SS/SCS/SB 1023 - This act modifies provisions relating to funding for certain libraries.PUBLIC LIBRARY SALES TAX
Current law authorizes public library districts in certain counties to impose a sales tax of up to 0.5%. This act adds the following counties to such list of authorized counties: Franklin, Warren, Gasconade, Crawford, Buchanan, Iron, Madison, Maries, Miller, Christian, Greene, Jefferson, Jasper, Newton, Cass, Lafayette, Johnson, Webster, Howell, Pettis, Benton, Cooper, Randolph, Monroe, Audrain, Cape Girardeau, Barry, Lawrence, Grundy, Livingston, Saline, Pulaski, Osage, Cole, Phelps, Ste. Genevieve, Morgan, Perry, Scott, Ralls, Marion, Adair, Dent. (Section 182.802)
COURT SURCHARGE FOR LAW LIBRARIES
Currently, any circuit court may collect a civil case filing surcharge of an amount not to exceed $15 for the maintenance of a law library, the county's or circuit's family services and justice fund, or courtroom renovation and technology enhancement. If the circuit court reimburses the state for salaries of family court commissioners or is the circuit court in Jackson County, the surcharge may be up to $20. This act provides that the circuit court in the City of St. Louis may charge a filing surcharge up to $20. (Section 488.426)
This provision is identical to SB 945 (2026) and SB 18 (2025), and to a provision in HCS/HB 83 (2025), SCS/HCS/HB 176 (2025), SB 352 (2025), SCS/HCS/HB 615 (2025), SB 800 (2025), HB 1512 (2024), and SCS/HCS/HB 2064 & HCS#2/HB 1886 (2024), and is substantially similar to a provision in SCS/SB 897 (2024), SB 1023 (2024), CCS/HCS/SS/SCS/SB 72 (2023), SB 252 (2023), HB 787 (2023), HCS/HB 986 (2023), HCS/HBs 994, 52 & 984 (2023), SB 1209 (2022), HB 1963 (2022), HB 143 (2021), HB 1554 (2020), HB 1224 (2019), HCS/HB 1083 (2019), HB 1891 (2018), SB 288 (2017), HB 391 (2017), and SB 812 (2016).
JOSH NORBERG