Review and approval of the legal content and form of a fiscal note summary prepared for an initiative petition related to House Joint Resolution No. 116.

STAND WE POPULI ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MISSOURI ERIC SCHMITT June 22, 2022 OPINION LETTER NO. 17-2022 The Honorable Nicole Galloway Missouri State Auditor State Capitol, Room 121 Jefferson City, MO 65101 Dear Auditor Galloway: This office received your letter of June 10 2022, submitting a fiscal note and fiscal note summary prepared under § 116.175, RSMo, for an initiative petition related to House Joint Resolution No. 116. The fiscal note summary that you submitted is as follows: State governmental entities estimate no savings and ongoing costs of $132,000 annually. Local governmental entities estimate no costs or savings. 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. SCHMITT Attorney General Supreme Court Building 207 W. High Street P.O. Box 899 Jefferson City, MO 65102 Phone: (573) 751-3321 OP-2022-024 Fax: (573) 751-0774 www.ago.mo.gov