SB 1016 -- BASIC CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FUND

SPONSOR:  Mayer (Pratt)

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass by consent" by the Committee on
Judiciary by a vote of 10 to 0.

This bill dissolves the Legal Services for Low-Income People Fund
and transfers all moneys from the fund to the Basic Civil Legal
Services Fund.  Twenty-six percent of all future payments
deposited into the Tort Victims' Compensation Fund will be
transferred into the Basic Civil Legal Services Fund.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds in FY 2009, FY 2010, and
FY 2011.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that the General Assembly earmarked
26% of the money paid into the Tort Victims' Compensation Fund to
be paid into the Legal Services for Low-Income People Fund.
Since 2004, there have been no further appropriations made to the
fund, and no funds have been expended from the fund.  The bill is
needed to transfer the remaining balance from the inactive fund
to the active fund.

Testifying for the bill were Senator Mayer; Legal Services of
Eastern Missouri; Legal Services of Southern Missouri;
Mid-Missouri Legal Services; and Missouri Bar.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated October 15, 2008 at 3:13 pm