MO SJR 120
died on adjournmentSJR 120 - This constitutional amendment creates the "Stop Socialism Act". This constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, prohibits any county from receiving a proportion of total state general revenue appropriations, as defined in the amendment, in excess of the county's proportional contribution of total state income and state sales taxes received by the state for any given fiscal year. Total state general revenue appropriations shall be deemed to be allocated to a county if such moneys are directly appropriated to such county or to a political subdivision within such county, or are in any other way distributed through an agency of the state to any resident taxpayer of such county. If in any given fiscal year a county receives less than its proportional share of total state general revenue appropriations, the difference shall be refunded to the residents of such county pro rata based on state income tax returns filed following the close of such fiscal year. This amendment is identical to SJR 47 (2023). JOSH NORBERG
Missouri · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Did MO SJR 120 pass?
No. MO SJR 120 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-05-07): Second Read and Referred S Government Efficiency Committee
What is MO SJR 120 about?
MO SJR 120 is a joint resolution in the 2026 Regular Session titled “SJR 120 - This constitutional amendment creates the "Stop Socialism Act". This constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, prohibits any county from receiving a proportion of total state general revenue appropriations, as defined in the amendment, in excess of the county's proportional contribution of total state income and state sales taxes received by the state for any given fiscal year. Total state general revenue appropriations shall be deemed to be allocated to a county if such moneys are directly appropriated to such county or to a political subdivision within such county, or are in any other way distributed through an agency of the state to any resident taxpayer of such county. If in any given fiscal year a county receives less than its proportional share of total state general revenue appropriations, the difference shall be refunded to the residents of such county pro rata based on state income tax returns filed following the close of such fiscal year. This amendment is identical to SJR 47 (2023). JOSH NORBERG”.
Who sponsors MO SJR 120?
Lewis, Patty is the primary sponsor of MO SJR 120.
Description
SJR 120 - This constitutional amendment creates the "Stop Socialism Act". This constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, prohibits any county from receiving a proportion of total state general revenue appropriations, as defined in the amendment, in excess of the county's proportional contribution of total state income and state sales taxes received by the state for any given fiscal year. Total state general revenue appropriations shall be deemed to be allocated to a county if such moneys are directly appropriated to such county or to a political subdivision within such county, or are in any other way distributed through an agency of the state to any resident taxpayer of such county. If in any given fiscal year a county receives less than its proportional share of total state general revenue appropriations, the difference shall be refunded to the residents of such county pro rata based on state income tax returns filed following the close of such fiscal year. This amendment is identical to SJR 47 (2023). JOSH NORBERG
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- Latest action
- 2026-05-07 — Second Read and Referred S Government Efficiency Committee
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- joint resolution
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Sponsors
- Lewis, Pattyprimary
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Action timeline
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2026-05-07
Second Read and Referred S Government Efficiency Committee
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2026-02-23
S First Read
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- 5243S.01I - IntroducedCompare
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