Missouri 2025 Regular Session

Missouri House Bill HB84 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 12/02/2024

                            FIRSTREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.84
103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEGRIFFITH.
0513H.01I	DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Torepealsection313.820,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingto
gamblingboatfees.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Section313.820,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu
2thereof,tobeknownassection313.820,toreadasfollows:
313.820.1.(1)Anexcursionboatlicenseeshallpaytothecommissionanadmission
2feeof[two]fourdollarsforeachpersonembarkingonanexcursiongamblingboat[witha
3ticketofadmission]. Onedollarofsuchfeeshallbedepositedtothecreditofthegaming
4commissionfundasauthorizedpursuanttosection313.835,[and]onedollarofsuchfeeshall
5notbeconsideredstatefundsandshallbepaidtothehomedockcityorcounty, andtwo
6dollarsofsuchfeeshallbepaidtotheveteranscommissioncapitalimprovementtrust
7fundbeginningontheeffectivedateofthissection. Subjecttoappropriation,onecentof
8suchfeedepositedtothecreditofthegamingcommissionfundmaybedepositedtothecredit
9ofthecompulsivegamblersfundcreatedpursuanttotheprovisionsofsection313.842.
10Nothinginthissectionshallprecludeanylicenseefromcharginganyamountdeemed
11necessaryforaticketofadmissiontoanypersonembarkingonanexcursiongamblingboat.
12Ifticketsareissuedwhicharegoodformorethanoneexcursion,theadmissionfeeshallbe
13paidtothecommissionforeachpersonusingtheticketoneachexcursionthattheticketis
14used.Iffreepassesorcomplimentaryadmissionticketsareissued,theexcursionboat
15licenseeshallpaytothecommissionthesamefeeuponthesepassesorcomplimentarytickets
16asiftheyweresoldattheregularandusualadmissionrate;however,theexcursionboat
17licenseemayissuefee-freepassestoactualandnecessaryofficialsandemployeesofthe
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18licenseeorotherpersonsactuallyworkingontheexcursiongamblingboat.Theissuanceof
19fee-freepassesissubjecttotherulesofthecommission,andalistofallpersonstowhomthe
20fee-freepassesareissuedshallbefiledwiththecommission.
21 (2)Thecommissionshall,withinthefirstthreemonthsofeachcalendaryear,
22adjusttheadmissionfeeestablishedinsubdivision(1)ofthissubsectioninaccordance
23withthefederalBureauofLaborStatisticsconsumerpriceindexandshallplacethe
24revisedfeeineffectatthebeginningoftheimmediatelyfollowingfiscalyear.
25 2.Alllicenseesaresubjecttoallincometaxes,salestaxes,earningstaxes,usetaxes,
26propertytaxesoranyothertaxorfeenoworhereafterlawfullyleviedbyanypolitical
27subdivision;however,nootherlicensetax,permittax,occupationtax,excursionfee,ortaxes
28orfeesshallbeimposed,leviedorassessedexclusivelyuponlicenseesbyapolitical
29subdivision.Allstatetaxesnotconnecteddirectlytogamblinggamesshallbecollectedby
30thedepartmentofrevenue.Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsection32.057tothecontrary,
31thedepartmentofrevenuemayfurnishandthecommissionmayreceivetaxinformationto
32determineifapplicantsorlicenseesarecomplyingwiththetaxlawsofthisstate;however,
33anytaxinformationacquiredbythecommissionshallnotbecomepublicrecordandshallbe
34usedexclusivelyforcommissionbusiness.
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