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MO HB1159
Authorizes counties of the third classification to use up to fifty percent of collected court costs and court fees for courthouse construction or renovation projects over a 7 year period
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Introduced
02/03/2025
02/03/2025
In Committee
05/15/2025
05/15/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
05/16/2025
05/16/2025
Introduced Session
2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Authorizes counties of the third classification to use up to fifty percent of collected court costs and court fees for courthouse construction or renovation projects over a 7 year period
AI Summary
This bill allows counties of the third classification (which typically refers to counties with a population between 30,000 and 75,000 residents) to allocate up to 50% of their collected court costs and court fees towards courthouse construction or renovation projects. Specifically, these counties can withhold and use these funds for either building new courthouses or improving existing courthouse facilities. An important limitation is that a county can only use these withheld court costs and fees for a maximum of seven consecutive years for any single project. This legislation provides smaller counties with a flexible funding mechanism to upgrade or replace their courthouse infrastructure by leveraging a portion of the court-related fees they collect, without requiring them to seek additional funding sources or raise taxes.
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Referred: Emerging Issues(H) (on 05/15/2025)
Official Document
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Document Type | Source Location |
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State Bill Page | https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB1159&year=2025&code=R |
Analysis - Summary: Introduced | https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/sumpdf/HB1159I.pdf |
BillText | https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/2501H.01I.pdf |
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