Missouri Constitution
Article III - Legislative Department
- Section 1 Legislative power—general assembly.
- Section 2 * Prohibited activities by General Assembly members and employees—campaign contribution limits and restrictions.
- Section 3 * State demographer established and selected—election of representatives—legislative districts established—congressional district commission.
- Section 4 Qualifications of representatives.
- Section 5 Senators—number—senatorial districts.
- Section 6 Qualifications of senators.
- Section 7 Senatorial districts established—senatorial apportionment commission.
- Section 8 Term limitations for members of General Assembly.
- Section 9 Apportionment of representatives.
- Section 10 Basis of apportionment—alteration of districts.
- Section 11 Time of election of senators and representatives.
- Section 12 Members of general assembly disqualified from holding other offices.
- Section 13 Vacation of office by removal of residence.
- Section 14 Writs of election to fill vacancies.
- Section 15 Oath of office of members of assembly—administration—ef fect of refusal to take oath and conviction of violation.
- Section 16 Compensation, mileage allowance and expenses of general assembly members.
- Section 17 Limitation on number of legislative employees.
- Section 18 Appointment of officers of houses—jurisdiction to determine membership—power to make rules, punish for contempt and disor derly conduct and expel members.
- Section 19 Legislative privileges—legislative records—legislative proceedings public.
- Section 20 Regular sessions of assembly—quorum—compulsory at ten dance— public sessions—limitation on power to adjourn.
- Section 20(a) Automatic adjournment—tabling of bills, when.
- Section 20(b) Special session, procedure to convene—limitations—automatic adjournment.
- Section 20(c) Political fundraising prohibited on state property.
- Section 20(d) Severability provision.
- Section 21 Style of laws—bills—limitation on amendments—power of each house to originate and amend bills—reading of bills.
- Section 22 Referral of bills to committees—recall of referred bills—records of committees—provision for interim meetings.
- Section 23 Limitation of scope of bills—contents of titles—exceptions.
- Section 24 Printing of bills and amendments.
- Section 25 Limitation on introduction of bills.
- Section 26 Legislative journals—demand for yeas and nays—manner and record of vote.
- Section 27 Concurrence in amendments—adoption of conference committee reports—final passage of bills.
- Section 28 Form of reviving, reenacting and amending bills.
- Section 29 Effective date of laws—exceptions—procedure in emergencies and upon recess.
- Section 30 Signing of bills by presiding officers—procedure on objections— presentation of bills to governor.
- Section 31 Governor’s duty as to bills—time limitations—failure to return, bill becomes law.
- Section 32 Vetoed bills reconsidered, when.
- Section 33 (Repealed August 5, 1986, L 1986 HCS HJR 4 and 20, Sec 1, 1st Reg Sess).
- Section 34 Revision of general statutes—limitation on compensation.
- Section 35 Committee on legislative research.
- Section 36 Payment of state revenues and receipts to treasury—limita tion of withdrawals to appropriations—order of appropriations.
- Section 37 Limitation on state debts and bond issues.
- Section 37(a) State building bond issue authorized—interest rate—payment from income tax and other funds.
- Section 37(b) Water pollution control fund established—bonds authorized— funds to stand appropriated.
- Section 37(c) Additional water pollution control bonds authorized—procedure.
- Section 37(d) Third state building bond issue authorized—procedures—use of funds.
- Section 37(e) Water pollution control, improvement of drinking water systems and storm water control—bonds authorized, procedure.
- Section 37(f) Fourth state building bond and interest fund created—bond issue authorized, procedure—use of funds.
- Section 37(g) Rural water and sewer grants and loans—bonds authorized, procedure.
- Section 37(h) Storm water control plans, studies and projects—bonds authorized, procedure—storm water control bond and interest fund created, administration (includes St Louis City and counties of the first classification)—.
- Section 38(a) Limitation on use of state funds and credit—exceptions—public calamity—blind pensions—old age assistance—aid to children—direct relief—adjusted compensation for veterans—rehabilitation—participation in federal aid.—.
- Section 38(b) Tax levy for blind pension fund.
- Section 38(c) Neighborhood improvement districts, cities and counties may be authorized to establish, powers and duties—limitation on indebtedness.
- Section 38(d) Stem cell research—title of law—permissible research—violations, penalty—report required, when—prohibited acts—definitions.
- Section 39 Limitation of power of general assembly.
- Section 39(a) Bingo may be authorized—requirements.
- Section 39(b) State lottery, authority to establish—lottery proceeds fund established, purpose.
- Section 39(c) Pari-mutuel wagering may be authorized by general assembly— horse racing commission established, election procedure to adopt or reject horse racing.
- Section 39(d) Gaming revenues to be appropriated to public institutions of elementary, secondary and higher education.
- Section 39(e) Riverboat gambling authorized on Missouri and Mississippi rivers—boats in moats authorized.
- Section 39(f) .
- Section 40 Limitations on passage of local and special laws.
- Section 41 Indirect enactment of local and special laws—repeal of local and special laws.
- Section 42 Notice of proposed local or special laws.
- Section 43 Title and control of lands of United States—exemption from taxation—taxation of lands of nonresidents.
- Section 44 Uniform interest rates.
- Section 45 Congressional apportionment.
- Section 45(a) Term limitations for members of US Congress—effective when—voluntary observance required, when.
- Section 46 Militia.
- Section 46(a) Emergency duties and powers of assembly on enemy attack.
- Section 47 State parks—appropriations for, required.
- Section 48 Historical memorials and monuments—acquisition of property.
- Section 49 Reservation of power to enact and reject laws.
- Section 50 Initiative petitions—signatures required—form and procedure.
- Section 51 Appropriations by initiative—effective date of initiated laws—conflicting laws concurrently adopted.
- Section 52(a) Referendum—exceptions—procedure.
- Section 52(b) Veto power—elections—effective date.
- Section 53 Basis for computation of signatures required.
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