COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
OVERSIGHT DIVISION
FISCAL NOTE
L.R. No.:0996H.01I Bill No.:HB 507 Subject:Elections; County Officials Type:Original Date:February 17, 2025Bill Summary:This proposal modifies provisions relating to elections.
FISCAL SUMMARY
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON GENERAL REVENUE FUNDFUND
AFFECTED
FY 2026FY 2027FY 2028Fully
Implemented
(FY 2030)
General Revenue
($43,687)($106,947)($163,629)($238,335)
Total Estimated
Net Effect on
General
Revenue($43,687)($106,947)($163,629)($238,335)
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON OTHER STATE FUNDSFUND
AFFECTED
FY 2026FY 2027FY 2028Fully
Implemented
(FY 2030)
Total Estimated
Net Effect on
Other State
Funds $0$0$0$0
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ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDSFUND
AFFECTED
FY 2026FY 2027FY 2028Fully
Implemented
(FY 2030)
Total Estimated
Net Effect on
All Federal
Funds $0$0$0$0
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FULL TIME EQUIVALENT (FTE)FUND
AFFECTED
FY 2026FY 2027FY 2028Fully
Implemented
(FY 2030)
Total Estimated
Net Effect on
FTE 000$0
☐ 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
AFFECTED
FY 2026FY 2027FY 2028Fully
Implemented
(FY 2030)
Local
Government$0$0$0$0 L.R. No. 0996H.01I
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FISCAL ANALYSIS
ASSUMPTION
Section 115.638 – Commits the offense of tampering with an election official
Officials from the Department of Corrections (DOC) state Section 115.638 is created to
include the offense of Tampering with an Election Official. The offense of tampering with an
election official is a class one election offense, unless it results in death or bodily injury to an
election official or their family, in which case it is a class B felony.
Class one election offense shall be punished by imprisonment of not more than five years or by
fine of not less than two thousand five hundred dollars but not more than ten thousand dollars by
115.631. This is equal to a class D felony offense.
For each new violent class D felony, the department estimates four people could be sentenced to
prison and four to probation. The average sentence for a violent class D felony offense is 5.7
years, of which 4 years could be served in prison with 3 years to first release. The remaining 1.7
years could be on parole. Probation sentences could be 4 years.
The cumulative impact on the department is estimated to be 16 additional offenders in prison and
23 additional offenders on field supervision by FY 2032.
C
hange in prison admissions and probation openings with legislation
F
Y2026
F
Y2027
F
Y2028
F
Y2029
F
Y2030
F
Y2031
F
Y2032
F
Y2033
F
Y2034
F
Y2035
N
ew Admissions
C
urrent Law
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A
fter Legislation
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
P
robation
C
urrent Law
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A
fter Legislation
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
C
hange (After Legislation - Current Law)
A
dmissions
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
P
robations
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
C
umulative Populations
P
rison
4 8 1
2
1
6
1
6
1
6
1
6
1
6
1
6
1
6
P
arole
0 0 0 0 4 7 7 7 7 7
P
robation
4 8 1
2
1
6
1
6
1
6
1
6
1
6
1
6
1
6
I
mpact
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P
rison Population
4 8 1
2
1
6
1
6
1
6
1
6
1
6
1
6
1
6
F
ield Population
4 8 1
2
1
6
2
0
2
3
2
3
2
3
2
3
2
3
P
opulation Change
8 1
6
2
4
3
2
3
6
3
9
3
9
3
9
3
9
3
9
Given the seriousness of class B felony offenses and that the introduction of a completely new
class B felony offense is a rare event, the department assumes the admission of one person per
year to prison following the passage of the legislative proposal. L.R. No. 0996H.01I
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Offenders committed to prison with a class B felony as their most serious sentence, have an
average sentence length of 9.0 years and serve, on average, 3.4 years in prison prior to first
release. The department assumes one third of the remaining sentence length could be served in
prison as a parole return, and the rest of the sentence could be served on supervision in the
community.
The cumulative impact on the department is estimated to be 5 additional offenders in prison and
4 additional offenders on field supervision by FY 2034.
Combined Cumulative Estimated Impact of HB 507 (0996H.01I)
The combined cumulative estimated impact on the department is 21 additional offenders in
prison and 27 fewer offenders on field supervision by FY 2034.
C
hange in prison admissions and probation openings with legislation
F
Y2026
F
Y2027
F
Y2028
F
Y2029
F
Y2030
F
Y2031
F
Y2032
F
Y2033
F
Y2034
F
Y2035
N
ew Admissions
C
urrent Law
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A
fter Legislation
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
P
robation
C
urrent Law
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A
fter Legislation
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
C
hange (After Legislation - Current Law)
A
dmissions
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
P
robations
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
C
umulative Populations
P
rison
5 1
0
1
5
2
0
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
P
arole
0 0 0 0 4 8 9 1
0
1
1
1
1
P
robation
4 8 1
2
1
6
1
6
1
6
1
6
1
6
1
6
1
6
I
mpact
P
rison Population
5 1
0
1
5
2
0
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
F
ield Population
4 8 1
2
1
6
2
0
2
4
2
5
2
6
2
7
2
7
P
opulation Change
9 1
8
2
7
3
6
4
1
4
5
4
6
4
7
4
8
4
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* If this impact statement has changed from statements submitted in previous years, it could be
due to an increase/decrease in the number of offenders, a change in the cost per day for
institutional offenders, and/or an increase in staff salaries.
If the projected impact of legislation is less than 1,500 offenders added to or subtracted from the
department’s institutional caseload, the marginal cost of incarceration will be utilized. This cost
of incarceration is $28.73 per day or an annual cost of $10,485 per offender and includes such
costs as medical, food, and operational E&E. However, if the projected impact of legislation is
1,500 or more offenders added or removed to the department’s institutional caseload, the full
cost of incarceration will be used, which includes fixed costs. This cost is $100.25 per day or an
annual cost of $36,591 per offender and includes personal services, all institutional E&E,
medical and mental health, fringe, and miscellaneous expenses. None of these costs include
construction to increase institutional capacity.
DOC’s cost of probation or parole is determined by the number of P&P Officer II positions that
are needed to cover its caseload. The DOC average district caseload across the state is 51
offender cases per officer. An increase/decrease of 51 cases would result in a cost/cost avoidance
equal to the salary, fringe, and equipment and expenses of one P&P Officer II.
Increases/decreases smaller than 51 offender cases are assumed to be absorbable.
In instances where the proposed legislation would only affect a specific caseload, such as sex
offenders, the DOC will use the average caseload figure for that specific type of offender to
calculate cost increases/decreases.
D and E felony
# to
prison
Cost per
year
Total Costs for
prison
Change in
probation
& parole
officers
Total cost
for
probation
and parole
# to
probation &
parole
Grand Total -
Prison and
Probation
(includes 2%
inflation)
Year 15($10,485)($43,687)0$04($43,687)Year 210($10,485)($106,947)0$08($106,947)Year 315($10,485)($163,629)0$012($163,629)Year 420($10,485)($222,535)0$016($222,535)Year 521($10,485)($238,335)0$020($238,335)Year 621($10,485)($243,102)0$024($243,102)Year 721($10,485)($247,964)0$025($247,964)Year 821($10,485)($252,923)0$026($252,923)Year 921($10,485)($257,982)0$027($257,982)Year 1021($10,485)($263,141)0$027($263,141) L.R. No. 0996H.01I
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Officials from the Department of Public Safety - Missouri Highway Patrol assume the
proposal will have no fiscal impact on their organization. Oversight does not have any
information to the contrary. Therefore, Oversight will reflect a zero impact in the fiscal note for
this agency.
In response to a similar proposal, SB 84 (2025), officials from the Office of the State Courts
Administrator assumed the proposal would have no fiscal impact on their organization.
Oversight does not have any information to the contrary. Therefore, Oversight will reflect a
zero impact in the fiscal note for this agency.
Sections 115.125, 115.127, 115.277, 115.284, 115.430 & 115.453 – Modifies provisions relation
to elections
Officials from the Jackson County Election Board, the Platte County Board of Elections, the
St. Charles County Election Authority, the St. Louis City Board of Elections and the St.
Louis County Board of Elections each assume no fiscal impact from this legislation.
Rule Promulgation
Officials from the Office of the Secretary of State (SOS) note many bills considered by the
General Assembly include provisions allowing or requiring agencies to submit rules and
regulations to implement the act. The SOS is provided with core funding to handle a certain
amount of normal activity resulting from each year's legislative session. The fiscal impact for
this fiscal note to the SOS for Administrative Rules is less than $5,000. The SOS recognizes that
this is a small amount and does not expect that additional funding would be required to meet
these costs. However, the SOS also recognizes that many such bills may be passed by the
General Assembly in a given year and that collectively the costs may be in excess of what the
office can sustain with its core budget. Therefore, the SOS reserves the right to request funding
for the cost of supporting administrative rules requirements should the need arise based on a
review of the finally approved bills signed by the governor. L.R. No. 0996H.01I
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FISCAL IMPACT – State
Government
FY 2026
(10 Mo.)
FY 2027FY 2028Fully
Implemented
(FY 2030)
GENERAL REVENUE Cost – DOC (§115.638)
Increased Incarceration Costs($43,687)($106,947)($163,629)($238,335)
ESTIMATED TOTAL NET
EFFECT TO GENERAL
REVENUE($43,687)($106,947)($163,629)($238,335)
FISCAL IMPACT – Local
Government
FY 2026
(10 Mo.)
FY 2027FY 2028Fully
Implemented
(FY 2030)
$0$0$0$0
FISCAL IMPACT – Small Business
No direct fiscal impact to small businesses would be expected as a result of this proposal.
FISCAL DESCRIPTION
This bill allows a notice of election to be sent by email.
The bill moves the filing dates for a declaration of candidacy in certain political subdivisions and
special districts back by one week, from the 17th Tuesday prior to the election until the 14th
Tuesday prior to the election, to the 16th Tuesday prior to the election until the 13th Tuesday
prior to the election.
Currently, covered voters eligible to register to vote may vote in certain elections by submitting a
federal postcard application to apply to vote at their polling place. This bill changes this
requirement from the polling place to the office of the election authority on election day.
Currently, interstate former residents and new residents may vote absentee for presidential and
vice presidential electors. This bill allows them to vote for those electors at the office of the
election authority on election day. L.R. No. 0996H.01I
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This bill provides that all lists of absentee ballot applications for people with permanent
disabilities will be kept confidential and must not be posted or displayed in an area open to the
general public nor shown to any unauthorized person.
This bill allows a provisional ballot to be cast in any public election.
The bill provides that votes for write-in candidates must only be counted for candidates who
have filed a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate, even if no candidate has filed for that
office.
This bill establishes the offense of tampering with an election official.
A person commits the offense of tampering with an election official if they, with the purpose to
harass or intimidate an election official in the performance of their official duties:
(1) Threaten to harm or cause harm to an election official or a member of their family;
(2) Use force, threats, or deception against an election official or member of their
family;
(3) Attempt to pressure an election official or member of their family to violate a
provision of election law;
(4) Engage in conduct reasonably calculated to harass or alarm an election official or
member of their family, including stalking; or
(5) Dox an election official or member of their family.
The offense of tampering with an election official is a class one election offense. If a violation
results in death or bodily injury to an election official or a member of their family, the offense is
a class B felony.
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. 0996H.01I
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Office of the Secretary of State
Department of Corrections
Office of the State Courts Administrator
Missouri Highway Patrol
Jackson County Election Board
Platte County Board of Elections
St. Charles Election Authority
St. Louis City Board of Elections
St. Louis County Board of Elections
Julie MorffJessica HarrisDirectorAssistant DirectorFebruary 17, 2025February 17, 2025