COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
OVERSIGHT DIVISION
FISCAL NOTE
L.R. No.:5461S.01I Bill No.:SB 1128 Subject:Counties; County Government; County Officials Type:Original Date:April 5, 2022Bill Summary:This proposal modifies provisions relating to compensation for county
coroners.
FISCAL SUMMARY
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON GENERAL REVENUE FUNDFUND AFFECTEDFY 2023FY 2024FY 2025Total Estimated Net
Effect on General
Revenue $0$0$0
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON OTHER STATE FUNDSFUND AFFECTEDFY 2023FY 2024FY 2025Total Estimated Net
Effect on Other State
Funds $0$0$0
Numbers within parentheses: () indicate costs or losses. L.R. No. 5461S.01I
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ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDSFUND AFFECTEDFY 2023FY 2024FY 2025Total Estimated Net
Effect on All Federal
Funds $0$0$0
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FULL TIME EQUIVALENT (FTE)FUND AFFECTEDFY 2023FY 2024FY 2025Total Estimated Net
Effect on FTE 000
☐ Estimated Net Effect (expenditures or reduced revenues) expected to exceed $250,000 in any
of the three fiscal years after implementation of the act or at full implementation of the act.
☐ Estimated Net Effect (savings or increased revenues) expected to exceed $250,000 in any of
the three fiscal years after implementation of the act or at full implementation of the act.
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON LOCAL FUNDSFUND AFFECTEDFY 2023FY 2024FY 2025
Local Government
$0 or up to
($1,526,000)
$0 or up to
($1,526,000)
$0 or up to
($1,526,000) L.R. No. 5461S.01I
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FISCAL ANALYSIS
ASSUMPTION
Officials from the various counties did not respond to Oversight’s request for fiscal impact
regarding this proposal. Oversight assumes §§50.327 & 58.095 state the county commission is
responsible for determining the salary for the county coroner in non-charter counties. Section
58.095 contains the base schedule of salaries as determined by the assessed valuation of the
county. Section 50.327 adds an additional salary increase of up to $14,000 on top of the base
schedule if approved by the county commission. Oversight is unclear of how much each county
coroner receives in salary. However, there are 109 non-charter counties that could be considered
for the additional funds in section 58.095 (if approved by the appropriate county commission).
Oversight assumes if all of these counties approved the $14,000 increase, this could be up to
$1,526,000 in increased salaries for coroners. However, Oversight assumes no action to increase
coroner’s salaries would take place without the approval by the county commission. Therefore,
Oversight will assume a cost of $0 (no salary increases) or up to $1,526,000 (salary increases
approved in every non-charter county) for coroners for this proposal.
Oversight only reflects the responses received from state agencies and political subdivisions;
however, other counties were requested to respond to this proposed legislation but did not. A
listing of political subdivisions included in the Missouri Legislative Information System database
is available upon request.
FISCAL IMPACT – State GovernmentFY 2023
(10 Mo.)
FY 2024FY 2025$0$0$0FISCAL IMPACT – Local GovernmentFY 2023
(10 Mo.)
FY 2024FY 2025COUNTY FUNDSCost – potential salary increases for
county coroners
$0 or up to
($1,526,000)
$0 or up to
($1,526,000)
$0 or up to
($1,526,000)
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON
COUNTY FUNDS
$0 or up to
($1,526,000)
$0 or up to
($1,526,000)
$0 or up to
($1,526,000) L.R. No. 5461S.01I
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FISCAL IMPACT – Small Business
No direct fiscal impact to small businesses would be expected as a result of this proposal.
FISCAL DESCRIPTION
Under current law, the salary schedule for a county coroner in a noncharter county is set as a
base schedule by the salary commission. This act excludes the county coroner from the base
schedule set by the salary commission and provides that the salary of a coroner in a noncharter
county shall be set as a base schedule as provided by law subject to an increase up to $14,000
greater upon the majority approval of the county commission. Additionally, the annual
compensation of the coroner shall not be less than the annual compensation of the preceding year
except upon a 2/3 vote of all the members of the county commission.
Finally, this act repeals provisions relating to percentages of the maximum allowable salaries for
noncharter county coroners and also repeals provisions relating to additional compensation for a
county coroner when performing certain services.
This legislation is not federally mandated, would not duplicate any other program and would not
require additional capital improvements or rental space.
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Julie MorffRoss StropeDirectorAssistant DirectorApril 5, 2022April 5, 2022