Review and approval of the legal content and form of a fiscal note summary prepared for an initiative petition submitted by Jamie Howard amending Article III of the Missouri Constitution (2026-010).

ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MISSOURI ANDREW BAILEY Supreme Court Building 207 W. High Street P.O. Box 899 Jefferson City, MO 65102 Phone: (573) 751-3321 Fax: (573) 751-0774 www.ago.mo.gov January 6, 2025 OPINION LETTER NO. 6-2025 The Honorable Scott Fitzpatrick Missouri State Auditor State Capitol, Room 229 Jefferson City, MO 65101 Dear Auditor Fitzpatrick: This office received your letter of December 27, 2024, submitting a fiscal note and fiscal note summary prepared under § 116.175, RSMo, for an initiative petition submitted by Jamie Howard, 2026-010. The fiscal note summary that you submitted is as follows: State and 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, ANDREW BAILEY Attorney General OP-2025-006