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Rep. Murphy pushes changes to ballot language and levy rollback rules tied to Hancock amendment
Summary
Representative Jim Murphy described legislation to require clearer ballot language when temporary levies become permanent and to close a loophole allowing districts to capture windfalls when property values rise.
Representative Jim Murphy (R), sponsor of House Bill 119, presented a multi‑part bill addressing local tax levies, ballot language and Hancock Amendment (Missouri Constitution) interactions.
Murphy said the bill aims to make ballot language clearer when a temporary levy or obligation becomes permanent and to close what he described as a loophole that allowed some political subdivisions to retain more revenue when assessed property values spiked. He told the committee the measure would require ballot language to disclose if a change…
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