SECONDREGULARSESSION HOUSEBILLNO.2631 101STGENERALASSEMBLY INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEKALBERLOH. 5261H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk ANACT Toamendchapter191,RSMo,byaddingtheretoonenewsectionrelatingtotheunauthorized closureofprivatebusinesses. BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: SectionA.Chapter191,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretoonenewsection,tobe 2knownassection191.247,toreadasfollows: 191.247.1.Forpurposesofthissection,thefollowingtermsmean: 2 (1)"Electedofficial",anindividualelectedtoastatepublicofficeorapublic 3officeforapoliticalsubdivisionofthestate; 4 (2)"Politicalsubdivision",anymunicipality,schooldistrict,specialdistrict, 5localgovernmentalbody,county,city,town,orvillage; 6 (3)"Unauthorizedclosureofaprivatebusiness",aclosureofaprivatebusiness 7forareasonnotauthorizedunderexistingstatelawsorguidelines. 8 2.Thepayofanyelectedofficialwhoorderstheunauthorizedclosureofa 9privatebusinessinordertopreventorlimitthespreadofacontagiousdiseaseduringa 10pandemicoraddressanyotherpublichealthconcernshallbesuspendedforthelength 11ofthebusiness'sclosure. EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. ✔