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What fiscal note summary did the Missouri Attorney General approve for Heidi Miller’s petition 20-063?
The Attorney General approved the summary’s legal content and form. It estimated about $6.4 million in one-time state costs, an uncertain annual state impact by 2026 ranging from increased costs of…
Why did the Missouri Attorney General reject Steven Reed’s petition 2020-066 as to form?
The Attorney General found that the petition was not in the form prescribed by § 116.050.2(2) and (3), RSMo. The letter does not describe the specific defect and expressly leaves other possible…
If a Missouri initiative petition doesn't show its proposed deletions in brackets and additions underlined, will the Attorney General reject it?
Yes. The AG rejected Charles Hurth's initiative petition (2020-065) on form because it failed § 116.050, RSMo, which requires deleted constitutional text to be shown in brackets and new text to be…
Why did the Missouri AG reject Mark Pedersen's 2019 initiative petition to amend Article XIV of the Missouri Constitution?
Because the petition did not show what would be deleted in brackets and what would be added underlined, as § 116.050, RSMo requires. The AG did not look for additional defects because this one was…
Did the Missouri Attorney General approve the form of Heidi Miller’s petition 2020-063?
Yes. The Attorney General approved Heidi Miller’s petition 2020-063 as to form. The Secretary of State retained final authority to approve or reject it; substantive sufficiency was not decided.
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for a 2019 initiative to cut minimum prison terms for dangerous felonies from 85% to 50% on a first conviction?
Yes. AG Eric Schmitt approved the summary statement for initiative petition 2020-056 (submitted by Shetova Hayes), which would amend Chapter 558 to cut first-conviction minimum time-served from 85%…
Did the Missouri AG approve the official ballot summary for the 2019 proposal to end daylight saving time?
Yes. AG Eric Schmitt approved the legal content and form of the summary statement for initiative petition 2020-055 (submitted by Steven Reed): 'Do you want to amend the Missouri Constitution to…
What does it take to clear the Missouri AG's check on the form of an initiative petition amending the state constitution?
Compliance with § 116.040, RSMo's formal requirements. The AG rejected initiative petition 2020-062 (submitted by Heidi Miller to amend Article IV of the Missouri Constitution) for failing those…
Did the Missouri AG approve the fiscal note saying the Hayes Chapter 558 initiative could create state savings with no local cost?
Attorney General Eric Schmitt approved the legal content and form of the State Auditor's fiscal note summary for the Shetova Hayes initiative petition (20-056), which proposed amending Chapter 558…
Did the Missouri AG approve the fiscal note summary that said the Reed Article I initiative would have no state or local cost or savings?
Attorney General Eric Schmitt approved the legal content and form of the State Auditor's fiscal note summary for the Steven Reed initiative petition (20-055), which proposed amending Article I of…
Did the Missouri AG approve the form of the 2020 Steven Reed initiative petition to amend Article IV of the Missouri Constitution?
Attorney General Eric Schmitt rejected the sufficiency as to form of the Steven Reed initiative petition (2020-061), which proposed to amend Article IV of the Missouri Constitution, because it did…
What Medicaid expansion summary did the Attorney General approve for petition 2020-053?
The approved statement describes expansion for people ages 19 to 64 at or below 133% of the federal poverty level, limits added eligibility or enrollment burdens, and directs state agencies to…
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for the 2020 initiative to tax capital gains and dividends to fund renewable energy?
Attorney General Eric Schmitt approved the legal content and form of the Secretary of State's proposed summary statement for the Winston Apple initiative petition (2020-049), which proposed to tax…
Did the Missouri AG approve the form of the Hurth petition to amend Article VIII of the Missouri Constitution?
Attorney General Eric Schmitt rejected the form of the Charles Hurth initiative petition (2020-060), which proposed to amend Article VIII of the Missouri Constitution, because the petition did not…
Did the Missouri AG approve the fiscal note for the Pieper Article VI petition affecting St. Louis County municipal revenues?
Attorney General Eric Schmitt approved the State Auditor's fiscal note summary for the Christopher Pieper initiative petition (20-054), which proposed to amend Article VI of the Missouri…
Did the Missouri AG approve the form of the Miller petition to amend Article IV of the Missouri Constitution?
Attorney General Eric Schmitt rejected the form of the Heidi Miller initiative petition (2020-059), which proposed to amend Article IV of the Missouri Constitution, because the petition was not in…
Did the Missouri AG approve the Auditor's fiscal note summary for Heidi Miller's initiative petition (20-053) amending Chapter 208 (Medicaid)?
Attorney General Eric Schmitt approved the State Auditor's fiscal note summary for Heidi Miller's initiative petition 20-053, a proposed amendment to Chapter 208 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri…
Did the Missouri AG approve the form of the Pauly Lentz initiative petition to amend Chapter 128, RSMo?
Attorney General Eric Schmitt rejected the form of the Pauly Lentz initiative petition (2020-058), which proposed to amend Chapter 128 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri. The petition did not…
Did the Missouri AG approve the fiscal note summary for Winston Apple's initiative petition (20-049) amending Chapters 286 and 143?
Attorney General Eric Schmitt approved the State Auditor's fiscal note summary for Winston Apple's initiative petition (20-049), a proposed amendment to Chapter 286 (Labor and Industrial Relations)…
What tax and energy proposal did the Attorney General’s approved summary for petition 2020-048 describe?
The summary describes a state tax on long-term capital gains and qualified dividends, with revenue used to increase wind and solar electricity until it supplies at least 90% of Missouri electricity,…
Did the Missouri AG approve the form of the Mark Pedersen petition to amend Article XIV of the Missouri Constitution?
Attorney General Eric Schmitt rejected the form of the Mark Pedersen initiative petition (2020-057), which proposed to amend Article XIV of the Missouri Constitution, because the petition did not…
Did the Missouri Attorney General approve the form of Shetova Hayes’s petition 2020-056?
Yes. The Attorney General approved Shetova Hayes’s petition 2020-056 as to form. The Secretary of State retained final authority to approve or reject it; substantive sufficiency was not decided.
Did the Missouri AG approve the form of the Steven Reed initiative petition to amend Article I of the Missouri Constitution?
Attorney General Eric Schmitt approved the form of the Steven Reed initiative petition (2020-055), which proposed to amend Article I of the Missouri Constitution (Bill of Rights). § 116.332 leaves…
Did the Missouri AG approve the State Auditor's fiscal note summary for the Winston Apple initiative on Chapters 286 and 143?
Yes. The Missouri AG approved the legal content and form of the State Auditor's fiscal note summary for Winston Apple's initiative petition (20-048), which proposed amendments to Chapter 286 (Labor…
Did the Missouri AG approve the Secretary of State's ballot summary for the Winston Apple petition to shrink the House and adopt party-list voting?
Yes. The Missouri AG approved the legal content and form of the Secretary of State's summary statement for Winston Apple's initiative petition (2020-046, version 2), which would have amended Article…
Did the Missouri Attorney General approve the form of Christopher Pieper’s petition 2020-054?
Yes. The Attorney General approved Christopher Pieper’s petition 2020-054 as to form. The Secretary of State retained final authority to approve or reject it; substantive sufficiency was not decided.
Did the Missouri Attorney General approve the form of Heidi Miller’s petition 2020-053?
Yes. The Attorney General approved Heidi Miller’s petition 2020-053 as to form. The Secretary of State retained final authority to approve or reject it; substantive sufficiency was not decided.
Did the Missouri AG approve the form of the Heidi Miller initiative petition to amend Article IV (2020-052)?
No. The Missouri AG rejected the form of Heidi Miller's initiative petition (2020-052), which would have amended Article IV of the Missouri Constitution, because the petition was not in the form…
Why did the Missouri Attorney General reject the form of Mark Pedersen’s petition 2020-051?
The Attorney General rejected Mark Pedersen’s petition 2020-051 as to form because it did not show deleted matter in brackets and new matter underlined as § 116.050, RSMo, requires. The letter did…
Why did the Missouri Attorney General reject Jackie Johnson’s petition 2020-050 as to form?
The Attorney General cited failure to follow the form prescribed by § 116.040 and failure to show deletions in brackets and new matter underlined as § 116.050 requires. The letter did not review for…
Did the Missouri AG approve the form of the Winston Apple initiative petition to amend Chapters 143 and 286 (version 2020-049)?
Yes. The Missouri AG approved the form of Winston Apple's initiative petition (2020-049), which proposed to amend Chapter 143 (Income Tax) and Chapter 286 (Labor and Industrial Relations) of the…
Did the Missouri AG approve the State Auditor's fiscal note summary for Winston Apple's initiative petition (20-046) amending Article III of the Missouri Constitution?
Yes. The Missouri AG approved the legal content and form of the State Auditor's fiscal note summary for Winston Apple's Article III initiative petition (20-046). The Auditor estimated state…
Did the Missouri Attorney General approve the form of Winston Apple’s petition 2020-048?
Yes. The Attorney General approved as to form the petition to amend Chapters 143 and 286. The Secretary of State retained final authority to approve or reject it.
Did the Missouri AG approve the fiscal note summary for Christopher Pieper's Article VI petition (20-042) on St. Louis County metropolitan consolidation?
Yes. The AG approved the legal content and form of the fiscal note summary the State Auditor prepared for Christopher Pieper's initiative petition 20-042. The summary told voters individual St.…
Did the Missouri AG approve the form of Winston Apple's version-2 Article III initiative petition 2020-046?
Yes. The AG approved the form of Winston Apple's initiative petition 2020-046, version 2, which proposed to amend Article III (the Legislative Department) of the Missouri Constitution. Approval is…
Did the Missouri AG approve the Secretary of State's ballot summary for Rik Combs's Article X personal-property-tax petition 2020-038?
Yes. The AG approved the legal content and form of the summary statement the Secretary of State prepared for Rik Combs's initiative petition 2020-038. The summary asked voters whether Missouri…
Did the Missouri AG approve the form of Christopher Pieper's initiative petition 2020-042 to restructure local government under Article VI?
Yes. The AG approved the form of Christopher Pieper's initiative petition 2020-042, which proposed to amend Article VI of the Missouri Constitution. Approval is procedural form review only. §…
Did the Missouri AG approve the fiscal note summary for Rik Combs's initiative petition (20-038) amending Article X of the Missouri Constitution?
Yes. The AG approved the legal content and form of the fiscal note summary the State Auditor prepared for Rik Combs's initiative petition 20-038, a proposed amendment to Article X (taxation) of the…
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for Damien Johnson's Article III petition 2020-032 on initiative-process reforms?
Yes. The AG approved the form of the Secretary of State's summary statement for Damien Johnson's initiative petition 2020-032. The statement matches the parallel 2020-030 summary (Op. 47-2019),…
Why did the Missouri AG reject Winston Apple's initiative petition 2020-041?
Rejected for the same technical-form failure as petition 2020-040. The AG concluded petition 2020-041 did not include deletions in brackets and additions underlined as required by § 116.050, RSMo.…
Why did the Missouri AG reject Winston Apple's initiative petition 2020-040?
Rejected for technical-form failure. The AG concluded petition 2020-040 did not include 'all matter which is to be deleted included in its proper place enclosed in brackets and all new matter shown…
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for Damien Johnson's Article III petition 2020-030 on initiative-process reforms?
Yes. The AG approved the form of the Secretary of State's summary statement for Damien Johnson's initiative petition 2020-030. The statement asked voters whether to amend the Missouri Constitution…
Did the Missouri AG approve the fiscal note summary for Damien Johnson's Article III initiative petition 20-032?
Yes. The AG approved as to legal content and form the State Auditor's fiscal note summary for Damien Johnson's initiative petition 20-032, a proposed amendment to Article III of the Missouri…
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for Gerald Peterson's petition 2020-027 expanding Medicaid and family-planning funding?
Yes. The AG approved the form of the Secretary of State's summary statement for Gerald Peterson's initiative petition 2020-027. The statement asked voters whether to amend Chapter 208 of RSMo to (1)…
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for Gerald Peterson's petition 2020-026 reinstating the corporate franchise tax?
Yes. The AG approved the form of the Secretary of State's summary statement for Gerald Peterson's initiative petition 2020-026. The statement asked voters whether to amend Chapter 147 of RSMo to…
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for Damien Johnson's earlier Article III petition 2020-025 on initiative-process reforms?
Yes. The AG approved the form of the summary statement for Damien Johnson's initiative petition 2020-025, the earliest in his series of Article III initiative-process reform petitions. The package…
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for Patricia Thomas's Article V petition 2020-024 (version 2) making appellate judges run in nonpartisan-but-endorsable elections?
Yes. The AG approved the form of the Secretary of State's summary statement for Patricia Thomas's initiative petition 2020-024, version 2. This version (paired with the more strictly partisan…
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for Patricia Thomas's Article V petition 2020-023 making appellate judges run in partisan elections?
Yes. The AG approved the form of the Secretary of State's summary statement for Patricia Thomas's initiative petition 2020-023, version 1. The statement asked voters whether to amend Article V of…
Did the Missouri AG approve the Secretary of State's summary statement for Patricia Thomas's 2020-022 initiative petition combining right-to-work, prevailing-wage repeal, and a criminal penalty?
Yes. AG Eric Schmitt approved as to legal content and form the Secretary of State's proposed summary statement for Patricia Thomas's 2020-022 initiative petition, a proposed amendment to Article…
What memorial-related ballot summary did the Missouri Attorney General approve for petition 2020-021?
The Attorney General approved the legal content and form of a proposed summary statement about certain historic memorials on public property. The statement says they could not be removed, renamed,…
Did the Missouri AG approve the Secretary of State's summary statement for Patricia Thomas's 2020-020 initiative petition requiring municipalities to cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)?
Yes. AG Eric Schmitt approved as to legal content and form the Secretary of State's proposed summary statement for Patricia Thomas's 2020-020 initiative petition, a proposed amendment to Article VI…
Did the Missouri AG approve the Secretary of State's summary statement for Patricia Thomas's 2020-019 right-to-work initiative petition amending Article I of the Missouri Constitution?
Yes. AG Eric Schmitt approved as to legal content and form the Secretary of State's proposed summary statement for Patricia Thomas's 2020-019 initiative petition, a proposed amendment to Article I…
Can the Missouri Ethics Commission receive complaints and issue advisory opinions about violations of Amendment 1's two-year lobbying waiting-period and five-dollar gift-limitation provisions?
Yes to both. AG Eric Schmitt concluded that § 105.957.1(6), RSMo, which authorizes the Missouri Ethics Commission (MEC) to receive complaints about constitutional or statutory provisions 'relating…
Did the Missouri Attorney General approve the form of Rik Combs’s Article X petition (2020-038)?
Yes. The Attorney General approved the petition as to form, while stating that the Secretary of State could still reject it. The letter does not decide substantive sufficiency or endorse the petition.
Did the Missouri AG approve the State Auditor's fiscal note summary for Damien Johnson's 20-030 initiative petition amending Article III of the Missouri Constitution?
Yes. AG Eric Schmitt approved as to legal content and form the State Auditor's fiscal note summary for Damien Johnson's initiative petition 20-030, a proposed amendment to Article III of the…
Did the Missouri AG approve the State Auditor's fiscal note summary for Gerald Peterson's initiative petition (20-027) amending Chapter 208 of the Revised Statutes (Medicaid)?
Yes. AG Eric Schmitt approved as to legal content and form the State Auditor's fiscal note summary for Gerald Peterson's initiative petition 20-027, a proposed statutory amendment to Chapter 208 of…
Did the Missouri AG approve the State Auditor's fiscal note summary for Gerald Peterson's 20-026 initiative petition amending Chapter 147 of the Revised Statutes (corporate franchise tax)?
Yes. AG Eric Schmitt approved as to legal content and form the State Auditor's fiscal note summary for Gerald Peterson's initiative petition 20-026, a proposed statutory amendment to Chapter 147,…
Did the Missouri AG approve the State Auditor's fiscal note summary for Damien Johnson's 20-025 initiative petition amending Article III of the Missouri Constitution?
Yes. AG Eric Schmitt approved as to legal content and form the State Auditor's fiscal note summary for Damien Johnson's initiative petition 20-025, a proposed amendment to Article III of the…
Did the Missouri AG approve the State Auditor's fiscal note summary for Patricia Thomas's initiative petition (20-023) amending Article V of the Missouri Constitution?
Yes. AG Eric Schmitt approved as to legal content and form the State Auditor's fiscal note summary for Patricia Thomas's initiative petition 20-023, a proposed amendment to Article V of the Missouri…
Did the Missouri AG approve the State Auditor's fiscal note summary for Patricia Thomas's initiative petition (20-022) amending Article XIV of the Missouri Constitution?
Yes. AG Eric Schmitt approved as to legal content and form the State Auditor's fiscal note summary for Patricia Thomas's initiative petition 20-022, a proposed amendment to Article XIV of the…
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