2024 Missouri Proposition A

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Proposition A
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November 5, 2024
Minimum Wage and Earned Paid Sick Time Initiative
Results
Choice
Votes%
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svgYes1,693,06457.57%
Light brown x.svgNo1,247,65842.43%
Valid votes2,940,722100.00%
Invalid or blank votes00.00%
Total votes2,940,722100.00%
Election Results (Missouri Secretary of State)

Proposition A was a 2024 Missouri ballot measure to increase the minimum wage to $15 in 2026 and then adjust for inflation annually beginning in January 2027 and require employers to provide expanded paid sick leave.

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Background

In 2018, voters approved Proposition B to raise the minimum wage to $12 in 2023. [1] [2]

Ballot language [3]

Official Ballot Title:

Do you want to amend Missouri law to:

State governmental entities estimate onetime costs of $660,000, ongoing annual costs of at least $5.2 million, and initial license fee revenue of $11.75 million. Because the proposal allows for deductions against sports gaming revenues, they estimate unknown tax revenue ranging from $0 to $28.9 million annually. Local governments estimate unknown revenue.

Fair Ballot Language:

A “yes” vote will amend the Missouri Constitution to permit licensed sports wagering regulated by the Missouri Gaming Commission and restrict sports betting to individuals physically located in the state and over the age of 21. The amendment includes a 10% wagering tax on revenues received to be appropriated for educational institutions in Missouri.

A “no” vote will not amend the Missouri Constitution regarding licensed regulated sports wagering.

If passed, this measure will have no impact on taxes.

Reactions

Lawsuit

Associated Industries of Missouri, the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Missouri Grocers Association, the Missouri Restaurant Association, the National Federation of Independent Business filed a lawsuit. [4] The Supreme Court of Missouri upheld proposition A. [5]

HB 567

Assembly members Sherri Gallick and Mike Bernskoetter sponsored HB 567 which repealed the Consumer Price Index adjustment and extend the wage requirement to public employers. The bill also repealed the sick leave mandate. In July 2025, Governor Mike Kehoe signed the bil into law. [6]

Analysis

HB 567 is part of efforts by Republicans across the United States to limit the power of ballot measures. In Missouri, The Republican trifecta worked to reverse not just Proposition A but also Amendment 3. In Alaska and Nebraska lawmakers engaged in similar efforts over other sick leave measures. [7]

References

  1. "2018 Ballot Measures". Missouri Secretary of State.
  2. "Missouri Proposition B - Raise Minimum Wage Election Results | USA TODAY". USA Today.
  3. "2024 Ballot Measures". Missouri Secretary of State .
  4. Bates, Clara (9 December 2024). "Business groups file legal challenge to voter-approved minimum wage hike, sick leave • Missouri Independent". Missouri Independent .
  5. Bates, Clara (29 April 2025). "Missouri Supreme Court upholds voter-approved paid sick leave law • Missouri Independent". Missouri Independent .
  6. "Governor Kehoe Signs Bold Tax Cuts and Pro-Business Legislation into Law | Governor Mike Kehoe". Governor Mike Kehoe .
  7. Kohler, Jeremy (30 May 2025). "Red State Voters Approved Progressive Measures. GOP Lawmakers Are Trying to Undermine Them". ProPublica.