HB400--DELINQUENTLANDTAXNOTICES
SPONSOR: McGirl
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPass"bytheStandingCommitteeon
LocalGovernmentbyavoteof7to4.
Thisbillprovidesanalternativetopostingthedelinquentland
taxnoticesfromthecurrently-requiredthreeconsecutiveweeksof
printinginanewspaperpublishedinthecounty,tooneweekof
printinginanewspaperpublishedinthecountyduringthethird
calendarweekbeforethesaleandthentwoconsecutiveweeksof
postingonthecountywebsiteandinthecountycourthouse.
ThisbillissimilartoHB2034(2022).
PROPONENTS: Supporterssaythatcostofpublicationinnewspapers
hasincreasedtremendously,andthisbillfulfillsthespiritof
notification.
TestifyinginpersonforthebillwereRepresentative McGirl;
MissouriCountyCollectorsAssociation;RhondaAnno,MaconCounty
Collector'sOffice;andMichelleD.McBride,St.CharlesCounty.
OPPONENTS: Thosewhoopposethebillsaythatnewspapersinform
morepersonsthanpeoplerealize.
TestifyinginpersonagainstthebillwereDennisWarden,Warden
PublishingCompany,Inc.;DougCrews,MissouriPressAssociation;
andtheMissouriPressAssociation.
Writtentestimonyhasbeensubmittedforthisbill.Thefull
writtentestimonyandwitnessestestifyingonlinecanbefound
underTestimonyonthebillpageontheHousewebsite.