HB 967 — County Constitutional Officers

Summary

County Constitutional Officers; Revises when term of office for certain elected offices commences; authorizes certain officers-elect to have access to specified facilities; revises when specified officers must abide by certain limitations related to approved budgets.

Bill Text

• Introduced H 967 Filed Current pdf

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The bill revises the commencement dates for certain county constitutional officers' terms and establishes guidelines for their access to facilities after the election.

• 100.041

  Except as provided in subsection (5), the terms of state offices other than the terms of members of the Legislature shall begin on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January after said election.

  Clarifies when the terms of state offices commence.

• 100.041

  The term of office for a clerk of the circuit court, sheriff, superintendent of schools, property appraiser, and tax collector shall commence on the first Tuesday in December. → The term of office for a clerk of the circuit court, sheriff, superintendent of schools, property appraiser, and tax collector shall commence on the first Tuesday in December.

  Adjusts the starting date of specific county officers' terms.

• 100.041

  A county constitutional officer-elect shall be granted full access to all facilities owned by the constitutional office to on the next business day after the officer-elect receives his or her certificate of election from the supervisor of elections.

  Allows officers-elect access to facilities immediately after election certification for a smoother transition.

• 100.041

  For the purposes of this section, the term "access to all facilities" includes copies of keys or access cards necessary for the officer-elect to begin the transition process.

  Defines what 'access to all facilities' includes for elected officers.

• 129.06

  Any county constitutional officer whose budget is approved by the board of county commissioners, who has not been reelected to office or is not seeking reelection, shall be prohibited from making any budget amendments, transferring funds between itemized appropriations, or expending in a single month more than one-twelfth of any itemized approved appropriation, following the date he or she is eliminated as a candidate or October 1, whichever comes later, without approval of the board of county commissioners. → Any county constitutional officer whose budget is approved by the board of county commissioners and who is not seeking reelection shall be prohibited from making any budget amendments, transferring funds between itemized appropriations, or expending in a single month more than one-twelfth of any itemized approved appropriation on or after October 1 of the year in which the election is held without approval of the board of county commissioners.

  Revises prohibitions on budget amendments for county officers who are not seeking reelection.

• 195.087

  Any property appraiser or tax collector whose budget is approved by the Department of Revenue who has not been reelected to office or is not seeking reelection shall be prohibited from making any budget amendments, transferring funds between itemized appropriations, or expending in a single month more than one-twelfth of any itemized approved appropriation following the date he or she is eliminated as a candidate or October 1, whichever comes later, without the approval of the Department of Revenue. → Any property appraiser or tax collector whose budget is approved by the Department of Revenue and who is not seeking reelection shall be prohibited from making any budget amendments, transferring funds between itemized appropriations, or expending in a single month more than one-twelfth of any itemized approved appropriation on or after October 1 of the year in which the election is held without the approval of the Department of Revenue.

  Similar to the change to county officers, it revises budget amendment prohibitions for property appraisers and tax collectors not seeking reelection.

Action History

1. June 16, 2025

   Died in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

2. May 03, 2025

   Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

3. March 04, 2025

   1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

4. March 02, 2025

   Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

5. March 02, 2025

   Referred to State Affairs Committee

6. March 02, 2025

   Referred to Judiciary Committee

7. March 02, 2025

   Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

8. February 24, 2025

   Filed

Sponsors

• Jeff Holcomb · Primary

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