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2	2	EXPLANATION-Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in this bill is not enacted
3	3	and is intended to be omitted in the law.
4	4	FIRST REGULAR SESSION
5	5	SENATE BILL NO. 666
6	6	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
7	7	INTRODUCED BY SENATOR CRAWFORD.
8	8	2586S.02I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
9	9	AN ACT
10	10	To repeal sections 105.963, 143.611, and 209.030, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof three new
11	11	sections relating to mail sent by state entities.
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13	13	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
14	14	Section A. Sections 105.963, 143.611, and 209.030, RSMo, 1
15	15	are repealed and three new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to 2
16	16	be known as sections 105.96 3, 143.611, and 209.030, to read as 3
17	17	follows:4
18	18	105.963. 1. The executive director shall assess every 1
19	19	committee, as defined in section 130.011, failing to file 2
20	20	with a filing officer other than a local election authority 3
21	21	as provided by section 130.0 26 a campaign disclosure report 4
22	22	as required by chapter 130, other than the report required 5
23	23	pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection 1 of section 6
24	24	130.046, a late filing fee of ten dollars for each day after 7
25	25	such report is due to the commission. The executive 8
26	26	director shall [mail] send a notice[, by registered mail, ] 9
27	27	to any candidate and the treasurer of any committee who 10
28	28	fails to file such report informing such person of such 11
29	29	failure and the fees provided by this section. If the 12
30	30	candidate or treasurer of any committee persists in such 13
31	31	failure for a period in excess of thirty days beyond receipt 14
32	32	of such notice, the amount of the late filing fee shall 15
33	33	increase to one hundred dollars for each day that the report 16
34	34	is not filed, provided that the to tal amount of such fees 17 SB 666 2
35	35	assessed pursuant to this subsection per report shall not 18
36	36	exceed three thousand dollars. 19
37	37	2. (1) Any candidate for state or local office who 20
38	38	fails to file a campaign disclosure report required pursuant 21
39	39	to subdivision (1) o f subsection 1 of section 130.046, other 22
40	40	than a report required to be filed with a local election 23
41	41	authority as provided by section 130.026, shall be assessed 24
42	42	by the executive director a late filing fee of one hundred 25
43	43	dollars for each day that the repor t is not filed, until the 26
44	44	first day after the date of the election. After such 27
45	45	election date, the amount of such late filing fee shall 28
46	46	accrue at the rate of ten dollars per day that such report 29
47	47	remains unfiled, except as provided in subdivision (2) of 30
48	48	this subsection. 31
49	49	(2) The executive director shall [mail] send a 32
50	50	notice[, by certified mail or other means to give actual 33
51	51	notice,] to any candidate who fails to file the report 34
52	52	described in subdivision (1) of this subsection informing 35
53	53	such person of such failure and the fees provided by this 36
54	54	section. If the candidate persists in such failure for a 37
55	55	period in excess of thirty days beyond receipt of such 38
56	56	notice, the amount of the late filing fee shall increase to 39
57	57	one hundred dollars for each da y that the report is not 40
58	58	filed, provided that the total amount of such fees assessed 41
59	59	pursuant to this subsection per report shall not exceed six 42
60	60	thousand dollars. 43
61	61	3. The executive director shall assess every person 44
62	62	required to file a financial in terest statement pursuant to 45
63	63	sections 105.483 to 105.492 failing to file such a financial 46
64	64	interest statement with the commission a late filing fee of 47
65	65	ten dollars for each day after such statement is due to the 48
66	66	commission. The executive director shall [mail] send a 49 SB 666 3
67	67	notice[, by certified mail, ] to any person who fails to file 50
68	68	such statement informing the individual required to file of 51
69	69	such failure and the fees provided by this section. If the 52
70	70	person persists in such failure for a period in excess of 53
71	71	thirty days beyond receipt of such notice, the amount of the 54
72	72	late filing fee shall increase to one hundred dollars for 55
73	73	each day thereafter that the statement is late, provided 56
74	74	that the total amount of such fees assessed pursuant to this 57
75	75	subsection per statement shall not exceed six thousand 58
76	76	dollars. 59
77	77	4. Any person assessed a late filing fee may seek 60
78	78	review of such assessment or the amount of late filing fees 61
79	79	assessed, at the person's option, by filing a petition 62
80	80	within fourteen days after rec eiving [actual] notice of 63
81	81	assessment with the administrative hearing commission, or 64
82	82	without exhausting the person's administrative remedies may 65
83	83	seek review of such issues with the circuit court of Cole 66
84	84	County. 67
85	85	5. The executive director of the Mis souri ethics 68
86	86	commission shall collect such late filing fees as are 69
87	87	provided for in this section. Unpaid late filing fees shall 70
88	88	be collected by action filed by the commission. The 71
89	89	commission shall contract with the appropriate entity to 72
90	90	collect such late filing fees after a thirty -day 73
91	91	delinquency. If not collected within one hundred twenty 74
92	92	days, the Missouri ethics commission shall file a petition 75
93	93	in Cole County circuit court to seek a judgment on said 76
94	94	fees. All late filing fees collected pursua nt to this 77
95	95	section shall be transmitted to the state treasurer and 78
96	96	deposited to the general revenue fund. 79 SB 666 4
97	97	6. The late filing fees provided by this section shall 80
98	98	be in addition to any penalty provided by law for violations 81
99	99	of sections 105.483 to 1 05.492 or chapter 130. 82
100	100	7. If any candidate fails to file a campaign 83
101	101	disclosure report in a timely manner and that candidate is 84
102	102	assessed a late filing fee, the candidate, candidate 85
103	103	committee treasurer or assistant treasurer may file an 86
104	104	appeal of the assessment of the late filing fee with the 87
105	105	commission. The commission may forgive the assessment of 88
106	106	the late filing fee upon a showing of good cause. Such 89
107	107	appeal shall be filed within ten days of the receipt of 90
108	108	notice of the assessment of the late filing fee. 91
109	109	143.611. 1. As soon as practical after the return is 1
110	110	filed, the director of revenue shall examine it to determine 2
111	111	the correct amount of tax. If the director of revenue finds 3
112	112	that the amount of tax shown on the return i s less than the 4
113	113	correct amount, he shall notify the taxpayer of the amount 5
114	114	of the deficiency proposed to be assessed. If the director 6
115	115	of revenue finds that the tax paid is more than the correct 7
116	116	amount, he shall credit the overpayment against any taxes 8
117	117	due under sections 143.011 to 143.996 from the taxpayer and 9
118	118	refund the difference. No deficiency shall be proposed and 10
119	119	no refund shall be made pursuant to this or any section of 11
120	120	sections 143.011 to 143.996 unless the amount exceeds one 12
121	121	dollar. 13
122	122	2. If the taxpayer fails to file an income tax return, 14
123	123	the director of revenue shall estimate the taxpayer's 15
124	124	taxable income and the tax thereon from any available 16
125	125	information and notify the taxpayer of the amount proposed 17
126	126	to be assessed as in the case of a deficiency. 18
127	127	3. The notice required by subsections 1 and 2 of this 19
128	128	section, hereafter referred to as a notice of deficiency, 20 SB 666 5
129	129	shall set forth the reason for the proposed assessment. For 21
130	130	taxpayers other than individuals, the notice of deficien cy 22
131	131	shall be mailed by certified or registered mail to the 23
132	132	taxpayer at his last known address or delivered 24
133	133	electronically at the taxpayer's request. For taxpayers 25
134	134	that are individuals, the notice of deficiency may be mailed 26
135	135	by first-class mail or delivered electronically at the 27
136	136	taxpayer's request. In the case of a combined return, the 28
137	137	notice of deficiency may be a single combined notice except 29
138	138	that if the director of revenue is notified by either spouse 30
139	139	that separate residences have been establish ed he shall mail 31
140	140	notices to each spouse. If the taxpayer is deceased, is 32
141	141	under a legal disability, or, in the case of a corporation, 33
142	142	has terminated its existence, a notice of deficiency may be 34
143	143	mailed to his last known address unless the director of 35
144	144	revenue has received notice of the existence and address of 36
145	145	a person to receive notices with respect to such taxpayer. 37
146	146	209.030. 1. Every adult blind person, eighteen years 1
147	147	of age or over, of good moral character who shall have been 2
148	148	a resident of the state of Missouri for one year or more 3
149	149	next preceding the time of making application for the 4
150	150	pension herein provided and every adult blind person 5
151	151	eighteen years of age or over who may have lost his or her 6
152	152	sight while a bona fide reside nt of this state and who has 7
153	153	been a continuous resident thereof since such loss of sight, 8
154	154	shall be entitled to receive, when enrolled under the 9
155	155	provisions of sections 209.010 to 209.160, an annual pension 10
156	156	as provided for herein, payable in equal monthl y 11
157	157	installments, provided, that no such person shall be 12
158	158	entitled to or be paid a blind pension who: 13
159	159	(1) Owns property or has an interest in property to 14
160	160	the value of thirty thousand dollars or more, or if married 15 SB 666 6
161	161	and actually living with husband or wife, if the value of 16
162	162	his or her interest in property, together with that of such 17
163	163	husband or wife, exceeds said amount; provided that, the 18
164	164	first one hundred thousand dollars in an individual's ABLE 19
165	165	account under sections 209.600 to 209.645 shall be ex cluded 20
166	166	from such asset limit; provided, further, that in 21
167	167	determining the total value of property owned, the real 22
168	168	estate occupied by the blind person or spouse as the home, 23
169	169	shall be excluded; 24
170	170	(2) Obtains, maintains, or renews a valid driver's 25
171	171	license in this or any other state or territory, unless such 26
172	172	license has been relinquished to the department of revenue 27
173	173	and the person provides satisfactory proof of such 28
174	174	relinquishment to the department of social services. The 29
175	175	department of social servi ces shall notify eligible blind 30
176	176	persons with valid driver's licenses that they shall 31
177	177	surrender such licenses within sixty days of approval for a 32
178	178	blind pension. Upon receipt of a relinquished license under 33
179	179	this subdivision, the department of revenue sh all, if 34
180	180	requested by the person, issue a nondriver's license card 35
181	181	compliant with the provisions of chapter 302 at no charge to 36
182	182	the person. The department of social services and the 37
183	183	department of revenue shall jointly establish procedures and 38
184	184	shall share any information necessary to implement this 39
185	185	subdivision; 40
186	186	(3) Operates a motor vehicle with or without a valid 41
187	187	driver's license; 42
188	188	(4) Has a sighted spouse resident in this state who 43
189	189	upon the investigation of the family support division may be 44
190	190	found to be able to provide for the reasonable support of 45
191	191	such applicant if the sighted spouse's annual income is 46 SB 666 7
192	192	equal to or greater than five hundred percent of the federal 47
193	193	poverty level for each state fiscal year; 48
194	194	(5) Publicly solicits alm s in any manner or through 49
195	195	any artifice in any part of this state; 50
196	196	(6) Is maintained in a private or endowed institution 51
197	197	or is an inmate of a public institution, except as a patient 52
198	198	in a public medical institution; provided, that benefits 53
199	199	shall not be paid to a blind person under sixty -five years 54
200	200	of age, who is a patient in an institution for mental 55
201	201	diseases or tuberculosis. In order to comply with federal 56
202	202	laws and regulations and state plans in making payments to 57
203	203	or on behalf of mentally ill individuals sixty-five years of 58
204	204	age, or over, who are patients in a state mental 59
205	205	institution, the family support division shall require 60
206	206	agreements or other arrangements with the institution to 61
207	207	provide a framework for cooperation and to assure that sta te 62
208	208	plan requirements and federal laws and regulations relating 63
209	209	to such payment will be observed. In the event the federal 64
210	210	laws or regulations will not permit approval of the state 65
211	211	plan for benefit payments to or on behalf of an individual 66
212	212	who is sixty-five years of age, or over, and is a patient in 67
213	213	a state institution for mental diseases, this portion of 68
214	214	this subdivision shall be inoperative until approval of a 69
215	215	state plan is obtained; 70
216	216	(7) Is otherwise not blind and not eligible for a 71
217	217	blind pension under this chapter; or 72
218	218	(8) Pleads guilty or has been found to have violated 73
219	219	section 209.140. 74
220	220	2. Any applicant for or any recipient of a blind 75
221	221	pension who does not submit, without good cause or as 76
222	222	otherwise specified by the department of social services, to 77
223	223	a vision test as required under section 209.040 within 78 SB 666 8
224	224	thirty days of a request by the department shall not be 79
225	225	eligible for a blind pension and the department shall 80
226	226	terminate payment after notice and an opportunity for a 81
227	227	hearing. 82
228	228	3. The applicant for or recipient of a blind pension 83
229	229	shall inform the department of any change of address or 84
230	230	other contact information and any other change of 85
231	231	circumstances that may impact the applicant or recipient's 86
232	232	eligibility for a blind pe nsion within ten days of the 87
233	233	change. Any notice served on the applicant or recipient 88
234	234	shall be sent by [certified] mail delivered by the United 89
235	235	States Postal Service at the applicant's or recipient's 90
236	236	address of record and shall be deemed service for al l 91
237	237	purposes under sections 209.010 to 209.160 , except that for 92
238	238	any notice of adverse actions being taken against the 93
239	239	applicant or recipient to be deemed service for all purposes 94
240	240	under sections 209.010 to 209.160, such notice shall also be 95
241	241	sent by certified mail delivered by the United States Postal 96
242	242	Service at the applicant's or recipient's address of 97
243	243	record. Adverse actions shall include, but are not limited 98
244	244	to, setting a hearing date, terminating payments, and other 99
245	245	significant actions the departm ent can take against the 100
246	246	applicant or recipient under sections 209.010 to 209.160 . 101
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