COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH

OVERSIGHT DIVISION



FISCAL NOTE



L.R. No.: 3150-01

Bill No.: SB 773

Subject: Taxation & Revenue-General; Political Subdivisions; Charities; Cities, Towns & Villages; Counties

Type: Original

Date: January 4, 2002




FISCAL SUMMARY



ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON STATE FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED FY 2003 FY 2004 FY 2005
Blind Pension Fund (Unknown) (Unknown) (Unknown)
Total Estimated

Net Effect on All

State Funds





(Unknown)




(Unknown)




(Unknown)


ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED FY 2003 FY 2004 FY 2005
Total Estimated

Net Effect on All

Federal Funds

$0 $0 $0



ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON LOCAL FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED FY 2003 FY 2004 FY 2005
Political Subdivisions (Unknown) (Unknown) (Unknown)
Local Government (Unknown) (Unknown) (Unknown)

Numbers within parentheses: ( ) indicate costs or losses.

This fiscal note contains 3 pages.

FISCAL ANALYSIS



ASSUMPTION



Officials from the Office of Administration and the Department of Revenue assume there would be no fiscal impact to their organization.



Officials from the State Tax Commission assume there would be no fiscal impact to their organization, however, they estimate there would be a significant but unknown negative impact on local government revenues, particularly in Cole and Boone Counties. They also assume there could be an unknown negative impact on the Blind Pension Fund.



FISCAL IMPACT - State Government FY 2003

(10 Mo.)

FY 2004 FY 2005
BLIND PENSION FUND
Loss - Reduced Property Tax (Unknown) (Unknown) (Unknown)
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON BLIND PENSION FUND



(Unknown)


(Unknown)


(Unknown)


FISCAL IMPACT - Local Government FY 2003

(10 Mo.)

FY 2004 FY 2005
Political Subdivisions -
Loss - Reduced Property Tax (Unknown) (Unknown) (Unknown)
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS



(Unknown)


(Unknown)


(Unknown)


FISCAL IMPACT - Small Business



Small businesses which lease tangible personal property to government entities, schools, and charitable organizations would benefit from this proposal.



DESCRIPTION



This proposal would exempt from state, county, or local taxation any property leased for a period of at least one year to this state, any city, county or political subdivision; or to any educational, charitable, fraternal, religious, service or veterans' organization which has obtained an exemption from the payment of federal income taxes, provided such property is actually and regularly used exclusively for religious worship, for schools and colleges, or for purposes purely charitable.



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

Office of Administration

State Tax Commission

Department of Revenue











Mickey Wilson, CPA

Acting Director

January 4, 2002