HB 82 -- CHARITABLE SOLICITATIONS (Champion)

This bill requires all persons soliciting for charitable
organizations not currently exempt from the state's charitable
solicitations registration law to disclose the percentage of
funds raised in the past 12 months that were spent on the
charitable purpose.  Professional fundraisers are further
required to disclose that they are not members of the charity.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds.

HB 82 -- CHARITABLE SOLICITATIONS

SPONSOR:  Champion

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass by consent" by the Committee
on  Consumer Protection by a vote of 14 to 0.

This bill requires all persons soliciting for charitable
organizations not currently exempt from the state's charitable
solicitations registration law to disclose the percentage of
funds raised in the past 12 months that were spent on the
charitable purpose.  Professional fundraisers are further
required to disclose that they are not members of the charity.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that professional fund raisers
should be required to disclose professional status and the
percentage of funds raised which would go to the charity
organization.  They say that this disclosure would reduce the
incidence of fund-raising fraud.

Testifying for the bill were Representative Champion; State Fire
Marshal Office; and Missouri State Highway Patrol.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Donna Schlosser, Research Analyst

HB 82 -- Charitable Solicitations

Sponsor:  Champion

This bill requires all persons soliciting for charitable
organizations not currently exempt from the state's charitable
solicitations registration law to disclose the percentage of
funds raised in the past 12 months that were spent on the
charitable purpose.  Professional fundraisers are further
required to disclose that they are not members of the charity.