COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
OVERSIGHT DIVISION
FISCAL NOTE
L.R. No.:3850H.01I Bill No.:HJR 97 Subject:Constitutional Amendments; State Departments; Counties; Department of Natural
Resources
Type:Original Date:April 5, 2024Bill Summary:This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment to change the
distribution of certain revenues received from the management of state
natural resources.
FISCAL SUMMARY
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON GENERAL REVENUE FUNDFUND AFFECTEDFY 2025FY 2026FY 2027
General Revenue*
$0 or (More than
$8,000,000)$0$0
Total Estimated Net
Effect on General
Revenue
$0 or (More than
$8,000,000) $0$0
*The potential fiscal impact of “(More than $8,000,000)” would be realized only if a special
election were called by the Governor to submit this joint resolution to voters.
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON OTHER STATE FUNDSFUND AFFECTEDFY 2025FY 2026FY 2027
Various State Funds*$0 or (Unknown)$0 or (Unknown)$0 or (Unknown)
Total Estimated Net
Effect on Other State
Funds$0 or (Unknown)$0 or (Unknown)$0 or (Unknown)
*Oversight assumes amounts directed from the state departments to the counties (if any) could
reach the $250,000 threshold. The potential fiscal impact would only be realized if approved by
voters.
Numbers within parentheses: () indicate costs or losses. L.R. No. 3850H.01I
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ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDSFUND AFFECTEDFY 2025FY 2026FY 2027Total Estimated Net
Effect on All Federal
Funds $0$0$0
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FULL TIME EQUIVALENT (FTE)FUND AFFECTEDFY 2025FY 2026FY 2027Total 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 2025FY 2026FY 2027
Local Government*$0 or Unknown$0 or Unknown$0 or Unknown
* Possible costs and state reimbursements in FY 2025 net to zero if the issue is put before the
voters at a special election. L.R. No. 3850H.01I
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FISCAL ANALYSIS
ASSUMPTION
Officials from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) assume an unknown fiscal
impact. The Conservation Sales Tax funds are derived from one-eighth of one percent sales and
use tax pursuant to Article IV Section 43 (a) of the Missouri Constitution. The Department defers
to the Department of Revenue as it is responsible for tax collection and would be better able to
estimate the anticipated fiscal impact that would result from this proposal.
Officials from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations assume this proposal may or
may not require the Division of Labor Standards to remit fees paid by mining entities for safety
inspections. The Division does not manage minerals mined, nor does it profit from the fees
remitted. The fees assist in funding, but do not wholly cover, the costs incurred by performing
safety inspections of commercial mining operations. If the General Assembly enacts further
legislation which stipulates the Division must pay all, or a potion, of safety inspection fees to
counties, this will seriously impact the function of the Mine and Cave Safety program.
Officials from the Department of Natural Resources, Office of Administration -
Administrative Hearing Commission, Office of Administration - Budget and Planning,
Department of Commerce and Insurance, Department of Economic Development,
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Higher Education
and Workforce Development, Department of Health and Senior Services, Department of
Mental Health, Department of Corrections, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations,
Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control, Capitol Police, Division of Fire Safety
Department of Public Safety – Director’s Office, Missouri Gaming CommissionMissouri
Highway PatrolMissouri Veterans Commission, State Emergency Management Agency,
Department of Social Services, Missouri Department of AgricultureMissouri Ethics
Commission, Missouri Department of Transportation, Missouri National Guard, Office of
Administration, Office of the State Public Defender, MoDOT & Patrol Employees’
Retirement System, Missouri Consolidated Health Care Plan, Missouri State Employee's
Retirement System, Missouri Lottery CommissionMissouri Higher Education Loan
Authority, Petroleum Storage Tank Insurance Fund, Office of the State Treasurer, Office
of the GovernorUniversity of Missouri, Joint Committee on Administrative Rules,
Missouri House of Representatives, Missouri Senate, Office of the State Courts
Administrator and State Tax Commission each 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.
Oversight will reflect the fiscal impact as $0 (voters do not approve the constitutional
amendment) to an “Unknown” amount of revenue distributed to counties. L.R. No. 3850H.01I
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Officials from Office of the Secretary of State (SOS) assume, each year, a number of joint
resolutions that would refer to a vote of the people a constitutional amendment and bills that
would refer to a vote of the people the statutory issue in the legislation may be considered by the
General Assembly.
Unless a special election is called for the purpose, Joint Resolutions proposing a constitutional
amendment are submitted to a vote of the people at the next general election.
Article XII section 2(b) of the Missouri Constitution authorizes the governor to order a special
election for constitutional amendments referred to the people. If a special election is called to
submit a Joint Resolution to a vote of the people, section 115.063.2 RSMo requires the state to
pay the costs. The cost of the special election has been estimated to be $8 million based on the
cost of the 2022 primary and general election reimbursements.
The Secretary of State’s office is required to pay for publishing in local newspapers the full text
of each statewide ballot measure as directed by Article XII, Section 2(b) of the Missouri
Constitution and Section 116.230-116.290, RSMo. Funding for this item is adjusted each year
depending upon the election cycle. A new decision item is requested in odd numbered fiscal
years and the amount requested is dependent upon the estimated number of ballot measures that
will be approved by the General Assembly and the initiative petitions certified for the ballot. In
FY 2014, the General Assembly changed the appropriation so that it was no longer an estimated
appropriation.
For the FY25 petitions cycle, the SOS estimates publication costs at $60,000 per page. This
amount is subject to change based on number of petitions received, length of those petitions and
rates charged by newspaper publishers.
The Secretary of State’s office will continue to assume, for the purposes of this fiscal note, that it
should have the full appropriation authority it needs to meet the publishing requirements.
Because these requirements are mandatory, the SOS reserves the right to request funding to meet
the cost of the publishing requirements if the Governor and the General Assembly again change
the amount or continue to not designate it as an estimated appropriation.
Oversight has reflected, in this fiscal note, the state potentially reimbursing local political
subdivisions the cost of having this joint resolution voted on during a special election in fiscal
year 2025. This reflects the decision made by the Joint Committee on Legislative Research that
the cost of the elections should be shown in the fiscal note. The next scheduled statewide general
election is in November 2024 (FY 2025). It is assumed the subject within this proposal could be
on this ballot; however, it could also be on a special election called for by the Governor (a
different date). Therefore, Oversight will reflect a potential election cost reimbursement to local
political subdivisions in FY 2025. L.R. No. 3850H.01I
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FISCAL IMPACT – State GovernmentFY 2025FY 2026
(6 Mos.)
FY 2027GENERAL REVENUE FUNDTransfer Out - SOS - reimbursement of
local election authority election costs if
a special election is called by the
Governor
$0 or (More
than
$8,000,000)$0$0
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON
THE GENERAL REVENUE FUND
$0 or (More
than
$8,000,000)$0$0
VARIOUS STATE FUNDSLoss – profits received by state
departments from their management of
the natural resources of the state to be
remitted to counties
$0 or
(Unknown)
$0 or
(Unknown)
$0 or
(Unknown)
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON
VARIOUS STATE FUNDS
$0 or
(Unknown)
$0 or
(Unknown)
$0 or
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FISCAL IMPACT – Local GovernmentFY 2025
(10 Mo.)
FY 2026FY 2027LOCAL POLITICAL
SUBDIVISIONS
Revenue – Counties – profits remitted
from various state departments
$0 or
Unknown
$0 or
Unknown
$0 or
Unknown
Transfer In - Local Election
Authorities - reimbursement of election
costs by the State for a special election
$0 or More
than
$8,000,000$0$0
Costs - Local Election Authorities -
cost of a special election if called for by
the Governor
$0 or (More
than
$8,000,000)$0$0
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON
LOCAL POLITICAL
SUBDIVISIONS
$0 or
Unknown
$0 or
Unknown
$0 or
Unknown
FISCAL IMPACT – Small Business
No direct fiscal impact to small businesses would be expected as a result of this proposal.
FISCAL DESCRIPTION
Upon voter approval, this resolution would require any state department that receives a profit
from its management of the state's natural resources to remit a portion of the profit to the county
in which the resources are located. The General Assembly may enact laws to provide for a
method and proportion of any money provided to the county.
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. 3850H.01I
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Department of Revenue
Missouri Department of Conservation
Department of Natural Resources
Office of Administration - Administrative Hearing Commission
Office of Administration - Budget and Planning
Department of Commerce and Insurance
Department of Economic Development
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development
Department of Health and Senior Services
Department of Mental Health
Department of Corrections
Department of Labor and Industrial Relations
Department of Public Safety
Department of Social Services
Missouri Department of Agriculture
Missouri Ethics Commission
Missouri Department of Transportation
Missouri National Guard
Office of Administration
Office of the State Public Defender
Attorney General’s Office
MoDOT & Patrol Employees’ Retirement System
Missouri Office of Prosecution Services
Missouri Consolidated Health Care Plan
State Tax Commission
Missouri State Employee's Retirement System
Missouri Lottery Commission
Office of the State Treasurer
Office of the Governor
Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority
University of Missouri
Petroleum Storage Tank Insurance Fund
Julie MorffRoss StropeDirectorAssistant DirectorApril 5, 2024April 5, 2024