Missouri 2023 Regular Session

Missouri House Bill HB236 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version

                            FIRSTREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.236
102NDGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEBANGERT.
0117H.01I	DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Toamendchapter26,RSMo,byaddingtheretoonenewsectionrelatingtopersonsappointed
bythegovernor.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Chapter26,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretoonenewsection,tobe
2knownassection26.315,toreadasfollows:
26.315.1.Thissectionshallbeknownandmaybecitedasthe"Transparencyon
2BoardsandCommissionsAct".
3 2.Theofficeofthegovernorshallmaintainandregularlyupdatealistofeach
4stateboard,commission,committee,council,oranyotherorganizationthatcontains
5membersappointedbythegovernor.Thelistshallincludeeachappointee’sname,the
6appointee’scityorcountyofresidence,andtheexpirationdateoftheappointee’sterm
7inoffice.BeginningSeptember1,2023,informationregardinganyvacanciesonsuch
8entitiesandinformationregardingeachcurrentappointee,includingtheappointee’s
9name,theappointee’scityorcountyofresidence,theexpirationdateoftheappointee’s
10terminoffice,andapictureofthecurrentappointee,shallbedisplayedonthe
11governor’swebsite.
12 3.Thelistofentities,togetherwiththeinformationregardingeachappointee’s
13name,cityorcountyofresidence,andexpirationdateofterminoffice,shallbeapublic
14recordunderchapter610;however,theofficeofthegovernorortheofficeof
15administrationshallbeexemptfromanyfinesormonetarydamagesunderchapter610,
16andanyrequiredproductionofthelistordisputeaboutitsredactionshallbeenforced
17onlybyinjunctiverelief.
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18 4.Theofficeofthegovernormaydelegateresponsibilityforthemaintenanceof
19thelistandwebsitetotheofficeofadministration.
20 5.Noprovisionofthissectionshallprohibitanyindividualfromcompletinga
21termasamemberofastateboard,commission,committee,council,orother
22organization.
23 6.Nothinginthissectionshallcreateanyprivaterightofactionexceptforthe
24injunctivereliefauthorizedinsubsection3ofthissection.
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