CITIES, TOWNS, AND VILLAGES

Missouri House of Representatives
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CITIES, TOWNS, AND VILLAGES
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: Authorizes the designation of a satellite enterprise zone in the City of Sugar Creek.

: Raises Kansas City police salaries.

: Allows certain political subdivisions to have a mechanic's lien when they have previously paid mechanics to perform abatement work on derelict real property.

: Allows urban school districts to start school prior to September 1st.

: Establishes state penalties for violation of the federal Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act; makes municipalities that own gas plants subject to Public Service Commission penalties.

: Authorizes the governing body of any fire protection district or municipal fire department, upon voter approval, to impose a sales tax.

: Creates a sales and use tax holiday for clothing purchased before the start of the 2001-2002 school year.

: Authorizes the designation of a satellite enterprise zone in the City of Sugar Creek.

: Enacts additional petition requirements for the question of retaining the city manager form of government in third class cities.

: Changes the terms of community improvement district board members to either three or four years, at the district's option.

: Reallocates tax credits and amends various other provisions pertaining to distressed communities. Repeals the Missouri Individual Training Account Program.

: Adopts standards and procedures for municipal impeachments.

: Requires a roll call on votes to close meetings; penalizes negligent violations of sunshine law; increases penalties for violations of sunshine law.

: Prohibits utilities from charging consumers for underbilling mistakes made by the utility if a correction is not made within ninety days.

: Creates the Family and Community Trust.

: Enacts the Missouri Equalization of Local Governmental Services for Homeowners Act.

: Creates the Policemen's and Sheriff's Deputies' Trust Fund for minimum peace officer salaries.

: Allows political subdivisions to establish permit procedures for public utility right-of-way users; allows utilities to pass costs of such permits to consumer.

: Eliminates the local sales and use tax on food and replaces lost local revenue by reducing the state income tax deduction for individuals for federal income taxes.

: Freezes the assessed value of certain real property owned by persons 65 years of age and older which is used as a principal residence.

: Authorizes taxes for tourism, economic development, and children's services; authorizes creation of tourism community enhancement districts.

: Eliminates the office of city marshal in third class cities that contract for police service.

: Changes the petitioning provisions for opting out of the city manager form of government.

: Increases the authorization for water pollution bonds and revises law on water and sewer systems.

: Expands the eligible counties for absorption of municipalities.

: Recaptures certain unused moneys in local convention and sports complex funds.

: Ensures timely payment of tax increment financing funds to taxing districts.

: Increases the eligibility for grant moneys to municipalities and counties for environmental assessments on brownfields.

: Allows fourth class cities in counties of the first classification to participate in the state weed and grass control program.

: Requires unclaimed property on a dead body to be delivered to the public administrator.

: Provides for disposition of certain property acquired by the public for airport purposes.

: Allows fourth class cities in counties of the first classification to participate in the state weed and grass control program.

: Allows notices of hearings on special business districts to be sent by regular mail.

: Redefines who may form joint municipal utility commissions; regulates public water supply district purchases of, and services to, water and sewer corporations.

: Allows the City of Warrensburg to receive bids for banking services at any city council meeting.

: Revises banking law.

: Authorizes bed tax in certain cities and counties for purposes of supporting a convention, visitor and tourist center.

: Authorizes a conveyance of property in Scott County.

: Pre-empts local regulation of firearms and limits liability of firearm manufacturers.

: Requires proof city property tax (where applicable) has been paid before registration of motor vehicle.

: Authorizes municipalities to regulate adult establishments.

: Delineates the duties of an Urban Conservation Commission and Department of Urban Conservation, contingent upon the passage of a constitutional amendment creating such commission and department.

: Permits municipalities to set speed limits on state roads and highways within the municipality, without approval of Department of Transportation.

: Makes the City of Adrian the purple martin capital of the state of Missouri.

: Allows notification to adjacent landowners of planned construction of telecommunications towers.

: Urges the political subdivisions of this state to suspend imposition of the gross receipts tax on natural gas sales until the current natural gas price crisis is over.

: Proposes a constitutional amendment to establish the Department of Urban Conservation.

: Allows notices of hearings on special business districts to be sent by regular mail.

: Exempts the homestead of those aged 65 and older from increases in property tax assessments.

: Revises criteria used to evaluate redevelopment projects funded by tax increment financing in certain areas.

: Revises various utility taxes.

: Allows counties of the third classification to adopt building codes in certain areas, subject to voter approval.

: Mandates ethanol phase-in in certain metropolitan areas and allows other areas to adopt ethanol phase-in programs.

: Allows certain political subdivisions to become exempt from the state prevailing wage.

: Exempts food local sales tax and reduces federal income tax deduction, subject to referendum.

: Authorizes removal of property from the Springfield Community Improvement District.

: Creates a grant program for employees who purchase homes in areas of economic decline near where they work.

: Revises the sunset on disclosure of certain municipal utility records.

: Allows cities and counties to enact homestead exemption for certain senior citizens.

: Requires posting of notice of tax sale to include information concerning debt secured by the property being sold.

: Third class cities in St. Louis County shall fill vacancies by appointment.

: Expands the grant of immunity for the donation of certain fire equipment.

: Authorizes automated traffic enforcement programs.

: Exempts residential property owned by the elderly from certain increases in assessed valuation.

: Provides property tax relief for disabled veterans.

: Creates a home builders licensure board to license and regulate residential home builders.

: Limits sound amplification in motor vehicles.

: Allows local governments to eliminate the sales tax on food.

: Creates the Family and Community Investment Trust to strengthen community systems for families.

: Allows certain cities to punish property violations with increased penalties.

: Authorizes forty million dollars in bonds for various water and sewer programs; permits political subdivisions to require owners to connect to a sewer system.

: A percentage of insurance premium taxes shall fund various fire protection programs.

: Modifies distribution of local excursion gambling boat taxes within St. Louis County.

: Allows a municipality to use condemnation in order to construct or acquire natural gas service.

: Freezes residential property valuation for senior citizens.

: Increases sales tax to fund transportation projects and requires director to be elected rather than appointed.

: Allows various local taxes for tourism and other purposes.

: Gives St. Peters and Kansas City additional powers to abate weeds and other nuisances; requires control of kudzu and teasel.

: Defines terms relating to the capital improvements sales tax in certain municipalities.

: Allows Cuba, Missouri to impose a tourism tax.

: Revises law on public utility right-of-way use.

: Funds programs within Division of Fire Safety, allows fire district sales tax and property tax reduction.

: Creates an income tax credit for owners of real estate which contains a child-occupied facility or dwelling which is involved in a lead abatement project.

: Creation of a Regional Taxicab Commission in St. Louis City and St. Louis County.

: Allows the City of St. Louis to establish a band fund.

: Allows Warrensburg to receive bids to be the depositary of city funds from banks at every regular meeting.

: Modifies election process for nursing home district directors.

: Allows cities and first class counties to establish an automatic traffic light signal violation monitoring system.

: Exempts agricultural land from any state law, rule or regulation, or any local city or county ordinance that prohibits the open burning of hay bales and brush.

: Freezes residential property valuation for senior citizens at local option.

: Creates state agency to promote crime victims' rights.

: Authorizes certain cities and towns to license electricians and plumbers.

: Changes the makeup and number of members on common sewer districts board of trustees in Jackson County.

: Allows abandoned burial sites revert to the cemetery after seventy five years.

: Allows consolidation of sewer districts.

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Last Updated November 26, 2001 at 11:49 am