Bill Text: MO HB1536 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Allows, upon voter approval, a political subdivision to replace any personal property taxes levied for funding the political subdivision with a revenue-neutral increase in local sales or real property taxes
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-02-23 - Referred: Tax Reform (H) [HB1536 Detail]
Download: Missouri-2012-HB1536-Introduced.html
SECOND REGULAR SESSION
96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVES BURLISON (Sponsor), FISHER, KOENIG AND SMITH (150) (Co-sponsors).
4049L.01I D. ADAM CRUMBLISS, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
To amend chapter 67, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to political subdivision taxes.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 67, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 67.2751, to read as follows:
67.2751. 1. The governing body of any political subdivision levying a tax on personal property to provide funding for such political subdivision may, by resolution, abolish such personal property tax and impose either a replacement sales tax on all retail sales made within the political subdivision which are subject to sales tax under chapter 144 or a replacement real property tax on the real property within the political subdivision that is taxable under chapter 137. No political subdivision shall impose the tax on personal property and the sales tax or the real property tax authorized under this section simultaneously. The sales tax or the real property tax authorized in this section shall be imposed at a rate necessary to produce the same revenue produced by the tax on personal property in the previous year, and shall be imposed solely for the same purposes as the personal property tax was imposed. The governing body may reduce the tax on personal property and impose the sales tax or real property tax in increments over a stated period of years, and such period of years shall be included in the resolution and on the ballot required under this section. Any replacement sales tax or replacement real property tax shall be imposed as provided in this section. In the event that any county adopts a replacement sales tax or replacement real property tax under this section, all political subdivisions within the county's boundaries shall implement the same replacement tax in the same manner as authorized by the voters of the county under this section.
2. (1) Any sales tax authorized in this section shall be in addition to all other sales taxes imposed by law, and shall be stated separately from all other charges and taxes. No such resolution adopted under this section shall become effective unless the governing body of the political subdivision submits to the voters residing within the political subdivision at a state general, primary, or special election a proposal to authorize the governing body to impose a sales tax under this section. The ballot submission shall be in substantially the following form: "Shall..... (insert political subdivision) replace the tax on personal property with a sales tax at a rate of ..... (insert percentage) percent over ..... (insert years) years?" If a majority of the votes cast on the question by the qualified voters voting thereon are in favor of the question, then the tax shall become effective on the first day of the second calendar quarter after the director of revenue receives notification of adoption of the local sales tax. If a majority of the votes cast on the question by the qualified voters voting thereon are opposed to the question, then the tax shall not become effective unless and until the question is resubmitted under this section to the qualified voters and such question is approved by a majority of the qualified voters voting on the question.
(2) All revenue collected under this subsection by the director of the department of revenue on behalf of the political subdivision, except for one percent for the cost of collection which shall be deposited in the state's general revenue fund, shall be deposited in a special trust fund, which is hereby created and shall be known as the "Political Subdivision Property Tax Replacement Sales Tax Fund", and shall be used solely for the designated purposes. Moneys in the fund shall not be deemed to be state funds, and shall not be commingled with any funds of the state. The director may make refunds from the amounts in the fund and credited to the political subdivision for erroneous payments and overpayments made, and may redeem dishonored checks and drafts deposited to the credit of such political subdivision. Any funds in the special fund which are not needed for current expenditures shall be invested in the same manner as other funds are invested. Any interest and moneys earned on such investments shall be credited to the fund.
(3) The governing body of any political subdivision that has adopted the sales tax authorized in this section may submit the question of repeal of the tax to the voters on any date available for elections for the political subdivision. If a majority of the votes cast on the question by the qualified voters voting thereon are in favor of the repeal, that repeal shall become effective on December thirty-first of the calendar year in which such repeal was approved. If a majority of the votes cast on the question by the qualified voters voting thereon are opposed to the repeal, then the sales tax authorized in this section shall remain effective until the question is resubmitted under this section to the qualified voters and the repeal is approved by a majority of the qualified voters voting on the question.
(4) Whenever the governing body of any political subdivision that has adopted the sales tax authorized in this section receives a petition, signed by a number of registered voters of the district equal to at least ten percent of the number of registered voters of the subdivision voting in the last gubernatorial election, calling for an election to repeal the sales tax imposed under this section, the governing body shall submit to the voters of the political subdivision a proposal to repeal the tax. If a majority of the votes cast on the question by the qualified voters voting thereon are in favor of the repeal, the repeal shall become effective on December thirty-first of the calendar year in which such repeal was approved. If a majority of the votes cast on the question by the qualified voters voting thereon are opposed to the repeal, then the sales tax authorized in this section shall remain effective until the question is resubmitted under this section to the qualified voters and the repeal is approved by a majority of the qualified voters voting on the question.
(5) If the sales tax is repealed or terminated by any means, all funds remaining in the special trust fund shall continue to be used solely for the designated purposes, and the political subdivision shall notify the director of the department of revenue of the action at least ninety days before the effective date of the repeal and the director may order retention in the trust fund, for a period of one year, of two percent of the amount collected after receipt of such notice to cover possible refunds or overpayment of the tax and to redeem dishonored checks and drafts deposited to the credit of such accounts. After one year has elapsed after the effective date of abolition of the tax in such political subdivision, the director shall remit the balance in the account to the political subdivision and close the account of that political subdivision. The director shall notify each political subdivision of each instance of any amount refunded or any check redeemed from receipts due the political subdivision.
3. (1) Any real property tax authorized in this section shall be in addition to all other real property taxes imposed by law, and shall be stated separately from all other charges and taxes. No such resolution adopted under this section shall become effective unless the governing body of the political subdivision submits to the voters residing within the political subdivision at a state general, primary, or special election a proposal to authorize the governing body to impose a real property tax under this section. The ballot submission shall be in substantially the following form: "Shall..... (insert political subdivision) replace the tax on personal property with a tax on real property at a rate of not more than ..... (insert amount) dollars per one hundred dollars of assessed valuation over ..... (insert years) years?" If a majority of the votes cast on the question by the qualified voters voting thereon are in favor of the question, then the tax shall become effective on the first day of the year following the election. If a majority of the votes cast on the question by the qualified voters voting thereon are opposed to the question, then the tax shall not become effective unless and until the question is resubmitted under this section to the qualified voters and such question is approved by a majority of the qualified voters voting on the question.
(2) All procedures for collecting real property taxes as provided in chapter 137 shall apply to any replacement real property tax imposed under this section.
(3) The governing body of any political subdivision that has adopted the real property tax authorized in this section may submit the question of repeal of the tax to the voters on any date available for elections for the political subdivision. If a majority of the votes cast on the question by the qualified voters voting thereon are in favor of the repeal, that repeal shall become effective on December thirty-first of the calendar year in which such repeal was approved. If a majority of the votes cast on the question by the qualified voters voting thereon are opposed to the repeal, then the real property tax authorized in this section shall remain effective until the question is resubmitted under this section to the qualified voters and the repeal is approved by a majority of the qualified voters voting on the question.
(4) Whenever the governing body of any political subdivision that has adopted the real property tax authorized in this section receives a petition, signed by a number of registered voters of the district equal to at least ten percent of the number of registered voters of the subdivision voting in the last gubernatorial election, calling for an election to repeal the real property tax imposed under this section, the governing body shall submit to the voters of the political subdivision a proposal to repeal the tax. If a majority of the votes cast on the question by the qualified voters voting thereon are in favor of the repeal, the repeal shall become effective on December thirty-first of the calendar year in which such repeal was approved. If a majority of the votes cast on the question by the qualified voters voting thereon are opposed to the repeal, then the real property tax authorized in this section shall remain effective until the question is resubmitted under this section to the qualified voters and the repeal is approved by a majority of the qualified voters voting on the question.
(5) If the real property tax is repealed or terminated by any means, all funds received from the real property tax shall continue to be used solely for the designated purposes. The governing body of the political subdivision may order retention, for a period of one year, of two percent of the real property taxes collected to cover possible refunds or overpayment of the tax. After one year has elapsed after the effective date of abolition of the tax in such political subdivision, the governing body shall remit the balance of any funds retained under this subdivision to the political subdivision's treasury.
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