HCS/HB 424 - This act enacts provisions relating to Department of Revenue fee offices.DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE FEE OFFICES (Section 136.055)
The act also specifies that the Director of the Department of Revenue shall not award fee office contracts to entities affiliated in any manner, as defined in the act, with a current employee of the Department or with a former employee of the Department for the one-year period following the employee's termination of employment.
One dollar from every fee increased under the act and collected by a contract fee office shall be remitted to the "License Office Distribution Fund" established under the act. The remitted funds shall be held in trust for the fee office contract holders, and shall not be considered state revenue. In the event a court of competent jurisdiction requires money remitted to the fund under the act to be distributed in accordance with certain constitutional provisions, the required remittance to the fund shall be null and void.
Beginning with the fourth quarter of 2024, the amount of money remitted to the fund each quarter shall be distributed equally among fee offices as provided in the act.
These provisions are identical to provisions in CCS/HCS/SB 47 (2023), and similar to SCS/SB 366 (2023).
MISSOURI CONSERVATION HERITAGE FOUNDATION LICENSE PLATES (Section 301.469)
This act specifies that application for the emblem-use authorization and payment of the $25 contribution required for Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation special license plates may be made at the time of vehicle registration. The Director of the Department of Revenue shall deposit the contribution to the credit of the Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation.
These provisions are identical to HB 142 (2023), provisions in CCS/HCS/SB 47 (2023), and provisions in HCS/HB 207 (2023).
BACK THE BLUE LICENSE PLATES (Section 301.3175)
This act provides that nonapportioned motor vehicles may be issued "Back the Blue" license plates by the Department of Revenue.
These provisions are identical to provisions in the truly agreed to and finally passed CCS/HCS/SB 186 (2023), HB 369 (2023), and a provision in SS/SCS/HCS/HB 301 (2023).
ERIC VANDER WEERD