Review and approval of the legal content and form of a fiscal note summary prepared for an initiative petition submitted by James Owen amending Chapter 393, RSMo (2020-142).

ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MISSOURI ERIC SCHMITT February 6, 2020 OPINION LETTER NO. 8-2020 The Honorable Nicole Galloway Missouri State Auditor State Capitol, Room 121 Jefferson City, MO 65101 Dear Auditor Galloway: This office received your letter of January 27, 2020, submitting a fiscal note and fiscal note summary prepared under § 116.175, RSMo, for an initiative petition submitted by James Owen (2020-142). The fiscal note summary that you submitted is as follows: State governmental entities estimate additional ongoing costs of approximately $147,000 annually. Additionally, state and local governmental entities anticipate a possible unknown increase in electricity costs from this proposal, which is limited by existing law to be no more than an average retail rate increase of one percent annually. Under § 116.175.4, RSMo, we approve the legal content and form of the fiscal note summary. Because our review of the fiscal note summary is mandated by statute, no action that we take with respect to such review should be construed as an endorsement of the initiative petition or as the expression of any view regarding the objectives of its proponents. Furthermore, our review under § 116.175.4 does not examine the fairness or sufficiency of the estimated fiscal impact. Very truly yours, Eric S. Schnist ERIC S. SCHMITT Attorney General Supreme Court Building 207 W. High Street P.O. Box 899 Jefferson City, MO 65102 OP-2020-0008 Phone: (573) 751-3321 Fax: (573) 751-0774 www.ago.mo.gov