# Missouri HJR23: Proposes an amendment to the Constitution of Missouri to require Jackson County to have an elected assessor Missouri HJR23, Proposes an amendment to the Constitution of Missouri to require Jackson County to have an elected assessor, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Carolyn Caton (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-30 (Delivered to Secretary of State (G)) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HJR23-2025 - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Missouri HJR23 - State: Missouri - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Proposes an amendment to the Constitution of Missouri to require Jackson County to have an elected assessor - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2024-12-06 - Last action: 2025-05-30, Delivered to Secretary of State (G) - Sponsor: Carolyn Caton (Republican) - Cosponsors: 4 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (450 yes, 9 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Carolyn Caton (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Aaron Crossley - Cosponsor: Kemp Strickler (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Ron Fowler (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Will Jobe (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-01 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2025-05-01 | House | House Concurs - SA 1 | pass | 130 | 0 | 17 | | 2025-05-01 | House | Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed | pass | 129 | 0 | 18 | | 2025-04-29 | Senate | Third Read and Passed with Amendments - SA 1 | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2025-02-27 | House | Third Read and Passed | pass | 125 | 7 | 22 | | 2025-02-27 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2025-02-11 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 9 | 0 | | | 2025-02-05 | House | HCS Reported Do Pass | pass | 10 | 2 | | ## Actions (48) - 2025-05-30: Delivered to Secretary of State (G) (House) - 2025-05-30: Signed by President Pro Tem (Senate) - 2025-05-29: Signed by House Speaker (House) - 2025-05-01: House Message (House) - 2025-05-01: Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed - AYES: 129 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 18 (House) - 2025-05-01: House Concurs - SA 1 AYES: 130 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 17 (House) - 2025-05-01: Taken Up (House) - 2025-05-01: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 7 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (House) - 2025-05-01: Voted Do Pass (House) - 2025-05-01: Executive Session Completed (House) - 2025-04-29: Referred: Fiscal Review (House) - 2025-04-29: Reported to the House with... - SA 1 (House) - 2025-04-29: Third Read and Passed with Amendments - SA 1 AYES: 33 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Taken Up for Third Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Reported Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Voted Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Executive Session Held (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Executive Session Scheduled - Thursday, April 24, 2025, 9:30 a.m., Senate Lounge - 3rd Floor - 2025-04-22: Referred: Fiscal Oversight (Senate) - 2025-04-17: Reported Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Voted Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Executive Session Held (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Public Hearing Held (Senate) - 2025-03-28: Public Hearing Scheduled - Monday, March 31, 2025, 2:00 p.m., Senate Lounge - 3rd Floor (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Second read and referred: Local Government, Elections and Pensions (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Reported to the Senate and First Read (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Third Read and Passed - AYES: 125 NOES: 7 PRESENT: 22 (House) - 2025-02-27: Taken Up for Third Reading (House) - 2025-02-27: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 7 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (House) - 2025-02-27: Voted Do Pass (House) - 2025-02-27: Executive Session Completed (House) - 2025-02-20: Referred: Fiscal Review (House) - 2025-02-19: Perfected (House) - 2025-02-19: HCS Adopted (House) - 2025-02-19: Title of Bill - Agreed To (House) - 2025-02-19: Taken Up for Perfection (House) - 2025-02-11: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 9 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (House) - 2025-02-11: Voted Do Pass (House) - 2025-02-11: Executive Session Completed (House) - 2025-02-06: Referred: Rules - Administrative (House) - 2025-02-05: HCS Reported Do Pass - AYES: 10 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0 (House) - 2025-02-04: HCS Voted Do Pass (House) - 2025-02-04: Executive Session Completed (House) - 2025-01-28: Public Hearing Completed (House) - 2025-01-16: Referred: Elections (House) - 2025-01-09: Read Second Time (House) - 2025-01-08: Read First Time (House) - 2024-12-06: Prefiled (House) ## Bill text - Truly Agreed, 2025-05-01: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1465H.02T.pdf) - Perfected, 2025-02-19: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1465H.02P.pdf) - Committee Substitute, 2025-02-05: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1465H.02C.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1465H.01I.pdf) ## Related bills - HB3: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development (signed) - HB8: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Public Safety and the Department of National Guard (signed) - HB11: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Social Services (signed) - HB10: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Mental Health, the Department of Health and Senior Services, and t… (signed) - SB79: Modifies provisions relating to health care (signed) - SB271: Modifies provisions relating to emergency services (signed) ## Sources - [Truly Agreed (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1465H.02T.pdf) - [Perfected (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1465H.02P.pdf) - [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1465H.02C.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/1465H.01I.pdf) ## Related - [HB3: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB3-2025) - [HB8: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB8-2025) - [HB11: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB11-2025) - [HB10: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB10-2025) - [SB79: Modifies provisions relating to health care](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB79-2025) - [SB271: Modifies provisions relating to emergency services](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB271-2025) - [Missouri bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/missouri/bills) - [Missouri state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/missouri) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HJR23-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).