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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.