Bill > HB1359

This bill authorizes the city of Lake Lotawana, specifically identified as a city with between 2,150 and 2,400 inhabitants located in a county with between 700,000 and 800,000 residents, to levy a sales tax of up to one-half of one percent for public safety purposes. The tax can only be implemented after receiving voter approval through a ballot measure that clearly explains the purpose of the tax, which is limited to expenditures on equipment, salaries, benefits, and facilities for police, fire, and emergency medical providers. If approved, the sales tax would be in addition to existing sales taxes and would require the city to maintain its previous year's public safety budget, ensuring the new tax supplements rather than replaces existing funding. The revenue collected would be deposited into a special trust fund dedicated exclusively to public safety improvements, and the tax can only be imposed after a successful voter referendum. The bill includes provisions for how the tax will be collected by the state department of revenue, with a small percentage retained for collection costs, and specifies that the city cannot resubmit the tax proposal to voters within 12 months of a failed ballot measure.

https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB1359&year=2025&code=R