SJR 120 MO
SJR 120 - This constitutional amendment creates the "Stop Socialism Act". This constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, prohibits any county from receiving a proportion of total state general revenue appropriations, as defined in the amendment, in excess of the county's proportional contribution of total state income and state sales taxes received by the state for any given fiscal year. Total state general revenue appropriations shall be deemed to be allocated to a county if such moneys are directly appropriated to such county or to a political subdivision within such county, or are in any other way distributed through an agency of the state to any resident taxpayer of such county. If in any given fiscal year a county receives less than its proportional share of total state general revenue appropriations, the difference shall be refunded to the residents of such county pro rata based on state income tax returns filed following the close of such fiscal year. This amendment is identical to SJR 47 (2023). JOSH NORBERG
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Summary
This proposed constitutional amendment, known as the "Stop Socialism Act," would establish limits on state spending distribution to counties. Under the amendment, no county may receive a proportion of total state general revenue appropriations exceeding that county's proportional contribution of total state income and sales taxes for that fiscal year. State general revenue appropriations to a county include money directly appropriated to the county, appropriated to political subdivisions within the county, or distributed through state agencies to county residents. If a county receives less than its proportional share of state general revenue in a fiscal year, the difference would be refunded to county residents pro rata based on state income tax returns filed after the close of that fiscal year.
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Official abstract
SJR 120 - This constitutional amendment creates the "Stop Socialism Act". This constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, prohibits any county from receiving a proportion of total state general revenue appropriations, as defined in the amendment, in excess of the county's proportional contribution of total state income and state sales taxes received by the state for any given fiscal year. Total state general revenue appropriations shall be deemed to be allocated to a county if such moneys are directly appropriated to such county or to a political subdivision within such county, or are in any other way distributed through an agency of the state to any resident taxpayer of such county. If in any given fiscal year a county receives less than its proportional share of total state general revenue appropriations, the difference shall be refunded to the residents of such county pro rata based on state income tax returns filed following the close of such fiscal year. This amendment is identical to SJR 47 (2023). JOSH NORBERG
Sponsor (1)
- Lewis, Patty Democratic · primary
Action history (2)
- May 7, 2026 Second Read and Referred S Government Efficiency Committee · upper
- Feb 23, 2026 S First Read · upper
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