SB 245 Missouri Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Authorizes a sales tax exemption for certain property sold at auction

SB 245 would exempt specific property sold at auction from state sales tax. It directly affects sellers of qualifying items (like vehicles, equipment, or personal property) who conduct auctions. The bill creates a new tax exemption for these sales, meaning buyers wouldn't pay sales tax on purchases made through such auctions. This change applies only to property meeting the bill's defined criteria, as the exemption would be codified in tax law. The bill is currently pending in the Senate Economic and Workforce Development Committee after passing a committee vote.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 1, 2024 Last action Mar 26, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Senate Committee Substitute - Committee Version · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was revised by the Senate Committee to clarify tax exemption rules for telecommunications services and material recovery processing plants. The committee version adds specific language to ensure telecommunications services are treated as taxable manufacturing products and clarifies that material recovery plants qualify for exemptions regardless of ownership. It also includes a statement reaffirming previous court interpretations while abrogating a conflicting 2016 Supreme Court decision.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to explicitly include telecommunications services in manufacturing exemptions and clarified eligibility for material recovery processing plants.
DEFINITION

Added language to define 'product' to include telecommunications services and 'manufacturing' to include production and transmission of telecommunications services.

ELIGIBILITY

Modified material recovery processing plant exemption to qualify regardless of ownership of materials being recovered.

ENFORCEMENT

Added legislative intent statement clarifying interpretation of exemptions and abrogating conflicting 2016 Supreme Court decision.

TECHNICAL

Removed introductory session information and explanatory notes about bold-faced bracketed matter.

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Actions timeline

Total actions
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Key actions
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Committee
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Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
SCS Voted Do Pass S Economic and Workforce Development Committee (0400S.02C)
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Mar 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Hearing Conducted S Economic and Workforce Development Committee
upper
Dec 1, 2024
Introduced
Prefiled
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Sandy Crawford
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