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JEFFERSON CITY—With a July 14 deadline to sign the 2010 regular session’s bills into law, the governor today added his signature to a handful of measures passed by the Legislature, including legislation relating to urban farming.
House Bill 1848 establishes the Joint Interim Committee on Urban Farming, which will consist of 10 members, five from the Senate and five from the House of Representatives. The committee is charged with studying and making recommendations regarding the impact of urban farm cooperatives, vertical farming and sustainable living communities, and examining various trends in urban farming and existing resources and capacity. Members will also determine any needed legislation, policies or regulations regarding urban farming in Missouri.
The committee will hold at least one public meeting at three urban areas in the state and must submit its findings to the governor and General Assembly by December 31, 2010.
Committee members will also establish the Urban Farming Advisory Subcommittee consisting of 12 members, including representatives of the departments of Agriculture, Economic Development, Health and Senior Services, and Natural Resources. The subcommittee will study, analyze, and provide background information, recommendations, and findings in preparation of each public hearing called by the joint committee.
House Bill 1692 , handled in the Senate by Sen. Jane Cunningham (R-Chesterfield), was also signed into law today. The comprehensive measure addresses several issues, including:
- Real Estate: Changes the definitions of real estate brokers and salespeople for licensing purposes. Also establishes the Missouri Appraisal Management Company Registration and Regulation Act to regulate real estate appraisal management companies.
- Property Assessment Clean Energy Act (PACE): Establishes the PACE Act, which authorizes municipalities to form clean energy development boards to finance energy efficiency or renewable energy improvement projects.
- Cemeteries and electronic death registration: Regulates various aspects of the financial operations of cemeteries including requiring all contracts for cemetery services or purchases to meet certain requirements. Also requires all data providers in the death registration process to use an electronic death registration system within six months of it being approved by the Department of Health and Senior Services.
- Mechanics Liens: Changes several procedures for filing a mechanic’s lien against residential property, including filing a notice of rights with the respective county five days prior to the intended sale of the property (similar to HB 2058 , handled by Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Glendale, which was also signed into law today).
- Firearms: Specifies that a person who owns or leases private property may use deadly force against a person who unlawfully enters the property.
In addition, the governor added his signature to HB 2297 , handled by Sen. Yvonne Wilson (D-Kansas City), which authorizes the establishment of the Kansas City Zoological District to raise money for zoos; SB 578 , sponsored by Senate President Pro Tem Charlie Shields (R-St. Joseph), which allows port authority boards to establish port improvement districts to fund projects with voter-approved sales taxes or property taxes; HB 1892 , handled by Sen. Cunningham, which further regulates who may issue work certificates for students younger than 16; and SB 981 , sponsored by Senate Minority Floor Leader Victor Callahan (D-Independence), which allows the City of Kansas City to raise funds for public safety projects upon voter approval.
For more information about the Missouri Senate, visit www.senate.mo.gov . To contact the Senate Newsroom, call (573) 751-3824 or e-mail newsroom@senate.mo.gov .
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