HB 1524 Missouri House · 2025 Regular Session

Enacts provisions authorizing an entertainment district

HB 1524 creates a new legal framework for establishing entertainment districts in Missouri municipalities. It requires property owners within a proposed district to submit a petition with signatures representing over 50% of the assessed property value and over 50% of all property owners. The petition must include a detailed 5-year plan outlining services, improvements, funding sources, and district boundaries, along with specific details about governance and tax rates. The bill repeals previous provisions and sets a maximum 27-year lifespan for new districts (unless extended), directly affecting property owners who initiate or are located within these designated entertainment zones.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2025 Last action May 13, 2025
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The bill was perfected with minor formatting and line numbering adjustments. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, though the bill number designation was updated from 'H' to 'P' in the header.
TECHNICAL

Bill number designation changed from 'H' to 'P' in the header, indicating the bill has been perfected for final passage.

Line numbering and formatting were adjusted to reflect the perfected version, with some lines renumbered from 15-17 to 15-19.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
32
Key actions
13
Committee
17
May 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass (S)
upper
May 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Voted Do Pass (S)
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Committee
Referred: Fiscal Oversight(S)
upper
Apr 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass (S)
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Voted Do Pass (S)
upper
Apr 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Wednesday, April 23, 2025, 10:00 a.m., Senate Committee Room 1 - 1st Floor
upper
Apr 17, 2025
Committee
Second read and referred: Economic and Workforce Development(S)
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 121 NOES: 32 PRESENT: 0
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 8 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Voted Do Pass (H)
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Committee
Referred: Fiscal Review(H)
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
HCS Adopted (H)
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 9 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Voted Do Pass (H)
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Committee
Referred: Rules - Administrative(H)
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 12 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Committee
Re-referred to Committee: Emerging Issues(H)
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Committee
Referred: Economic Development(H)
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and Read First Time (H)
lower
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