Modifies provisions relating to tax credits

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Modifies provisions relating to tax credits

The following summaries of this bill are available: Print All Summaries Introduced Print SJR 80 - This constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, authorizes the General Assembly to provide for an income tax credit for contributions made to agencies that provide support to pregnant and new mothers, born and unborn children, and their families, including nonprofit pregnancy resource centers, provided that any law authorizing such contributions shall not allow for tax credits to be authorized by an entity that performs, induces, or refers for abortions or holds itself out as performing, inducing, or referring for abortions.

What This Bill Does

• The following summaries of this bill are available: Print All Summaries Introduced Print SJR 80 - This constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, authorizes the General Assembly to provide for an income tax credit for contributions made to agencies that provide support to pregnant and new mothers, born and unborn children, and their families, including nonprofit pregnancy resource centers, provided that any law authorizing such contributions shall not allow for tax credits to be authorized by an entity that performs, induces, or refers for abortions or holds itself out as performing, inducing, or referring for abortions.
• This amendment is identical to a provision in SJR 17 (2025) and SJR 87 (2024).
• JOSH NORBERG

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SJR 80 - This constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, authorizes the General Assembly to provide for an income tax credit for contributions made to agencies that provide support to pregnant and new mothers, born and unborn children, and their families, including nonprofit pregnancy resource centers, provided that any law authorizing such contributions shall not allow for tax credits to be authorized by an entity that performs, induces, or refers for abortions or holds itself out as performing, inducing, or referring for abortions.

This amendment is identical to a provision in SJR 17 (2025) and SJR 87 (2024).
JOSH NORBERG

Current Bill Text

SECOND REGULAR SESSION
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 80
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR FITZWATER.
4504S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
JOINT RESOLUTION
Submitting to the qualified voters of Missouri, an amendment to article X of the Constitution of
Missouri, by adding thereto one new section relating to tax credits.
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 X of the 6
Constitution of the state of Missouri:7
Section A. Article X, Constitution of Missouri, is amended 1
by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 27, 2
to read as follows:3
Section 27. The general assembly may provide by 1
general law for an income tax credit for contributions made 2
to agencies that provide support to pregnant and new 3
mothers, born and unborn children, and their families, 4
including, but not limited to, nonprofit pregnancy resource 5
centers, provided that such law shall not allow tax credits 6
to be authorized for contributions made to any entity that 7
performs, induces, or refers for abortions, or that holds 8
itself out as performing, inducing, or referring for 9
abortions. 10
SJR 80 2
Section B. Pursuant to chapter 116, and other 1
applicable constitutional provisions and laws of this state 2
allowing the general assembly to adopt ballot language for 3
the submission of this joint resolution to the voters of 4
this state, the official summary statement of this 5
resolution shall be as follows: 6
"Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to 7
authorize support to pregnant mothers, born and 8
unborn children, and their families through 9
supporting nonprofit pregnancy resource 10
centers?". 11
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