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Creates provisions relating to MO HealthNet eligibility requirements

SB 950 - This act modifies several provisions relating to taxation. INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX For all tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, this act reduces the top rate of tax by 0.17%. Such reduction in the top rate of tax shall only occur if one or more institutions is subject to the tax on the endowments of higher education institutions imposed under this act. (Section 143.011) HIGHER EDUCATION ENDOWMENT TAX For all tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, this act imposes a tax on the endowments of qualifying institutions of higher education at a rate of 1.9% of the aggregate fair market value of the assets of such endowments. The tax shall apply to the endowments, as defined in the act, of higher education institutions that 1) are affiliated with, or provide medical faculty to, any abortion facility, 2) offer specific medical residencies or fellowships that offer training in performing or inducing abortions, or 3) support in any manner any abortion facility where abortions are performed or induced when not necessary to save the life of the mother. Any institution that becomes a qualifying institution of higher education on or after January 1, 2027, shall remain subject to the tax imposed by the act regardless of whether such institution no longer meets the definition of qualifying institution of higher education as defined in the act. All revenues generated by the endowment tax shall be deposited in the General Revenue Fund. (Section 146.200) This act is identical to HB 3444 (2026), SB 27 (2025), SB 1143 (2024), HB 2114 (2024), SB 290 (2023), SB 892 (2022), HB 1874 (2022), SB 451 (2021), and HB 302 (2021), and is substantially similar to HB 1332 (2023), SCS/SB 574 (2020), and SCS/SB 188 (2019). JOSH NORBERG

SB 840 - This act provides that when calculating an enrollee's overall contribution to an out-of-pocket max or any cost-sharing requirement under a health benefit plan, a health carrier or pharmacy benefits manager shall include any amounts paid by the enrollee or paid on behalf of the enrollee for any medication for which a generic substitute is not available. Additionally, no health carrier or pharmacy benefits manager shall design benefits in a manner that takes into account the availability of any cost-sharing assistance program for any medication for which a generic drug substitute is not available. The provisions of this act shall apply to health benefit plans entered into, amended, extended, or renewed on or after August 28, 2026. This act is identical to SB 1448 (2026), SB 1327 (2026), HB 2279 (2026), HB 1941 (2026), HB 1681 (2026), HB 79 (2025) and substantially similar to provisions in HCS/HB 1941, 2279, & 1681 (2026), SB 45 (2025), and similar to provisions in SB 187 (2025), SB 512 (2025), SB 1106 (2024), SB 844 (2024), SB 1190 (2024), HCS/HB 442 (2023), HB 1628 (2024), SB 269 (2023), and SB 1031 (2022). TAYLOR MIDDLETON

Modifies provisions relating to the Missouri Gaming Commission

SB 1667 - This act creates new provisions relating to the bargaining process over labor agreements between public labor organizations and public bodies. Within 30 days after a labor organization has been designated as the exclusive bargaining representative for the public employees in a bargaining unit the bargaining process must begin with representatives of the public body and representatives of the labor organization meeting and bargaining in good faith, as that term is defined in the act, for an agreement covering the wages, benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment for the public employees within the bargaining unit. The labor organization and the public body shall engage in good faith bargaining with each other's designated representatives. In the event that an agreement cannot be reached within 180 days after a labor organization is designated as exclusive bargaining representative for the public employees in a bargaining unit, the dispute shall be referred to mediation. If, after 90 days, mediation has not been successful then the matter shall be referred to arbitration as described below. At any time during the bargaining process, if either the labor organization or the public body determines an impasse has been reached over wages, benefits, hours, or other terms and conditions of employment, the party may submit the matter to interest arbitration. If the parties agree that an impasse has been reached, within seven days of such decision the public body and labor organization shall attempt to agree upon an impartial arbitrator to resolve the impasse. If an arbitrator cannot be agreed upon within such time period then the party that made the initial determination of impasse shall request a panel of seven arbitrators from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Services or the American Arbitration Association in the event that Federal Mediation and Conciliation Services cannot produce a panel of seven arbitrators. The parties shall alternate striking from the panel one arbitrator at a time until a single arbitrator is left, with the party that made the initial determination of impasse striking first. Once an arbitrator has been selected, the parties shall proceed to present their arguments. Within 45 days the arbitrator shall submit its decision. The decision of the arbitrator shall be binding upon the parties, provided that any provision that would require the enactment of law for its implementation shall not be binding until such time as the law is enacted. If, at any time during the bargaining process for an initial contract or for successor contracts, either the labor organization or public body believes the opposing party has engaged in bad faith bargaining in violation of this act it may submit the matter to the State Board of Mediation for determination. If the Board determines a party has engaged in bad faith bargaining in violation of this act it shall refer the matter to interest arbitration in accordance with this act. At no time after a labor organization has been designated as the exclusive bargaining representative for the public employees in a bargaining unit or after an agreement covering the wages, benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment for public employees within a bargaining unit has expired shall the public body make any unilateral changes to wages, benefits, or other terms and conditions of employment subject to mandatory bargaining. Any such unilateral changes shall be considered a failure to bargain in good faith. In the event that the labor organization believes that the public body has made unilateral changes to wages, benefits, or other terms and conditions of employment subject to mandatory bargaining, the labor organization may seek declaratory relief, injunctive relief, and monetary damages arising from the unlawful unilateral change in an appropriate state or federal court. This act is substantially similar to SB 1529 (2026), SS/SCS/HB 1644, as amended (2026), and the perfected HCS/HBs 3283 & 3306 (2026). SCOTT SVAGERA

Prohibits the act of registering a motor vehicle in another state with the intent to circumvent the titling and registration requirements of this state

HCS/SS/SCS/SBs 1066 & 1088 - This act modifies provisions relating to property taxation. TAX BALLOT MEASURES This act provides that a political subdivision or election authority shall not advertise or describe any proposed property tax as not increasing taxes unless failing to adopt the measure would cause an actual increase in the tax rate and adopting the measure would cause the tax rate to stay the same or decrease. (Section 67.496) This provision is identical to a provision in SB 1517 (2026) and HCS#2/HB 2668 (2026). This act requires an election authority to label tax ballot measures numerically or alphabetically in the order they are submitted. (Section 115.240) This provision is identical to a provision in HCS/HB 1790 (2026) and is substantially similar to a provision in SB 1517 (2026) and HCS/HB 2178 (2026). This act provides that any ballot measures proposing a new or increased real or personal property tax levy shall include certain information, as described in the act. (Section 115.706) This provision is identical to a provision in SB 1784 (2026), HCS#2/HB 2668 (2026), and HCS/HB 2925, and is substantially similar to a provision in SB 1517 (2026). ASSESSMENT OF SHORT-TERM RENTALS This act modifies the definition of "residential property" for the purposes of the taxation of real property by providing that such definition shall include single family homes that are owned by a sole proprietor, individual, partnership, or limited liability company and leased, in whole or in part, for a term of less than thirty consecutive days, provided that such provision may not apply to any such property in excess of fifteen such properties owned by the same individual or business. This act also prohibits an assessor from reclassifying real property without first conducting an in-person consultation with the owner of record of such property. An assessor shall be deemed to be in compliance with this provision if the assessor can document a good-faith effort to contact the owner of record, as described in the act. (Section 137.016) This provision is identical to a provision in SS/SCS/SBs 1410 & 853 (2026), and is substantially similar to SB 1303 (2026), HCS/HB 2098 (2026), SB 699 (2025), SB 784 (2025), and SCS/HB 1086 (2025), and to a provision in SS/SCS/SB 1001 (2026), SB 1784 (2026), HB 660 (2025), and SCS/HB 3000 (2026). PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENTS This act provides that a political subdivision that adopts a tax abatement or similar economic incentive shall decrease any real property tax levy that is increased on property located in the political subdivision that does not receive an abatement. (Section 137.039) This provision is identical to a provision in SB 1517 (2026) and HCS#2/HB 2668 (2026). CALCULATION AND REVISION OF PROPERTY TAX LEVIES Current law allows for a taxing jurisdiction to impose a separate levy for each class and subclass of property or a single rate for all classes, and requires a reconciliation of the revenues derived from multiple rates. Beginning January 1, 2027, this act requires counties and the City of St. Louis to determine assessed valuation and impose rates for each class and subclass of property separately, and repeals the reconciliation provision. (Section 137.073.2, 137.079, and section 137.115.14) These provisions are identical to provisions in SB 1293 (2026) and HCS#2/HB 2780 (2026), and are substantially similar to provisions in SS/SCS/SBs 1410 & 853 (2026). PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS This act requires that if the voters in a political subdivision approve an increase to the tax rate ceiling prior to the expiration of a previously approved temporary levy increase, the new tax rate ceiling shall remain in effect only until such time as the temporary levy increase expires under the terms originally approved by a vote of the people, at which time the tax rate ceiling shall be decreased by the amount of the temporary levy increase. If, prior to the expiration of a temporary levy increase, voters are asked to approve an additional permanent levy increase, voters shall be submitted ballot language that clearly indicates that if the permanent levy increase is approved, the temporary levy shall be made permanent. (Section 137.073.5(3)) This provision is identical to a provision in SB 1293 (2026), SS/SCS/SBs 1410 & 853 (2026), SB 1517 (2026), SCS/HCS/HB 1790 (2026), HCS/HBs 2709 & 2671 (2026), HCS#2/HB 2780 (2026), HCS/HB 119 (2025), HB 660 (2025), HB 1497 (2025), HCS/HB 2058 (2024), HCS/HB 1517 (2024), HCS/HB 2140 (2024), CCS/HS/HCS/SS#2/SCS/SB 96 (2023), and HCS/SS#3/SCS/SB 131 (2023), and is substantially similar to SB 880 (2018) and SB 357 (2017). This act provides that, if the total assessed valuation in a political subdivision decreases in the tax year immediately following a tax year in which the voters approved an increase to the tax rate ceiling, such political subdivision may increase its levy such that the revenue received equals the amount that would have been received from the increased rate of levy had there been no decrease in the total assessed valuation. (Section 137.073.5(6)) This provision is identical to a provision in SB 1293 (2026), SB 1517 (2026), SCS/HCS/HB 1790 (2026), HCS/HBs 2709 & 2671 (2026), HCS#2/HB 2780 (2026), HCS/HB 119 (2025), HB 660 (2025), HB 1497 (2025), HCS/HB 2058 (2024), HCS/HB 1517 (2024), and HCS/HB 2140 (2024), and is substantially similar to a provision in SS/SCS/SBs 1410 & 853 (2026). Current law provides that the burden of proof to sustain a property valuation shall be on the assessor for any assessment of residential real property that is made by a computer, computer-assisted method, or a computer program. This act applies such provision to all non-agricultural real property. (Section 137.115.1(5)) This provision is identical to a provision in SB 1784 (2026), HCS/HB 2178 (2026), and HCS#2/HB 2780 (2026), and is substantially similar to a provision in SS/SCS/SBs 1410 & 853 (2026). Current law requires an assessor to conduct a physical inspection of any residential real property prior to increasing the assessed valuation of such property by more than 15%. This act applies such requirement to all utility, industrial, commercial, railroad and other non-agricultural real property. (Section 137.115.10) This provision is identical to a provision in SB 1517 (2026), SB 1784 (2026), and HCS#2/HB 2780 (2026), and is substantially similar to a provision in SS/SCS/SBs 1410 & 853 (2026) and SCS/HCS/HB 2178 (2026). PROPERTY TAX CREDITS Current law allows counties to provide a property tax credit to certain seniors. This act requires counties to provide such credit and makes technical changes to the definitions of "eligible credit amount" and "eligible taxpayer". The act also requires the statement of tax due to include certain information about the proportional amount of the credit attributable to each taxing jurisdiction. Such statement shall also include a note indicating that it is the responsibility of the taxpayer to notify the county if the taxpayer is no longer eligible for the property tax credit, as described in the act. The act also provides that the credit shall apply to all property tax levies, including debt service levies. The act provides that a taxpayer shall not be required to reapply for the property tax annually. The tax credit shall continue to be applied to the taxpayer's homestead until the tax year in which the taxpayer relocates to another homestead or upon the death of the taxpayer. The Department of Health and Senior Services shall establish and maintain a secure electronic portal accessible to each county for the purpose of verifying whether an applicant is deceased. The act provides that any payment of real or personal property taxes transmitted through the U.S. Postal Service and postmarked no later than January 5 shall be deemed to be timely paid. The act authorizes township counties to accept partial or installment payments of real and personal property taxes in the same manner as other counties. The act authorizes a county to extend the deadline for property tax payments for a period not to exceed thirty days in the event the county experiences technical, administrative, or operational difficulties that materially delay the preparation, printing, or mailing of real or personal property tax statements. The act authorizes a county assessor to allow a grace period of ten days for the submission of certain forms that are transmitted through the U.S. Postal Service and that are postmarked on or before the due date but received after the due date due to postal delay. (Section 137.1050) This provision is substantially similar to a provision in SB 1517 (2026) and is similar to a provision in SS/SCS/SBs 1410 & 853 (2026) and SCS/HCS/HB 2944 (2026). Current law also allows counties to provide a property tax credit to all other taxpayers, with certain counties able to annually increase the real property tax liability by five percent or the percent increase in inflation, whichever is greater. This act limits such increase to the lesser of the two amounts. (Section 137.1055) This provision is identical to a provision in SB 1517 (2026). SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPERTY TAX LEVIES Current law requires school districts to impose a property tax levy for operating purposes of not less than $2.75 in order to receive the full amount of state aid, with such rates subject to Hancock rollbacks. This act provides that the maximum rate of levy for any school district that imposed a levy of $2.75 in 2026 shall be $2.75 for the 2026-2027 school year, and shall be subject to Hancock rollbacks thereafter. (Section 163.021) This provision is substantially similar to a provision in SB 1517 (2026) and HCS#2/HB 2780 (2026). SEVERABILITY This act contains a severability clause. JOSH NORBERG HA #1 - MOVES PROVISIONS RELATING TO PROPERTY TAX PAYMENTS FROM A SECTION AUTHORIZING A SENIOR PROPERTY TAX CREDIT TO APPROPRIATE SECTIONS OF LAW HA #2 - REQUIRES TAX LEVY INCREASES TO BE APPLIED TO EACH SUBCLASS OF PROPERTY EQUALLY, AND REQUIRES ANY INCREASE TO A VOLUNTARILY REDUCED TAX RATE TO BE MADE IN THE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING YEAR OF REASSESSMENT HA #3 - REQUIRES NEWLY ELECTED ASSESSORS TO COMPLETE AT LEAST FORTY HOURS OF TRAINING RATHER THAN THIRTY-TWO, AUTHORIZES ASSESSORS TO ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT STORAGE AND COMMUNICATION METHODS, AND AUTHORIZES COUNTIES TO ACCEPT PARTIAL PAYMENTS OF CERTAIN APPEALED RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY TAXES

Modifies provisions for net metering

Modifies provisions for state contract publication requirements

Modifies provisions relating to offenders in the custody of the department of corrections

Modifies provisions relating to the "Crime Victims' Compensation Fund" and establishes the "Victims of Domestic Violence Fund"

SB 1036 - This act modifies the Missouri Works program by modifying several definitions. The definition of "average wage" is modified by dividing aggregate new payroll by the aggregate actual hours worked for new jobs multiplied by 2,080. A definition is added for "gross wages" and "taxable wages". The definition of "new payroll" is modified to include amounts paid by a qualified company for health insurance premiums if such qualified company pays 100% of the health insurance premiums of its full-time employees. The definition of "notice of intent" is modified to require such notice to be accompanied by an affidavit attesting to the estimated number of new jobs, position types, and new payroll. Multiple definitions are modified to change "payroll" and "wages" to "gross payroll" and "gross wages". (Section 620.2005) In the event that the average wage for all new jobs created fails to meet the average wage requirement, this act allows a qualified company to retain withholding tax for the minimum number of required jobs. The Department may choose which new jobs to include in the minimum number to be averaged that will meet or exceed the average wage requirement. Current law bases the amount of tax credits to be authorized for a qualified company on a percentage of new payroll. This act changes the base for such tax credits to a percentage of new taxable wages. Current law requires the Department of Economic Development to consider certain factors when determining the amount of tax credits to award to a qualified company. This act requires the Department to also consider whether the qualified company participates in a pre-apprenticeship program approved by the Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development and the location of the headquarters of any contractor used by the qualified company, with preference given to contractors that are selected through an open bidding process that are headquartered in Missouri and for whom at least 85% of the workforce used for any work performed by the contractor for a qualified company reside within fifty miles of the site of such work. (Section 620.2010) This act is identical to SB 32 (2025), HB 1319 (2025), SB 785 (2024), and HB 2894 (2024). JOSH NORBERG

SB 1256 - This act modifies various provisions relating to the Uniform Commercial Code. The act provides that state law, rather than the local law of a securities intermediary's jurisdiction, governs various aspects of the acquisition, rights, and duties of investment securities, as well as the perfection, the effect of perfection or nonperfection, and the priority of a security interest in a security entitlement or securities account. Provisions are repealed establishing the process for determining a securities intermediary's jurisdiction. The act additionally repeals a provision establishing that a claim of creditors of a securities intermediary who have a security interest in a financial asset held by a securities intermediary has priority over claims of the securities intermediary's entitlement holders who have security entitlements with respect to that financial asset if the creditor has control over the financial asset. The act additionally repeals a provision providing that if a clearing corporation does not have sufficient financial assets to satisfy both its obligations to entitlement holders who have security entitlements with respect to a financial asset and its obligation to a creditor of the clearing corporation who has a security interest in that financial asset, the claim of the creditor has priority over the claims of entitlement holders. SCOTT SVAGERA

SB 1329 - This act modifies various provisions relating to elections. This act is identical to SB 248 (2025). CLOSED PRIMARIES Under current law, at each primary election a voter is entitled to pick any ballot among the various established political parties, regardless of the voter's political party affiliation or unaffiliation. This act stipulates that a voter is only entitled to cast a ballot in the primary of the political party with which the voter is affiliated, according to the voter registration. The act permits a voter to change political party affiliation at any time, provided that changes made less than 23 weeks prior to the primary election will not take effect until after such election has taken place. A person who has not previously registered to vote in Missouri and who registers to vote after the last day to change party affiliation but before the last day to register to vote may vote in the primary election if the person chooses a political party affiliation or unaffiliation upon registering to vote. A person registered to vote prior to the effective date of this act shall be considered to be unaffiliated with a political party unless the person votes in the primary election held in August 2028, in which case the election authority must change the person's voter registration to reflect that the ballot chosen by the person is the political party with which the person is affiliated. The act requires any person who files a declaration of candidacy as a party candidate for nomination or election to any office to be affiliated with that political party no later than twenty-three weeks prior to the last Tuesday in February (the opening of candidate filing) immediately preceding the primary election in question. Likewise, any person running as an independent candidate or as the candidate for a new party shall be registered as unaffiliated as of the same deadline. Current law allows party nominating committees of any established political party to select a party candidate under certain situations. This act requires any candidate selected by the committee to be affiliated with such party. These provisions are substantially similar to HB 2308 (2026), HB 1128 (2025), HB 1156 (2025), SB 1140 (2024), HB 1410 (2024), SB 392 (2023), SB 240 (2023), HB 31 (2023), SB 907 (2022), SB 154 (2021), HB 1450 (2022), SB 571 (2020), HB 1258 (2020), HB 1639 (2020), SB 109 (2019), and HCS/HBs 26 & 922 (2019). PARTISAN LOCAL ELECTIONS The act also modifies provisions relating to the conduct of local elections. Current law provides that municipal offices are elected on a nonpartisan basis. This act requires all candidates for offices in cities, towns, villages, and townships to declare a political party affiliation when filing for office. This provision is identical to a provision in SB 1152 (2026), SB 86 (2025), SB 248 (2025), SB 202 (2023), HB 1203 (2023), and SB 1049 (2022) and similar to HB 1640 (2022) and SB 414 (2021). SCOTT SVAGERA

Establishes a special license plate for veterans of military operations in both Afghanistan and Iraq

Creates provisions relating to a battery recycling

Requires the department of transportation to install signs to honor recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor

Authorizes a tax credit for providing services to homeless persons

SB 1640 - The Board of Pharmacy shall have the authority to waive compliance with any Missouri rule or regulation for nonprofit pharmacies dispensing, shipping, or delivering prescription drugs into another state or United States territory that is experiencing a declared state disaster or emergency, provided that: (1) The nonprofit pharmacy is a licensed pharmacy in good standing and is authorized to ship prescription drugs into such state or territory; (2) The nonprofit pharmacy is responding to a declared state disaster or emergency; (3) The nonprofit pharmacy complies with all emergency rules and regulations for pharmacies and nonprofit pharmacies established by the state or territory for the duration of the disaster period; (4) The nonprofit pharmacy complies with all applicable federal laws and regulations; and (5) The waiver applies only to prescription drugs dispensed, shipped, or delivered to residents or health care facilities located within the geographic area specified in the declared state disaster or emergency. This act is similar to a provision in the truly agreed to and finally passed HCS/SS/SCS/SB 878 (2026), in the truly agreed to and finally passed HCS/SS#2/SB 1233 (2026), in HCS/HB 2300 (2026), in SCS/HCS/HB 2372 (2026), and in SCS/HB 3009 (2026). KATIE O'BRIEN

Modifies provisions for energy costs savings contracts