SECONDREGULARSESSION
HOUSEJOINT
RESOLUTION NO.78
102NDGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVECOLEMAN.
3064H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
JOINTRESOLUTION
SubmittingtothequalifiedvotersofMissourianamendmentrepealingSection4(b)ofArticle
XoftheConstitutionofMissouri,andadoptingonenewsectioninlieuthereof
relatingtopropertytaxassessments.
BeitresolvedbytheHouseofRepresentatives,theSenateconcurringtherein:
ThatatthenextgeneralelectiontobeheldinthestateofMissouri,onTuesdaynext
2followingthefirstMondayinNovember,2024,orataspecialelectiontobecalledbythe
3governorforthatpurpose,thereisherebysubmittedtothequalifiedvotersofthisstate,for
4adoptionorrejection,thefollowingamendmenttoArticleXoftheConstitutionofthestateof
5Missouri:
SectionA.Section4(b),ArticleX,ConstitutionofMissouri,isrepealedandonenew
2sectionadoptedinlieuthereof,tobeknownasSection4(b),toreadasfollows:
Section4(b).1.Propertyinclasses1and2andsubclassesofthoseclasses[,] shallbe
2assessedfortaxpurposesatitsvalueorsuchpercentageofitsvalueasmaybefixedbylaw
3foreachclassandforeachsubclass.Propertyinclass3anditssubclassesshallbetaxedonly
4totheextentauthorizedandattheratefixedbylawforeachclassandsubclass,andthetax
5shallbebasedontheannualyieldandshallnotexceedeightpercentthereof.Propertyin
6class1shallbesubclassedinthefollowingclassifications:
7 (1)Residentialproperty;
8 (2)Agriculturalandhorticulturalproperty;
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 9 (3)Utility,industrial,commercial,railroad,andallotherpropertynotincludedin
10subclasses(1)and(2)ofclass1.
11
12Propertyinthesubclassesofclass1maybedefinedbylaw,howeversubclasses(1),(2),and
13(3)shallnotbefurtherdivided,provided,landinsubclass(2)maybygenerallawbeassessed
14fortaxpurposesonitsproductivecapability.Thesamepercentageofvalueshallbeapplied
15toallpropertieswithinanysubclass.Noclassesorsubclassshallhaveapercentageofitstrue
16valueinmoneyinexcessofthirty-threeandone-thirdpercent.
17 2.(1)Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsubsection1ofthissectionandSection
183ofthisarticletothecontrary,beginningJanuary1,2025,forallresidentialreal
19propertythat:
20 (a)Hasbeenmaintainedbythehomeownerashisorherprimaryresidence;or
21 (b)Hasbeenowned,used,oroccupiedbytheage-qualifiedtaxpayer,asdefined
22underparagraph(d)ofsubdivision(3)ofthissubsection,
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24thetruevalueofsuchpropertyshallbedeemedtobethesamevaluedeterminedatthe
25mostrecentpreviousassessmentoftheproperty,orifthepropertyhasbeensoldsince
26itsmostrecentassessment,thetruevalueofsuchpropertyshallbedeemedtobethe
27totalfairmarketvalueofthecompensationreceivedbythesellerforthesaleofsuch
28property.Thetitlecompanyofthepurchaserofanysuchpropertyshallsendtothe
29assessor,assoonasreasonablypracticableafterthepurchase,anotarizedcopyofthe
30salescontractoftheproperty,andsuchdocumentshallbeconsideredaclosedrecord
31understatelaw.
32 (2)Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsubdivision(1)ofthissubsectiontothe
33contrary,inanewassessmentorreassessmentofresidentialrealproperty,theassessed
34valuationofsuchpropertymaybeincreasedfromtheassessedvaluationofsuch
35propertydeterminedatitsmostrecentpreviousassessmentbutonlytotheextentthat
36suchanincrease:
37 (a)Incorporatesthechangeintheconsumerpriceindexsincethemostrecent
38previousassessmentoruptoatwopercentannualincreaseintheassessedvaluationof
39theproperty,whicheverisless;or
40 (b)Reflectsthevalueaddedtothepropertyasaresultofnewconstructionor
41improvementsmadetothepropertyasfollows:
42 a.Suchvalueshallbetheactualcostofthematerialspurchasedfor
43improvements;
HJR78 2 44 b.Documentationofactualcostsshallbesenttotheassessorassoonas
45reasonablypracticableafterthecompletionofthenewconstructionorimprovements;
46and
47 c.Suchdocumentationofcostsorotherdocumentsshallnotbemadeavailable
48toanyentityandshallbeusedonlybytheassessorforthesolepurposeofestablishing
49thetruevalueoftheproperty.
50 (3)(a)Theprovisionsofsubdivision(2)ofthissubsectionshallnotapplytoan
51age-qualifiedtaxpayer,subjecttotheprovisionsofthissubsection.Anage-qualified
52taxpayershall,beginninginthecalendaryearinwhichthetaxpayerreachessixty-five
53yearsofage,beexemptedfromanyincreasesbythestate,acounty,oranyother
54politicalsubdivisionintheassessedvaluationofanyresidentialrealpropertyowned,
55used,oroccupiedbytheage-qualifiedtaxpayer.
56 (b)Ataxpayerwhowillreachsixty-fiveyearsofageduringataxyearshallbe
57exemptfromanyassessedvaluationincreasesforthattaxyear,andtheassessed
58valuationoftheage-qualifiedtaxpayer'sresidentialrealpropertyshallbebasedonthe
59mostrecentassessedvaluationforthetaxyearimmediatelyprecedingtheyearinwhich
60theage-qualifiedtaxpayerbecameeligiblefortheexemptionfromassessedvaluation
61increasesunderthissubdivision.
62 (c)Ifanage-qualifiedtaxpayeracquiresanyresidentialrealpropertyafterthe
63taxpayerhasattainedtheageofsixty-fiveyearsofageorolder,theassessedvaluationof
64thenewlyacquiredresidentialrealpropertyshallbedeterminedundertheprovisionsof
65subdivision(1)ofthissubsectionandtheyearthenewlyacquiredresidentialreal
66propertywasacquiredshallbethebaseyearfortheassessedvaluationincrease
67exemptionprovidedunderthissubdivision.
68 (d)Forthepurposesofthissubdivision,an"age-qualifiedtaxpayer"isdefined
69asanindividualwhoissixty-fiveyearsofageorolder,liableforthepaymentofreal
70propertytaxesontheresidentialrealproperty,andanownerofrecordoftheproperty
71orhasalegalorequitableinterestinthepropertyasevidencedbyawritteninstrument.
72 (4)Theprovisionsofthissubsectionshallnotaffecttheabilityofanycounty
73assessortodecreasetheassessedvalueofanyresidentialrealproperty.
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