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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 2222
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENT A TIVE RIGGS.
4136H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
T o repeal section 226.030, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to the
highways and transportation commission.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Section 226.030, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu
2 thereof, to be known as section 226.030, to read as follows:
226.030. 1. Beginning January 1, 2027, the highways and transportation
2 commission shall consist of [ six members ] one member fr om each congre ssional district ,
3 who shall be appointed by the governor[ , by and with the advice and consent of the senate, ] as
4 pr ovided under subsection 6 of this section, with not more than [ three ] half thereof to be
5 members of the same political party ; except that, if ther e is an odd number of members
6 serving on the commission, no mor e than one-half plus one shall be of the same political
7 party . In the event a member of the commission is found by unanimous vote of the other
8 commissioners to have moved such commissioner's r esidence fr om the congr essional
9 district fr om which such commissioner was appointed, the office of such commissioner
10 shall be forfeited and consider ed vacant . Each commissioner shall be a taxpayer and
11 resident of state for at least five years prior to his appointment. Any commissioner may be
12 removed by the governor if fully satisfied of his inef ficiency , neglect of duty , or misconduct
13 in office. Any commissioner shall be rem oved by the governor upon an affirmative vote
14 by two-thirds of the house of repr esentatives and two-thirds of the senate to rem ove
15 such commissioner . Commissioners appointed pursuant to this section shall be appointed for
16 terms of six years, except as otherwise provided in this subsection. Upon the expiration of
17 each of the foregoing terms of these commissioners a successor shall be appointed for a term
EXPLANA TION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is
intended to be omitted from the law . Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.
18 of six years or until his successor is appointed and qualified which term of six years shall
19 thereafter be the length of term of each member of the commission unless removed as above
20 provided. The members of the commission shall receive as compensation for their services
21 twenty-five dollars per day for the time spent in the performance of their of ficial duties, and
22 also their necessary traveling and other expenses incurred while actually engaged in the
23 dischar ge of their of ficial duties. Members whose terms otherwise expire December 1, 2003,
24 shall serve with terms expiring March 1, 2004, and new members or the members reappointed
25 shall be appointed for terms expiring March 1, 2005; a member whose term otherwise expires
26 December 1, 2005, shall serve with a term expiring March 1, 2007; a member whose term
27 otherwise expires December 1, 2007, shall serve with a term expiring March 1, 2009; and one
28 member whose term otherwise expires October 13, 2007, shall serve with a term expiring
29 March 1, 2007; and one member whose term otherwise expires October 13, 2007, shall serve
30 with a term expiring March 1, 2009. If a vacancy occurs in any term of a commissioner due
31 to death, resignation, or removal, a successor shall be appointed for only the remainder of the
32 unexpired term.
33 2. The two members of the commission, one each from opposing political parties,
34 who have the most seniority in commission service shall serve as commission leadership with
35 one member as chair and the other member as vice chair , respectively , for terms ending
36 March 1, 2005. The commission shall elect one of the members as chair and the other as vice
37 chair . Eff ective March 1, 2005, the commission shall elect the two members of the
38 commission, one from each opposing political party who has the most seniority in
39 commission service, who shall serve as commission leadership with one member as chair and
40 the other member as vice chair , respectively , for one year . At the end of such year , the
41 members currently serving as chair and vice chair shall have the option to rotate positions,
42 and the member currently serving as vice chair may serve as chair , and vice versa. Thereafter ,
43 commission leadership shall continue to rotate accordingly with the two members from
44 opposing political parties who have the most seniority in terms of commission service being
45 elected by the commission to serve as commission leadership. If one of the commission
46 leadership of fices becomes vacant due to death, resignation, removal, or [ refuses ] r efusal to
47 serve before the one-year leadership term expires, the commission shall elect one of its
48 members that is of the same political party as the vacating officer to serve the remainder of
49 the vacating of ficer's leadership term. Such election shall not prohibit that member from later
50 serving as chair and vice chair when such member's seniority in commission service qualifies
51 him or her for those of fices as provided in this subsection.
52 3. No more than one-half of the members of the commission shall be of the same
53 political party . The selection and removal of all employees of the department of
54 transportation shall be without regard to political af filiation.
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55 4. The present members of the commission shall continue to serve as members of the
56 commission for the remainder of the terms for which they were appointed, except as provided
57 in subsection 1 of this section.
58 5. Any member reappointed shall only be eligible to serve as chair or vice chair
59 during the final two years of such member's reappointment.
60 6. (1) On or after January 1, 2027, the governor shall appoint two additional
61 members to the highways and transportation commission fr om a list of six nominees
62 submitted by the general assembly prior to such date. The list of nominees submitted to
63 the governor shall be selected by the general assembly and appr oved prior to such
64 submission by a two-thirds vote of the house and a two-thirds vote of the senate.
65 (2) Additional appointments to the commission after the initial appointments
66 made under subdivision (1) of this subsection shall be made by the same method; each
67 time ther e is a vacancy on the commission, the general assembly shall submit to the
68 governor the names of thr ee nominees who meet the r equir ements of subsection 1 of this
69 section and whose nomination has been appr oved by a two-thirds vote of the house and
70 a two-thirds vote of the senate. The governor shall be r equir ed to make appointments to
71 the commission fr om the nomination list submitted by the general assembly .
72 7. No member of the commission shall accept dir ectly or indir ectly a gift of any
73 tangible or intangible item, service, or thing of value fro m any paid lobbyist or lobbyist
74 principal. Nothing in this subsection shall pr event individuals fr om r eceiving gifts,
75 family support, or anything of value fr om those r elated to them within the fourth degr ee
76 by blood or marriage.
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