot-summary commission.
Did Missouri approve the summary statement for Jamie Howard's initiative petition 2026-015?
Yes. The attorney general approved the summary statement's legal content and form; it addressed initiative protections, election timing, and an independent ballot-summary commission.
Did Missouri approve the fiscal note summary for Katherine Floyd's initiative petition 2026-019?
Yes. The attorney general approved the summary's legal content and form; it estimated at least $1.5 million in annual legal settlement costs, at least $85,320 in other annual state costs, and mixed lo…
Did Missouri approve the fiscal note summary for Katherine Floyd's initiative petition 2026-018?
Yes. The attorney general approved the fiscal note summary's legal content and form; it estimated no state or local government costs or savings, and the review did not assess that estimate's fairness …
Did Missouri approve the summary statement for initiative petition 2026-014?
Yes. The attorney general approved the proposed summary statement's legal content and form; it addressed initiative protections, an 80 percent legislative threshold, election timing, and ballot-summar…
Why did Missouri reject Damien Johnson's initiative petition 2026-025?
The attorney general rejected petition 2026-025 because it did not underline all new matter as required by Sec. 116.050, RSMo. The opinion did not review whether other deficiencies existed.
Why did Missouri reject Damien Johnson's initiative petition 2026-024?
The attorney general rejected petition 2026-024 because it did not underline all new matter as required by Sec. 116.050, RSMo. The opinion did not review whether other deficiencies existed.
Why did Missouri reject Damien Johnson's initiative petition 2026-023?
The attorney general rejected petition 2026-023 because it did not underline all new matter as required by Sec. 116.050, RSMo. The opinion did not review whether other deficiencies existed.
Did Missouri approve the form of Damien Johnson's initiative petition 2026-022?
Yes. The attorney general approved petition 2026-022 as to form, but the secretary of state retained final authority to approve or reject it, and the opinion did not decide substantive sufficiency.
Did Missouri approve the form of Damien Johnson's initiative petition 2026-021?
Yes. The attorney general approved petition 2026-021 as to form, but the secretary of state retained final authority to approve or reject it, and the opinion did not decide substantive sufficiency.
Did Missouri approve the summary statement for Jamie Howard's initiative petition 2026-012?
Yes. The attorney general approved the proposed summary statement's legal content and form; the proposal addressed legislative changes to citizen initiatives and when ballot measures would be decided.
Did Missouri approve the summary statement for Jamie Howard's initiative petition 2026-011?
Yes. The attorney general approved the summary statement's legal content and form; the proposal addressed initiative-law changes, election timing, and a citizens' ballot-summary commission.
Did Missouri approve the fiscal note summary for Jamie Howard's initiative petition 2026-017?
Yes. The attorney general approved the fiscal note summary's legal content and form; it estimated no state or local government costs or savings, and the review did not assess that estimate's fairness …
Did Missouri approve the fiscal note summary for Jamie Howard's initiative petition 2026-016?
Yes. The attorney general approved the fiscal note summary's legal content and form; it estimated at least $31,000 in state costs in each odd-numbered fiscal year beginning in fiscal year 2027 and no …
Did Missouri approve the fiscal note summary for Jamie Howard's initiative petition 2026-015?
Yes. The attorney general approved the fiscal note summary's legal content and form; it estimated at least $31,000 in state costs in each odd-numbered fiscal year beginning in fiscal year 2027 and no …
Did Missouri approve the summary statement for Jamie Howard's initiative petition 2026-010?
Yes. The attorney general approved the proposed summary statement's legal content and form; the proposal addressed legislative changes to citizen initiatives and when ballot measures would be decided.
Did Missouri approve the summary statement for Jamie Howard's initiative petition 2026-009?
Yes. The attorney general approved the proposed summary statement's legal content and form; the proposal addressed legislative changes to citizen initiatives and when ballot measures would be decided.
Did Missouri approve the fiscal note summary for Jamie Howard's initiative petition 2026-014?
Yes. The attorney general approved the fiscal note summary's legal content and form; it estimated no state or local government costs or savings, and the review did not assess that estimate's fairness …
Why did Missouri reject Katherine Floyd's initiative petition 2026-020?
The attorney general rejected petition 2026-020 because it did not correctly include only the sections of existing law to be repealed or amended. The opinion did not review whether other deficiencies …
Did Missouri approve the form of Katherine Floyd's initiative petition 2026-019?
Yes. The attorney general approved petition 2026-019 as to form, but the secretary of state retained final authority to approve or reject it, and the opinion did not decide substantive sufficiency.
Did Missouri approve the form of Katherine Floyd's initiative petition 2026-018?
Yes. The attorney general approved petition 2026-018 as to form, but the secretary of state retained final authority to approve or reject it, and the opinion did not decide substantive sufficiency.
Did Missouri approve the fiscal note summary for Jamie Howard's initiative petition 2026-012?
Yes. The attorney general approved the legal content and form of the auditor's fiscal note summary, which estimated no costs or savings for state and local government.
Did Missouri approve the fiscal note summary for Jamie Howard's initiative petition 2026-011?
Yes. The attorney general approved the legal content and form of the auditor's fiscal note summary, which estimated at least $25,000 in state costs each odd-numbered fiscal year and no local costs or …
Did Missouri approve the ballot wording for a county tobacco cigarette tax with dedicated local uses?
Yes. The attorney general approved the summary statement for Deirdre Hirner's petition 2026-006, letting county voters set and control taxes on tobacco cigarettes with proceeds dedicated to listed loc…
Did Missouri approve the ballot wording for a county cigarette and tobacco tax controlled by county voters?
Yes. The attorney general approved the summary statement for Deirdre Hirner's petition 2026-005, a shorter version letting county voters set and control county taxes on cigarettes or tobacco products.
Did Missouri approve the ballot wording for a proposed county tobacco tax amendment?
Yes. The attorney general approved the legal content and form of the summary statement for Deirdre Hirner's petition 2026-004, which would let county voters set and control county taxes on cigarettes …
Did Missouri approve the ballot wording for a detailed county excise tax on tobacco cigarettes?
Yes. The attorney general approved the summary statement for Deirdre Hirner's petition 2026-008, a more detailed version giving local voters power to set, change, or repeal a county excise tax on toba…
Did Missouri approve the ballot wording for another county tobacco cigarette tax petition with dedicated uses?
Yes. The attorney general approved the summary statement for Deirdre Hirner's petition 2026-007, letting county voters set and control taxes on tobacco cigarettes with proceeds dedicated to listed loc…
Did Missouri approve the fiscal note summary for Jamie Howard's initiative petition 2026-010?
Yes. The attorney general approved the fiscal note summary's legal content and form; it estimated no state or local government costs or savings, and the review did not assess that estimate's fairness …
Did Missouri approve the fiscal note summary for Jamie Howard's initiative petition 2026-009?
Yes. The attorney general approved the fiscal note summary's legal content and form; it estimated no state or local government costs or savings, and the review did not assess that estimate's fairness …
Did Missouri approve the form of Jamie Howard's initiative petition 2026-017?
Yes. The attorney general approved petition 2026-017 as to form, but the secretary of state retained final authority to approve or reject it, and the opinion did not decide substantive sufficiency.
Did Missouri approve the form of Jamie Howard's initiative petition 2026-016?
Yes. The attorney general approved petition 2026-016 as to form, but the secretary of state retained final authority to approve or reject it, and the opinion did not decide substantive sufficiency.
Did Missouri approve the form of Jamie Howard's initiative petition 2026-015?
Yes. The attorney general approved petition 2026-015 as to form, but the secretary of state retained final authority to approve or reject it, and the opinion did not decide substantive sufficiency.
Did Missouri approve the summary statement for Winston Apple's legislative proxy-voting initiative?
Yes. The attorney general approved the proposed summary statement's legal content and form under § 116.334, RSMo, without endorsing the petition.
Did Missouri approve the form of Jamie Howard's initiative petition 2026-014?
Yes. The attorney general approved the petition as to form, but did not decide its substance or endorse its objectives. The secretary of state retained final authority to approve or reject the form.
Why did Missouri reject Katherine Floyd's initiative petition 2026-013?
The attorney general rejected the petition's form because its signature sheet addressed the wrong secretary of state and described a statutory change as a constitutional amendment. The secretary of st…
Did Missouri approve the fiscal note summary for local tobacco tax petition 2026-008?
Yes. The attorney general approved the summary's legal content and form. It estimated no direct government costs or savings, while noting that local tobacco tax changes could affect revenue and electi…
Did Missouri approve the fiscal note summary for local tobacco tax petition 2026-007?
Yes. The attorney general approved the summary's legal content and form. It estimated no direct government costs or savings, while noting that local tobacco tax changes could affect revenue and electi…
Did Missouri approve the fiscal note summary for local tobacco tax petition 2026-006?
Yes. The attorney general approved the summary's legal content and form. It estimated no direct government costs or savings, while noting that local tobacco tax changes could affect revenue and electi…
What did the Missouri AG approve as the on-the-ballot fair ballot language for the 2020 legislative redistricting and lobbyist-gift amendment (SJR 38, later Amendment 3)?
AG Eric Schmitt approved, under § 116.025, RSMo, the legal content and form of the Secretary of State's fair ballot language statement for SS#3 SJR 38, which voters saw on the November 2020 ballot as …
What was the Missouri Attorney General's role in approving the fiscal note summary for Senate Joint Resolution 38, the legislature's 2020 redistricting and lobbyist-gift measure?
Under § 116.175.4, RSMo, AG Eric Schmitt approved the legal content and form of the fiscal note summary that State Auditor Nicole Galloway prepared for SS#3 SJR 38. The AG's approval is procedural and…
What did the Missouri AG approve about the ballot language voters would see for the 2020 Medicaid expansion constitutional amendment?
AG Eric Schmitt approved, under § 116.025, RSMo, the legal content and form of the fair ballot language statement that the Secretary of State drafted for petition 2020-063, the Heidi Miller initiative…
What did the Missouri AG decide about the ballot summary for the version 3 renewable energy initiative filed by James Owen in 2020?
AG Eric Schmitt approved the legal content and form of the Secretary of State's summary statement for petition 2020-144 (a parallel version of the Chapter 393 renewable energy initiative). The review …
What is the Missouri Attorney General's role when the Secretary of State sends over a proposed ballot summary for a citizen-initiated renewable energy amendment?
Under § 116.334, RSMo, the AG reviewed the Secretary of State's draft summary statement for James Owen's renewable energy initiative (Chapter 393, version 2; petition 2020-143) only for legal content …
What ballot summary did the Missouri Attorney General approve for the first version of James Owen's renewable energy initiative?
Attorney General Eric Schmitt approved the Secretary of State's summary statement for Owen's version 1 petition (2020-142). The summary asked voters to amend Missouri law to raise the renewable energy…
Did the Missouri Attorney General sign off on the State Auditor's fiscal note summary for James Owen's renewable energy initiative (version 2)?
Yes. Attorney General Eric Schmitt approved the legal content and form of the fiscal note summary for Owen's version 2 petition (2020-143). The summary estimated about $143,500 in annual ongoing state…
Did the Missouri Attorney General sign off on the State Auditor's fiscal note summary for James Owen's renewable energy initiative (version 1)?
Yes. Attorney General Eric Schmitt approved the fiscal note summary's legal content and form under § 116.175.4, RSMo. The fiscal note summary said state government would face about $147,000 in annual …
Did the Missouri Attorney General sign off on the State Auditor's fiscal note summary for James Owen's renewable energy initiative (version 3)?
Yes. Attorney General Eric Schmitt approved the fiscal note summary's legal content and form for Owen's version 3 petition (2020-144). The estimated annual state cost was about $143,500 (matching vers…
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Attorney general opinions in Missouri are written by the Missouri Attorney General's office in response to questions from state agencies, legislators, and prosecutors. They are not binding like court decisions, but courts and agencies treat them as persuasive guidance on how state law applies. Every opinion above has a plain-English question and short answer, plus a link to the full original text.