HB 837 -- STATE FUNDS FOR REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSIONS

SPONSOR: Farnan

Under current law, state funds for the East-West Gateway Coordinating Council and for the Mid-America Regional Council are not to exceed $65,000 and state funds for other regional planning commissions must not exceed $25,000. This bill changes the sums to $130,000 and $50,000. Additionally, the bill removes the regional planning commissions of Show-Me, Missouri Valley, Ozark Gateway, ABCD, and Lakes County and adds Harry S. Truman, MO-Kan, Pioneer Trails, and Southwest Missouri. Beginning July 1, 2026, the maximum grant amount for each regional planning commission will be adjusted with the Consumer Price Index.

This bill is the same as SB 240 (2025).

Statutes affected:
Introduced (1807H.01): 251.034