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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE JOINT
RESOLUTION NO. 190
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENT A TIVE WOLFIN.
7184H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
JOINT RESOLUTION
Submitting to the qualified voters of Missouri an amendment to Article I of the Constitution
of Missouri, by adopting one new section relating to the powers of state government.
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 I of the Constitution of the state of
5 Missouri:
Section A. Article I, Constitution of Missouri, is amended by adopting one new
2 section, to be known as Section 37, to read as follows:
Section 37. That the powers of the government of the state of Missouri shall be
2 limited solely to those powers explicitly enumerated in this Constitution. No branch of
3 government, nor any officer or agency ther eof, shall exerci se any power not granted or
4 delegated by this Constitution, either expr essly or by necessary implication. Any act
5 beyond the scope of these enumerated powers is pro hibited and shall be deemed null
6 and void.
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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.