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-SECOND REGULAR SESSION
-HOUSE BILL NO. 3381
-103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
-INTRODUCED BY REPRESENT A TIVE MEIRA TH.
-6784H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
-AN ACT
-T o amend chapters 49, 67, and 82, RSMo, by adding thereto three new sections relating to
-penalties on delinquent property taxes.
-Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
-Section A. Chapters 49, 67, and 82, RSMo, are amended by adding thereto three new
-2 sections, to be known as sections 49.301, 67.740, and 82.1060, to read as follows:
-49.301. 1. The commission may , by order or ordinance, proh ibit the collection of
-2 any late fees or penalties on delinquent pro perty taxes.
-3 2. The order or ordinance under subsection 1 of this section may pro hibit such
-4 collection in all cir cumstances or may establish a set of criteria under which late fees
-5 and penalties shall not be collected.
-67.740. 1. The governing body of a constitutional charter county may , by order
-2 or ordinance, pr ohibit the collection of any late fees or penalties on delinquent pr operty
-3 taxes.
-4 2. The order or ordinance under subsection 1 of this section may pro hibit such
-5 collection in all cir cumstances or may establish a set of criteria under which late fees
-6 and penalties shall not be collected.
-82.1060. 1. The governing body of a city not within a county may , by order or
-2 ordinance, pro hibit the collection of any late fees or penalties on delinquent pr operty
-3 taxes.
-EXPLANA TION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is
-intended to be omitted from the law . Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.
-4 2. The order or ordinance under subsection 1 of this section may pro hibit such
-5 collection in all cir cumstances or may establish a set of criteria under which late fees
-6 and penalties shall not be collected.
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-HB 3381 2
+HCS HB 3381 -- PENALTIES ON DELINQUENT PROPERTY TAXES
+SPONSOR:  Meirath
+COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "Do Pass with HCS" by the Special
+Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs by a vote of 12 to 0.
+The following is a summary of the House Committee Substitute for
+HB 3381.
+This bill allows the governing bodies of counties to, by order or
+ordinance, prohibit the collection of any late fees or penalties
+on delinquent property taxes.  The order or ordinance can
+prohibit the collection only in unusual circumstances or
+circumstances beyond the taxpayer's control.
+The following is a summary of the public testimony from the
+committee hearing.  The testimony was based on the introduced
+version of the bill.
+PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that state law has created a due
+process issue for the county.  About a dozen times a year,
+situations arise that aren't a person's fault, and the
+commissioners don't have the opportunity to waive penalties,
+because State law says you can only waive where an issue is the
+fault of the county.  There was an individual who had paid by
+mail, and the check was stolen from her mailbox.  Another person
+was hospitalized with cancer for the payment period.  Last year,
+Clay County would have waived penalties for four or five people.
+Testifying in person for the bill were Representative Meirath;
+Arnie Dienoff; and Jay Johnson.
+OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.
+OTHERS:  Others testifying on the bill say that the County
+Employees' Retirement Fund's primary funding source is employee
+contributions, which far outpaces the fees, but the fees are a
+consistent portion of the budget.  The reason this was done was
+that many counties couldn’t afford to join LAGERS.  This is the
+pension for everyone else.  A few dollars of lots of local fees
+goes to this.  At the time, it was logical to say bad actions
+should have penalties, and it’s reasonable for those penalties to
+fund good things.  This treats all people the same as bad actors.
+The criteria should be specified as to when to waive the penalty.
+The system is set up so that each entity in the county makes
+small steady contributions.
+Testifying in person on the bill was the County Employee
+Retirement Fund.
+Written testimony has been submitted for this bill.  The full
+written testimony and witnesses testifying online can be found
+under Testimony on the bill page on the House website.