HB 2780 Missouri House · 2026 Regular Session

Modifies provisions governing property taxes

HB 2780 establishes new rules for creating neighborhood improvement districts, which allow local governments to fund neighborhood projects through property assessments. It provides two pathways: requiring voter approval (with detailed project disclosures) or a petition signed by owners of 2/3 of the district’s property area. The bill strictly limits cost overruns - final project costs and annual maintenance assessments cannot exceed initial estimates by more than 25%. This directly affects property owners in designated districts, as they may face new assessments for improvements like street repairs or park upgrades.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 7, 2026 Last action Apr 1, 2026

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What changed between versions

Perfected → Re-Perfected · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was re-perfected to significantly narrow its scope, changing from a massive repeal of over 100 property tax sections to a targeted repeal of only three specific sections and one related statute. This shift indicates a major policy pivot from a comprehensive tax overhaul to a focused amendment of existing laws, likely to address specific legal defects or streamline the legislative process.

Scope change

The bill's scope was drastically reduced from affecting the entire property tax code to targeting only a small subset of specific statutes.

SCOPE

Removed the repeal of over 100 sections of the Revised Statutes of Missouri (RSMo) that previously covered a broad range of property tax regulations.

Added a specific repeal of only three sections (137.073, 137.079, and 137.115) and one related section (163.021), indicating a shift to a targeted legislative approach.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill title and committee substitute number to reflect the new, narrower version of the legislation.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 26, 2026

Upper · Passed

Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Wednesday, April 1, 2028, 9:00 a.m., Senate Committee Room 2 - 1st Floor

upper

Mar 23, 2026

Committee

Second read and referred: Select Committee on Property Taxes and the State Tax Commission(S)

upper

Mar 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 133 NOES: 13 PRESENT: 2

lower

Mar 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

HCS#2 Adopted (H)

lower

Feb 26, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 9 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 3

lower

Feb 26, 2026

Lower · Passed

Voted Do Pass (H)

lower

Feb 25, 2026

Committee

Referred: Rules - Legislative(H)

lower

Feb 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

HCS#2 Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 11 NOES: 5 PRESENT: 0

lower

Feb 24, 2026

Lower · Passed

HCS#2 Voted Do Pass (H)

lower

Feb 17, 2026

Lower · Passed

Re-committed to Committee: Special Committee on Property Tax Reform(H)

lower

Feb 16, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 4 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0

lower

Feb 16, 2026

Lower · Passed

Voted Do Pass (H)

lower

Feb 12, 2026

Committee

Referred: Fiscal Review(H)

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Perfected with Amendments (H) - HA 1, HA 2, HA 3, HA 4, adopted.

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

HCS Adopted (H) - HA 1, HA 2, HA 3, HA 4, adopted

lower

Feb 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 7 NOES: 3 PRESENT: 0

lower

Feb 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

Voted Do Pass (H)

lower

Feb 5, 2026

Committee

Referred: Rules - Legislative(H)

lower

Feb 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 13 NOES: 3 PRESENT: 1

lower

Feb 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

HCS Voted Do Pass (H)

lower

Jan 8, 2026

Committee

Referred: Special Committee on Property Tax Reform(H)

lower

Jan 7, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Read First Time (H)

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor