SS/SB 240 - This act modifies provisions relating to planning boards. COUNTY PLANNING BOARDS Current law requires a county planning board to publish a notice of public hearing in at least two conspicuous places in each township prior to adopting a master plan. This act repeals such requirement and instead requires the notice of hearing to be posted on the county's website. (Section 64.231) This provision is identical to a provision in SCS/HB 233 (2025), SS#2/SCS/HB 199 (2025), and HCS/HB 532 (2025). REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSIONS Under current law, state funds for the East-West Gateway Coordinating Council and for the Mid-America Regional Council are not to exceed $65,000 and state funds for other regional planning commissions shall not exceed $25,000. This act changes the sums to $130,000 and $50,000. Additionally, this act removes the regional planning commissions of Show-Me, Missouri Valley, Ozark Gateway, ABCD, and Lakes County and adds Harry S. Truman, MO-Kan, Pioneer Trails, and Southwest Mo. Finally, this act provides that beginning July 1, 2026, the maximum grant amount for each regional planning commission shall be adjusted with the consumer price index. (Section 251.034) This provision is identical to SB 387 (2025), SB 477 (2025), HB 826 (2025), HB 837 (2025), and HB 2151 (2024), and to a provision in SCS/HB 233 (2025) and SCS/HB 352 (2025), and is substantially similar to SB 939 (2024), SB 1112 (2024), and SB 634 (2023), and to a provision in HCS/HB 532 (2025), SCS/HCS/HB 1564 (2024), and HCS/SB 155 (2023). JOSH NORBERG