Legislative Update: 04.19.26

Bill #: SS SCS HCS HJRs 173 & 174 "EVERYTHING TAX"

LWVMO OPPOSES this bill 

Short Description:

If voters approve, and the income tax rate drops below 1.4% under current law, the state income tax would be eliminated by 2031, and sales taxes could be raised or expanded to offset the lost revenue.

Call to action:

Contact your State Representative

Links to further reading:

Permanently eliminating Missouri’s income tax moves forward with Senate approval

Ill-Conceived Tax Proposals Would Increase Taxes for Most Missourians from Missouri Budget Project

More MBP Analysis & Education Impact Estimates

Bill #: HB 2125 (House bill now in the Senate)

LWVMO OPPOSES this bill 

Short Description: Requires data matching between Secretary of State (SOS) and Department of Revenue (DOR) to include information pertaining to the citizenship status of individuals in DOR database; reinstates the Secretary of State's ability to conduct investigations and exercise subpoena power with respect to suspected election offenses, which expired Aug 28, 2025.

Status of the Bill: Placed on the Senate Formal Calendar or 3rd read in the Senate on Monday, April 20 (in Fiscal Oversight).

Talking points:  

• While the State of Missouri should provide uniform, transparent and non-discriminatory data reporting tools and resources to help local election authorities to accurately maintain their voter registration rolls, an important objective should be to minimize disenfranchising eligible voters
• In the current political climate, the Missouri Secretary of State’s intent appears to be to suppress eligible votes
• Voters are already required to show identification in order to vote

Call to action:Contact your Senator to tell them to OPPOSE this bill. Find your Senator HERE

Links to further reading: Lawsuit Challenges Recent Voter Roll Purges in Virginia (League of Women Voters)

House Committee discusses proposed citizenship verification for voters (Press News Journal)

Missouri Lawmakers weigh Restoring Secretary of State’s Investigation and Subpoena Power in Election Cases  (Missourinet)

Bill #: HCS HB 2748 (House bill now in the Senate)

LWVMO neither opposes or supports this bill  FOR INFORMATION ONLY

Short Description: Currently, school districts must ensure that elementary school students participate in an average of 30 minutes of physical activity a day; this bill requires that schools ensure that all students in grades K-12 participate in moderate physical activity for a minimum of 60 minutes daily.

Status of the Bill: Scheduled for an Executive Session in the Senate Education Committee on Wednesday, April 23 at 9:30 AM.

Climate and Environment

Bill #: SCS SB 959 (Senate bill now in the House)

LWVMO SUPPORTS this bill

Short Description: Creates the Missouri Geospatial Advisory Council

Status of the Bill: Scheduled for an Executive Session in the House Emerging Issues Committee on Monday, April 20 at 4:30 PM.

Talking points:  

• Encourages effective land use management
• Improves coordination across government agencies 
• Saves taxpayer money by sharing geospatial data between state and local governments 
• Missouri Geographic Information Systems Advisory Council supports this bill

Link to the summary of the bill:

Call to action: Contact Committee members and tell them you SUPPORT this bill. Members of the House Emerging Issues Committee can be found HERE. Click on the representative’s picture and you will be taken to their information page for their contact information.

Links to further reading: Missouri GIS Advisory Council (MGISAC)

League of Women Voters of Missouri: www.lwvmissouri.org

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