SECONDREGULARSESSION
HOUSECOMMITTEESUBSTITUTEFOR
HOUSEBILLNO.2631
101STGENERALASSEMBLY
5261H.02C 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
7inviolationofsection67.265,anyotherprovisionoflaw,oranyregulation.
8 2.Thepayofanyelectedofficialwhoorderstheunauthorizedclosureofa
9privatebusinessinordertopreventorlimitthespreadofacontagiousdiseaseduringa
10pandemicoraddressanyotherpublichealthconcernshallbesuspendedforthelength
11ofthebusiness'sclosure.
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage.
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