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HJR162 • 2026

Requires a twenty percent voter turnout for certain property tax elections

Requires a twenty percent voter turnout for certain property tax elections

Elections Taxes
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Chappell, Darin (137)
Last action
2026-05-15
Official status
05/15/2026 - Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
Effective date
2026-08-28

Plain English Breakdown

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Requires a twenty percent voter turnout for certain property tax elections

Requires a twenty percent voter turnout for certain property tax elections

What This Bill Does

  • Requires a twenty percent voter turnout for certain property tax elections

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-15 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Emerging Issues(H)

  2. 2026-01-12 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Read Second Time (H)

  3. 2026-01-08 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Introduced and Read First Time (H)

Official Summary Text

Requires a twenty percent voter turnout for certain property tax elections

Current Bill Text

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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE JOINT
RESOLUTION NO. 162
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENT A TIVE CHAPPELL.
6534H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
JOINT RESOLUTION
Submitting to the qualified voters of Missouri an amendment to Article X of the Constitution
of Missouri, by adopting one new section relating to voter turnout required for certain
property tax elections.
Be it r esolved by the House of Repr esentatives, the Senate concurring ther ein:
That at the next general election to be held in the state of Missouri, on T uesday next
2 following the first Monday in November , 2026, or at a special election to be called by the
3 governor for that purpose, there is hereby submitted to the qualified voters of this state, for
4 adoption or rejection, the following amendment to Article X of the Constitution of the state of
5 Missouri:
Section A. Article X, Constitution of Missouri, is amended by adopting one new
2 section, to be known as Section 27, to read as follows:
Section 27. Any election on a question that raises pro perty taxes, authorizes a
2 bond that is funded by prop erty taxes, or r eauthorizes an existing pro perty tax shall not
3 pass unless:
4 (1) At least twenty perc ent of eligible voters vote on the question; and
5 (2) A majority of the votes cast ar e in favor of the question.
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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.