What employers need to know about Amendment 6
Oct 15, 2026 9:00 AM
On Nov. 3, Missouri voters will consider Amendment 6 – a ballot measure with serious consequences for the business community. "If passed, Amendment 6 will create significant risk for Missouri businesses and the stability of our state’s economy,” said Kara Corches, president and CEO of the Missouri Chamber. “Out-of-state billionaires will be able to use Missouri’s initiative petition process to pass laws that are detrimental to our business climate. Those laws would then be exceptionally difficult to change.”
Amendment 6 would add constitutional protections for Missouri’s initiative petition process and greatly restrict legislators’ ability to fix laws passed through this process, even when they have unintended consequences that harm employers and workers.
What does it mean for employers?
Missouri businesses need a stable, predictable environment to invest, expand and create jobs. Amendment 6 would make Missouri’s policymaking process less flexible and create greater uncertainty for employers.
Our position: The Missouri Chamber strongly opposes Amendment 6 and encourages you to vote NO.
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Amendment 6 FAQs
Amendment 6: What Employers Need to Know
On November 3, Missouri voters will decide whether to support Amendment 6. Here’s what employers need to know before heading to the ballot box.
WHAT WOULD AMENDMENT 6 DO?
Amendment 6 would have two primary outcomes:
• Add constitutional protections for Missouri’s initiative petition process
• Greatly restrict legislators’ ability to change any policies passed through the initiative petition process
WOULD AMENDMENT 6 APPLY ONLY TO FUTURE BALLOT MEASURES, OR COULD IT AFFECT MEASURES VOTERS HAVE ALREADY APPROVED?
Amendment 6 would restrict legislative changes to citizen initiatives passed after January 1, 2010. It would also protect voters’ rejection of laws through petition referendums during that period.
WHAT TYPES OF INITIATIVE PETITION POLICIES COULD AFFECT EMPLOYERS?
Since 2010, Missouri voters have addressed a variety of issues through the initiative petition process that impact employers, including minimum wage, paid sick leave, sports wagering, recreational marijuana, Medicaid expansion and taxation of services.
WHAT HAPPENS IF A VOTER-APPROVED EMPLOYMENT OR BUSINESS LAW HAS UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES?
Today, employers can go to their elected representatives and make the case that the law needs to be fixed. Legislators can then make changes through the normal legislative process.
Under Amendment 6, modifying the law would be extremely difficult. Legislative changes would first require approval from at least 80% of both the Missouri House and Senate. Any proposed changes would then be sent back to voters for a statewide vote.
HOW COULD AMENDMENT 6 AFFECT REGULATORY CERTAINTY FOR BUSINESSES?
We know that businesses need a stable, predictable environment in order to invest, expand and create jobs.
Amendment 6 could lead to more legal disputes over whether new legislation undermines a protected ballot measure, creating uncertainty for employers about which rules and regulations apply.
WHAT ROLE DOES OUTSIDE CAMPAIGN SPENDING PLAY IN MISSOURI INITIATIVE CAMPAIGNS?
Missouri’s current initiative petition process makes our state an attractive target for well-funded outside interests.
By locking that process into the Constitution, out-of-state organizations will continue to use Missouri’s initiative petition process to pursue major policy changes – some of which may have serious consequences for employers and workers.
WHERE CAN I READ THE FULL TEXT?
The full text of Amendment 6 can be found on the Missouri Secretary of State’s website.
If you have questions, please contact Jared Hankinson, the Missouri Chamber’s vice president of government affairs, at jhankinson@mochamber.com.