SJR 028 - Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note - SJR 028 - Changes Terms of Office For Members of the General Assembly

L.R. NO.  1762-02
BILL NO.  SJR 28
SUBJECT:  Amendment; General Assembly; Elections
TYPE:     Original
DATE:     January 22, 1996



                              FISCAL SUMMARY
                    ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON STATE FUNDS


FUND AFFECTED              FY 1997             FY 1998           FY 1999
General Revenue          ($55,000)                  $0                $0

Total Estimated
Net Effect on All
State Funds              ($55,000)                  $0                $0

                   ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDS


FUND AFFECTED              FY 1997             FY 1998           FY 1999


Total Estimated
Net Effect on All
Federal Funds                   $0                  $0                $0

                    ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON LOCAL FUNDS


FUND AFFECTED              FY 1997             FY 1998           FY 1999
Local Government


                              FISCAL ANALYSIS

ASSUMPTION

Officials of the Missouri House of Representatives and the Missouri Senate
stated that this proposal would not affect their agencies, fiscally.

Officials of the Missouri State Employees Retirement System stated that the
proposal would not affect enough persons to have measurable impact on the
System.

Advertisement costs for the proposal would be $45 per newspaper column inch
for the text of the proposal, the introduction, title, fiscal note summary,
and affidavit.  The proposal would be on the ballot for the November 1996
general election.

FISCAL IMPACT - State Government FY 1997   FY 1998   FY 1999

Cost to General Revenue Fund
  Secretary of State
  Newspaper Advertisements    ($ 55,000)         0         0

FISCAL IMPACT - Local Government FY 1997   FY 1998   FY 1999

                                       0         0         0


DESCRIPTION

This proposal would:

1)  beginning with the 1998 election, change the length of terms for state
senators (from four to six years) and state representatives (from two to four
years),
2)  provide for election of one-half of the House of Representatives and
one-third of the Senate every two years,
3)  limit service, after December 4, 1992, in either chamber of the General
Assembly to twelve years (currently the limit is eight years), and
4)  provide rules for counting service for partial terms against the service
limits.

This legislation is not federally mandated, would not duplicate any other
program and would not require additional capital improvements or rental
space.

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

Missouri House of Representatives
Missouri Senate
Missouri State Employees Retirement System
Secretary of State