HJR 193

                                 SECOND REGULAR SESSION
                       HOUSE JOINT
                    RESOLUTION NO. 193
                           103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
                          INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE JAMISON.
 7284H.01I  JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
                                  JOINT RESOLUTION
 Submitting to the qualified voters of Missouri an amendment to Article I of the Constitution
       of Missouri, by adopting one new section relating to discrimination on the basis of
       disability.
 Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring therein:
         That at the next general election to be held in the state of Missouri, on Tuesday next
2 following the first Monday in November, 2026, or at a special election to be called by the
3 governor for that purpose, there is hereby submitted to the qualified voters of this state, for
4 adoption or rejection, the following amendment to Article I of the Constitution of the state of
5 Missouri:
         Section A. Article I, Constitution of Missouri, is amended by adopting one new
2 section, to be known as Section 41, to read as follows:
         Section 41. 1. That equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or
2 abridged by this state or any instrumentality thereof on account of physical or mental
3 disability.
42. The general assembly shall have the power to enforce, through appropriate
5 legislation, the provisions of this section.
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 EXPLANATION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is
 intended to be omitted from the law. Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.