Bill > HB1159

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.

https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB1159&year=2025&code=R