Modifies provisions relating to the Blind Pension Fund

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Modifies provisions relating to the Blind Pension Fund

The following summaries of this bill are available: Print All Summaries Introduced Print SJR 112 - Current constitutional provisions require the General Assembly to impose a property tax of not less than $0.005 or more than $0.03 per $100 assessed valuation for the Blind Pension Fund.

What This Bill Does

• The following summaries of this bill are available: Print All Summaries Introduced Print SJR 112 - Current constitutional provisions require the General Assembly to impose a property tax of not less than $0.005 or more than $0.03 per $100 assessed valuation for the Blind Pension Fund.
• This constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, repeals such requirement and instead requires the General Assembly to provide for an annual appropriation in an amount not less than the amount appropriated to such fund for the 2027 fiscal year.
• This amendment is identical to HJR 147 (2026).
• JOSH NORBERG

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Official Summary Text

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Introduced

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SJR 112 - Current constitutional provisions require the General Assembly to impose a property tax of not less than $0.005 or more than $0.03 per $100 assessed valuation for the Blind Pension Fund. This constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, repeals such requirement and instead requires the General Assembly to provide for an annual appropriation in an amount not less than the amount appropriated to such fund for the 2027 fiscal year.

This amendment is identical to HJR 147 (2026).
JOSH NORBERG

Current Bill Text

EXPLANATION-Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in this bill is not enacted
and is intended to be omitted in the law.
SECOND REGULAR SESSION
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 112
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR HUDSON.
6509S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
JOINT RESOLUTION
Submitting to the qualified voters of Missouri, an amendment repealing section 38(b) of article III
of the Constitution of Missouri, and adopting one new section in lieu thereof relating
to the blind pension fund.
Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring therein:
That at the next general election to be held in the 1
state of Missouri, on Tuesday next following the first Monday 2
in November, 2026, or at a special election to be called by 3
the governor for that purpose, there is hereby submitted to 4
the qualified voters of this state, for adoption or 5
rejection, the following amendment to article III of the 6
Constitution of the state of Missouri:7
Section A. Section 38(b), article III, Constitution of 1
Missouri, is repealed and one new section adopted in lieu 2
thereof, to be known as section 38(b), to read as follows:3
Section 38(b). The general assembly shall provide an 1
annual [tax of not less than one-half of one cent nor more 2
than three cents on the one hundred dollars valuation of all 3
taxable property to be levied and collected as other taxes,] 4
appropriation for the purpose of providing a fund to be 5
appropriated and used for the pensioning of the deserving 6
blind as provided by law. The amount appropriated each year 7
shall be at least the same amount the general assembly 8
appropriated to the fund for the 2026-27 fiscal year. Any 9
balance remaining in the fund after the payment of the 10
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pensions may be appropriated for the adequate support of the 11
commission for the blind, and any remaining balance shall be 12
transferred to the distributive public school fund. 13
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