COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
OVERSIGHT DIVISION
FISCAL NOTE
L.R. No.:0091H.03C Bill No.:HCS for HB 262 Subject:Health, Public; Political Subdivisions; Jackson County Type:Original Date:March 21, 2023Bill Summary:This proposal creates provisions relating to the return of fines or other
monetary penalties for the violation of COVID-19 health orders.
FISCAL SUMMARY
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON GENERAL REVENUE FUNDFUND AFFECTEDFY 2024FY 2025FY 2026Total Estimated Net
Effect on General
Revenue $0$0$0
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON OTHER STATE FUNDSFUND AFFECTEDFY 2024FY 2025FY 2026Total Estimated Net
Effect on Other State
Funds $0$0$0
Numbers within parentheses: () indicate costs or losses. L.R. No. 0091H.03C
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ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDSFUND AFFECTEDFY 2024FY 2025FY 2026Total Estimated Net
Effect on All Federal
Funds $0$0$0
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FULL TIME EQUIVALENT (FTE)FUND AFFECTEDFY 2024FY 2025FY 2026Total 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 2024FY 2025FY 2026Local Government(Unknown)$0$0 L.R. No. 0091H.03C
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FISCAL ANALYSIS
ASSUMPTION
§192.257 – Return of fines/monetary penalties for violation of COVID-19 health orders
Officials from the Kansas City Health Department stated the fiscal impact of this proposal is
indeterminate.
Oversight assumes the fiscal impact of returning any fines or monetary penalties related to
COVID-19 health orders collected by Jackson County or the Kansas City health department
within Jackson County will have a negative unknown fiscal impact in FY 2024. Oversight is not
able to determine the amount of COVID-19 fine revenue collected in Jackson County since
March 12, 2020. In addition, it is unknown how much may have to be paid in court costs and
legal fees.
Officials from the Department of Health and Senior Services, the City of Kansas City, the
City of Springfield, the City of Urich, the Newton County Health DepartmentSt.
Louis County Health Department assume the proposal will have no fiscal impact on their
respective organizations. Oversight does not have any information to the contrary. Therefore,
Oversight will reflect a zero impact in the fiscal note for these agencies.
Officials from the Office of the State Courts Administrator did not respond to Oversight’s
request for a statement of fiscal impact.
Oversight only reflects the responses received from state agencies and political subdivisions;
however, other cities, various county officials and local public health agencies were requested to
respond to this proposed legislation but did not. A listing of political subdivisions included in the
Missouri Legislative Information System (MOLIS) database is available upon request.
FISCAL IMPACT – State GovernmentFY 2024
(10 Mo.)
FY 2025FY 2026$0$0$0 L.R. No. 0091H.03C
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FISCAL IMPACT – Local GovernmentFY 2024
(10 Mo.)
FY 2025FY 2026LOCAL GOVERNMENTS -
COUNTIES
Loss – Local Health Departments
(§192.257) – refund of COVID-19
related fines and penalties(Unknown)$0$0
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS(Unknown)$0$0
FISCAL IMPACT – Small Business
This proposal may have a positive fiscal impact on any small business that incurred a
fine/penalty because of local COVID-19 health orders. (§192.257)
FISCAL DESCRIPTION
This bill provides that any local public health agency that imposed a fine or other monetary
penalty against any individual, business or church for failure to comply with a COVID-19 health
order, after March 12, 2020 and before the effective date of this proposal, shall return all monies
collected from the individual, business or church as a result of the fine or penalty. The local
public health agency shall return such monies before November 1, 2023.
A local public health agency that imposes a fine or other monetary penalty for failure to comply
with a COVID-19 health order on or after the effective date of this proposal shall return all
moneys collected from the individual, business or church including court costs and legal fees up
to two hundred fifty dollars per penalty imposed. The local public health agency shall return such
moneys within sixty days of the collection of the moneys. These provisions do not apply to fines
or penalties not directly related to failure to comply with a COVID-19 order, except under
certain circumstances.
This legislation is not federally mandated, would not duplicate any other program and would not
require additional capital improvements or rental space. L.R. No. 0091H.03C
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Department of Health and Senior Services
City of Kansas City
City of Springfield
City of Urich
Kansas City Health Department
Newton County Health Department
St. Louis County Health Department
Julie MorffRoss StropeDirectorAssistant DirectorMarch 21, 2023March 21, 2023