HOUSE BILL NO. 7 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE DEATON. 0007H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT To appropriate money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Economic Development, Department of Commerce and Insurance, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations and the several divisions and programs thereof to be expended only as provided in Article IV, Section 28 of the Constitution of Missouri, and to transfer money among certain funds for the period beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
1 There is appropriated out of the State Treasury, to be expended only as provided in 2 Article IV, Section 28 of the Constitution of Missouri, for the purpose of funding each 3 department, division, agency, fund transfer, and program described herein for the item or items 4 stated, and for no other purpose whatsoever chargeable to the fund designated for the period 5 beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026, as follows:
1 Section 7.005. To the Department of Economic Development 2 For the Regional Engagement Division, provided ten percent (10%) 3 flexibility is allowed between personal service and expense and 4 equipment, and further provided three percent (3%) flexibility is 5 allowed from this section to Section 7.195 6 Personal Service .............................................................................................$2,065,496 7 Expense and Equipment........................................................................... 780,201 8 From General Revenue Fund .......................................................................................2,845,697
9 Personal Service 10 From Federal Funds ..........................................................................................................63,521
11 Personal Service HB 7 2
12 From Department of Economic Development Administrative Fund ................................22,170
13 Expense and Equipment 14 From International Promotions Revolving Fund ............................................................600,000
15 Expense and Equipment 16 From Economic Development Advancement Fund ........................................................355,000
17 For regional engagement and minority participation and inclusion efforts 18 Personal Service 19 From General Revenue Fund ............................................................................................91,666
20 For International Trade and Investment Offices 21 From Economic Development Advancement Fund .....................................................1,500,000
22 For business recruitment and marketing 23 From Economic Development Advancement Fund ............................................. 3,500,000 24 Total ...........................................................................................................................$8,978,054
1 Section 7.010. To the Department of Economic Development 2 For Delta Regional Authority Organizational Dues 3 From Economic Development Advancement Fund ......................................................$168,945
1 Section 7.015. To the Department of Economic Development 2 For the Business and Community Solutions Division, provided ten 3 percent (10%) flexibility is allowed between personal service and 4 expense and equipment, and further provided three percent (3%) 5 flexibility is allowed from this section to Section 7.195 6 Personal Service .............................................................................................$2,356,175 7 Expense and Equipment........................................................................... 301,945 8 From General Revenue Fund .......................................................................................2,658,120 9 Personal Service ...............................................................................................1,473,705 10 Expense and Equipment........................................................................... 253,374 11 From Department of Economic Development - Community 12 Development Block Grant (Administration) Fund ..........................................1,727,079
13 Personal Service ..................................................................................................112,708 14 Expense and Equipment........................................................................... 20,000 15 From Department of Economic Development Administrative Fund ..............................132,708 HB 7 3
16 Personal Service ....................................................................................................56,576 17 Expense and Equipment........................................................................... 3,890 18 From State Supplemental Downtown Development Fund ...............................................60,466
19 Personal Service 20 From Economic Development Advancement Fund ........................................................214,642
21 For refunding any overpayment or erroneous payment of any amount that 22 is credited to the Economic Development Advancement Fund 23 From Economic Development Advancement Fund ............................................. 10,000 24 Total ...........................................................................................................................$4,803,015
1 Section 7.020. To the Department of Economic Development 2 For tourism infrastructure pursuant to Section 99.585, RSMo 3 From General Revenue Fund .....................................................................................$2,500,000
1 Section 7.025. To the Department of Economic Development 2 Funds are to be transferred out of the State Treasury to the 3 Missouri Technology Investment Fund 4 From General Revenue Fund .....................................................................................$8,500,000
1 Section 7.030. To the Department of Economic Development 2 For the Missouri Technology Corporation, provided that all funds 3 appropriated to the Missouri Technology Corporation by the 4 General Assembly shall be subject to the provisions of Section 5 196.1127, RSMo 6 For administration and for science and technology development, 7 including but not limited to, innovation centers and the Missouri 8 Manufacturing Extension Partnership 9 From Missouri Technology Investment Fund............................................................$8,500,000
1 Section 7.035. To the Department of Economic Development 2 For the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors and 3 Science (CHIPS) Act Program to attract semiconductor 4 manufacturers and suppliers to Missouri 5 From General Revenue Fund ...................................................................................$10,000,000
1 Section 7.040. To the Department of Economic Development 2 For the Business and Community Solutions Division HB 7 4
3 For a grant to a public university with an established partnership with a 4 not-for-profit organization that has received a similar state- 5 funded grant for establishing Missouri in re-shoring active 6 pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturing 7 Expense and Equipment 8 From General Revenue Fund .....................................................................................$9,600,000
1 Section 7.045. To the Department of Economic Development 2 For the Business and Community Solutions Division 3 For a grant to a public university that conducts technology research and 4 development and manufacturing of semiconductors and has 5 previously received a similar state-funded grant 6 Expense and Equipment 7 From General Revenue Fund .....................................................................................$5,400,000
1 Section 7.050. To the Department of Economic Development 2 For the State Small Business Credit Initiative 3 From Department of Economic Development Federal Stimulus – 4 2021 Fund ....................................................................................................$67,986,480
1 Section 7.055. To the Department of Economic Development 2 For the Business and Community Solutions Division 3 For the Community Development Block Grant Program 4 Expense and Equipment...............................................................................$57,318,920
5 For the Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery 6 Program 7 Expense and Equipment........................................................................... 47,681,080 8 From Department of Economic Development – Community 9 Development Block Grant (Pass-Through) Fund ........................................105,000,000
10 For the Community Development Block Grant - Federal Stimulus 11 Program 12 For projects to support local community development activities 13 From Department of Economic Development Federal Stimulus Fund ............... 18,399,870 14 Total .......................................................................................................................$123,399,870
1 Section 7.060. To the Department of Economic Development 2 For a not-for-profit organization located in a city with more than one 3 thousand seven hundred but fewer than one thousand nine HB 7 5
4 hundred inhabitants and that is the county seat of a county with 5 more than four thousand five hundred but fewer than five 6 thousand inhabitants that addresses a broad cross-section of 7 issues, including comprehensive planning, economic 8 development, marketing, industrial park development, operation 9 of revolving loan funds, and coordination with industrial 10 prospects and various agencies and organizations involved in 11 economic development, provided that local matching funds must 12 be provided on a 75/25 state/local basis 13 From General Revenue Fund .....................................................................................$1,000,000
1 Section 7.065. To the Department of Economic Development 2 Funds are to be transferred out of the State Treasury to the 3 Missouri Main Street Program Fund, provided three percent (3%) 4 flexibility is allowed from this section to Section 7.195 5 From General Revenue Fund .....................................................................................$1,450,000
1 Section 7.070. To the Department of Economic Development 2 For administration of the Missouri Main Street Program 3 From Missouri Main Street Program Fund ................................................................$1,450,000
1 Section 7.075. To the Department of Economic Development 2 Funds are to be transferred out of the State Treasury to the 3 Missouri Supplemental Tax Increment Financing Fund, provided 4 three percent (3%) flexibility is allowed from this section to 5 Section 7.195 6 From General Revenue Fund ...................................................................................$36,856,615
1 Section 7.080. To the Department of Economic Development 2 For Missouri supplemental tax increment financing as provided in 3 Section 99.845, RSMo. This appropriation may be used for the 4 following projects: Springfield Jordan Valley Park, Kansas City 5 Bannister Mall/Three Trails Office, Old Post Office in Kansas 6 City (Pershing Road), 1200 Main Garage Project in Kansas City, 7 Riverside Levee, Branson Landing, Eastern Jackson County Bass 8 Pro, Kansas City East Village Project, St. Louis Innovation 9 District, National Geospatial Agency West, Fenton Logistics 10 Park, IDEA Commons, and Lakeport Village. The presence of a 11 project in this list is not an indication said project is nor shall be HB 7 6
12 approved for tax increment financing. A listed project must have 13 completed the application process and a certificate of approval 14 must have been issued pursuant to Section 99.845 (10), RSMo, 15 before a project may be disbursed funds subject to the 16 appropriation. 17 From Missouri Supplemental Tax Increment Financing Fund ................................$36,856,615
1 Section 7.085. To the Department of Economic Development 2 Funds are to be transferred out of the State Treasury, such 3 amounts generated by development projects, as required by 4 Section 99.963, RSMo, to the State Supplemental Downtown 5 Development Fund, provided three percent (3%) flexibility is 6 allowed from this section to Section 7.195 7 From General Revenue Fund .....................................................................................$3,902,617
1 Section 7.090. To the Department of Economic Development 2 For the Missouri Downtown Economic Stimulus Act as provided in 3 Sections 99.915 to 99.980, RSMo 4 From State Supplemental Downtown Development Fund ........................................$3,848,056
1 Section 7.095. To the Department of Economic Development 2 Funds are to be transferred out of the State Treasury, such 3 amounts generated by redevelopment projects, as required by 4 Section 99.1092, RSMo, to the Downtown Revitalization 5 Preservation Fund, provided three percent (3%) flexibility is 6 allowed from this section to Section 7.195 7 From General Revenue Fund ........................................................................................$360,500
1 Section 7.100. To the Department of Economic Development 2 For the Downtown Revitalization Preservation Program as provided in 3 Sections 99.1080 to 99.1092, RSMo 4 From Downtown Revitalization Preservation Fund .....................................................$360,500
1 Section 7.105. To the Department of Economic Development 2 For the Business and Community Solutions Division 3 For the Missouri Community Service Commission 4 Personal Service 5 From General Revenue Fund ..........................................................................................$14,407 HB 7 7
6 Personal Service ..................................................................................................383,825 7 Expense and Equipment........................................................................... 16,590,321 8 From Community Service Commission Fund ..................................................... 16,974,146 9 Total .........................................................................................................................$16,988,553
1 Section 7.110. To the Department of Economic Development 2 For the Missouri One Start Division, provided ten percent (10%) 3 flexibility is allowed between personal service and expense and 4 equipment, and further provided three percent (3%) flexibility is 5 allowed from this section to Section 7.195 6 Personal Service ................................................................................................$841,499 7 Expense and Equipment........................................................................... 106,320 8 From General Revenue Fund ........................................................................................$947,819
1 Section 7.115. To the Department of Economic Development 2 For the Community College Training Program 3 For training of workers by community college districts 4 From Missouri One Start Community College Training Fund ................................$27,000,000
1 Section 7.120. To the Department of Economic Development 2 For new and expanding industry training programs and basic industry 3 retraining programs 4 From General Revenue Fund ...................................................................................$15,116,835 5 From Missouri One Start Job Development Fund ............................................... 126,000 6 Total .........................................................................................................................$15,242,835
1 Section 7.125. To the Department of Economic Development 2 For job training programs that provide upskill credentials 3 From Upskill Credential Training Fund ....................................................................$3,000,000
1 Section 7.130. To the Department of Economic Development 2 For the Strategy and Performance Division, provided ten percent (10%) 3 flexibility is allowed between personal service and expense and 4 equipment, and further provided three percent (3%) flexibility is 5 allowed from this section to Section 7.195 6 Personal Service .............................................................................................$1,040,625 7 Expense and Equipment........................................................................... 205,953 8 From General Revenue Fund .......................................................................................1,246,578
9 Personal Service ....................................................................................................81,337 HB 7 8
10 Expense and Equipment........................................................................... 12,810 11 From Job Development and Training Fund ......................................................................94,147
12 Personal Service 13 From Department of Economic Development Administrative Fund ................... 124,710 14 Total ...................................................................................................