Missouri Earned Paid Sick Time Initiative (2018)

Missouri Earned Paid Sick Time Initiative
Election date November 6, 2018
Topic Labor and unions
Status Not on the ballot
Type State statute	Origin Citizens
List of Missouri measuresMissouri Proposition A - AugustMissouri Amendment 1Missouri Amendment 2Missouri Amendment 3Missouri Amendment 4Missouri Proposition BMissouri Proposition CMissouri Proposition DSubmit

The Missouri Earned Paid Sick Time Initiative was not on the ballot in Missouri as an initiated state statute on November 6, 2018.

The measure would have required employers to provide earned paid sick time for certain employees. Richard Von Glahn, who filed the measure, proposed 12 versions of the paid sick time initiative.

Text of measure

Ballot title

As multiple versions of this initiative were filed for circulation, the secretary of state crafted a ballot title for each one.

Measure 2018-028

Shall Missouri law be amended to: allow employees as set forth in this measure to earn one hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours worked; allow employees to earn and use up to 40 hours of paid sick time per year if the employer has 15 or more employees and up to 24 hours per year if the employer has less than 15 employees; provide process, requirements, and limits on such sick time; provide penalties for any violations of this measure; and allow political subdivisions to require sick leave that exceeds this measure? State and local governments expect no direct costs from this proposal, but indicated unknown higher costs for goods and services may result. Any change in tax revenue for state and local governments is unknown.

Measure 2018-029

Shall Missouri law be amended to: allow employees as set forth in this measure to earn one hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours worked; allow employees to earn and use up to 40 hours of paid sick time per year if the employer has 15 or more employees and up to 24 hours per year if the employer has less than 15 employees; provide process, requirements, and limits on such sick time; provide penalties for any violations of this measure? State and local governments expect no direct costs from this proposal, but indicated unknown higher costs for goods and services may result. Any change in tax revenue for state and local governments is unknown.

Measure 2018-030

Shall Missouri law be amended to: allow employees as set forth in this measure to earn one hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours worked; allow employees to earn and use up to 40 hours of paid sick time per year if the employer has 15 or more employees and up to 24 hours per year if the employer has less than 15 employees; provide process, requirements, and limits on such sick time; provide penalties for any violations of this measure; and allow political subdivisions to require sick leave that exceeds this measure? State and local governments expect no direct costs from this proposal, but indicated unknown higher costs for goods and services may result. Any change in tax revenue for state and local governments is unknown.

Measure 2018-031

Shall Missouri law be amended to: allow employees as set forth in this measure to earn one hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours worked; allow employees to earn and use up to 40 hours of paid sick time per year if the employer has 15 or more employees and up to 24 hours per year if the employer has less than 15 employees; provide process, requirements, and limits on such sick time; provide penalties for any violations of this measure? State and local governments expect no direct costs from this proposal, but indicated unknown higher costs for goods and services may result. Any change in tax revenue for state and local governments is unknown.

Measure 2018-032

Shall Missouri law be amended to: allow employees as set forth in this measure to earn one hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours worked; allow employees to earn and use up to 40 hours of paid sick time per year if the employer has 15 or more employees and up to 24 hours per year if the employer has less than 15 employees; provide process, requirements, and limits on such sick time; provide penalties for any violations of this measure; and allow political subdivisions to require sick leave that exceeds this measure? State and local governments expect no direct costs from this proposal, but indicated unknown higher costs for goods and services may result. Any change in tax revenue for state and local governments is unknown.

Measure 2018-033

Shall Missouri law be amended to: allow employees as set forth in this measure to earn one hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours worked; allow employees to earn and use up to 40 hours of paid sick time per year if the employer has 15 or more employees and up to 24 hours per year if the employer has less than 15 employees; provide process, requirements, and limits on such sick time; provide penalties for any violations of this measure? State and local governments expect no direct costs from this proposal, but indicated unknown higher costs for goods and services may result. Any change in tax revenue for state and local governments is unknown.

Measure 2018-034

Shall Missouri law be amended to: allow employees as set forth in this measure to earn one hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours worked; allow employees to earn and use up to 56 hours of paid sick time per year if the employer has 15 or more employees and up to 40 hours per year if the employer has less than 15 employees; provide process, requirements, and limits on such sick time; provide penalties for any violations of this measure; and allow political subdivisions to require sick leave that exceeds this measure? State and local governments expect no direct costs from this proposal, but indicated unknown higher costs for goods and services may result. Any change in tax revenue for state and local governments is unknown.

Measure 2018-035

Shall Missouri law be amended to: allow employees as set forth in this measure to earn one hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours worked; allow employees to earn and use up to 56 hours of paid sick time per year if the employer has 15 or more employees and up to 40 hours per year if the employer has less than 15 employees; provide process, requirements, and limits on such sick time; provide penalties for any violations of this measure? State and local governments expect no direct costs from this proposal, but indicated unknown higher costs for goods and services may result. Any change in tax revenue for state and local governments is unknown.

Measure 2018-036

Shall Missouri law be amended to: allow employees as set forth in this measure to earn one hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours worked; allow employees to earn and use up to 56 hours of paid sick time per year if the employer has 15 or more employees and up to 40 hours per year if the employer has less than 15 employees; provide process, requirements, and limits on such sick time; provide penalties for any violations of this measure; and allow political subdivisions to require sick leave that exceeds this measure? State and local governments expect no direct costs from this proposal, but indicated unknown higher costs for goods and services may result. Any change in tax revenue for state and local governments is unknown.

Measure 2018-037

Shall Missouri law be amended to: allow employees as set forth in this measure to earn one hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours worked; allow employees to earn and use up to 56 hours of paid sick time per year if the employer has 15 or more employees and up to 40 hours per year if the employer has less than 15 employees; provide process, requirements, and limits on such sick time; provide penalties for any violations of this measure? State and local governments expect no direct costs from this proposal, but indicated unknown higher costs for goods and services may result. Any change in tax revenue for state and local governments is unknown.

Measure 2018-038

Shall Missouri law be amended to: allow employees as set forth in this measure to earn one hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours worked; allow employees to earn and use up to 56 hours of paid sick time per year if the employer has 15 or more employees and up to 40 hours per year if the employer has less than 15 employees; provide process, requirements, and limits on such sick time; provide penalties for any violations of this measure; and allow political subdivisions to require sick leave that exceeds this measure? State and local governments expect no direct costs from this proposal, but indicated unknown higher costs for goods and services may result. Any change in tax revenue for state and local governments is unknown.

Measure 2018-039

Shall Missouri law be amended to: allow employees as set forth in this measure to earn one hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours worked; allow employees to earn and use up to 56 hours of paid sick time per year if the employer has 15 or more employees and up to 40 hours per year if the employer has less than 15 employees; provide process, requirements, and limits on such sick time; provide penalties for any violations of this measure? State and local governments expect no direct costs from this proposal, but indicated unknown higher costs for goods and services may result. Any change in tax revenue for state and local governments is unknown.

Full text

The full text of the measure is available for the following petitions:

• Petition 2018-028
• Petition 2018-029
• Petition 2018-030
• Petition 2018-031
• Petition 2018-032
• Petition 2018-033
• Petition 2018-034
• Petition 2018-035
• Petition 2018-036
• Petition 2018-037
• Petition 2018-038
• Petition 2018-039

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing the initiative process in Missouri

Supporters of the initiative were required to collect a number of signatures equivalent to 5 percent of the 2016 gubernatorial vote in six of the eight state congressional districts. This means that the minimum possible number of valid signatures required was 100,126. Signatures needed to be filed with the secretary of state six months prior to the election on November 6, 2018. Six months prior to the election was May 6, 2018.

Richard Von Glahn proposed 12 versions of the initiative. The petitions were approved for circulation on December 30, 2016. Signatures were not filed for the proposals.

See also

Suggest a link

• Missouri 2018 ballot measures
• 2018 ballot measures
• Laws governing the initiative process in Missouri

External links

• Missouri 2018 Initiative Petitions